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"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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Curt has been a performing guitarist/recording artist for the past 30 years and a private music instructor for the last 20 years.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 ...
Mose Allison to play Savannah Jazz Festival
Pianist and songwriter Mose Allison will headline the Savannah Jazz Festival next month.
Mose Allison to play Savannah Jazz Festival
Pianist and songwriter Mose Allison will headline the Savannah Jazz Festival next month.
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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