Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Echoing the recent birthday "party" with octogenarian Cool jazz reedman Lee Konitz, the Eastman School of Music's Jazz Studies Department is presenting another jazz legend, the composer, valve trombonist and conductor Bob Brookmeyer to help celebrate his upcoming 80th birthday...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Sending you your Rochester jazz listings this week from somewhere in the Flint Hills east of Wichita, Kansas (OK, here). No jazz here, but hope to catch some when I return after the holiday. Hope you and yours have a...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Eternal Interlude (Sunnyside). The ensemble is Large, all right, in the size of the band -- 20 pieces -- and in the expansiveness of Hollenbeck's vision. He is a composer who moves into, out of and beyond established categories of musical thinking and a drummer who brilliantly meets the challenges he sets himself in his writing. Drawing on his mentor Bob Brookmeyer's...
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
As you may recall from parts 1 and 2, our theme in this series is that by concentrating on the lines played by a good string bassist, you can gain an understanding of the shape and structure of a piece...
East Side Jazz Club (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
8.30 - 11.00pm £5 on the door Tony Coe (tenor sax & clarinet) John Horler (piano) Andrew Cleyndert (bass) Clive Fenner (drums) Tony Coe began his performing career with Humphrey Lyttelton’s band and in 1965 Count Basie offered him a place in the Basie Band sax section. His credits since then include the John Dankworth Orchestra, Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Band, Stan Tracey, Mike Gibbs,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
Guitarist Joel Harrison and percussionist George Schuller have put together an impressive sextet to honor and perform the works of Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008.) They call their program "Whirrr - the Music of Jimmy Giuffre" and are bringing it to Firehouse 12, 45 Crown Street in New Haven on Frida...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Boston Festivities Take Place October 18 - 24, 2009 with 7 Nights of Concerts Plus Workshops and Free Community Events Highlights include Wayne Shorter Quartet and the NEC Philharmonia on Saturday, October 24; NEC Jazz Summit on Fri., October 23 with Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins, Roger Kellaway, Ran Blake, Don Byron, Bob Brookmeyer, Cecil McBee, Rachael Price, Fred Hersch, Billy Hart, and Dominique...
Blogcritics: Music (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
A large ensemble delves into the intimate aspects of big band arrangements.
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
“Stretching Out” Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, United Artists (1958) The rest of the superb band includes Harry “Sweets” Edison, Hank Jones, bassist Eddie Jones, guitarist Freddie Green, and drummer Charlie Persip. 1. Stretching Out (Bob Brookmeyer) 6:09 2. Now Will You Be Good? (Jentes-Pease-Terker) 5:27 3. Pennies From Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 6:14 4. King Porter Stomp (Morton-Burke-Robbins)...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
Though this week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis isn't quite as jam-packed as last week's, there are still a number of notable performances happening over the next few days that are worthy of your attention. Let's go to the highlights:Tonight, the very fine pianist Mulgrew Miller...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
Guitarist Robben Ford's track "Indianola" from Soul on Ten (Concord Music Group, 2009) was the first MP3 at All About Jazz to top 1,000 downloads in a single day, reaching 1,216. To download more free music, visit our Free MP3 page. We currently offer our members over 66 pages of quality music. All About Jazz has offered a free daily download since November 2005 from artists spanning all...
LP Cover Lover (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
“Whooeeee” ZOOT SIMS; BOB BROOKMEYER; HANK JONES; JO JONES; BILL CREW Storyville Records (1956) Reissued on CD, “Morning Fun” Black Lion
KK & R Music Blog (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
She has recorded several notable albums, including one featuring duets with Herbie Hancock. Their 1995 disc "Solos and Duets" was nominated for a Grammy in the "Jazz instrumental video" category. In 1997, American musician Bob Brookmeyer dedicated a full album to his arrangements of Eliane's compositions, backed by the Danish Jazz Orchestra and published under the name of "Impulsive!"...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/09/2009
Legendary jazz vocalist {{Chris Connor = 5877}}, who first came to prominence with the orchestras of {{Claude Thornhill = 10798}} and {{Stan Kenton = 8330}} and went on to record dozens of successful albums and singles, died on Saturday evening, August 29 at the Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ following a long bout with cancer, according to her publicist Alan Eichler...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Adriana Miki - Sashimiki (Apria Records) Albonetti M. / V. Schaetzinger - Astor Place (Phantom ) Alyson Green - On My Way To You (Phantom ) Architeq - Green & Gold (Phantom ) Ari Roland - New Music (Smalls ) Art Farmer - Modern Art (Disconforme ) Art Farmer - Art (Disconforme ) Art Pepper - Meets The Rythm Section (Jazz Track ) Art Pepper - Pepper Jam (Phantom ) Arturo Cuarteto Puertas - Siete...
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