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Friday Dec 11 | City Newspaper

"Jazz Icons": Art Farmer, Jimmy Smith, Erroll Garner, Art Blakey

In the latest batch of beautifully filmed "Jazz Icons" DVDs, Art Farmer plays with serene subtlety on ballads like "Darn That Dream," but on "Bilbao Song" and others, the great flugelhornist is on fire.

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Related Topix: Erroll Garner, Jazz, Art Farmer, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith, Music, Rochester, NY, Entertainment

Sun Dec 06, 2009

WBUR-AM Boston

Tales Of The Tape: Introducing The Jazz Loft

Upon entering 821 Sixth Ave. in Manhattan, starting in 1957, you might hear the warped door of the old building.

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Related Topix: Paul Bley, Jazz

Thu Dec 03, 2009

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: New Miles Brown CD Featuring Steve Brown and Rich Thompson

Just released! Bassist Miles Brown's first solo album! Featuring his father, Steve Brown, and drummer Rich Thompson, Share My Life is a straight-ahead jazz guitar trio record in the style of Jim Hall, Joe Pass, and Wes Montgomery.

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Related Topix: Jazz

Wed Dec 02, 2009

National Public Radio

Jim Hall: Guitar As Miniature Orchestra

Jim Hall's idiosyncratic guitar techniques have graced albums and stages with Sonny Rollins, Bill Frisell, Bill Evans, Jimmy Guifree and many more.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Bill Frisell

Tue Nov 10, 2009

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Canadian Jazz Icon Terry Clarke Releases CD "It's About Time"

Award-winning Drummer and Canadian Jazz Icon Terry Clarke releases his FIRST recording as a leader, It's About Time ...and celebrates his first fifty years in Jazz!!! 'It's About Time is a series of intimate and emotionally compelling jazz conversations between friends and colleagues...my sole purpose at this juncture in my life is to present music ...

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Related Topix: Jazz, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Don Thompson, Canada

Sun Nov 01, 2009

All About Jazz

Take Five With Curt Sheller

Curt has been a performing guitarist/recording artist for the past 30 years and a private music instructor for the last 20 years.

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Related Topix: Take Five, Jazz, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Django Reinhardt, Steve Khan

Sun Oct 25, 2009

All About Jazz

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Clarinetist Pete Neighbour Releases "It's Alright with Me"

Pete Neighbour is proud to announce that his new album, It's Alright With Me is now available.

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Related Topix: Benny Goodman, Jazz

Sat Oct 17, 2009

Acoustic Guitar

Julian Lage Profile

By age 17, guitarist Julian Lage had recorded with bluegrass legend David Grisman and jazz vibraphone great Gary Burton, starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary , and performed at the Grammys.

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Related Topix: David Grisman, Bluegrass, Gary Burton, Jazz, Berklee College of Music

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Financial Times

John Scofield/Joe Lovano, Dizzy's Club, New York

While the US tears itself apart over universal health coverage, a rich mix of New York jazz musicians, headed by guitarist John Scofield and saxophonist Joe Lovano, was performing to provide basic health provision for uninsured colleagues - " a donation of free diabetes screenings for jazz musicians was announced mid-gig, surely a jazz-club first.

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Related Topix: John Scofield, Jazz, Joe Lovano

Fri Sep 25, 2009

All About Jazz

Urban Hansson: Flute Fascination

Instrumental jazz duet recordings that are not piano-based are a rarity; one that comes to mind is guitarist Jim Hall and bassist Ron Carter 's Alone Together .

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Related Topix: Jazz

Thu Sep 24, 2009

All About Jazz

David Binney/Alan Ferber

Acclaimed as a considerable and highly individual compositional talent, saxophonist Dave Binney is one of the most prolific young jazz musicians on the scene today.

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Related Topix: David Binney, Jazz, Gil Evans, Bobby Previte, Shorter, AL

Thu Sep 17, 2009

SavannahNow

The Savannah Jazz Festival offers 8 days of free concerts

Ben Riley Eric Culberson Blues Band Ben Tucker Bob Mastellar Doug Carn Ed Calle the Jazz Baroness, Hannah Rothschild Grace Kelly Jim Hall Next Mose Allison By Linda Sickler With eight days of free performances, the Savannah Jazz Festival is one of the most highly anticipated musical events of the year.

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Related Topix: Savannah, GA, Savannah Metro, Doug Carn, Jazz, Ed Calle, Mose Allison

Tue Sep 15, 2009

All About Jazz

Music Industry: Terry Clarke Signs with Blue Music Group

Grammy nominated and Juno Award winning drummer Terry Clarke signed with Blue Music Group for his release It's About Time featuring Joe Lovano , Jim Hall , Greg Osby , Phil Dwyer and Don Thompson .

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Related Topix: Jazz, Joe Lovano, Greg Osby, Don Thompson, Canada, John Handy

Sat Sep 05, 2009

All About Jazz

Chris Potter: Monterey Quartet and Underground

Although he was the youngest ever winner of Denmark's International Jazzpar Prize, the sadly-now-suspended most prestigious and lucrative award in jazz, saxophonist Chris Potter has been better known as a super-sideman than as a leader over the course of his two-decade career, having been a prominent member of bands led by everyone from bebop ...

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Related Topix: Chris Potter, Jazz, Red Rodney, Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Sonny Rollins

Tue Aug 11, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Mose Allison to play Savannah Jazz Festival

Pianist and songwriter Mose Allison will headline the Savannah Jazz Festival next month.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Mose Allison

Wed Aug 05, 2009

WALB-TV Albany

Mose Allison to play Savannah Jazz Festival

Pianist and songwriter Mose Allison will headline the Savannah Jazz Festival next month.

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Related Topix: Jazz, Mose Allison

Fri Jun 05, 2009

NPR

Jazz Icons Video Series: Treasures From The Vaults

While jazz is mostly a listening experience, it can also be fun to watch . Just ask the folks who put together the Jazz Icons video series.

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Related Topix: Art Farmer Quintet, Jazz, Coleman Hawkins, Jo Jones, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln

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