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OZMA From France - NYC Debut of 'Hyperlapse' at The Cutting Room on November 2
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Tour Dates October 25-26 at Maison de France, Washington DC October 28 at Jazz Society of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA November 2 at The Cutting Room, New York, NY This year the French combo is celebrating its 20th birthday. After eight albums, 500 concerts on four continents in 42 countries and collaborative multidisciplinary projects with artists from all over the world, OZMA will present their music for the first time on American soil. So many dialogues and generous ...
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Video: Quincy Jones Big Band in France
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Quincy Jones had a sterling jazz career in the 1950s arranging and conducting for top jazz recording artists. He also recorded with his own band. By 1959, Jones decided to invest in a touring production of Harold Arlen's jazz musical Free and Easy that used his arrangements for 18 musicians instead of a full orchestra. Free and Easy premiered in Amsterdam on December 7, 1959 and continued pre-opening performances in Brussels, Amsterdam again and Sweden in late 1959 and early ...
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Lockjaw and Zoot in France, 1975
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Imagine a concert with Dorothy Donegan on piano, Arvell Shaw on bass and Panama Francis on drums. Then add tenor saxophonists Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and Zoot Sims and trumpeter Harry “Sweets" Edison in the front line. On July 19, 1975, that's exactly what happened at the Nice Jazz Festival, held at Arènes de Cimiez, a Roman amphitheater. Of the three songs taped for French TV, Out of Nowhere is particularly special, with extraordinary solos all around, including a rare muteless ...
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Grant Green: Funk in France
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Blue Note Records probably owes Grant Green's family an apology. The guitarist was the finest jazz guitarist of the 1960s, topped only by Wes Montgomery. Today, virtually Green's entire discography has made it into the digital age. But it may surprise many that a good number of his albums for Blue Note weren't released during his lifetime, including his first. By my count, nine as a leader were shelved for reasons that escape me. These albums include First Session, Remembering, ...
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International Jazz Day - Paris, France - April 30, 2015 - Join the celebration!
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Michael Ricci
On April 30, 2015, the world will celebrate the fourth edition of International Jazz Day. In parallel with hosting UNESCO's ongoing 70th Anniversary celebration, Paris, France will serve as the International Jazz Day 2015 Global Host City. This special designation recognizes the historically significant influence that Paris, and more broadly France, has had on jazz music and culture. Major French figures in jazz include guitarist Django Reinhardt, vocalists Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker, violinists Jean-Luc Ponty and Stéphane Grappelli, and ...
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Bobby Hutcherson: France, 1969
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Searching around YouTube yesterday, I found a gorgeous clip. The following video features vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson with tenor saxophonist Harold Land on July 25, 1969 at the Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival in Antibes, France. They were backed by Stanley Cowell (p), Reggie Johnson (b) and Joe Chambers (d). This clip features the quintet on Herzog, which Hutcherson and Land recorded a year earlier on Hutcherson's album Total Eclipse (Blue Note). Dig the heat of Land against the coolness of ...
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Ray Charles - Live in France 1961 DVD (2011)
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Something Else!
Ray Charles, by this point, had left Atlantic for ABC-Paramount and was well on his way to becoming one of the 20th century's most important crossover artists—dabbling in everything from country to big band to adult contemporary music. Make no mistake, though, Charles was still a musician of staggering talent in the straight-ahead jazz idiom—as lovingly underscored in these never-before-seen DVD performances from Eagle Vision filmed at the Antibes Jazz Festival in July of 1961. Charles, appearing on a bill ...
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Jazz Masterclasses / Workshops Near Nice (South Of France) August 2011
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COARTJAZZ
COARTJAZZ in Coaraze (06) a typical and charming perched village from Provence near Nice, France. Master classes and Workshops for 5 days from 20th to 24th August 2011: Five hours per day, 6/7 students per class Mornings: Learning with Pros (Improvisation, theory) Afternoons: small ensembles coordinated by binomes of pros Evenings: Jam sessions / Concerts Level: amateurs or professionals jazz players are welcome. The goal is to learn, exchange ideas and music in a ...
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