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Leonard Feather Said It

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 19, 2008

"The story of the Shearing sound is interesting. I had encouraged George to come over from England in '46. He stayed about three months, did one record date for Savoy, and went back home. When I saw him in London in the summer of '47, he was playing accordion in some band. But that winter he returned and settled in a small apartment in Queens. Since I had helped produce his first records in London, I went to all the ...

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The Hideout Brings Chicago to D.C.

Source: RVAjazz
December 19, 2008

The Hideout is bringing Chicago musicians to Washington, D.C., on the eve of the inauguration. The Black Cat will be the site for “The Big Shoulders Ball: Chicago Celebrates Change." Performers will be a spectacle of Chicagoans: Tortoise, the Waco Brothers, Eleventh Dream Day, Andrew Bird, Jon Langford, Sally Timms, David “Honeyboy" Edwards, Ken Vandermark, Freakwater, Icy Demons and Judson Claiborne. Tickets are $50, but seeing Vandermark and Tortoise on the same bill should give the illusion of stretching that ...

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Vincenzo Maurogiovanni Endorses Degier Guitars & Basses

Source: All About Jazz
December 18, 2008

Vincenzo Maurogiovanni is a new endorser for DeGier Guitars & Basses, Basses in particular. This bass virtuoso is an international renowned musician from Italy. Born in Bari in October 1976, plays six string bass, guitar and drums. He works as a professional bass instructor, teaches modern and solo techniques, giving clinics all over the world and collaborates with professional musicians. Last December 6 Vincenzo Maurogiovanni gave a clinic at the shop of DeGier Guitars & Basses for all who wanted ...

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Miles Davis Said It

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
December 18, 2008

"Monk has really helped me. When I came to New York, he taught me chords and his tunes. A main influence he has been through the years has been has to do with giving musicians more freedom. They feel that if Monk can do what he does, they can.

“Monk has been using space for a long time. The thing that Monk must realize is that he can't get everybody to play his songs right. Coltrane, Milt Jackson and maybe ...

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Matisyahu: Take a Chance

Source: JamBase
December 18, 2008

By: Chris Clark

Matisyahu Over the last four years, Matthew Miller has seen much change. Beginning with his debut, eye-opening performances at 2004's Wakarusa Music Festival, word spread quickly about his uncanny stage presence, religiously infused rhymes, and delectable pairing of reggae beats with beat boxing and slivers of exploratory jamming.

As Matisyahu, Miller has been able to capitalize on his religious and life transformations and from them produce one of today's more prominent musical success stories. He has risen, ...

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"What? You Know About Leo?"

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 18, 2008

Shortly after I posted the Doug's Picks selection of Wadada Leo Smith's new CD, Tabligh (see the center column), I was in a meeting with Daron Hagen. I casually mentioned Smith. “What?" he said, full of excitement. “You know about Leo?" It turns out that Hagen, a distinguished composer of operas, chamber music and orchestral works, was a teaching colleague of Smith at Bard College and holds him in high regard. That led to a discussion of one of Hagen's ...

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Frances Lynne

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
December 18, 2008

From San Francisco comes news of the death of Frances Lynne, the singer who worked with Paul Desmond and Dave Brubeck before there was a Brubeck Quartet. Ms. Lynne went on to sing with Charlie Barnet and Gene Krupa as the big band era wound down. Her first recording, however, was not until 1991 with her husband, John Coppola's band. She and the trumpeter were married for fifty-two years. She was eighty-two years old. Reviewing her CD, Remember, I wrote, ...

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The Testimony of Sweet Baby James

Source: All About Jazz
December 17, 2008

James Benton is chock full of soul, man. So much that he can barely control it. Take the song “The Body,” for instance. It’s a boogie-woogie groove authored by Benton himself that was banned from Portland radio in 1955 because of its sexually suggestive underpinnings. Sure, after performing “The Body” to throngs of jazz and R&B lovers over the past 55-plus years, it’s no longer tops on Benton’s hit list (though the crowd invariably devours it as a dance favorite). ...

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