bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Graham Hardy (tpt/flg), Mark Williams (gtr), Neil Harland (bs), Rob Walker (dms). The Cherry Tree's admirable Monday night policy of presenting quality jazz and good food at the right price is one that must be applauded and is worthy of support. Tonight's musical menu saw the Graham Hardy Quartet lay down impeccable versions of "Bye Bye Blackbird", "'Round Midnight", Clark Terry's...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Exodus To Jazz is inviting you to treat a friend to enjoy the popular Rochester-based trio Rochester-based trio Paradigm Shift reuniting for a concert with its special guest, Dave Brubeck's acclaimed saxophonist Bobby Militello on Thursday, November 19th at Frontier...
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
In 1986 LILLIAN was honoured by her city with the official title of 'Musical Ambassador' which had not been bestowed on a New Orleans musician since the world famous Louis Armstrong. LILLIAN has been compared with the legendary female voices of Jazz music as Bessie Smith, Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin and Mahalia Jackson and she has had the unique distinction of being one of the only performers...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Title: My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style Artist: Dream Warriors Hip hop jazz and toasting from Toronto. Who knew? I kid, I kid. They’re actually very polite. My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style I love the fusion of jazz and hip hop. Both are dynamic styles, whose artists make up new rules as they go along. Hip hop looked to jazz for funky hooks, break beats and themes to create tonal...
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...
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Victoria: The Ernesto Cervini Quartet brings together some of the best and brightest talents from Toronto and New York City.
Rifftides (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
The television comic Soupy Sales loved jazz, knew its history and many of its leading players. Early in his career, when he had a local show in Detroit, he frequently presented jazz stars as guests. After Sales died on October...
Jazz@Rochester (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
The Exodus To Jazz series of jazz gigs continues with the Johnny O’Neal Trio on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside with sets at 8:00 and 10:00 pm in Frontier Hall at the hotel. Doors open...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
The drummer Craig Holiday Haynes responds to readers.
City Room (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
Taking Questions: The drummer Craig Holiday Haynes responds to readers.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
It's been an out-of-the-ordinary career trip for Roberta Gambarini--a trip that's seen her go from a young girl in Italy, scatting along with records by American singers {{Louis Armstrong = 3483}} and {{Ella Fitzgerald = 6721}}, to struggling to get singing gigs in her native land, to grabbing an opportunity to come to the United States, to gaining recognition by respected elders like {{Benny Carter...
Pseudo-Intellectualism (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
JATP Gillespie 1967 Uploaded by boberwig . - Watch more music videos, in HD! Jazz at the Philharmonic in London in 1967 Norman Granz assembled a band of all star musicians for this concert in London and probably for an European tour a well. Dizzy, Clark Terry, Zoot Sims, James Moody with Teddy Wilson piano, Bob Cranshaw as bassist and Louie Bellson on drums The tune title is not announced, but after...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Gerald Clayton isn't like the average young jazz musician. He was immersed in music studies for a long time (his teachers include {{Kenny Barron = 3659}}, {{Billy Childs = 5688}} and {{Shelly Berg = 4927}}), while gaining experience playing duo piano concerts with Barron, {{Benny Green = 7196}} and {{Mulgrew Miller = 9406}} and also performing as a sideman with the legendary Clark Terry. If that's...
The Musings of Kev (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
Happy Founders Day to my brothers in Sinfonia , a fine collection of men of music; we're 111 years old today and going strong. I look forward to celebrating with a lot of you in the area at Sunday's concert. At the moment, I'm listening to a tune by Brother Branford Marsalis, but, if you were so inclined, you could also fire up some Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley, Clark Terry, Maynard Ferguson, Herb...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
"Junior Mance is something else... So complete is his psychological command over his instrument that very few of his fellows approach him in this area." --DownBeat Magazine worldpianosummit.com proudly presents Junior Mance at 81 in a rare solo concert at Boston's Church of the Covenant, [67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116] on Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m...
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