Gene Ammons News

Joel Roberts has been contirbuting to AAJ since its earliest days and is currently a staff writer for AAJ-New York.

Every few years it seems as if the jazz media go out of their way to hype one young artist, overpraising him to such an extent that it is easy to tear him down when the next season arrives.

If the name Bernt Rosengren doesn't ring a bell, it probably would if you lived in Sweden.

"Junior Mance is something else... So complete is his psychological command over his instrument that very few of his fellows approach him in this area." --DownBeat Magazine worldpianosummit.com proudly presents Junior Mance at 81 in a rare solo concert at Boston's Church of the Covenant, [67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116] on Thursday, October 8 ...

Born 1928 Chicago IL, played with Gene Ammons, Cannonball Adderly, Dynah Washington, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Lester Young and many others.

In this blog's last visit to the sublime and storm-tossed world of Charlie Parker we heard the saxophone genius in his dazzling prime by the age of 25.

"BIG SHOT" PAPA JOHN DE FRANCESCO SAVANT * * * * * The jazz and blues arm of the De Francesco family unites for a great romp through eight stellar tracks, with father Papa John De Francesco on organ as the leader.

"BIG SHOT" PAPA JOHN DE FRANCESCO SAVANT * * * * * The jazz and blues arm of the De Francesco family unites for a great romp through eight stellar tracks, with father Papa John De Francesco on organ as the leader.