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Solo piano artistry - and then some
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Pianist Bobby van Deusen is a master of the keyboard, blessed with an astonishing musical range in terms of genres, sound dynamics and sheer artistry. And those elements were all on display on Friday, April 20 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice. The Philadelphia native, now based in the Florida Panhandle, is best known for his work in the ragtime, stride and Dixieland genres. But his reach goes much deeper and wider. On this afternoon, he performed Scott Joplin's ...
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Celebrating the gypsy jazz legacy
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Violinist Keven Aland's Hot Club of SRQ brought its fascinating update of the gypsy jazz tradition to the Venice Art Center on Thursday, April 12, in a concert co-produced by the South County Jazz Club. The program built on the Hot Club of France tradition, drawing much material from gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt and his disciples. Reinhardt co-led the Hot Club of France Quintet with French violinist Stephane Grappelli, starting in 1934. For this performance, the Hot Club of ...
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2018 Grammy Winner Pablo Ziegler Trio Appearing At The Blue Note Jazz Festival On June 26
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Pablo Ziegler: 2018 Grammy Winner, “Best Latin Jazz Album" New Release on Steinway & Sons label: Solo Pablo Ziegler The Pablo Ziegler Trio won the 2018 Grammy Award for “Best Latin Jazz Album with their exciting release Jazz Tango (ZOHO). Ziegler, who honed his piano and composing skills working with legendary fellow Argentinian Astor Piazzolla, continues developing the style of Nuevo Tango. As a celebration of their Grammy-award-winning album, Ziegler's Jazz Tango Trio will be playing a shared ...
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Superb music and whimsy combine for a memorable CCJS season finale
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Trombonist Herb Bruce's repeat visit to the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series with his Herbicide Jazz Band was a night of uncontrolled exuberance. Sometimes it was in the music. More often, it was the self-deprecating humor of Bruce and his merry music makers on Monday, April 9's Dixieland Jazz Night. Herbicide presented excellent music- not always in the traditional Dixieland style. There were some crowd-pleasing vintage set pieces, some new things- including a new face in the area, some ...
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Jazz this week: "Songs of Freedom," Ramsey Lewis, Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's another jam-packed week of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with two esteemed pianists appearing back-to-back at one of the city's best-sounding halls; a retrospective of music from three of the 1960s' most provocative female vocalists, starring a St. Louis native; a couple of events raising scholarship money for local music students; and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 11 Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. presents his show “Songs of Freedom," with featured vocalists Joanna Majoko ...
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Ma*JiD "Sound Of A Flower" Release Performance On April 14 At National Sawdust!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Now! One Night Only! Ma*JiD Sound Of A Flower Saturday, April 14 Performance 7-9pm, $20 National Sawdust 80 N. 6th St. Brooklyn, NY 11249 (646) 779-8455 Three time Downbeat Rising Jazz violinist Ma*JiD ecstatically celebrates the release of his newest album, Sound Of A Flower. The culmination of an eight year journey, Ma*JiD will perform selections from the album joined by special guests Squala Orphan (Brooklyn MC/Guru's Jazzmatazz Alum), Sfumato ...
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Honoring and updating a classic saxophone sound and spirit
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Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
Bandleader Woody Herman's Second Herd in the late 1940s featured a stunning saxophone section known as the Four Brothers. It featured tenormen Stan Getz, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward, plus baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff. The sound was swinging and vibrant as the four players dug into crisp unison lines and took turns passing solos to one another much like relay runners hand off the baton. Seventy years after the Four Brothers made their mark on big band jazz, Harry Allen ...
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Jazz this week: Ken Page, Miller, Mulkerhar & Lefkowitz-Brown, C. Spencer Yeh & Andrew Lampert, Mark Lettieri, Anat Cohen & more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
It's a busy week for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with performances in styles ranging from cabaret to vintage jazz to fusion to experimental intermedia and beyond. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 4 Singer, actor and St. Louis native Ken Page, now living back in his hometown after a distinguished career on Broadway and in film, will perform his cabaret show for the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro . Page (pictured, ...
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