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Larry retired from teachng college journalism after over 20 years, coming to teaching from 15 years in the newspaper business working for Ridder-Johns Newspapers.

Posted By Mikunited 1 hour, 22 minutes ago in Arts & Entertainment Shadows and Light DVDJoni Mitchell, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Lyle Mays, Don Alias.

SOURCE: All About Jazz Publicity Join us this Friday, October 2nd, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview and performance session with legendary pianist, composer and accordion player Gil Goldstein Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 Gil Goldstein is American jazz pianist and synthesizer player who ...

On The Comet's Tail , Chuck Owen 's superb Florida-based Jazz Surge performs the compositions-yes, compositions-of the late great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker .

In searching for a stem cell donor when doctors diagnosed saxophonist Michael Brecker with myelodysplastic syndrome in 2005, the Brecker family found its maternal roots in Tykocin, Poland.

Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, and Lenny White are scheduled to perform on Saturday, September 12.

It would be foolish to describe saxophonist Sean Nowell as a 21st century schizoid tenor man, but two distinct strands characterize the New York-based player's work.

Gil Goldstein has been an omnipresent keyboard force for more than three decades.

The bassist of choice through the years for Chick Corea, Roy Haynes, Wayne Shorter and many other jazz giants, John Patitucci is noted for his daunting technique on both acoustic and electric basses.

At age 24, Peter Slocombe sounds like a veteran. His debut, Lullaby For Elizabeth , shows a warm, lilting tenor sax sound, hinting at Joe Lovano and Michael Brecker , but mixed with a unique restraint rarely found in today's young jazz players.

Concord Music Group It's true what they say: you can't judge an album by looking at the cover.

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Bennett Studios, a fully equipped recording and production facility in Englewood, NJ was associated with six GRAMMY wins this year in the categories of Best Traditional Pop Vocal, Best Contemporary Jazz Album, Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, Best Salsa/Merengue Album, Best Instrumental Arrangement and Best Polka ...

Heads Up International It almost seems required in many cases, that jazz artists incorporate other styles into their music, whether it is blues, R&B, pop, classical or Latin.

He has performed and/ or recorded with many of the great names and legends of jazz including: Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Michael Brecker, Bud Shank, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Freddy Hubbard, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Joe Venuti, Mal Waldron, Jaki Byard, Kenny Drew Sr., Chick Corea, Milt Jackson, Slim Gaillard, John ...

For an artist to belong to a tradition implies a certain indebtedness to an historic wealth of knowledge most often found in those somewhat advanced in years.

Berklee's student run label Jazz Revelation Records releases its sixth album, April 23, at the BPC.

Last year Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer Joyce released Ao Vivo , a live record of material spanning her four-decade career.