James Moody News

Pianist Bruce Barth has long been one of my favorite musicians. He's worked with a slew of great musicians, from James Moody to Branford Marsalis, Phil Woods to Andy Statman In the early 1990's, Barth toured and recorded with trumpeter Terence Blanchard and his time with that ensemble became the impetus for his own solo career.

Oct. 14, 2009-The first of two master classes by guest guitarist John Hart will begin at 3:30 p.m. in 2008 Moore Musical Arts Center at BGSU.

R.J. DeLuke is an indefatigable jazz fan and arbiter elegantiarum who aspires to ultimate hipness; also an upstate NY freelance writer for various media.

Steve Holt was a child prodigy starting to play piano at the age of four. Born in Montreal Canada, he began his professional career at the age of seventeen - self-taught - playing the clubs in and around Montreal.

In the late '40s, saxophonist/flutist James Moody staked his claim on the jazz landscape when he gained prominence as one of the key ingredients of Dizzy Gillespie 's orchestra.

Antonio Ciacca Quartet will play in Lagos Blues On October 16, 2009. Ciacca began his career as a sideman for such acclaimed jazz artists as Art Farmer, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Johnny Griffin, Mark Murphy, Dave Liebman, Steve Grossman, who he cites as his mentor and with whom he studied for three years beginning in 1990.

The September Issue of Jazz Inside NY Magazine, 96 Pages, is now available as a free download, and features the Jazz Education Sourcebook, a Brass Lovers Celebration, CD & Performance Spotlights & Comprehensive Event Listings for NY.

August 31, 2009 from WDUQ - The Detroit International Jazz Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary over the course of four days this coming weekend.

Seoul City is finally sponsoring its own official Jazz festival, featuring real, live Jazz, with many of the best local musicians as well as up-and-coming players from the next generation of players and the legendary master, James Moody.

Is there another art form in which longevity offers as many creative dividends as jazz? While the gruesome pantheon of players cut down in their prime dominates the music's mythos, consider the honor roll of remarkably productive autumnal improvisers.

The most recent in IPO Recordings' series of releases by James Moody, this new disc features legendary pianist Kenny Barron in a beautifully relaxed, swinging, classic session.

Is there a more loved figure in the music industry than Quincy Jones? I'm not sure that there is.

Is there a more loved figure in the music industry than Quincy Jones? I'm not sure that there is.

James Moody helped the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild take jazz to yet another new site at the debut of the James Gallery, a West End art gallery, as a concert venue.

Jun 26, 2009 Will Smith is a professor at American University, and is co-founder and executive director of the International Association for Hip Hop Education.

Active and influential for more than six decades and still going strong, NEA Jazz Master Award recipient James Moody is a true master of the jazz saxophone and flute.

Bob Karlovits can be reached via e-mail or at 412-320-7852. James Moody seems intent on making Dizzy Gillespie look wise in his judgment.

When saxophonist Numa "Pee Wee" Moore played with Dizzy Gillespie in the late 1950s, Gillespie called him the heart and soul of his band.

Dizzy Gillespie, who died in 1993 aged 76, was the puffed-cheeked trumpet virtuoso at the centre of the modern jazz revolution of the 1940s and a ground-breaking experimenter with Cuban musical traditions.

London, Your rating Click on a star to rate Jack Massarik's rating Reader rating Add your review Description: The well-renowned practitioners of jazz play songs from their album Dizzy s Business.