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This Week in Jazz History: September 23 to September 29

September 24, 2010

September 23 Saxophonist/composer John Coltrane born 1926 in Hamlet, NC. Saxophonist/composer Frank Foster born 1928 in Cincinnati OH. Pianist/vocalist Ray Charles born 1930 in Albany, GA. September 24 Trumpeter Fats Navarro born 1923 in Key West, FL. Bassist Charles Mingus records Let My Children Hear Music, 1971. Sarah Vaughan records My Funny Valentine 1973. September 25 ...

Curtis Fuller - Live in Chicago

September 26, 2010

While on vacation last week, I had the pleasure of catching legendary hard bop trombonist Curtis Fuller at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago on September 16. Andy's, just north of the Loop, was founded in 1951 by Andy Rizzuto and it is still one of the best places to hear jazz in Chicago, every day of ...

Howard Levy Named Harmonica Player of the Year, Hosts "A Chat with Bela Fleck" at HLHS

September 20, 2010

Original “Flecktones" Bandmates Howard Levy and Bela Fleck Reunite in the Studio ArtistWorks, Inc. (AWI) Howard Levy, recently named the SPAH Harmonica Player of the Year, has completed a busy month by recording “A Chat with Bela Fleck," a two-part exclusive video series available only at the Howard Levy Harmonica School online in which the two ...

Chet Baker - "So What" (1964)

September 20, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Free Bike Valet Service Provided by Monterey Green Action, September 17-19, 2010

September 18, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Free Bike Valet Service Provided by Monterey Green Action, September 17-19, 2010 Parking Arrangements Courtesy of Monterey Peninsula College Shuttles for MJF Patrons Provided by Monterey-Salinas Transit Monterey, CA; The 53rd annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon is proud to host its free Bicycle Valet Parking for patrons who are able ...

And then Miles Davis and John Lennon Started Playing Basketball....

September 19, 2010

There's this most excellent footage floating around the 'net of a John Lennon / Yoko Ono party from 1972 that features Andy Warhol, Phil Spector and Miles Davis. The 16mm color film was shot by filmmaker Jonas Mekas (the date was specifically October 9, 1972). Great. Party footage. Looks like they had fun. Good for them. ...

"Concert for Kids" Kicks Off 53rd Monterey Jazz Festival Weekend,

September 15, 2010

The “Concert for Kids" is a twenty-year tradition at the Monterey Jazz Festival. The Festival invites children from Monterey County middle and high schools to attend the free event every year, with an estimated 500 students attending. The concert is part of an outreach effort on the part of the educational programs of the Monterey Jazz ...

Esperanza Spalding - "Autumn Leaves" (2007)

September 15, 2010

Jazz pianist Dee Spencer named director of SF State School of Music and Dance

September 14, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Celebrated jazz artist Dianthe “Dee" Spencer was recently named director of the School of Music and Dance at San Francisco State University. She now leads one of the longest-standing and most diverse performing arts programs in Northern California. “Dee Spencer is poised to lead our School of Music and Dance with gusto," said Kurt ...

Happy Birthday, Cat Anderson!

September 13, 2010

Jazz trumpeter William “Cat" Anderson (1916-1981) was born in Greenville, South Carolina. His parents died when he was only four years old, so Cat grew up in an orphanage in Charleston. It was here that he learned how to play the trumpet. Fellow orphans gave him the nickname “Cat," not for his trumpet playing but for ...