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News: Performance / Tour

Stanford Lively Arts Presents "A Tribute to Herbie Hancock" Starring Christian McBride on March 31

Stanford Lively Arts Presents "A Tribute to Herbie Hancock" Starring Christian McBride on March 31

Concert curated by National Jazz Museum in Harlem will feature Hancock veterans Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, and others Bass phenom and National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) co-director Christian McBride performs a tribute to the music of living-legend jazz composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock in a concert presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Wednesday, March 31 ...

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Article: Album Review

Tia Fuller: Decisive Steps

Read "Decisive Steps" reviewed by Larry Taylor


Tia Fuller makes strong statements with her solid saxophone and imaginative compositions in Decisive Steps. She surrounds herself here with female musician--drummer Kim Thompson, bassist Miriam Sullivan, and pianist Shamie Royston, who also plays Fender Rhodes. Prominent as well, are male guest stars: bassist Christian McBride, trumpeter Sean Jones, and vibraphonist Warren Wolf. This is Fuller's ...

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News: Interview

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater Interviewed at AAJ

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater Interviewed at AAJ

It is almost inevitable for most people to think of Billie Holiday as a wounded human being who suffered, struggled and eased her pain with drugs and song lyrics on her way to self destruction in 1959. In her greatness, Billie was as devastating and as devastated as a summer with no water. And yet her ...

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Article: Interview

Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee on Billie

Read "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Dee Dee on Billie" reviewed by Esther Berlanga-Ryan


It is almost inevitable for most people to think of Billie Holiday as a wounded human being who suffered, struggled and eased her pain with drugs and song lyrics on her way to self destruction in 1959. In her greatness, Billie was as devastating and as devastated as a summer with no water. And yet her ...

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News: Interview

Christian McBride the Consumate Bassist

Christian McBride the Consumate Bassist

Musician Christian McBride has an intriguing way of seeing things, which surfaces when he talks about his instrument, the bass, and his devotion, jazz. “Playing bass is the exact same thing as being in offensive alignment in pro football, “ he tells us. “In jazz, the focus tends to be on the vocalist or the horn ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Two Tributes to Bille Holiday: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Stepanie Nakasian

Read "Two Tributes to Bille Holiday: Dee Dee Bridgewater and Stepanie Nakasian" reviewed by Joel Roberts


Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Emarcy 2010 Stephanie Nakasian Billie Remembered: The Classic Songs of Billie Holiday Inner City 2010 Dee Dee ...

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News: Festival

Musicians Gather for Bangkok Jazz Festival

People booking Bangkok hotels for March can look forward to their visit coinciding with the arrival of some of the world's top jazz musicians. The Bangkok Jazz Festival takes place from March 9th to 14th and boasts an impressive line-up of international artists and local musical talent. Among the performers scheduled to take part in this ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Juilliard Jazz Presents the New York Premiere of Christian McBride's "The Movement Revisited" on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 8 PM in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater

Juilliard Jazz Presents the New York Premiere of Christian McBride's "The Movement Revisited" on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 8 PM in Juilliard's Peter Jay Sharp Theater

JUILLIARD JAZZ PRESENTS THE NEW YORK PREMIERE OF CHRISTIAN McBRIDE'S THE MOVEMENT REVISITED TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010 AT 8 PM IN JUILLIARD'S PETER JAY SHARP THEATER Musical Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement Blends Spoken Texts from Four Leading Figures of the Civil Rights Movement - ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Clark: Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1

Read "Blueprints of Jazz, Vol. 1" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


When Mike Clark's name comes up in conversation, most people recall his brilliant playing and funk fusion grooves on Herbie Hancock's Thrust (Columbia/Legacy, 1974). While “Actual Proof" and a slew of other terrific tracks have cemented Clark's reputation as a drummer with chops to spare, this particular period of his musical life has often pigeonholed him. ...

Album

Kind Of Brown

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Brother Mister; Theme For Kareem; Rainbow Wheel; Starbeam: Used 'Ta Could; The Shade of the Cedar Tree; Pursuit of Peace; Uncle James; Stick & Move; Where Are You?


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