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Southland Jamming July Jazz
Los Angeles Basin Jazz Scene July 4th Weekend Thursday Night Jazz Jam Session The World Stage Thu., July 1 USC to South L.A. Jazz SUMMER JAZZ SERIES Descanso Gardens Thu., July 1, 5:30pm-7:00pm Crescenta Valley Jazz FARMERS MARKET THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ
Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves
Eli “Paperboy" Reed, the Boston-born, Broolyn-local soul wunderkind, has been tearing it up in the states. On his way to Europe now, if you missed him here, never fear. He'll be back! Check out the video for his new single, Come And Get It. The album of the same name will be out on ...
Miles Davis Among Jazz Legends Featured in Paul Slaughter's New Book of Jazz Photographs
Im a big admirer of photographer Paul Slaughter. His shots of Miles Davis are must-see. So believe me when I say that anyone who loves jazz, or loves photography or just so happens to love 'jazz photography will be delighted by the just-released Paul Slaughter / Jazz Photographs 1969-2010, a wonderful collection of jazz photographs by ...
Big Band Ambassador
During the Cold War, the U.S. government sent artists--stars of all stripes--around the world to promote a positive image of the United States. This included jazz musicians. And while Louis Armstrong had a justified image as the “real ambassador," Dizzy Gillespie was the big band ambassador in 1956 on tours of the Middle East and South ...
Tickle the Ivories, Elmo
Elmo Hope, born on this date in 1923, was a self-taught hard bop pianist and composer who never achieved wide recognition but was influential on other bebop pianists. He was actually childhood friends with Bud Powell--they listened to classical music (J.S. Bach, in particular) together. Hope had a percussive style of playing that was generally rhythmic, ...
ASCAP Honors for Film, TV- Broughton, McCarthy Draw Awards at Ceremony
Composers Bruce Broughton and Dennis McCarthy received special honors from ASCAP at the performance rights group's Film and Television Awards ceremony Thursday at the BevHilton. The evening recognized composers for the top-grossing films and writers of the most-performed TV music of 2009. Broughton, who scored such pics as “Tombstone" and “Silverado" and wrote for series like ...
28th San Francisco Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
Randall Kline, the Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ--the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast--today announced the complete artist line-up for the 28th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival will begin on September 14 with a celebration of the jazz bass with SFJAZZ Collective member Matt Penman. Events continue through November 20, presenting some ...
Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Performs at New York City's Jazz Standard, July 7, 2010
Jazz Standard Performance is Finale of 10-Day Tri-C to NYC North American Tour Tour Includes Shows in Cleveland, and at the Toronto and Montreal Jazz Festivals 21 High School Musicians from California, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to ...
Bobby Watson at the Saville Theater, San Diego, CA
by Robert Bush
Bobby Watson Quartet Saville Theater (San Diego City College) San Diego, CA May 11, 2010 Currently based in Kansas City, where he teaches at the University of Missouri/ Conservatory of Music, Bobby Watson has a long, storied career. He attended music school in Miami in the 1970's, where ...
