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Stanford Lively Arts Presents Grammy-Winning Bassist Christian McBride & Inside Straight On Saturday, November 13
Following on last season's sold-out tribute to Herbie Hancock, the Grammy Award—winning bassist Christian McBride returns to Stanford at the helm of his acclaimed acoustic ensemble, Inside Straight, for a performance presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. in Dinkelspiel Auditorium. In this evening, McBride will be joined by some of ...
Previously Unreleased Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters Features Never-Before-Heard Ray Charles / Johnny Cash duet
Concord Records is proud to announce the release of Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters, an incredible collection of newly discovered Ray Charles recordings. The tracks embody the remarkable breadth of musical styles that were synonymous with this classic American artist. In 2009, after six months of sifting and sorting through four decades worth of demos and ...
53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon Wraps up Feel-Good, Inspirational, Multi-Cultural Weekend
53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon Wraps Up Feel-Good, Inspirational, Multi-Cultural Weekend, September 17-19, 2010 40,000 Celebrate Historic Jazz Performances from Legendary Artists to Breakout Debuts Jazz Conversations, Exhibitions, Films, Partner Activities Enhance “World's Best Jazz Festival" “The Monterey Jazz Festival...is the prevailing anchor for West Coast jazz pride." — New York ...
Another Cause for Celebration: Harry "Sweets" Edison
While October 10th is rightly honored for the birth of Thelonious Monk, I want to celebrate another jazz musician who shares his birthdate, trumpeter Harry “Sweets" Edison. Edison was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1915, and spent part of his childhood in Kentucky, where an uncle introduced him to music. As a teenager, he played trumpet ...
Jazz Vocalist Dirk Etienne returns to L.A. to perform at the Vibrato Grill Jazz etc... on October 17th
Dirk Etienne will return to Los Angeles to perform at the Vibrato in Bel Air on Sunday, October 17th at 6:30 p.m. Dirk will take the stage with Mark LeVang, Jim Fox and other top L.A. musicians to perform selections from his first jazz album, High Standards. Mark, whose music credits include working with Natalie Cole, ...
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Blanton!
Bassist Jimmy Blanton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on this date in 1918. He was the first great innovative jazz double bassist, known mainly for his recordings with Duke Ellington from 1939 to 1941. Before Blanton, the bass was used primarily to lay down the beat and provide the harmonic underpinnings for a tune. Blanton played ...
Daren Burns' Onibaba and Open Gate Theatre @ Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock 10-17-10
Open Gate Theatre @ (626)795-4989 Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock Presents Onibaba: Onibaba exists between composition and improvisation and is described as being somewhere between the light and the dark, the ethereal and the earthly—Creative Music. Created by Daren Burns in 2006, the band synthesizes its sound by using elements of the Chicago avant-garde, jazz, ...
