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Article: From Far and Wide

The National Jazz Museum In Harlem

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The National Jazz Museum in Harlem is at 104, E 126th Street, a few steps from the bridge that carries the Metro North trains to and from Connecticut from the 125th Street station. Situated on the second floor, the museum is primarily a suite of offices with a large front area that presents photographs, video documentaries ...

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News: Education

National Jazz Museum in Harlem Aquires Long-Lost Collection: Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday & More

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM ACQUIRES LONG-LOST COLLECTION OF RECORDINGS BY AMERICAN JAZZ ICONS Over 100 hours of live performances capture the golden age of jazz and include Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman & More The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) today announced the acquisition of a historic collection of ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Carter

Jazz Musician of the Day: Benny Carter

All About Jazz is celebrating Benny Carter's birthday today! Benny CarterBenny Carter - alto- saxophone, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, composer, bandleader, recording artist (1907-2003) Benny Carter\'s long career was consistently characterized by high musical achievement... more Website | Photos | Articles Follow Benny Carter Put AAJ's Musician of the ...

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News: Recording

A Showcase for Benny Carter

A Showcase for Benny Carter

Sax ala Carter! (Capitol, 1960) was released fifty years ago and remains one of saxophonist Benny Carter's most easy-going and enjoyable sessions. Backed by Jimmy Rowles on piano, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Mel Lewis on drums—an absolutely stellar rhythm section—Carter takes a swinging stroll through a number of standards as well as a few surprises. ...

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Article: Book Review

I Walked With Giants

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I Walked with GiantsJimmy Heath/Joseph McLarenSoftcover; 344 pagesISBN: 1439901988Temple University Press2010 The title alone of Jimmy Heath's marvelous memoir speaks volumes about the man. The NEA Jazz Master is himself an acknowledged giant among his peers and his choice to name the book ...

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Article: Book Review

Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life

Read "Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life Wynton Marsalis with Geoffrey C. Ward 208 pages ISBN: 978-1-40006078-8 Random House 2008 Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis' passionate and inspirational Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life is not only an ode ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Antoinette Montague

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Meet Antoinette Montague:Antoinette Montague likes to say she simply sings “people music." Make no mistake about it, she is a jazz singer through and through, but one who pushes the genre's boundaries. On her new recording, Behind the Smile, Montague sings classic jazz standards (new and old), resurrects lovely-but-obscure melodies, blends in blues and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Norberto Tamburrino: Solo and Ensemble

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Pianist Norberto Tamburrino is based in the sunny climes of southern Italy, but his jazz influences come for the most part from the thriving US scene of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He's happy to credit Bud Powell, Hank Jones, Lennie Tristano and Art Tatum as influences, but above all it's the influence of Thelonious Monk ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Artie Shaw: Classic Bluebird and Victor Sessions

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Artie ShawClassic Bluebird and Victor SessionsMosaic Records2009Shortly after its critically acclaimed box set comprising clarinetist Benny Goodman's essential recordings-- The Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (2009), which was released to coincide with the centenary of the “King of Swing"--Mosaic Records has done it again. The Classic ...

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News: Recording

Benny Carter: Aspects

Benny Carter: Aspects

In 1943, when alto saxophonist Benny Carter settled in California, he focused on composing, arranging and playing and gave up leading and touring with a big band. The move was a pragmatic one: with World War II on, the draft was snapping up many musicians, and gasoline and parts rationing made bus travel difficult and costly. ...


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