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A Life in Music Portrayed by an NEA Jazz Master and His Legendary Friends
I Walked with Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren Foreword by Bill Cosby, introduction by Wynton Marsalis Publication Date: February 26, 2010 A life in music portrayed by an NEA Jazz Master and his legendary friends “I have long admired Jimmy's passion heard so clearly in his ...
A Discussion and Reading by Author Karen Chilton of Her New Book: Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist, from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC
In this fascinating biography, Karen Chilton traces the brilliant arc of the gifted and audacious pianist Hazel Scott, from international stardom to ultimate obscurity. A child prodigy, born in Trinidad and raised in Harlem in the 1920s, Scott's musical talent was cultivated by her musician mother, Alma Long Scott as well as several great jazz luminaries ...
New Children's Book Celebrates Django
“When I think about the best guitar players ever, the first name that comes to mind is Django Reinhardt. No one has ever equaled his sound or technique." - Willie Nelson “The story of Django Reinhardt is a natural for younger audiences...Christensen supports the inspirational story with rich, vibrant paintings that capture the texture and tone ...
Drum! Demos Diversity for NAMM 2010: Dave Lombardo's Loud, but New Approach; Gavin Harrison's Tips of the Trade; Stanton Moore Meets Bonham
San Jose, Calif., -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip/drum percussion magazines worldwide, has published, maybe, its most diverse, insightful issue to date. And how apropos that Issue 168 is being displayed at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers trade show) 2010. Featuring Dave Lombardo of Slayer on the cover, DRUM! investigates his new approach to ...
Book Review: Charles Schulz, "The Complete Peanuts: 1973 to 1974"
I am a bald, neurotic person with poor social skills and an equally dismal amount of self-esteem. It is only logical that I see so much of myself in the character of Charlie Brown. Im in good company as report after report, after bio after expose, has confirmed Peanuts creator Charles Schulz used his famous loser ...
AllAboutJazz-New York January 2010 Issue Now Available!
If a new year makes people reflective, what about a new decade? We are entering the second chapter in a new century and it's almost overwhelming to think of the events both remarkable and tragic, innovations both uplifting and idiotic and transformations both obvious and still being understood that have taken place. Even in the small ...
The Man Who Sang, Played and Smiled
One of the hardest parts of writing a biography is finding a fit subject, but sometimes theyre in plain sight. Despite his incalculable contributions to American culture, there has never been a fully adequate narrative biography of Louis Armstrong. Terry Teachout now fills that void with Pops. He begins by suggesting how this omission came to ...
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We had a hard time getting people to quiet down and listen, Percy Heath, the Modern Jazz Quartets bass player, once explained about his innovative ensembles early gigs in clubs whose patrons were inclined to jabber during performances. If it got too loud, wed come off just stop playing and walk off. . . . We ...
Book Review: "The Pat Metheny Interviews"
In 2007, composer, arranger and performer Richard Niles wrote, produced and hosted a three-part radio series for the BBC titled Pat Metheny Bright Size Life. The in-depth discussions Niles held with Metheny for the series covered all aspects of the renowned musician who has revolutionized both the guitar and jazz music--from Methenys first realization of his ...
AllAboutJazz-New York December 2009 Issue Now Available!
Of the many laudable qualities of jazz, possibly its most notable is a courage to explore boundaries. Born out of its original free spirit and now supported by a knowledgeable (if lamentably small) fan base, modern jazz musicians can inhabit multiple sub-genres and flavor their work with a number of outside influences, all without being explicitly ...
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