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... up on album jackets, setting a trend for the whole industry. The show includes Wolff's photos of John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and numerous other jazz greats. Wolff died in 1971. Katz, the other artist in the exhibit, has ... Comment?
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Book review: Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats
... I heard stories about the fabled Rothschild heiress and friend to such musical titans as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Charlie Parkera I revere the memory of the Jazz Baroness (1913-1988), the race blind heiress who championed the rights of ... Comment?
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Recent Listening: Hal Weary, Bill Frisell, Emil Viklicky
... in New York City. The quintet numbers on his debut CD draw on the hard-bop/gospel spirit of Horace Silver and Art Blakey. On 'Tenderly," he touches on but soon departs from Erroll Garner. Unaccompanied on 'Praise Medley" he seems to refer to the ... Comment?
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Opera House pays tribute to Chet Baker
... May dedicated to six of the genre's legendary figures, including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Art Blakey and Charlie Parker. For ticket reservations and more information about the series call (03) 692-7777 or go to ... Comment?
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"I didn't know the Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter, other than to nod hello on those occasions when I saw her at jazz clubs... Mutual friends told me she was press shy... What little we know of her life tantalizes... I heard stories about the fabled Rothschild heiress and friend to such musical titans as Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey and Charlie ... Comment?
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... 8,000 years. But the art of drumming has come a long way in America, from its early jazz days of Buddy Rich and Art Blakey to today's fusion innovators Billy Cobham and Jon Blackwell Jr By Josh Herwitt Published 8/1/2006 Falling off a building ... Comment?
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The funny jazz drummer
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... tiny shred of truth in his comedy bit. In face, Bill Cosby sharing the story of mimicking great drummers such as Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones, and Max Roach was entirely accurate! Though there may have been more theatrics involved in recounting the ... Comment?
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Bassist Horner 'shares' time with 21st century
... carving out a saxophone life that still makes him famous in Europe. For a time, he sat in with Pittsburgh legend Art Blakey on a tour through the Continent. So along with all the other famous editions of the Jazz Messengers there was one of Blakey, ... Comment?
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... "Wall to Wall," a tune that opens with dramatic Coltrane-esque flourishes before morphing into a sort of upbeat Art Blakey march and the alluring Brazilian number "Rio Dawn." Younger brother Tootie Heath, 73, continues to be one of the most ... Comment?
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Let's Stay Together - Al Green
... ended up shifting his focus to instrumental jazz, and the drummers who influenced his hard bop playing included Art Blakey, Max Roach, Art Taylor and Philly Joe Jones. Although Green never became well known nationally, he remained active on the ... Comment?
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Jazz recital for fun, education at JC campus
... have come together to inspire and educate people through jazz music." She quotes jazz drummer and band leader Art Blakey (1919-1990) saying, "No America, no jazz," when he debunked efforts by people to connect it to various other countries. Jazz has ... Comment?
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... Davis and bassist Mike Downes on Nov. 15. If youa TMre seeking some joyful noise unto the Lord, try a Tribute to Art Blakey, where the late drummer is celebrated by a quintet that includes Brian Barlow, trumpeter Steve McDade and tenor saxophonist ... Comment?
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Ill health doesn't beat drummer Donald Bailey
... now recovering to where I can remember things." The drums are gone, but the precious 22-inch K. Zildjian cymbal Art Blakey gave him in the 1950s, when Blakey was recording for Blue Note Records with his own Jazz Messengers and Bailey for the same ... Comment?
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... www.mountainparks.org Trio 3 Bassist Reggie Workman, a veteran of campaigns with jazz icons John Coltrane and Art Blakey, leads the dynamic jazz group Trio 3 in the group's performance at Kuumbwa. He will be joined by Oliver Lake on the flute and ... Comment?
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DVD/VIDEO: Jazz to be Seen and Heard: New Series of "Jazz Icons" DVDS
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... spots pop up or the picture turn to static. Highlights include a smoking 1965 set in Paris by the underdocumented Art Blakey and the New Jazzmen with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard at the height of his dazzling technical powers. Also on board were ... Comment?
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Interview: Cleveland Watkiss by SamGould
... as well as performing and collaborating with a large array of musicians, including; Bob Dylan , Keith Richards, Art Blakey, Stevie Wonder , Joe Cocker, Robbie Williams , The Who , Maxi Priest , Pete Townsend, and many more. To most people, he is ... Comment?
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Preview: Trio 3 at Healdsburg
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... the same way." Workman should know. He first toured Europe as a member of John Coltrane's group. He's worked with Art Blakey, Wayne Shorter, Archie Shepp, Max Roach and countless other big names in jazz. For the last 22 years, with drummer Andrew ... Comment?
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Interview: Marty Sheller
... transformed Latin music in the fall of 1962. First, the grittier, slinky funk of Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons and Art Blakey had a big impact on artists, shifting Latin music away from popular Cuban dances. Second, waves of Puerto Rican immigrants ... Comment?
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Payton, Byron to follow their souls at Grace
... "Music is sacred to me, period," Payton says by phone from Manhattan, where he's performing the music of Art Blakey and Horace Silver at Lincoln Center in a band led by drummer Kenny Washington. "It's a very spiritual endeavor. It's all about the ... Comment?
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... they can make the whole thing get up and go. Griffin Goldsmith: I have been thoroughly enjoying an album by Art Blakey called Drum Suite . You don't have to be an avid jazz listener to enjoy this album. It is full of sick drumming and memorable ... Comment?
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