Farewell, Sir John

Jack Bowers

Senior Contributor since 1997

A former newspaper writer / editor who has been writing about big-band Jazz for more than fifteen years.

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Published: March 4, 2010

And don't forget the Los Angeles Jazz Institute's Spring Jazz Festival, to be held May 27-30 at the Sheraton Four Points LAX Hotel in Los Angeles. The four-day event includes films, panel discussions, special presentations, performances by the Gerry Mulligan Gerry Mulligan
1927 - 1996
sax, baritone Concert Jazz Band and Sextet, the Teddy Charles Teddy Charles
1928 - 2012
vibraphone Tentet, Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs
b.1924
vibraphone , the Gil Evans Gil Evans
1912 - 1988
composer/conductor and Elliot Lawrence Elliot Lawrence
b.1925 big bands, and musical tributes to Al Cohn Al Cohn
1925 - 1988
sax, tenor and Zoot Sims Zoot Sims
1925 - 1985
sax, tenor , Stan Getz Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
sax, tenor , Bob Brookmeyer Bob Brookmeyer
1929 - 2011
trombone , Johnny Mandel Johnny Mandel
b.1925
arranger , Quincy Jones Quincy Jones
b.1933
producer , George Russell George Russell
1923 - 2009
piano , Manny Albam Manny Albam
1922 - 2001
arranger , Johnny Carisi Johnny Carisi
b.1922 and Alec Wilder. For information or to register, phone 562-985-7065.

And that's it for now. Until next time, keep swingin'!

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