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Classic Jazz Artists In New Book By Renown Photographer Bob Willoughby
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Steve Roth
Bob Willoughby was one of the great photographers of classic Hollywood and its stars; his photos throughout the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s were seen in Look, Life, and Harper’s Bazaar. Willoughby was also a jazz lover who took hundreds of photos of the burgeoning California Jazz scene and its most pivotal and innovative magicians. For the first time these amazing photos documenting his passion for the music are lovingly chronicled in Jazz: Body and Soul published this week in the ...
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West Coast Release Party For "The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story"
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Gregg Akkerman
Author Gregg Akkerman will be launching the release of his new book, The Last Balladeer: The Johnny Hartman Story (Scarecrow Press, 2012), on the West Coast at a reading event in San Diego, California. The release marks the long-overdue biography of a vocalist best known for his eponymously titled album with the intrepid saxophonist John Coltrane (Impulse! 1963) and as the singing voice behind several scenes in Clint Eastwood's The Bridges of Madison County. Jazz singer Carol Sloane was one ...
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New Boston Book Looks Back On A Sparkling Jazz Scene
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Richard Vacca
Nat Pierce, Joe Gordon, and Charlie Mariano started their careers in Boston. It’s where Nat Hentoff worked as a deejay, George Wein planned the Newport Jazz Festival, and Lawrence Berk started the Berklee School of Music. Richard Vacca writes about all of them and more in The Boston Jazz Chronicles: Faces, Places, and Nightlife 1937–1962, the first book to document that city’s vibrant jazz scene at mid-century. “In a city that isn’t shy about telling its stories, the jazz history ...
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A Spotify playlist for Ted Gioia's "The Jazz Standards" of 2,000 songs
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Michael Ricci
My passage as a listener into the jazz world was accidental and fortuitous. As a young rock fan browsing the vinyl cutouts at Jack's Record Rack, I found one of Miles Davis' Live at the Blackhawk albums for $1.99 or so. Something about the moody cover appealed to me, so I bought it. Not long after that, I heard my first live jazz performance. The shortlived Winterfest booked tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, who'd made a remarkable comeback after some lean ...
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Coming Soon: "Menage a Bughouse" by Cartoonist Steve Lafler
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Michael Ricci
Cartoonist Steve Lafler teams up with publisher CO2 to release Ménage a Bughouse. a 408-page volume collecting Lafler's trilogy of Bughouse graphic novels, Bughouse, Baja and Scalawag. Bughouse is the story of Jimmy Watts and his band of jazz playing bugs. The character driven story is set in a stylish “insect-noir” world, invoking an indigo-toned Manhattan of the early 1950s. Be-bop is king, and the alluring substance “bug juice” threatens to destroy the players against a backdrop of romance and ...
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Former All About Jazz Contributor Martin Gladu Publishes Biographical Essay On Calvin Lampley
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Gladu
Pianist Teddy Wilson’s concert appearances with Benny Goodman in 1935 and Quincy Jones’ employment as a corporate executive at a major label in 1964 appear to be foremost references in the popular music literature on the integration of African Americans. Yet the pioneering accomplishments of lesser known figures are often neglected in favour of the more overt activism of John Hammond, Paul Robeson, Helen Oakley and the likes. But the chances of there being a slew of other as enterprising ...
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Enter Music Publishing Rushes To Mike Portnoy For July Cover Of DRUM!; Portnoy Proves His Drumming Diversity Since Dream Theater
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JCM Media
San Jose, Calif., — Enter Music Publishing, print and online publishers of percussion mags features a compelling editorial on Mike Portnoy in the July 2012 Issue of DRUM!. And, if anything can be said of Portnoy since his departure from Dream Theater it is that he is not resting on his laurels. In fact, it’s amazing that Andrew Lentz, DRUM! assistant editor, had the chance to write this story given that Portnoy's schedule seemingly leaves no time for anything, including ...
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Jazz Educator Dr. Matt Warnock Releases Building Bebop Vocabulary Ebook
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Matthew Warnock
Jazz guitarist and educator Matt Warnock has recently released his latest ebook, “Building Bebop Vocabulary Volume 1: Mastering the m7 Chord.” With 17 years of international teaching and performances under his belt, Matt brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to this project, giving the reader an in-depth yet easy to understand look at the m7 chord’s role in jazz improvisation. Having worked with thousands of jazz guitarists of all levels of experience and backgrounds around the world, Matt has ...
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