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These Are a Few of My Favorite....Charts
by Jack Bowers
Whenever the topic of desert islands arises among jazz fans, the focus is invariably on which albums (discs) one would choose to cram into a suitcase if one were ever stranded on an otherwise barren island. While the consideration of particular arrangements seldom governs the debate, I really think it should. After all, few albums, however ...
Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller at Jazz at the Bistro, St Louis, September 23, 2010
by James Henry Smith
Kenny Barron/Mulgrew MillerJazz at the Bistro/Season OpenerSt Louis MOSeptember 23, 2010 St Louis' prime jazz venue opened its current season with Kenny Barron and Mulgrew Miller, two legendary pianists whose inaugural appearance kicked off the first Jazz at the Bistro season fifteen years ago. “Love For Sale" set the pace ...
Remembering William Marcel "Buddy" Collette
By Ed Hamilton Saxophonist and flautist Buddy Collette brought color to white TV game show orchestras, before Martin Luther King fought for civil rights in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott. He paved the way for the hiring of musicians of color into all-white TV and film orchestras: Clark Terry, J.J. Johnson, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Benny ...
The National Jazz Museum In Harlem
by AAJ Staff
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
I Walked With Giants
by Russ Musto
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 ...
Moving To Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life
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 ...
Take Five With Antoinette Montague
by AAJ Staff
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 ...
