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Darin Brown Pays Tribute To Doug McCormick With The Release Of A New Take On 'Brought Up In New York (brought Down In L.A.),' A Classic Song By Paul Anka And Doug McCormick
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Darin Brown
On May 9, 2023, singer-songwriter Darin Brown will release a new single NY/LA, a remake of the classic song “Brought Up In New York (Brought Down in L.A.)” originally written by Paul Anka and the late Doug McCormick. This track features new material co-written by McCormick and Brown and is a heartfelt tribute to McCormick, who passed away one year ago on the same day as the song’s release. In addition to Paul Anka, McCormick also wrote for other music ...
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Jazz this week: Freddy Cole & Harry Allen, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kirk Whalum, Chris Corsano & Darin Gray, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features lots more holiday-themed programming, with Christmas shows from two touring headliners and several local performers, plus at least a few shows that may not contain any seasonal music. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 6 Singer and pianist Freddy Cole and his frequent collaborator/guest star, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, make their return for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. The brother of the ...
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Bobby Darin: In a Broadway Bag
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
We tend to think of Bobby Darin as the last old-school pop singer before the American songbook was submerged by the rock-and-soul surge of the 1960s. And in many respects he was. But just as Darin was rising as the heir to Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett, he became meaningless almost overnight. One day he was a finger-snapping swinger and the next he was caught leaning in the wrong generation. But if you listen to Darin's many ...
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Jazz This Week: Jon Wirtz and Nuskool, Darin Gray with Mars Williams and Tyler Damon, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Along with the return of something resembling more typical St. Louis weather for this time of year, this late-summer weekend offers an eclectic selection of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Denver based pianist Jon Wirtz and his trio Nuskool will be in town to perform at Robbie's House of Jazz. Wirtz (pictured) is doing some Midwest dates in support of his recently released album Tourist, which covers territory ...
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Tatsuya Nakatani, Darin Gray, Vanessa Skantze to Perform Thursday, October 4 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Improvising percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Nakatani (pictured), who's originally from Osaka, Japan but now lives in Pennsylvania, has played at LNAC several times in recent years, usually bringing a different concept or premise to each show. He typically employs a variety of sound sources, including drums, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects and bells, as well as various sticks, kitchen tools and ...
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Ray Ellis Arranger for Darin, Mathis, Day and Holiday Dies
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Michael Ricci
Ray Ellis dies at 85; arranger worked with Bobby Darin, Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, scores of others. Ellis, a saxophone player who turned to arranging pop music, wrote charts for hits by the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Billie Holiday and many others.
Ray Ellis, the versatile pop music arranger who wrote the charts for hits by the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Doris Day and Johnny Mathis, has died. ...
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New York West Village Jazz Septet Takes On the Music of Bobby Darin
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All About Jazz
"Splish Splash" is Bobby Darin's pivotal 1958 party hit. The Bronx-born musician is best remembered as a crooner from the '50s and '60s. Made famous again by the 2004 film “Beyond the Sea," starring Kevin Spacey. But when the jazz septet Waverly Seven dives into his music, Darin's big band beginnings are apparent. “It seemed like a cool idea to do the music of Bobby Darin," says Waverly Seven's Joel Frahm. About a year ago, these seven young New York-based ...
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Waverly Seven Reinterprets Darin on Recording Debut
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Shore Fire Media
Waverly Seven, the ensemble of New York's finest young jazz players, makes their recording debut with the double CD Yo! Bobby, out June 26th on Anzic Records. The septet of saxophonists Anat Cohen and Joel Frahm, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, keyboardists Jason Lindner and Manuel Valera, bassist Barak Mori, and drummer Daniel Freedman reinterpret signature tunes popularized by crooner Bobby Darin, who would have been 71 years old this May.
With their collective spirit of improvisation and impeccable talent, Waverly Seven ...
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Bobby Darin - Seeing Is Believing: 19 Song DVD Collection on Hyena Records
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All About Jazz
BOBBY DARIN SEEING IS BELIEVING: 19 CLASSIC PERFORMANCES OF THE LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON DVD
Featuring His Biggest Hits Like “Mack The Knife," “Dream Lover," “Splish Splash" and “Beyond The Sea" Plus Duets With Connie Francis and Bobbie Gentry
“Of the handful of people who could do it all, nobody did it all the way Bobby Darin did. And when it came to singing, any kind of song he wanted to sing, he could sing." ...
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