Dave Brubeck News

Catholic jazz icon: Music Can Bring World's Voices Together By Mark Lombard Source: Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 Jazz musician and composer Dave Brubeck performs at the CareFusion Jazz Festival 55.

Bobby Militello has a name that's recognizable by two groups of Rochesterians: The small population that has traveled regionally to hear great jazz, and the loads of locals who have caught Dave Brubeck's performances at the Rochester International Jazz Festival.

A California-based travel Web site picked Cork, Ireland, to top its list of "Five Surprising Cities for Jazz Lovers." VirtualTourist.com said Cork, home of the Cork Guinness Jazz Festival, has played host to performances from jazz greats including the late Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, and Chick Corea.

Watching and hearing Dave Brubeck at the Dakota last week, I wondered if jazz is an elixir.

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The fourth annual International Society of Improvised Music Festival/Conference takes place in early December this year, and I've just made plans to go.

Dave Brubeck is a legend in the jazz world who's been playing for more than 50 years and is an official "living legend" according to the Library of Congress.

As a jazz musician, Byron Stripling has done it all. Stripling, featured artist at the Xavier Masters of Swing Series concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

Still on the road doing concerts on the verge of his 89th birthday next month, jazz icon Dave Brubeck may have revealed the secret to his fabled longevity Monday night at the Dakota jazz club.

D ave Brubeck is one of the most popular and original artists in jazz history. Ever since he took college campuses by storm in the 1950s, Brubeck has been renowned for compositions that mix jazz with modern Euroclassical influences and deploy advanced harmonies and unique time signatures.

Dave Brubeck has been a jazz legend for decades, receiving worldwide acclaim for hits like 'Take 5' and 'Blue Rondo a La Turk'. This year he will receive a prestigious Kennedy Centre Honour for his achievements in music.

The Oswego State Jazz Ensemble and small groups will present a 50th anniversary tribute to some of the great jazz albums of 1959 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov.

Carrie and I were planning to eat at Nicaro , mostly to see if the salt bomb of a muffaletta on chef Luis Martinez 's menu was an aberration or a sign of lesser things to come.

Jazz legend Dave Brubeck, 88, returns for his 15th appearance at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Now inscribed in the history books, the fifth Pittsfield CityJazz Festival will be remembered as the most engaging and successful of this series of annual events.

The jazz pianist Art Tatum was born on October 13, 1909. His virtuosic, harmonically-adventurous style touched many musicians.

The Monterey Symphony will perform a commissioned work composed by jazz legend Dave Brubeck, left, and his son Chris Brubeck, called A'Ansel Adams: America,A' Saturday night in Salinas and Sunday and Monday in Carmel.

Dave Brubeck has been a national treasure for so long that sometimes it seems we simply take him for granted.

There's nothing like a regular working band -- musicians who tour and record together for an extended period -- to produce fresh, imaginative jazz.

This is a monumental year for piano pioneer Dave Brubeck. He is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece, "Time Out," the first jazz recording to sell one million copies, and he will be a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, given for a lifetime achievement in the arts.