Results for "Bertha Hope"

Minton's: An iconic Jazz Haven Re-opens in Harlem

by Rob Mariani
December 14, 2013

An iconic jazz haven is born again. It's a name I don't think I've heard spoken of in many years. And so when I learned that after many years, “Minton's Playhouse" was re-opening at its original address at West 118th Street in Harlem on the ground floor of the old Cecil Hotel, I was ...

WHCR.org 90.3FM In NYC Celebrates 20 Years Of Gardens Of Tranquility and Contemplation

August 13, 2010

Jon Irabagon: The Observer

by Troy Collins
October 17, 2009

Best known as the volatile saxophonist in bassist Moppa Elliott's self proclaimed terrorist be-bop band Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Jon Irabagon has only just begun his career as a solo artist. His bristling duet with drummer Mike Pride, I Don't Hear Nothin' But The Blues (Loyal Label, 2009) was preceded by Outright! (Innova, 2008), ...

Elmo Hope Tribute at Jazz Standard Featuring Bertha Hope on Piano

December 4, 2008

Pianist Elmo Hope was one of the greatest composers of this music called Bop, along with Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell. Seldom do we get to hear the genius of Elmo Hope's compositions in a live setting. With the gracious help of The Jazz Standard, these ambitious and dedicated musicians join forces with Don Sickler and ...

Nothin' But Love

By Bertha Hope

Label: Reservoir Music
Released: 2000

Bertha Hope: Nothin' But Love

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2000

Reservoir Music has quietly and effectively been building an impressive body of works by New York City pianists over the years, including Kenny Barron, Steve Kuhn, Rob Schneiderman and John Hicks. Now Reservoir has graciously given Bertha Hope, widow of deceased and under-recognized jazz pianist Elmo Hope, the opportunity to be counted in her own gentle ...

Bertha Hope: Nothin' But Love

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 1, 2000

Pianist Betha Hope has certainly been a late bloomer. Long story short, this imaginative pianist was married to the equally inventive piano man Elmo Hope. Her talents, however, would largely remain dormant for most of the '60s and '70s, apart from the few duets with her husband that were heard on a mid-'60s Riverside date. It ...