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News: Festival

2011 Playboy Jazz Line-Up Announced

February 11, 2011

By Chuck Koton There are many reasons for Americans to express their collective gratitude to Hugh Hefner. He played a fundamental role in sophisticating society's senses in the1950s. And there are the women. There is the ground breaking path Hef carved in transcending the puritanical sexual mores of the Eisenhower era. And there are the women. ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Moody's Mood Was Always Happy

by Jack Bowers
January 7, 2011

James Moody, whose noble spirit and radiant personality were as impressive as his exploits on saxophone and flute for more than six decades, died December 9, 2010 from pancreatic cancer at his home in San Diego. He was 85 years old. To anyone who was lucky enough to meet him, the Moody hug ...

News: Event

Free-Jazz Guitar Pioneer to Be Honored by Hometown

September 24, 2010

Free-Jazz Pioneer, Miles Davis Sideman Warren “Sonny" Sharrock Gets His Due, Oct. 2, in Ceremony Conducted by Bill Hanauer, Mayor, Village of Ossining; Special Performance by Sons of Sharrock 2010 Marks What Would Have Been Master Guitarist's 70th Birthday WHAT: The Village of Ossining, in conjunction with the family and friends of the late, great guitar ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 Playboy Jazz Festival: A Swingin' Party At The Hollywood Bowl

by Chuck Koton
June 19, 2010

Hear the name Playboy and in an instant, a parade of “hot" images race involuntarily across the mind's eye. There's Dizzy, bent over and blowin' the hippest sounds through his misshapen horn; Stan Getz' tenor sax pourin' forth cool samba; Benny Goodman and Count Basie leadin' their bands through swing history; Art Blakey and his band ...

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Article: Interview

Bill Cosby: If You Could Hear It, You'd Smile

by Victor L. Schermer
June 2, 2010

Bill Cosby is a gentle giant, and not just physically. He is a powerhouse of energy and achievement. He's best known as a standup comedian non pareil. Moreover, his TV shows, such as The Cosby Show, have topped the ratings for many years, and he uses them as a way to promote racial reconciliation and disseminate ...

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Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & The Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band

By Bill Cosby

Label: Birdology
Released: 2008

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News: Festival

Bill Cosby to Get in Some Licks on Drums at Jazz Festival

June 14, 2008

Bill Cosby had to opt for comedy over being jazz drummer, but loves role at Playboy jazz fest (NEW YORK) Bill Cosby quips that he gave up his dreams of becoming a professional jazz drummer and turned to comedy after seeing how easily the pioneer bebop drummer Max Roach handled rhythmically complex tunes that he struggled ...

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