Selections from Seriously Brubeck (Original Music by Dave Brubeck): Piano Solos
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | yesterday
All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul DesmondHe is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the Dave Brubeck Quartet... more...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Two discs feature the artists' greatest love songs, just in time for Christmas,New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on December 22, 2009 with CDs from both Ray Charles and Isaac Hayes, featuring each artist's greatest love songs. Previously, Concord has issued For Lovers albums by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tony Bennett,...
JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
African Methodist Choir - African Hymns (Arc Music ) Alessandr Magnanini - Someway Still I Do (Phantom ) Bob Baldwin - Collector's Pack (NuGroove ) Bruce Turner - Dirty Bopper (United States Of Distribution LTD. ) Bruce Turner - The Dirty Bopper (United States Of Distribution LTD. ) Caledonia Jazz Band - Street People ( ) Collage - Fifty-Four Minutes Twenty Seconds (Wool ) Collage - Fifty Four Minutes...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
We try to be helpful to groups that come to town, but it wasn't until yesterday that I finally got confirmation of Quartet San Francisco performing at CAPA tonight. It was far too late to get it in the listings, but here is the info on this quality ensemble: November 18, 7 pm CAPA, Downtown $20 adults, $10 students (free for CAPA students) Here is some of the program Tango Toscana. Jeremy Cohen The...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Snap Shot: The Original Trio - Joey DeFrancesco (High Note) - On this new CD, Joey D and his long-time drummer Byron Landham are reunited with guitarist Paul Bollenbeck - the trio toured and recorded together for 13 years until the guitarist went off to his own successful solo career in 2002. ...
NTU 07-10 (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Here's a great short film i've been waiting to watch for quite a few months. It's made by Lucas Martell with a budget of just under $10k. Have a watch and let me know what you think. Also, prior to it's release, Martell made a series of really useful podcasts, which only made me more eager to see the film. These are really good so i recommend watching them too if you'd like to know how the film was...
South Bend Seven (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
A Continuous Lean | American Percussion: Zildjian Cymbals The Zildjian company is the oldest family owned business in the United States, tracing its origin back to Turkey in the year 1623. The company was established in America in Quincy, Mass. in 1929 by Aram Zildjian who perfected the art of cymbal manufacturing. Now after many years of making some of the finest cymbals in the world, company is...
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...
LondonJazz (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Sheila Jordan Review: Jazzvoice- Celebrating a Century of Song Soloists, London Jazz Festival Orchestra directed by Guy Barker (Barbican Hall, November 13th 2009) The London Jazz Festival got off to a spectacular, even epic start with Jazzvoice in front of a sold-out Barbican Hall last night. Conductor Guy Barker 's infectious energy and clear beat steered a forty-piece orchestra and a galaxy of soloists...
On An Overgrown Path (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Two of the compositions introduced on 'Brubeck plays Brubeck' are now recognized as jazz standards: They have been recorded and performed many times by many different artists, most notably by Miles Davis with Gil Evans' orchestral arrangements and by Bill Evans solo piano . My publisher has informed me that at last count there were over 60 different versions of 'In Your Own Sweet Way' recorded by various...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Pop/Rock; A collection of music featuring piano filled with emotion, memorable lyrics, infectious melodies, and a variety of styles. Comparison: Alanis Morissette, Suzanne Vega, Fleetwood Mac Influence: Sergio Mendes, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Dave Brubeck, Mozart http://www.heatheredwards.net/ http://www.myspace.com/hge16 http://www.facebook.com/hge16 http://twitter.com/hge16
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Miles Davis made more money. Duke Ellington was more prolific. CharlieParker was more revered. But no one had a more profound impact on modern jazz than Thelonious Monk. The legendary pianist/composer with the strange hats and even stranger moniker (his given name) has finally become the subject of the kind ...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Brubeck Brothers Quartet Douglas Beach House Half Moon Bay, California October 25th, 2009 Sunday, October 25, became a memorable day at the Douglas Beach House (aka Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society) when the {{Brubeck Brothers = 16909}} Quartet arrived on stage with Chris Brubeck on electric bass and trombone, Dan Brubeck on drums, Mike DeMicco on guitar and Chuck Lamb on piano. As the audience gathered,...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
JAZZ MASTER DAVE BRUBECK CAPPING TIME OUT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH THREE-NIGHT NOVEMBER RUN AT NEW YORK'S BLUE NOTE and 2009 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS IN WASHINGTON IN DECEMBER Critically-Acclaimed 50th Anniversary 3-Disc (2CDs + 1DVD) Legacy Edition of Landmark Jazz Album Available Everywhere Now...
A Jazz Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Last night US pianist Kirk Lightsey played with an energy and intensity that belied his years (he's in his Seventies). Kirk delighted the audience with a set that was passionate, joyful and virtuosic. Elements of his playing include they way he balances hard bop soulfulness and with the harmonic complexities of Bill Evans. He has a fiercely strong left hand - jabbing away in a bebop style, playing...
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