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Start Your Week with Hampton Hawes

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 10, 2012

By the time Hampton Hawes' third trio album appeared, his piano playing had me in thrall. I was so taken with the LP’s cover that I traced its portrait of an alligator transported by music, inked in the outline, colored the gator with an Asparagus green Crayola and framed the copy. I have been carting it around from place to place ever since. My copy of the LP wore out long ago, but Concord Music, the inheritor of Contemporary Records, ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 2

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 8, 2012

This week, we present part two of StLJN's fall jazz preview, featuring video samples of some of the musicians who will be coming to St. Louis to perform between now and the end of the year. (You can see part one of the preview here.) Today's first video up top features guitarist John Scofield playing “Trio Blues" with bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bill Stewart in November 2010 in Leverkusen, Germany. Scofield will ...

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 1

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 2, 2012

For today's video showcase, let's take a look at a selection of clips featuring some of the touring jazz and creative music acts who will be visiting St. Louis this fall. Of course, StLJN will have more coverage of many of these musicians as the season goes on, so think of this as an opportunity to get a quick overview of what's coming. Since we had extensive coverage of Jazz St. Louis' season ...

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Jazzdoc: Gil Evans

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 27, 2012

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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Marcus Miller Marathon

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
August 26, 2012

This week, we've got a whole lot of video featuring bassist Marcus Miller, who's coming to St. Louis to play Sunday, September 9 and Monday, September 10 at Jazz at the Bistro. Miller, now 53, has been an in-demand player, producer and composer on the national and international music scene since his early twenties, working with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, and many others, as well as maintaining a solo ...

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Andy Kahn / Bruce Klauber / Bruce Kaminsky Develop "History Of The Jazz Trio" Program

Source: Bruce Klauber
August 24, 2012

Collectively, pianist Andy Kahn, bassist Bruce Kaminsky and drummer Bruce Klauber have been playing jazz professionally—and have worked in virtually every facet of the entertainment industry—for close to 150 years. As examples, in addition to their acclaimed work as musicians, Andy Kahn wrote and produced the number one hit record, “Hot Shot." Bruce Kamsinky invented—and manufactures—the widely used electronic/acoustic hybrid—KYDD bass. Bruce Klauber is the biographer of Gene Krupa and was the Jazz Legends DVD producer for Warner Bros. Publications ...

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Jazz Musicians as Pitchmen 2

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 24, 2012

On August 20, I posted a series of YouTube clips in which well-known jazz and pop artists starred in ads. Well, it didn't take long for JazzWax readers to chime in. Here's another round... Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle from Jeff Helgesen... Ella Fitzgerald and Chuck Mangione from Jeff... Miles Davis for Honda from Ali Sleeq... James Brown for Miso soup from Michael Bloom... Harry James for Kleenex tissues from Richard Salvucci... Bing, Louis, Rosie ...

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