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Clark Terry to be Inducted into Jazz Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 4
Trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry, drummer Art Blakey and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton will be honored tomorrow with induction into Jazz at Lincoln Center's Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 4 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, which is located within JALC's home, Frederick ...
Pointing Fingers... And Naming Names
by Jack Bowers
As the countdown continues toward the last Big Band Report in June, the time has come to point fingers and name names--in other words, to compile a short list of contemporary jazz musicians who have risen above the norm to help make life more pleasurable for one devoted listener. These are, mind you, personal choices, and ...
This Week On Riverwalk Jazz: Milt, Clark And Doc On The Road In The 30s & 40s
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, jazz legends Clark Terry, Milt Hinton, Doc Cheatham and others tell stories of life on the road. And these jazz greats take to the stage with The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in performances recorded live at The Landing. Our show features recordings from the Riverwalk Jazz archive and audiotape courtesy of ...
Terri Lyne Carrington: The Long Road
by R.J. DeLuke
"Better Git It in Your Soul," a perspicacious jazz man once communicated in a song title more than half a century ago. Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington wasn't even born yet, but she sure did have it in her soul upon arrival. Long before she was even aware of bassist Charles Mingus, the author of those words, ...
Clark Terry Elected to Jazz Hall of Fame
Thanks in part to the enthusiastic support of hometown fans, trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry (pictured) will be one of three 2013 inductees into Jazz at Lincoln Center's Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. JALC announced today that Terry, drummer Art Blakey, and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton got the majority of votes cast online during ...
In Tune or Not in Tune... That Is the Question
by Jack Bowers
Suppose a month goes by, you have a column to publish, but nothing has happened that's worth writing about. What do you do then? Read on, as the question is about to be answered. A while back there was a discussion at a Stan Kenton web site (Kentonia) about musicians or groups of ...
Goran Strandberg Nonet: Monks Mood
by Florence Wetzel
Twentieth-century jazz offered bountiful gifts that musicians will continue to mine for, well, as long as people play jazz. One gift is pianist Thelonious Monk's compositions, which are surely among the music's most original and appealing; as Past Daily states, you can never get too much Monk in your diet. Another gift is the nonet format ...
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz Hall of Fame Opens Voting to Fans; St. Louis Native Clark Terry Eligible for Election This Year
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame is asking jazz fans to help select its next set of inductees through online voting, and legendary trumpeter and St. Louis native Clark Terry (pictured) is one of this year's nominees. Started in 2004, the Hall currently has 34 members, including former St. Louisan Miles Davis. ...
Lakeland Jazz Festival 2013: Kirtland, Ohio, February 22-24
by Matt Marshall
41st Annual Lakeland Jazz FestivalKirtland, OhioFebruary 22-24, 2013 Scanning the list of guest artists who have appeared at the Lakeland Jazz Festival since its inception in 1973 reveals a history of acts with connections to the Northeast Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/Western New York area, with an internationally recognized name--Clark Terry, Donald Byrd, Kenny ...
Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else
by Bob Kenselaar
Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...
