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Bill Charlap Trio Performing at Regattabar in Cambridge on February 11-12

February 12, 2011

Pianist Bill Charlap performs with his trio this weekend at the Regattabar at the Charles River Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Friday and Saturday, February 11-12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Considered one of the world's premier jazz pianists, Charlap is joined by Peter Bernstein on guitar and Sean Smith on bass. Tickets ...

Louis Armstrong and Rex Harrison - "Now You Has Jazz" (1957)

February 12, 2011

"Ginseng People" Woody Shaw Quartet

February 12, 2011

Wave Lengths

February 12, 2011

On February 17, Ars Nova Workshop presents a free concert at The Rotunda with William Hooker's Two Sides of Now and Norwegian duo Vertex. Tonight (February 11) on WRTI’s premier jazz program The Bridge, host J. Michael Harrison interviews William Hooker. Broadcasting live at 10pm (EST) from WRTI’s headquarters at Temple University, you can stream the ...

Weasel Walter, Mary Halvorson and Peter Evans - Electric Fruit (Thirsty Ear, 2011)

February 12, 2011

Three of the most adventurous musicians on the contemporary improvisation scene, drummer and percussionist Weasel Walter, guitarist Mary Halvorson and trumpeter Peter Evans combine for a fascinating album of collective improvisation that is entirely impossible to categorize (in a good way.) The song titles and the wonderful album artwork give a science fiction/steampunk air to the ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, February 11-17

February 12, 2011

Again, a busy jazzy weekend in the Twin Cities! Weather should be a plus, and as the snow melts, the jazz steam rises!! Highlights, Last Week My friend Ray Hayes assures me I missed the best show in a long time—Matthew Shipp solo piano at the Loring Theater. I trust Ray's judgment. He tossed off his ...

So, How Many Music Conferences Are There, Anyway?

February 11, 2011

It's ironic: go to a music conference, and everybody says the same thing. There are simply too many music conferences! And we should know: we go to alot of these things. But how many conferences are there, actually? And how many should there be? Not counting the smaller networking events and workshops, we attempted to list ...

Ack Varmeland, Du Skona

February 11, 2011

At a jam session a couple of nights ago, someone called “Dear Old Stockholm." I suggested that we play it in the unaltered form of the Swedish folk song that Stan Getz recorded in Stockholm 60 years ago. The bassist said, “Huh?" “It was a folk song?" said the pianist. Many musicians and listeners are under ...

Jazz This Week: Al Jarreau, Peter Martin, Davey Williams and Ladonna Smith, Mardra Thomas and Reggie Thomas, and More

February 11, 2011

It's a busy pre-Valentine's Day weekend for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, and with weather forecasters predicting at least a temporary respite from the deep freeze, it should be a good weekend to get out and about. Here are some of the notable shows coming up: Tonight, pianist Peter Martin continues his eponymous concert ...

Photostory: Fayard Nicholas

February 11, 2011

Fayard Nicholas was half the Nicholas Brothers dance team, whose spectacular gravity-defying routines were the highlights of films like Sun Valley Serenade (1941), Orchestra Wives (1942), Stormy Weather (1943), The Pirate (1948) and many others. Paul Slaughter had the honor of photographing Fayard Nicholas several times. [Photo of Fayard Nicholas in 1983 by Paul Slaughter] Here's ...