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Duke Ellington: Denmark, 1970
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
On Jan. 23, 1967, Duke Ellington was in Copenhagen where he filmed two programs at TV-Byen Studio. The first was an octet of band members playing Ellington hits. The second was a trio featuring Ellington with bassist John Lamb and drummer Rufus Jones. One of the songs they performed was The Fringe of the Jungle. Also known as Eggo, the Ellington TV performance marked the first time he recorded the song. On the 117th anniversary of Ellington's birth, here's the ...
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Bill Evans: Sweden, 1970
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the spring of 1970, pianist Bill Evans was in Europe on tour with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell. They made stops in Finland, Denmark, Germany and Sweden. In Finland, he visited the home of composer Ilkka Kuusisto, where Evans was filmed by Finnish TV in conversation with guests and performing three songs. For more on this video, go here. In Sweden, Evans performed in Stockholm, where the trio was filmed for Swedish TV playing Thelonious Monk's 'Round ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Introducing Melissa Aldana
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's check out some video performances featuring saxophonist Melissa Aldana, who will making her St. Louis debut starting next Wednesday, April 27 through Saturday, April 30 at Jazz at the Bistro A 27-year-old native of Santiago, Chile, Aldana began learning saxophone at age 6 from her father Marcos Aldana, a professional saxophonist in Chile. She started playing in local clubs as a teenager, and in 2005 met pianist Danilo Pérez, who was touring in Chile with saxophonist Wayne ...
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Horace Silver 5 & Joe Farrell 3
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In April 1968, two American ensembles performed on Jazz Omkring Midnat, a Danish TV program. The first group was the Horace Silver Quintet, with Bill Hardman (tp), Bennie Maupin (ts), Horace Silver (p), John Williams (b) and Billy Cobham (d). Following Silver was the Elvin Jones Trio, featuring Elvin Jones (d), Joe Farrell (ts, fl) and Jimmy Garrison (b). Two bands that epitomized the rising heat and abstraction in acoustic jazz. Here's the hour-long show. It will lift the hairs ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, our video spotlight shines on The Bad Plus Joshua Redman, the collaborative project in which the critically acclaimed trio of the first part—pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Reid Anderson, and drummer Dave King, known collectively as The Bad Plus—joins forces with the highly esteemed saxophonist of the second part, Joshua Redman. This all-star aggregation will be playing this coming Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20 at Jazz at the Bistro, and while as of this writing some tickets ...
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Miles Davis: 1951-54
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
After Miles Davis's bebop years with Charlie Parker (1945-1949) and his cool dalliances with his nonet (1948-1950), the trumpeter began leading small potent hard-bop bands. His recordings made between 1951 and '54 are particularly exciting for listeners eager to explore his development prior to 1955, when he signed with Columbia Records. During this 10-inch LP era, Davis was both ferocious and sensitive, confident and curious, brashly dissonant and joyfully melodic. No matter the mood, Davis was always gorgeous and sculptural, ...
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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The legacy of Maynard Ferguson
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The week, let's take a brief look at the legacy of the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, as carried on by some of his former sidemen. Billed as the M.F. All-Star Band, they'll be playing in St. Louis on Saturday, April 23 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center as part of the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival. (This year's GSLJF also will feature a concert on Friday by St. Louis favorite John Pizzarelli, with the UMSL Jazz Ensemble directed by Jim ...
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