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Jack Wilkins, famed guitarist, home again after second visit to hospital in a year
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All About Jazz
Four years ago, legendary jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins, 78, found out he had stage four kidney disease and has been quietly dealing with that since. Despite surviving Covid-19 without catching it, in late 2021 he took a pain pill for recent dental work, stood up too suddenly, and found himself on the floor of his kitchen. A day later he was in the hospital with a broken hip. There followed months of rehab, but he bounced back. Then in late ...
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Jimmy Wilkins (1921-2018)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jimmy Wilkins, the trombone-playing brother of arranger-saxophonist Ernie Wilkins and the last surviving member of Count Basie's original New Testament Band launched in 1951, died August 24. He was 97. In recent years, Jimmy led a big band in Las Vegas using arrangements by his brother Ernie and Frank Foster. Jimmy and I spoke every six months or so. Our last conversation was in July. I'll miss him and his Count Basie stories. Here's my entire JazzWax interview with Jimmy: ...
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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 3)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
For Jimmy Wilkins and his brother Ernie, receiving a call from Clark Terry in 1951 to join Count Basie's new band in New York was a stroke of incredible luck. Both musicians were jumping from one territory band to another trying to keep the paychecks coming. But big bands were folding fast. Small swing groups weren't faring much better. In 1950, Basie's had been working with a sextet that included Terry (tp),Buddy DeFranco (cl), Wardell Gray (ts), Freddie Green (g), ...
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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 2)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Most of us think of jazz's evolution after World War II as one big surge forward as the years progressed. In truth there were economic ups and downs, triumphs and setbacks as well as opportunities and dead ends. Success often was the product of relentless hard work, talent and good fortune—such as being in the right place at the right time. It also didn't hurt to have lots of friends and a brother or two in the business to improve ...
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Interview: Jimmy Wilkins (Part 1)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Jimmy Wilkins is the younger brother of Ernie Wilkins, the prolific composer and big band arranger who died in 1999. Today, Jimmy lives outside of Las Vegas and leads a big band in Henderson, Nev., carrying on his brother's legacy. The band's book features wow-pow charts by his brother and Frank Wess. Jimmy's recording career as a trombonist stopped in 1955 before resuming in 1975. But in the 1950s, Jimmy had quite a run. He was in Count Basie's band ...
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CMA First Tuesdays Begin October 5th with Mariah Wilkins and Luis Bonilla in "Talking Business"
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Susan Dadian
NEW YORK, NY—Chamber Music America (CMA), in partnership with Saint Peter's Jazz Ministry and the Midtown Arts Commons, announces the start of its eighth annual First Tuesdays series, free professional-development seminars for musicians and presenters that focus on a wide range of practical issues critical to the working ensemble. Seminars take place on the first Tuesday of the month, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., beginning in October at Saint Peter's Church at 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City. ...
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Kenny Clarke and Ernie Wilkins
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
I purposefully left my favorite Hank Jones record off my top-20 list last Sunday to talk about the album here in full. This record is a rare and rather obscure date from March 1955 for Savoy, when a&r chief Ozzie Cadena was producing some amazing music at the label. You probably would never know about this baby unless someone hipped you to it, so here I am.
This early Savoy LP didn't have an official title. Instead, two musicians' names ...
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Notes from the Net: Jimmy Wilkins Profiled; Rollins, Elling and Botti on the Road; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Starting with some Miles Davis-related items, it seems that the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Davis' Kind of Blue continues without pause, as KoB drummer Jimmy Cobb's all-star So What band played at the Saratoga Performing Arts ...
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Maxjazz Releasing New CD from Guitarist Jack Wilkins
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The St. Louis-based independent label MAXJAZZ is releasing a new CD by guitarist Jack Wilkins on Tuesday, June 16.Until It's Time is Wilkins' debut for MAXJAZZ, and features the veteran guitarist with pianist Jon Cowherd, bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Mark Farber in a program of 12 songs penned by a diverse group of composers ranging from Sonny Rollins to James Taylor to Ludwig Van Beethoven.You can see MAXJAZZ's promotional “e-card" for the release with some ...
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Cornelia Street Cafe Valentine's Day Special Menu + Jay Clayton, vocals; Jack Wilkins, guitar in the Cabaret Space Tuesday, February 14th
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All About Jazz
CORNELIA STREET CAFE VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL OUR VOLUPTUOUS 5-COURSE VALENTINE'S DINNER $50 (See website for menu) AND IN THE CABARET THE FABULOUS JAY CLAYTON SINGS OF LOVE (Jay Clayton, vocals; Jack Wilkins, guitar) SHOWS: 8:30 & 10 Jay Clayton is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, composer, and educator, whose work boldly spans the terrain between jazz and new music. She has appeared alongside such formidable artists as Muhal Richard Abrams, Julian Priester, George ...
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