Dizzy Gillespie News

Lawrence University's Fred Sturm didn't have to look far to find talent for the school's annual Jazz Celebration Weekend.

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.

Admission: $18; $8 for students. Location: Workshops are free at Frick Fine Arts Building, Schenley Drive Details: 412-394-3353 Election results Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. For guitarist Yotam Silberstein, appearing at the Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert is simply an event he cannot pass up.

Jazz writer Eugene Holley praises Cedar WaltonA a a s work on a posthumously released version of John ColtraneA a a s A a A"Giant Steps,A a A and says of Walton, A a A"if you want to hear what jazz piano sounds like, you check him out because heA a a s one of our oracles.A a A WaltonA a a s show is next to last on the fall lineup of the Montpelier ...

Eisenhower Auditorium was filled with swinging jazz on Wednesday, Oct. 28, as the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band hit the stage in the name of late jazz trumpet master.

"The rhythm section is the essence of every style of music," the late Max Roach told me back in 1992.

For nearly 17 years now, Dizzy Gillespie has been living up to his signature tune, "Groovin' High." Or maybe I should say he's groovin' on high -- in heaven.

Original music composed and arranged by drummer Robby Ameen featuring John Beasley, Wayne Krantz, Lincoln Goines, Conrad Herwig, Brian Lynch and Richie Flores.

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Old Cold Tater plays several acoustic genres including Fiddle Music, Bluegrass, Swing, Celtic and Root Cellar Waltzes, creating an evening of entertainment in the restaurant's recently acoustically refurbished dining room.

Maine Fast Fact : The moose is Maine's state animal and it is also Alaska's state land mammal.

Cheraw's annual South Carolina Jazz Festival, Oct. 16-18, is one unique annual event, combined with much community effort.

Singer Amanda Carr will perform tonight at Scullers Jazz Club in Allston. "Common Thread,'' the new CD recorded by Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band, features two artists who have taken highly individual paths to their shared love for big band music.

Be-bop and straight-ahead jazz, West Coast style, come to the First Congregational/Christ United Methodist Church next weekend.

When you play the Fender Steve Bailey VI 6-string bass guitar you're in good company with an instrument design backed by the success of Steve Bailey himself who is known as a player's player and instructional author with an impressive list of performing and recording credits including Dizzy Gillespie, the Rippingtons, and Jethro Tull.The fretted ...

During the time that Robby Ameen has spent living in New York City since the early eighties he has compiled a recording career stretching from Dizzy Gillespie to Paul Simon, while maintaining a more than twenty year relationship with Latin icon Ruben Blades as a member of Seis del Solar.

Part 1, "Bridges" : The opener traces the rise of the mambo and cha cha cha in the '40s and '50s. Highlights: Jazz king Dizzy Gillespie was so impressed by the Afro-Cuban beat that he sought out one of the best of the conga players, Chano Pozo, to work with him.

Ask trumpeter Joey Morant who he's worked with, and he'll reel off a list of jazz legends including Lionel Hampton , George Benson and Dizzy Gillespie .

The Nashville Jazz Orchestra celebrates a vital but often overlooked part of the improvisational strain, the large group tradition.

WHAT: "Musical Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo" WHEN: Oct. 8 TIME: 8 p.m. WHERE: Shenanigan's Irish Pub and Grill 2451 Pablo Kisel Blvd.

The 30th annual Clearwater Jazz Holiday runs Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 15 to 18, at Coachman Park on the waterfront in downtown Clearwater.