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"I didn't know the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, other than to nod hello on those occasions when I saw her at jazz clubs... Mutual friends told me she was press shy... What little we know of her life tantalizes... I heard stories about the fabled Rothschild heiress and friend to such musical titans as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Charlie ...
Jazz recital for fun, education at JC campus
Jazz for enjoyment and education hits the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Jackson County campus of MGCCC in Gautier.
Interview: Cleveland Watkiss by SamGould
This year's London Jazz Festival is going to be huge. With an amazing selection of gigs, workshops and events held all over the city, none are set to be bigger than Cleveland Watkiss' celebratory concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on November 19th .
INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: Marty Sheller
Interview: Marty Sheller Three forces transformed Latin music in the fall of 1962.
The Great Jazz-Drummer Takeover of 2009
Though devoutly worshipped by fans, jazz drummers don't often lead groups; the late Art Blakey 's long-running Jazz Messengers are a prominent, if rare, exception.
Wayne Shorter, with quartet and Philharmonia, shines
The footprints of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter are all over the jazz landscape.
IN Australia he was a rising jazz star, but that didn't count for much in the US, where no one knew his name.
NEC's celebration of the 40th anniversary of its landmark jazz studies program culminates tonight in a massive performance featuring saxophonist Wayne Shorter and his new work for quartet and orchestra.
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Introducing the New Five
"Introducing The New 5" is a fresh post-bop debut with a classic quintet vibe. This compilation is the perfect fusion of classic and contemporary jazz.
Stanley Clarke: Jazz in the Garden
Heads Up International Bassist Stanley Clarke has explored many musical genres throughout his storied career, crossing and re-crossing musical boundaries to collaborate with everyone from Art Blakey and Joe Henderson to Chick Corea and Al Di Meola .
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Legendary American Saxophonist Wayne Shorter Deals His Words of Wisdom
Wayne Shorter is one of those rare towering figures in jazz. Over a career spanning a half century, he has written a host of unimpeachable compositions, pioneered many groundbreaking styles in jazz and played alongside legends like Miles Davis, Art Blakey and Herbie Hancock.
Guitarist Bobby Broom may not have the kind of high profile that some of his Jazz contemporaries enjoy but he has the kind of rsum that would make a good many of them green with envy.
Robbie's schedules "Rapology" with Troupe, Bell & Burrage, plus shows ...
Robbie's House of Jazz has announced some additions to their upcoming schedule. On Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10, the club will present "Rapology," featuring a spoken word performance from poet Quincy Troupe with music from two St.
The East West Quintet may be Brooklyn-based, but three of the band's five members are from San Diego and migrated east, hence the band name.
Jazz for Life: Jazz legend Sonny Rollins performs in St. Louis
Sonny Rollins 8 p.m. Saturday, September 19. Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Rudy's friend has a toothache, and it takes the efforts of all the Huxtables to get the boy to visit the dentist.
Jazz Now: Patrick Jarenwattananon, Editor
I'll confess: I had to actively learn to appreciate what's going on in the jazz scene today.
EVENT: Soul Jazz of the '60s - Jazz at Lincoln Center - Oct. 22-24
SOUL JAZZ OF THE 60s Music of Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver Featuring: Kenny Washington, Wess Warmdaddy Anderson, Nnenna Freelon, Louis Hayes, Nicholas Payton, Terell Stafford & More! Who/What: Jazz at Lincoln Center offers the soulful and swingin sounds of an explosive era in music with Soul Jazz of the 60s.
RADIO/PODCAST: Keith Jarrett on Piano Jazz
Keith Jarrett is one of the most significant jazz pianists to emerge in the latter decades of the 20th century.
Back in 2007, veteran composer/arranger Jack Cortner released Fast Track , his illustrious debut as a bandleader for the Jazzed Media label, with ex- Kenton and Herman trumpeter Marvin Stamm and his erstwhile sidekick, pianist Bill Mays , as the principal soloists.
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