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Jazz Trumpet, Part 1
by AAJ Staff
Jazz trumpet is practically an art form unto itself, with a richness in terms of its greatest soloists that is hard to match. Some have even argued for it being the “classiest," most sophisticated solo instrument in jazz. Moreover, it seems that in every period of jazz history, dominant voices on trumpet have leapt ...
Jazz this week: Kurt Elling, Zappa Plays Zappa, SIUE big bands, and more
View more events at stlouis.jazznearyou.com. As Jazz Appreciation Month 2015 reaches the halfway point, St. Louis gets a visit from one of the top male singers in jazz, a tribute to a memorable moment in 1970s jazz/fusion, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 15 Tonight, singer Kurt Elling returns to St. Louis to ...
June Christy: Stars of Jazz, '58
In 1958, June Christy was one of the West Coast's best-known jazz-pop recording artists. At Capitol Records, where Pete Rugolo arranged many of her albums, Christy delivered songs with a sunny melancholy and breathy coolness that perfectly reflected the sighing resignation of bluesy middle-age suburbanites in Southern California. In March '58, Christy appeared on Stars of ...
Bossa Nova
by AAJ Staff
In 1959, an unassuming guitarist/vocalist named João Gilberto from the Brazilian state of Bahia started a quiet revolution with his recordings “Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" and “Desafinado (Off Key)" on the Odeon label. They featured arrangements by a young native of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Jobim. Gilberto's whisper-toned, Afro-Indian-influenced Portuguese vocals complemented his ...
Yves Montand: C'est Si Bon
Fans of Man Men have been emailing to ask me about the closing song on Sunday night's episode. As viewers of the series know, Matthew Weiner, the show's creator, writer and producer, is crazy about music and loves springing off-beat songs as a closing theme. This past Sunday, Weiner went with a cool, suave C'est Si ...
Dixieland jazz in top form - and with a few twists
How do you keep Dixieland jazz from being mere repertory music? Trombonist Herb Bruce's approach is the way to go. As presented by his Herbicide Jazz Band, the music is solid, with clever, intricate arrangements. And the band takes the stage with good humor. Lots of it. The players take the music seriously, but don't take ...
Sleeping Through A Revolution – How To Reclaim The Creative Class
Every city, state, country and human being should be very concerned about the hollowing out of creators, and Professor Jonathan Taplin articulates a succinct thesis for recognizing the problem and addressing it. Guest Post by Chris Castle on Music Technology Policy If you do nothing else for yourself this week, take a half hour someplace quiet and watch ...
Music Education Monday: John Abercrombie on jazz guitar improvisation
While guitarist John Abercrombie was in St. Louis last week to lead his quartet in a sold-out performance for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, he and pianist Marc Copland also did an afternoon master class on the Wash U campus. Fortunately for those who missed out, a while back Abercrombie recorded an instructional ...
Rare Photos: Joe Graves, 1947
Betty fell in love with jazz in the 1940s. Armed with her trusted camera, she took as many photos as she could of the musicians she adored. Last week, Betty sent along a bunch of snapshots through her friend Chris, so I could share them with you. Both are avid JazzWax readers. Today, three photos of ...
Data Is Power For Indie Musicians
With no testing and no feedback during the creation process and in the end, artists spend their entire career hoping people will like their music. Indie artists can up their odds with a bit of strategic data analysis. Guest Post by Dave Kusek, on The DIY Musician In the music industry, musicians create music in isolation and then release it ...
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