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Emilia Vancini And Guillermo Martín-viana New Release: 'Pigri'
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Emilia Vancini
Netherlands-based duo Emilia Vancini (voice) and Guillermo Martín-Viana (drums) released their album Pigri on 4th July 2025. This is the first collaboration between the Italian singer and Spanish drummer, who met through common musician friends in The Hague and decided to start working at a voice and drums project one and a half years ago. The album was completed after two sessions in the studio, over the course of six months. The atmosphere is minimalist; the musicians decided not to ...
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JazzFest Gallery Presents An Exclusive Collection Of David Stone Martin Classic Jazz Album Cover Art
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JazzFest Gallery
JazzFest Gallery is proud to announce the exclusive launch of an unparalleled collection of limited-edition fine art prints by the legendary jazz illustrator David Stone Martin. This marks the only place where collectors and jazz enthusiasts can acquire authentic pieces created by Martin, celebrated for his iconic jazz album covers. David Stone Martin's work is synonymous with the golden era of jazz, particularly through his collaboration with jazz impresario Norman Granz. Martin's dynamic and expressive illustrations have graced the covers ...
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Doc: The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
From 1957 to 1965, photographer W Eugene Smith lived in loft space at 821 Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. Smith had already established himself as a pioneer of the journalistic photo essay—a collection of images that told a story in magazines, most notably Life. Before the rise of the documentary in the early 1960s with the advent of the portable shoulder camera, Smith's photo montages served the same purpose in still images. In 1957, Smith left his wife and four children ...
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Martin Wind, Jim McNeely and Ed Neumeister 'Counterpoint' — Playful Dialogue Of Bass Instruments
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Some projects can't be planned, they just happen as a lucky coincidence. In the case of Martin Wind's new album Counterpoint it all started with an email he received from a musician in Europe. Wind, who has lived in Teaneck, New Jersey, for 25 years and has made a name for himself as a bassist and composer in New York City, recalls, “He suggested that we record an album together and asked if I could arrange some gigs in New ...
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Jazz Musician of the Day: Doc Cheatham
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz is celebrating Doc Cheatham's birthday today!
One of the very last survivors of the early days of jazz, trumpeter Adolphus “Doc" Cheatham attracted attention from the historically- inclined right up to his death in 1997 at the age of 91. His career recapitulated much of the history of jazz as a whole: he came of age hearing and playing with the New Orleans masters of the music's classic period; he participated in the big band movement that ...
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Tal Farlow Doc and 10 Tracks
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Tal Farlow is widely considered the father of the modern jazz guitar. His commanding attack and speed had much to do with the large size of his hands. As for his robust sense of swing and rich jazz-chord voicings, they were unbeatable. Born in 1921, Farlow was self-taught and deeply influenced by Benny Goodman's guitarist Charlie Christian. His first major recording session was as a member of the Red Norvo Trio in 1950, featuring Norvo on vibes and Charles Mingus ...
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Doc: Art Pepper - Notes From a Jazz Survivor
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Loneliness on the road and the dread of performing live in the early 1950s drove Art Pepper to snort heroin. What followed was a lifelong addiction. As he said regarding his stage anxiety, “I'd get sick to my stomach, and the only way I could handle it was getting loaded." It's hard to believe when you listen to Pepper play that he could be hampered by nerves. Such anxiety was more common than not, not only among jazz musicians under ...
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Doc: Shirley Horn Sings & Plays 'Here's to Life'
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Vocalist Shirley Horn's 1992 album Here's to Life (Verve) is a jazz masterpiece. The album has long been considered Horn's most emotionally penetrating album and Johnny Mandel's greatest triumph as a string arranger and orchestra conductor. He won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) for the album. Unfortunately, Horn lost in the Best Jazz Vocal Performance category that year to Bobby McFerrin for his vocal of 'Round Midnight on his Play album with Chick Corea. Many fans of ...
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