Results for "Chip Jackson"

Chip Jackson

The Jazz Education of Ian Shaw

by Mathew Bahl
August 22, 2023

A few notable exceptions aside, great jazz musicians are not born; they are created. Most young musicians start by absorbing the work of important influences and then, through practice and live performance, decide what to keep, what to modify and what to discard. Ultimately, originality is less a byproduct of inspiration and more the end result ...

Music Keeps Us Young

By Billy Taylor

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly; Lover Come Back; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free; Body and Soul; One for The Woofer; Ballade; Naima; Up Jumped Spring; Caravan; Interlude; Arkadia Blues.

Uberjamming with John Scofield

by Mike Brannon
June 11, 2020

From the 1995-2003 archive: This article first appeared at All About Jazz in March 2002. “Uberjam." Literally: “over all jam," translates to 'groove above all' on this true band effort, Scofield's latest recorded outing. You'll likely see this title described as anything from groove...techno...ambient...world...trance... to acid...and back again, but like MMW, it's unique in ...

Horace Silver Quintet: June 1977 (livelove Series Vol 2)

by Mark Sullivan
January 23, 2015

When the Horace Silver Quintet took the stage in Bremen in June, 1977, Silver was nearing the end of his long association with Blue Note Records. Much of the band's book was drawn from recent albums: the title tune from In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note, 1973), and two each from Silver 'N Brass ...

Michael Wolff & Mike Clark: Wolff & Clark Expedition

by Glenn Astarita
February 28, 2013

This jazz piano trio date by world-class musicians is all about the groove. Drummer Mike Clark, revered for his slippery jazz-funk beats, hearkening back to this tenure with Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, is touted as one of the most sampled drummers of the digital age. However, he is first and foremost a jazz drummer, as his resume ...

Ed Puddick Big Band / Frank Macchia / Rick Wald NY 16

by Jack Bowers
April 6, 2011

Ed Puddick Big Band Guys & Dolls Diving Duck Records 2010 The late Frank Loesser wrote at least 700 songs, more than a dozen of which are included in the score for the smash musical Guys and Dolls, which, believe it or not, opened on Broadway more than sixty years ...

Barry Levitt and Connie Crothers to Perform at Manhattan Country School's Spring Benefit

April 8, 2009

Manhattan Country School will host its annual spring benefit- Big Night Out! on Saturday May 2, 2009 at the Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan. The fundraiser will begin at 7:00p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by dinner, live music, and dancing. Musical guests include Barry Levitt, pianist Connie Crothers, cajun cellist Sean Grissom, Chip Jackson, Rodney ...

90 Degrees With 100% Humidity

By Jimmy Madison

Label: Blue Chip Jazz
Released: 1999