Thursday Jan 21 | Jazz & Blues Music Reviews
Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort
MOPDTK is one of my favorite groups, they are filled with enthusiasm for the music of the past and the future, as can be seen by the good natured re-staging of the album photograph for the classic Roy Haynes LP Out of the Afternoon .
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Two concerts, a CD and book prove that Jazz is Alive and Well
After seeing bandleaders/drummers Roy Haynes and Dafnis Prieto live, listening to bandleader/trumpeter Roy Hargrove's new big-band CD, Emergence , and reading Amiri Baraka's new book, Digging , during the last few weeks, it's hard to believe the notion that jazz is dead.
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Quick jazz picks for Thanksgiving weekend and beyond -- no turkeys
Last weekend author Ted Gioia of the Cool," "The History of Jazz") was in town for a reading at Magers & Quinn, after which he joined us at the Artists' Quarter for drummer Roy Haynes' late set.
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Sounding Board for the Dancing That Would Be Music
Savion Glover , the tap dancer, has been performing this week at the Blue Note with four major figures in jazz.
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Pete Van Nostrand's Quartet at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage
Johnson City, NY- "The Pete VanNostrand Quartet" is comprised of 4 worldly Jazz musicians, Pete VanNostrand , Michael Karn, Jeb Patton and David Wong.
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Whata s your pleasure? This weeka s jazz picks
Each week, as I attempt the thorny task of choosing upcoming jazz events to write about, I'm mindful of how much live music happens in the Twin Cities.
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"Binghamton musician Pete Van Nostrand's Quartet performs Jazz...
From Executive Director, Goodwill Theatre: a oeBinghamton musician Pete Van Nostranda s Quartet performs Jazz straight from Manhattan at the Schorr Family Firehouse Stage Saturday, November 28th 2009a Johnson City, NY- a oeThe Pete Van Nostrand Quarteta is comprised of 4 worldly Jazz musicians, Pete Van Nostrand , Michael Karn, Jeb Patton and David ...
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Is jazz a fountain of youth? Maybe, and this weeka s picks
Watching and hearing Dave Brubeck at the Dakota last week, I wondered if jazz is an elixir.
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Jazz sideman John Mosley survived addiction and hard touring life to play his horn for the Lord
John "Squirrel" Mosley, a local jazz musican, plays the trumpet at the Union Baptist Church in Swissvale.
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Dan Dorff is a drummer, percussionist and keyboardist who specializes in styles ranging from jazz, blues, gospel and folk to rock, pop, afro-cuban, brazilian and other dance genres.
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RADIO/PODCAST: The Jazz Session #87: Vijay Iyer
Pianist Vijay Iyer navigates the stream of history on his new trio recording, Historicity .
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Born in 1941, Chick Corea worked with various well-known jazz musicians before replacing Herbie Hancock as pianist in Miles Davis's quintet in August 1968.
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Giving Back Stature Stolen in Red Scare
It was long ago, the end of summer in 1949. She was 13. But for Joan Landzberg, the memories will never go away.
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Roy Haynes & the Fountain of Youth Quartet
Yes, we all applaud the attack of this drum wonder, but more thrilling is his of finesse and flamboyance displayed on a regular basis, such as last week at Newport .
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Jazz, much like photography, conjures a specific mood based on the particular song, or photograph, that you are experiencing.
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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.
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AWARD: Roy Haynes Receives the Highest Award of the San Sebastian Jazz Festival
Roy Haynes received the award given by the Director of the Heineken Jazzaldia, Miguel Martin, for his outstanding career.
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