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Frank Wess Nonet: Once Is Not Enough
by Edward Blanco
Known affectionately as Magic" to his professional colleagues, saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess is a living legend in the jazz world. His résumé includes stints with Billy Eckstine, the Clark Terry Big Band and a decade performing with the Count Basie Orchestra, and he is recognized as one of the first major flautists to have an impact on ...
Frank Wess Nonet: Once Is Not Enough
by AAJ Italy Staff
L'anno scorso, alla bell'età di 86 anni, il flautista e sassofonista Frank Wess ha formato un nonetto con alcuni partner di prima grandezza (Steve Turre, Ted Nash, Gerald Clayton, Peter Washington, Rufus Reid, Winard Harper, tanto per citare i più noti) per una scrittura settimanale al Dizzy's Club Coca Cola a New York City. Il successo ...
Frank Wess Nonet: Once Is Not Enough
by Woodrow Wilkins
In the musical numbers game, trios and quartets are a dime a dozen, with occasional duos and quintets. Anything larger than the latter is usually presented as a group, big band or orchestra, if anything at all, with Frank Wess Nonet defying that model.Wess is an NEA American Jazz Master, and a veteran of ...