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JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater , June 26, 2008 - Guitarist Mike Stern has played sideman to both Miles Davis and Michael Brecker, and last summer was the special invited guest for six consecutive nights with ...

One of my very good friends plays the saxophone. He was a pretty big deal in high school with it, and because of it, he influenced me a little to try to get into jazz.

Michael Brecker was a musicians' musician, with jaw-dropping chops and a unique and highly influential harmonic and melodic style.

Much like the genre it celebrates, the 2008 Idlewild Jazz Festival embraces an array of eras, artists and melodic styles.

Telarc Records Formed in the mid-1990s by three of jazz's leading post-Coltrane exponents-not just to pay homage to the saxophone legend's exploratory latter period work, but to advance his collaborative and ...

When Saxophone Summit released their debut album, Gathering of Spirits, in 2004, the critics raved.

One of jazz's post-Marsalis prodigies, Taylor Eigsti, now twenty-three, first recorded as a leader as a youthful sixteen year-old, which is plenty annoying to contemplate.

David Witham - Published: April 14, 2008 You may not know keyboardist David Witham's work, but the chances are actually pretty good that you've actually seen him play. via All About Jazz

Best known for his work with guitarist John Scofield, drummer Bill Stewart has avoided the straight and narrow in favor of a more exploratory path. via All About Jazz

There is a hopefulness borne out of the continued crystallization of pianist Joey Calderazzo's sense of his artistic self on Amanecer . via All About Jazz

Composer and pianist Mehldau stumbled on the music of John Coltrane and Charlie Parker when he was 12 years old. via Scene Weekly

“It sounds very noble, but that's what he said.”

Saxophonist Michael Brecker was a reluctant poster boy for the bone-marrow disorder that killed him. via Philly.com

Carl Allen is one of the most gifted, creative percussionists on the modern scene. via Hartford Courant

“I needed a place that would let me play so I could learn how to lead a band, learn my craft and get some exposure.”

Danny Lerman knows how important it is for jazz musicians to have a place to perform. via South Bend Tribune

THURSDAY Mike Stern 8:30 and 10:15 p.m. through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Boulevard. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“It is an evening of trio music and trio music making.”

Steve Khan - Published: February 26, 2008 In the annals of rediscovered live jazz recordings, The Suitcase , by guitarist Steve Khan, ranks among the best in recent memory. via All About Jazz

“I did very little dancing, but admired the tappers and how rhythmic they were”

Web : mccoytyner.com , saviongloverproductions.com McCoy Tyner has worked with some of the greatest musicians in jazz or any other style -- John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, Stanley ... via Roanoke Times

Best Contemporary Jazz Album Category 46 Best Jazz Vocal Album Category 47 Best Jazz Instrumental Solo Levees Terence Blanchard, soloist Track from: A Tale Of God's Will [Blue Note] Anagram Michael Brecker, ... via All About Jazz

And the Grammny goes toIndiana University! The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and it's alumni were awarded 6 Grammy Awards in Sunday night's ceremony. via WBIW-AM Bedford

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”

The Grammy Award-winning trumpet player known as 'the hardest working player in jazz' has worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Diana Ross and a pantheon of other luminaries. via Santa Cruz Sentinel