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Backgrounder: Jimmy McGriff - Step 1
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Philadelphian Jimmy McGriff began as a pianist but fell in love with the organ after hearing Richard “Groove" Holmes play the Hammond B3 at his sister's wedding. He bought his first organ in 1956, spent six months at New York's Juilliard School of Music and then studied the organ privately with Milt Buckner, Jimmy Smith and Sonny Gatewood. He began leading an organ combo in 1960. Step 1 was recorded for producer Sonny Lester at Capitol Records in 1970. The ...
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Jimmy McGriff: Late 1969
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the 1960s, organist Jimmy McGriff had a more pointed attack on the keyboard than many Hammond organists of the period. His playing was percussive and funky, with a heavy dose of the blues. McGriff was childhood friends with organ pioneer Jimmy Smith, and organist Richard “Groove" Holmes gave him lessons. He also studied at the Juilliard School of Music and with Smith and Milt Buckner among others. In the 1960s, McGriff became the house organist at clubs in Philadelphia, ...
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Exclusive: Jim Griffin, WIPO Spearheading an 'International Music Registry'...
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Digital Music News
If there's one question this industry can't reliably answer, it's 'who owns what?' And a close second, 'how do you locate these owners?' Some songs are easy, but others have complicated ownership structures and splits that traverse recordings and publishing, or cross international borders. And, it can be incredibly complicated to contact, license, or pay the right parties (just ask SoundExchange). So why not create a comprehensive, centralized database forfinding, contacting, and then licensing musical works? Well, that's exactly the ...
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Sid Griffin & the Coal Porters Plan Rare U.S. West Coast Foray
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conqueroo
British alt-bluegrass band fronted by Long Ryders founder and author Sid Griffin will perform at the Stagecoach Festival plus San Francisco and three L.A. shows LONDON, U.K.—Musician/writer/author/broadcaster Sid Griffin rose to fame in Los Angeles as leader of Island recording artists the Long Ryders, one of the first bands of the alt-rock era to incorporate the influences of Gram Parsons and the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Byrds. Yet in recent years, he's made his home in London, where he ...
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IN + OUT RECORDS announces new releases from Johnny Griffin, the Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen, and Ratko Zjaca with John Patitucci, Steve Gadd and Randy Brecker
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Michael Ricci
IN + OUT RECORDS, one of Europe's most enterprising and acclaimed independent jazz labels, with a reputation as a producer of recordings of the highest musical and technical quality established through its twenty-plus years of releasing cutting edge music created by both American and European artists, announces its second release of new recordings to be distributed exclusively in the United States by the Allegro Media Group. Following up on its initial Allegro distributed release of recordings by Billy Cobham, Odean ...
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Robert Plant Album/Tour with Patty Griffin, Darrell Scott and More
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JamBase
ROBERT PLANT AND THE BAND OF JOY TO TOUR U.S.A. JULY SHOWS TO INCLUDE MATERIAL FROM NEW ROUNDER ALBUM
Robert Plant Robert Plant has confirmed a 12 city North American tour. Beginning in July, this first leg of shows, which will be followed by further dates in the fall, will preview material from a new album. Featuring a diverse group of musicians - Patty Griffin, vocals; Darrell Scott, multi-instrumentalist/vocals; Byron House, bass/vocals; Marco Giovino, drums and percussion/vocals; including ...
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Jake Hanna Versatile Jazz Drummer Was in Merv Griffin's TV Show Band Dies
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Michael Ricci
Hanna, known for his unerring sense of time, was at home playing with big bands and small groups. He performed with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Duke Ellington, among others.
Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78. Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of complications from a bone marrow disease, ...
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Patty Griffin Confirms Tour Dates
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JamBase
PATTY GRIFFIN CONFIRMS TOUR DATES TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN CHURCH, OUT NOW
Patty Griffin EMI/Credential Recordings is excited to confirm Patty Griffin's first tour in support of her new record, Downtown Church, released January 26. The dates are the first leg of several that will take her across the country throughout the year. They begin in St. Louis on March 26 and end April 17 in Driftwood, TX.
The band will be Buddy Miller, Doug Lancio, Frank Swart, Marco Giovino and ...
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Recent Listening: Kuhn, Alexander, Griffin, Assadullahi
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Steve Kuhn, Mostly Coltrane (ECM). Kuhn pays homage to John Coltrane, who briefly employed him in 1960 when the pianist was on the doorstep of his career. His tribute encompasses elegiac, earthy and wildly exploratory facets of the great saxophonist. It may remind listeners that, despite a relatively low profile, Kuhn is a major pianist of our time. His grasp of the nature, or natures, of Coltrane's music is evident throughout. His keyboard touch, his fluidity, the flow and density ...
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