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The Donny McCaslin Trio at the Jazz Standard, NYC
The Donny McCaslin Trio at The Jazz Standard The Jazz Standard New York City, New York September 30, 2008 Saxophonist Donny McCaslin took the stage this night with his trio, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and drummer Ted Poor, and proceeded to blow up a mighty storm of great music in a format that is heard all too rarely...Todd Bryant Weeks -- Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page
Luck's In My Corner: The Life and Music of Hot Lips Page Todd Bryant Weeks Hardcover; 320 pages ISBN: 0415990777 Routledge 2008 Almost any book on trumpeter Hot Lips Page (1908-1954) would, of course, be welcome in the library of jazz scholarship, but beyond filling that role excellently, Todd Bryant Weeks has authored a compelling narrative about one of America's hard-working, unjustly overlooked jazz artists. Pages' career spanned the early days of jazz (Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith), hit its stride in the swing era (as a leader and with Count Basie and Artie Shaw) through jamming with the modernists at Minton's legendary club (like guitarist Charlie Christian, pianist Thelonious Monk, tenor saxophonist Don Byas and drummer Kenny Clarke). Yet, even as Weeks points out that Page's musical abilities "allowed him to sit on any bandstand," he makes a clear case for his unjust placement in the shadows of jazz; the author states, "This work is an attempt to bring Lips out of the shadows and into the sun."...Take Five With Martha J.
Meet Martha J.: I started my career in Milan, Italy and in 1990 I took part in Sanremo Music Festival (that is the most important festival in Italy dedicated to Italian pop music). After that, I recorded two CDs and I took part in many radio and TV shows. I gave concerts in Italy and abroad. From 1999, I turned almost exclusively to jazz music, and since then I have been playing with many famous musicians in jazz clubs, festivals and events in Italy and abroad...Take Five With Maria Neckam
Meet Maria Neckam: Maria's voice is one of those you either love or hate, and so is her music. Uncompromising in her musical approach as well as performance she hits truth right at it's core and strikes a chord in you. Her clear, airy sound has been compared to that of angels as well as wind instruments, the latter referring to her use of it as well--Maria sings like an instrumentalist plays. This is also reflected in her use of lyrics, as she states her point in an abstract way, making space for everyone's own story in hers...Bob Stewart: Brassy Bass Lines
Over his 40-year career, tubaist Bob Stewart has redefined his instrument's role in modern jazz. His thundering, breathy grooves and fluid improvisations have been integral to the work of a who's who of creative musicians, including Arthur Blythe, David Murray and Carla Bley, as well as to Stewart's own impressive discography as a leader...Rudy Van Gelder Editions: Red Garland, Horace Silver, Freddie Redd
For almost a decade, the protean recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder has been remastering his analog masters into 24-bit digital format, affording fans an enhanced audio experience and/or a chance to rediscover previously hard-to-find or overlooked classics. Albums by three pianists--Red Garland's 1957 Soul Junction, Horace Silver's 1958 Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet and Freddie Redd's 1960 Shades of Redd--are such exhumed gems, well worth the trouble it took to dig them up and polish them off...Rusty Wright Blues Band: I Ain't From Mississippi
Throughout the history of showbiz, there have been married couples who have shared the stage together. Add to that list the names of Laurie and Rusty Wright, of the Rusty Wright Blues Band (RWB) from Flint, Michigan. Coming from a hard rock background, Rusty had always told his band mates that regardless of what may happen, when he turned forty he would go home and play the blues. So when he turned forty years of age, he did just that. However, he didn't start to play the blues in resignation, but as a goal, the culmination of his musical career, something he had worked to attain...Ronnie Scott's and the London Scene
Historically, the London jazz scene has played an important part in the growth of the music and its appreciation although most of that importance has to do with English performers and writers and less with jazz venues. For decades, when you went to London, you thought of only one club--Ronnie Scott's. And even though there are several new boites about the city, a recent visit revealed that, despite the new establishments, very few Londoners and visitors out for a jazz evening will venture beyond the traditional haunt--Ronnie Scott's is still the place...Leroy Jones: A New Orleans State of Mind
"I'm not sure but I think all music comes from New Orleans." --Lee Dorsey While New Orleans may not be as popular as some of her sisters to the North, her personality and charm are second to none. She is as diversified as the people who live within her boundaries. Though she is indelibly linked with the unwanted visits from her ill-mannered and tempestuous cousins Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike; she has proven to herself and the world that she is tougher than most. Whether times are hard or happy, joyful or mournful, she always has a song in her heart that she is willing to share. Not to mention, this is one lady who knows how to party...Joe Morris: What You Can Throw and The Story of Mankind
When guitarist Joe Morris began playing contrabass in outfits with alto saxophonist Rob Brown, drummer Whit Dickey and others at the beginning of the 2000s, it might have struck some as a surprise. But whatever the differences in requirements between those two instruments, Morris' central axis as both player and composer is rhythm birthing flight. And indeed, the spread of these two instruments merges most in the fact that the same person propels them. Two recent trio releases, both showcasing Morris' bass work, bring attention to the diversity of his talents as an instrumentalist, improviser and composer..."Feelinu" is Feelin Jazzed
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Ever since most of Chicago's top musicians moved to New York in the mid-to-late 1920s, New York City has been the Jazz Mecca. Nearly every major jazz style of the past seventy years has been initiated in the Big Apple. It was Charlie Parker, familiarly known to his fans and fellow musicians as "Bird," a contraction of Yardbird, his formal nickname, who was the dynamic creative personality and genius of the alto saxophone who served as the inspiration for Birdland. When the original Birdland op… Continue
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It was a pleasure and an honor to be featured on The Jazz Network...the response was warm and generous and I look forward to many other connections over the course of time, again I just want to thank you....please keep up the great work you are doing with this most amazing of all art forms created in the U.S. Wherever I go people always connect with jazz thankfully and as I suspect will continue to in the many years ahead...Your site is a conduit for this connection to carry on ....
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Hello everyone, I am in need of a piano and bass player for a gig in Beijing. The gig would start in December and end at the end of February. Its at a 5 star hotel. 2-3 sets, 6 nights a week Piano ...
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