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Najee grew up in Jamaica, Queens, and he recently released Mind Over Matter on Heads Up International.

From YouTube , how a bout a little Friday jazz. Ita s been that kind of week. Life Magazine photographer Gjon Mili joined with jazz producer and Verve-label owner Norman Granz to produce the short film "Jammin ' the Blues" in 1944 with Lester Young, Red Callendar, Harry Edison, "Big" Sid Catlett, Illinois Jacquet, Barney Kessel, Jo Jones and Marie ...

Chico Hamilton Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 23rd at 4:00 P.M. Chico Hamilton Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble on Friday, October 23rd at 4:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 23, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with Jazz legend Chico Hamilton Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm Barnes and ...

SOURCE: All About Jazz Publicity This Sunday, September 27, join the Friends of Woodlawn for a walking tour of the final resting places of the Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Donny McCaslin is a roof-raising tenor saxophonist. He uses the same effects that such tenor players have employed since the Swing Era: the rude honks at the bottom of his horn, the menacing middle register growls and the ecstatic squeals at the peak.