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Tommy Campbell grew up outside of Philadelphia steeped in a musical environment, permeated with the notes of his father, an organist and singer, and his uncle, Jimmy Smith, the renowned Hammond B-3 virtuoso. “I was surrounded by music from the time I was two years old. My father and drummer Mickey Roker would rehearse at the house a lot. Whenever Uncle Jimmy had a new record he was releasing, he’d come over with a prerelease copy. We would listen to it together as a family. I used to play along with those records for hours.” Tommy attended the Berklee College of Music, the international center for education in professional music renowned for its acclaimed Jazz faculty, where he majored in instrumental performance (1979) and received the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998. Campbell’s long tenure with Dizzy began in the late 70’s, and continued through the 80’s and 90’s, and concluded with a personal jam session with the renowned master several months before Gillespie’s passing in January of 1993. “Dizzy taught me to be as relaxed and loose about the music
Come In
By Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band
Label: Double Moon Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Calling in the Spirits; YO Cats; Who Knows What; Come Sunday; Dear Lord; Next March.
Next Chapter
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Lydian Dream; Minor Blues Experiment; Next Chapter; MRab; Twelve Note Samba; Emily
Alt Line; One Four All; Tuesday Blues.
Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band: Come In
by Vic Albani
Con tutto il rispetto per il quartetto di musicisti titolare di questa incisione, questo disco potrebbe essere velocemente destinato alla casella “bello anche se non fondamentale." Ma c'è una storia da raccontare che forse rende giustizia alla “necessità" di volerlo pubblicare e dargli un valore comunque non indifferente. L'11 marzo 2020 è una data ...
Michael Rabinowitz: Next Chapter
by Jack Bowers
The title “world's best jazz bassoonist" is akin to “world's best tap dancer on hot coals," meaning there simply is not much competition for the honor. Even if there were, however, Michael Rabinowitz would no doubt outdistance any challengers and handily earn the blue ribbon for bassoon excellence. One reason is that, unlike others who have ...
Boris Kozlov: Mingus and Much More
by R.J. DeLuke
The music of Charles Mingus can be like the man himself—multi-faceted, intimidating, blusterous, marked by mood changes. Whatever it is, the world is better for it. And fans of music can still hear and feel it live via bands, from orchestra to small group, that perform his pieces all over the world. Those bands—Mingus ...
Flash of the Spirit
Label: Truth Revolution Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Awesome Blues; Funky New Dorp; For Heaven's Sake; Beneath the Surface; Toujours Petits; Humpty Dumpty;
Natural Causes;
Ripty Boom; La Mesha; Voyage.
Clifford Lamb: Blues & Hues New Orleans
by Kyle Simpler
There are quite a few cities in the world that have an important musical legacy, and in many cases, the city's musical history might be one of the first things people associate with it. Take New Orleans. Commonly known as the birthplace of jazz, it's hard to imagine New Orleans without conjuring up brass bands, jazz ...
Santi Debriano: Flash of the Spirit
by Paul Rauch
Bassist/composer Santi Debriano has been prominently on the scene since the late seventies, when he worked for several years with saxophonist Archie Shepp. Born in Panama, and raised in Brooklyn from a very young age, his life was integrated with the many crosscurrents of jazz music in the Americas. He worked prominently with Sam Rivers in ...
Jazz Trombonist/Arranger Earl Mcintyre Releases New CD, Brass Carnival & Tribute! Via Live Premiere Concert
Jazz Trombonist/Arranger Earl McIntyre will celebrate his anticipated first offering, Brass Carnival & Tribute!, on March 9th at Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music. Award winning Jazz Trombonist/Arranger Earl McIntyre is known for his rich tones, incredible brass arrangements and diverse repertoire making him a “go to" for performances and arrangements ranging from classical to jazz. His new ...
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