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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Richard Lewis

by AAJ Staff
December 6, 2011

Meet Richard Lewis: “Classically trained under minimalist composer Brian Wilshere and by turns jazz drummer, folk guitarist and composer of scores, [Richard Lewis] has created a perfect synthesis of his various influences and experiences. His album, Untitled is a small marvel, full of hidden treasures, for which he summons not only flighty bursts of ...

News: Festival

54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 16 - 18

April 20, 2011

The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for “World's Best Jazz Festival" takes place September 16 to September 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years. Described as “a cultural colossus" by the San Jose Mercury News and “a mecca for true jazz fans" by the ...

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News: Obituary

Bheki Mseleku: Sa Jazz Pianist Found Fame in Europe

September 14, 2008

The death this week of an accomplished jazz musician has highlighted how South Africans tend to overlook local talent. Friends and family say Bheki Mseleku received greater recognition in Europe and the US than at home. He won awards overseas, but could not get a decent gig at home. He had to return to Europe to ...

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Jazz Maestro Bheki Mseleku Dies

September 11, 2008

RENOWNED jazz musician Bheki Mseleku has died at the age of 53 after a long battle with diabetes. “He was a supremely talented creative visionary," Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan said. Jordan said the KwaZulu-Natal-born “piano maestro" died in the U K on Monday. Jordan said Mseleku had been living in the UK and seemed ...

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