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Frankie Trumbauer and Me
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The jazz saxophone starts with Frankie Trumbauer in the 1920s. All of the greats of the 1930s and '40s were fans, including Lester Young. In addition to playing C-melody saxophone (between the tenor and alto in size) and recording with Jean Goldkette, Red Nichols, Paul Whiteman, and Bix Beiderbecke, Trumbauer was a skilled pilot who joined the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) and was a test pilot during World War II, training crews in the operation of the B-25 bomber. JazzWax reader ...
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CEO Ethan Diamond on Bandcamp's Success and Why It's Working
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HypeBot
Music Ally spoke recently with Ethan Diamond about the phenomenal success of Bandcamp. In fact, Bandcamp has grown from success to success from indie ecommerce to social destination to streaming music on mobile. It's a company that's based its approach on the needs of the artists and the community and that approach has paid off. Bandcamp is on my short list of new music companies that I think are vital to creating a positive future for the music industry. From ...
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Interview: Gourmet Duo Plus
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Eric Taylor
Q: How and when did Gourmet Duo Plus form? A: Gourmet Duo Plus is the extension of the musical group Gourmet Duo. Gourmet Duo was founded in 2010 by pianist and singer Yvetta Uustalu and bassist Tõnis Tüür. Q: What inspired the group's name and why did it change from Gourmet Duo to Gourmet Duo Plus? A: When the name Gourmet Duo was inspired from delicious food in the gourmet restaurant – so our music must be as good as ...
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Meet Kojo Roney
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
With hardly a week going by in which we don’t lose a venerable musician, it may be natural to wonder whether the art form will wither. That is unlikely. New players emerge and enrich the music. It is rare, however, that they emerge quite as young as Kojo Roney of the Philadelphia Roneys. He is the son of tenor saxophonist Antoine and a nephew of trumpeter Wallace. He plays drums. He is nine years old. He recently sat in for ...
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Remember Gregory Herbert?
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Gregory Herbert, one of the most talented saxophonists of his generation, was born in Philadelphia 67 years ago this month. After a brief engagement with Duke Ellington when he was 17, Herbert spent four years as a music major at Temple University in his hometown, concentrating on alto saxophone, clarinet and flute. In 1971 he joined Woody Herman’s Herd, that perpetual incubator of young talent, and began to specialize as a tenor saxophonist. Based on his work with Herman, conventional ...
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Bill Holman: 87 and Swinging
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
This is Bill Holman’s birthday. At 87, the great arranger shows no inclination to sit around basking in the glow of his achievements. He and his band are gearing up for a concert tomorrow night at the Los Angeles Jazz Institute’s Adventures In Big Band Jazz, a four-day celebration featuring music associated with 13 big bands. In the course of his career, Holman has written for at least half of them, including those of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Buddy Rich, ...
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Interview: Don Andrews Of Spirojazz
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Eric Taylor
Q: Some people, especially those who familiar with progressive-rock albums from the '70s, would expect Space and Alienation as a science-fiction concept record. But Space and Alienation have a deeper meaning on your album, judging from the emotional tone of certain pieces. Is Space and Alienation what we feel from everyday living? In other words, we seek space but yet feel alienated once we have too much of it? A: Space and Alienation is for me about not knowing and ...
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Mike Cuozzo: Lost Sax
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The name Mike Cuozzo won't ring a bell with most jazz fans. The tenor saxophonist's discography is slim—just four known recording sessions, including two leadership dates, in 1955 and 1956, when he was 30 years old. And that was it. He left the jazz scene to become a building contractor in Caldwell, N.J., a move likely made to pay the bills, especially if he had a family. Cuozzo (pronounced COO-zo) was born in Newark, N.J., in 1925. He began his ...
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