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Jazz Musician of the Day: Fletcher Henderson
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Fletcher Henderson's birthday today!
The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators of new developments in jazz. Henderson played a key role in bringing improvisatory jazz styles from New Orleans and other areas of the country to New York, where they merged with a dance-band tradition that relied heavily on arrangements written out in musical notation... Read more.
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Fletcher Henderson And Don Redman: The Birth Of The Big Band Reed Section
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Don Mopsick
This week, Riverwalk Jazz presents “Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman: The Birth of the Big Band Reed Section" with arrangements adapted by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band’s clarinetist Ron Hockett from the classic Henderson scores from the 1920s. To bring to life this distinctive sound, clarinetists Allan Vaché and Kim Cusack join Jim Cullum and the Band. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Fletcher Henderson
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Fletcher Henderson's birthday today!
The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators of new developments in jazz. Henderson played a key role in bringing improvisatory jazz styles from New Orleans and other areas of the country to New York, where they merged with a dance-band tradition that relied heavily on arrangements written out in musical notation... Read more.
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Fletcher Henderson
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All About Jazz is celebrating Fletcher Henderson's birthday today!
The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators of new developments in jazz. Henderson played a key role in bringing improvisatory jazz styles from New Orleans and other areas of the country to New York, where they merged with a dance-band tradition that relied heavily on arrangements written out in musical notation...The bands Fletcher Henderson led in the 1920s and 1930s were vitally significant incubators ...
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We Remember Wilby Fletcher, Jr. "A Celebration of the Life & Music of Wilby Jr."
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Michael Ricci
Join us to pay tribute to Wilmington musical legend, Wilbert “Wilby" Fletcher, Jr. The program, coordinated by the Fletcher family in partnership with CCAC, celebrates the life of this extraordinary drummer and features music, dance, photography and spoken word performances.
Musicians who have collaborated with Fletcher will also perform, including Philly's own violinist John Blake, Jr., pianist Barry Sames, the Alfie Moss/Dexter Koonce Project, Lonnie-Liston Smith, Sid Simmons, Doc Gibbs, John Swana, Sonny Fortune, Onaje Allen Gumbs, William “Spaceman" Paterson, ...
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Drummer Wilby Fletcher, Jr., Dead at 54
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Michael Ricci
Wilbert B. Fletcher “Wilby" age 54, passed away suddenly, October 15, 2009, in Wilmington. Father of Jumbe, Jeffrey, Jermaine and Cheo Fletcher, Quinn Jackson, and Spencer Hill. Son of Betty Fletcher and the late Wilbert Fletcher. Brother of Anthony and Jamil Fletcher and Sharon Turner. He is also survived by 2 grandchildren, Laila and Camille Jackson; 1 niece, 3 aunts, 2 uncles and a host of other family and friends. Wilby was known throughout the country as a renowned drummer. ...
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Jazz at Germanos with the Ashton Fletcher Trio
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All About Jazz
(Baltimore) Cabaret at Germano's is pleased to present “The Ashton Fletcher Trio" every Tuesday. Renowned jazz musician, Ashton Fletcher, on bass and vocals, is joined by Charlie Edsel on piano and John Kessell on drums. Students from the Fletcher Music School and guest musicians make appearances. Ashton Fletcher holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Peabody Conservatory and a Master's Degree from Morgan State University. He is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Fellowship. His performing ...
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