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Peter King
by Martin Longley
Even though the English alto saxophonist Peter King has only occasionally appeared in New York, over the decades he's visited often enough to be very gradually establishing a connection with the city's scene. This month, King is part of Made In The UK, a touring package organized and funded by The Arts Council Of England, with a host of UK performers set to invade both NYC and the Rochester International Jazz Festival. King's first significant entry onto the ...
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by Chris May
In 1994, the London branch of the international art auctioneers, Christie's, held a sale of Charlie Parker memorabilia. The prize exhibit was the white plastic saxophone played by Parker during his celebrated Massey Hall, Toronto performance with Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach in 1953. The winning bid of $150,000 was somewhat higher than that possible from this writer, and so the saxophone went to the mayor of Parker's birthplace, Kansas City.
To encourage the buyers, Christie's ...
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