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Article: Big Band Report

Louie Bellson: Tasteful Drummer, Sweeter Guy

by Jack Bowers
April 2, 2009

To say that drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson, who left us on February 14, 2009 at age eighty-four, had a remarkable career would be to explicitly understate the record. Bellson's success at age 17 in a nationwide contest sponsored by one of his idols, Gene Krupa, and Slingerland Drums set the talented wunderkind on a path that ...

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Article: Album Review

John Burnett Swing Orchestra: West Of State Street / East Of Harlem

Read "West Of State Street / East Of Harlem" reviewed by Nic Jones

by Nic Jones
March 22, 2009

Accolades from the likes of Buddy De Franco and Louie Bellson might lend this band additional legitimacy as keeper of the flame, but its sheer love for the music, as manifested in countless ways here, is more than sufficient in itself. In times like these it takes love as much as anything else to put music ...

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Article: Album Review

Aaron J. Johnson: Songs of Our Fathers

Read "Songs of Our Fathers" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

by Woodrow Wilkins
March 22, 2009

Aaron J. Johnson serves as a reminder that the trombone is still a relevant member of the jazz family of instruments. In addition to being well-suited to larger ensembles, it can be a powerful lead instrument as well. A Washington, D.C. native, Johnson studied piano and drums before turning to the trombone. He performed ...

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Article: Interview

Odean Pope: A Singular Voice in the Choir

by Elliott Simon
March 11, 2009

Grounded in the Baptist spirituals of his youth followed by a musical upbringing in Philadelphia with the likes of John Coltrane and organist Jimmy Smith as mentors, tenor saxophonist Odean Pope is the bridge between hard bop and free. His contributions to jazz are of major historical significance and through his over ...

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Article: Profile

Chico Hamilton: Joyous Shout

by Donald Elfman
March 1, 2009

When Chico Hamilton was a boy growing up in Los Angeles, the film studios used to send trucks out to pick up the little African-American children to play natives in their Tarzan movies. “It was work, after all, and we got paid for it," says the drummer, now 87 years of age. “And what you learned ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Turre: Shell 'n' 'Bone Man

by Ian Patterson
February 23, 2009

Few can match Steve Turré's skill as a trombonist. His technical mastery, which has seen him win five Down Beat polls, goes hand-in-hand with a deep respect for the music that has gone before him, and over the course of forty years he has honed his skills with some of the best. Since his formative experience ...

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News: Obituary

Louie Bellson Dies at 84

February 16, 2009

We regret to announce the unexpected passing of Louie Bellson on February 14, 2009. Tenative plans are for an L.A. area funeral, followed by funeral and burial in Moline, Illinois, his boyhood home. Details forthcoming. Condolences and cards to: Mrs. Louie Bellson c/o Remo, Inc. 28101 Industry Drive ...

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News: Award / Grant

Grammy Winner 2009: Jazz

February 9, 2009

= winner Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records] Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball ...

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News: Education

Carolina Jazz Connection with Larry Reni Thomas at Jazz Speaks at UNCW

February 4, 2009

Jazz Speaks at UNCW (The University of North Carolina at Wilmington), a lecture series conducted by distinguished professor and master musician Joe Chambers, continues, with its second installment, February 15, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., at Beckwith Hall, in The Cultural Arts Building, at UNCW. The lecture will deal with jazz as social history and will cover ...

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Article: Interview

Pernille Bevort: Cowboys and Girls

by Ian Patterson
January 27, 2009

Since making her recording debut in the mid '90s, saxophonist/composer/arranger/vocalist Pernille Bevort has established herself as one of the leading lights on the Danish jazz scene, with half a dozen recordings as leader under her belt. Playground + 1 (Calibrated, 2007) provides ample proof of her outstanding musicianship, whether on tenor or soprano saxophone, as well ...