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Perfection: Harry James in the Late '50s/Early '60s

Perfection: Harry James in the Late '50s/Early '60s

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Two big bands that knock me out from the late 1950s and early 1960s are the ones led by Count Basie and Harry James. Both could swing the house sideways, but both knew when enough was enough. Basie, of course, invented the concept of just enough, but James's decade-straddling band is often overlooked for the same quality. James's near-stalker passion for Basie is well known ("Two O'Clock Jump) but less known is that during this period, they shared the same ...

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Festival

Rochester International Jazz Fest Club Passes On Sale Friday, October 25 At Early Bird Prices

Rochester International Jazz Fest Club Passes On Sale Friday, October 25 At Early Bird Prices

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.

Club Passes for the 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival 22nd Edition, June 20 to 28, go on sale at the lowest prices this Friday, October 25, at 10 a.m. only at rochesterjazz.com. The Club Pass is the Festival's popular and unique value pass to discovery, giving patrons unlimited access to up to 171 Club Pass shows at 10 Club Pass venues – at significant savings over individual show tickets. This year, the price of a 9-Day Club Pass is $50 ...

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The Mellow Scene of Early Autumn

The Mellow Scene of Early Autumn

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Though the calendar says summer, our souls tell us it's early autumn. So in the spirit of the shifting sunlight, darker mornings and cooler air, here's the story behind the jazz standard Early Autumn followed by 10 sterling instrumental versions. The story... In 1946, the classically inclined arranger Ralph Burns brought a three-part neo-Impressionist suite to bandleader Woody Herman called Summer Sequence. As Gary Giddins notes in his superb book, Visions of Jazz (Oxford), Herman recorded the three parts in ...

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Book / Magazine

'Early Jazz,' A New Book by Fumi Tomita

'Early Jazz,' A New Book by Fumi Tomita

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Early Jazz is an overview of the beginnings of jazz from its nineteenth-century roots through 1929, when elements of the Swing Era began to emerge. It is the first book on early jazz history in over fifty years and fills a compelling need for an update that reflects recent research. With a broad definition of jazz that encompasses the artistic and the commercial, the book's inclusive tone allows for a wide spectrum of musicians, including not only pioneering African American ...

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Book / Magazine

First Complete Discography Of Early Interracial Jazz Sessions by Stephen Provizer

First Complete Discography Of Early Interracial Jazz Sessions by Stephen Provizer

Source: S.G Provizer

As Long As They Can Blow: Interracial Jazz Recording and Other Jive Before 1935 has just been released in print, eBook and .pdf download. Author Stephen Provizer has amassed a discography of hundreds of interracial recording sessions, which include some of the most well-known jazz musicians of the era, including Jelly Roll Morton, Coleman Hawkins, Eddie Lang, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Alberta Hunter, Don Redman and many, many more. There is also a concise list that can be used for ...

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Performance / Tour

From Ragtime To Early Jazz – Celebrating New England Conservatory’s Ragtime Legacy On Tuesday, November 21 At Jordan Hall

From Ragtime To Early Jazz – Celebrating New England Conservatory’s Ragtime Legacy On Tuesday, November 21 At Jordan Hall

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications

The Gunther Schuller Society and New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts and Jazz Studies departments will honor the birthday of the most transformative figure in NEC’s history with From Ragtime to Early Jazz, the Gunther Schuller Legacy Concert on Tuesday, November 21. Directed by CMA co-chair Hankus Netsky, From Ragtime to Early Jazz celebrates the 50th anniversary of Schuller’s 1973 Grammy Award-winning The Red Back Book recording which re-introduced chamber orchestra arrangements of Scott Joplin’s music originally published around 1912. ...

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Rochester Jazz Fest Club Passes On Sale At Early-bird Prices

Rochester Jazz Fest Club Passes On Sale At Early-bird Prices

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.

Club Passes for the 2024 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival (RIJF) 21st Edition, June 21 to 29, 2024, are on sale now at RochesterJazz.com or by calling (585) 454-2060. The Club Pass is RIJF's unique and popular value pass to discovery, providing unlimited access to 216 Club Pass shows this year – 24 more shows than last year – at 12 Club Pass venues. The Pass offers significant savings over individual Club Pass show entry of $35 for Kilbourn Hall ...

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Festival

Annapolis Hosts A Jazz And Roots Festival In Early November 2023

Annapolis Hosts A Jazz And Roots Festival In Early November 2023

Source: Jazz Beyond Borders

Maryland's centuries old capital hosts a world of music in the second year of the Annapolis Jazz & Roots Festival. On two weekends from November 3rd, 2023, the historic port will come alive with music from many countries and cultures performed by international and regional artists. Some events require admission; others are free. They are held at four sites in Eastport, the Maritime heart and soul of Annapolis. With sweeping views of the Chesapeake Bay, Eastport has a fun, laid-back ...

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'Listen To This' Exploring The Early Electric Period Of Miles Davis

'Listen To This' Exploring The Early Electric Period Of Miles Davis

Source: Mary Curtin Productions

For the past year, improvising keyboardist Dave Bryant, curator and host of the “Third Thursdays" series of monthly harmolodic jazz concerts, has also been involved with the “Listen To This" musical project, which explores the rich musical legacy of Miles Davis, particularly from his early electric period 1968-1975. The project includes founder Jerome Deupree of Morphine and Either/Orchestra (drums), Russ Gershon of Either/Orchestra (woodwinds, organ), Rick Barry of Bim Skala Bim and Lookie Lookie (percussion), Todd Brunel of Know Orchestra ...

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Festival

CGI Rochester International Jazz Fest Club Pass On Sale Now At Early Bird Prices - One Ticket For Unlimited Access To 192 Club Pass Shows

CGI Rochester International Jazz Fest Club Pass On Sale Now At Early Bird Prices - One Ticket For Unlimited Access To 192 Club Pass Shows

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.

Club Passes for the 2023 CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival 20th Edition are on sale now at early bird prices. To buy visit RochesterJazz.com or call (585) 454-2060. The Club Pass is the festival's unique and popular value pass to discovery, providing access to 192 Club Pass shows at 11 Club Pass venues at significant savings over individual show tickets. The three and nine-day passes allow music fans to experience unlimited access to concerts in the Club Pass Series featuring ...

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