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Article: Album Review

George Coleman: Live At Smalls Jazz Club

Read "Live At Smalls Jazz Club" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


If you are an aficionado of tenor saxophonists with a big, bold, biting tone who can run changes in the blink of an eye, then George Coleman is your man. Now in his 88th year, over the course of his long career, he has had a gamut of experiences including B.B. King (1952/1955-56), Max Roach (1958-59), ...

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Article: Album Review

George Coleman: In Baltimore

Read "In Baltimore" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


At 85, tenor saxophonist George Coleman has sat in on and made his presence mightily known on a host of flat out, hard bopping sessions beginning with B.B. King through Max Roach, Miles Davis, Booker Little, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock and . . . well, you should have got the larger picture by now.

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News: Festival

Art Spaces and Institutions Are Part of the Heart of Jazz Week from JazzBoston

Jazz Week begins at lunch hour in Downtown Boston with several free public performances by area music students including the Ecce Trio, led by Henrique Eisenmann (Brazilian jazz, Latin rhythms) holding court at the Prudential Center. South Garden, Fausto Sierkowski's Unit (Improvised music) manning Downtown Crossing and the Gypsy Jazz Duo (Gypsy jazz, folk, blue grass)enhancing ...

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News: Performance / Tour

B.B. King Warms the Holidays at the Club Nokia

B.B. King Warms the Holidays at the Club Nokia

B.B.King plays the holiday season bright at the Los Angeles Club Nokia December 27th and 29th. His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 76, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Nokia L.A. Live December Calendar

Nokia L.A. Live December Calendar

Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and B.B. King healine the December schedule playing the NOKIA Theater at L.A.Live. Stan Kenton Christmas Carols with the Boston Brass & Brass All-Stars Big Band opening act for Duran Duran December 2nd. Celine Dion Grammy Nomination show with B.B. King on the 3rd, while King returns December 27th & 28th. Stevie ...

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News: Recording

B.B.King First Studio Album in Three Years

B.B.King First Studio Album in Three Years

B.B.King: One Kind Favor The wake of Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and all that's come before, T Bone Burnett is on such a producing roll that his presence threatens to eclipse the artist(s) he's working with. But that's hardly the case on B.B. King's first new studio album in three years. Burnett's concept ...

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News: Performance / Tour

B.B. King Liza Minnelli at Hollywood Bowl

The Three Performers, Newly Inducted into the Venue's Hall of Fame, Give the Season an All-Star Start. LIZA, LIVE: Liza Minnelli performed such hits as “Cabaret" and “New York, New York" at the Hollywood Bowl “Hall of Fame" Opening Night Concert on Friday. As the summer heat and a sense of nostalgia permeated the air, the ...


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