Home » Search Center » Results: Dennis Irwin
Results for "Dennis Irwin"
Jeff Campbell: A Declaration of Optimism
by Mark F. Turner
Bassist Jeff Campbell's A Declaration of Optimism's underlying theme of positivity is channeled into an engaging trio recording. An associate professor of jazz studies and contemporary media at the Eastman School of Music, Campbell divides his many duties between family, teaching, and performances with notables across the globe. When a good thing works, ...
Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra: The Definitive Thad Jones
by George Kanzler
Recorded in 1988, over two decades after the creation of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and a decade after Jones left the band, this is also its last recording under Lewis' helm (he died two years later, 20 years ago in February, 2010). As such, it reflects Lewis' concept as well as his and the ...
Good Business to Take Care Of
The jazz community has learned how to take care of its makers--past, present--and way in the past. The greatest examples come out of the the Jazz Foundation of America's Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund, which is run out of New York by a jazz angel named Wendy Oxenhorn. She and the JMEF step in when they hear ...
Bassist Dennis Irwin - 1994 Interview Unearthed
In March of 2008, the jazz world lost the irreplaceable Dennis Irwin, a bassist who was a remarkable musician; a beautiful person generous with his time and his heart; and a scholar and facilitator of musical experiences without equal. Since his passing there have been tributes to this world-class sideman, which enumerate the details of his ...
Dennis Irwin: Respect the Tradition
by Lora Rosner
In March of 2008, the jazz world lost the irreplaceable Dennis Irwin, a bassist who was a remarkable musician; a beautiful person generous with his time and his heart; and a scholar and facilitator of musical experiences without equal. Since his passing there have been tributes to this world-class sideman, which enumerate the details of his ...
Dennis Irwin, 56, Bassist Popular in New York Jazz, is Dead
Dennis Irwin, who for more than 30 years was a much-in-demand New York jazz bassist and whose recent illness became a rallying point for jazz musicians without medical insurance, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 56. The cause was liver failure as a result of cancer, said his son, Michael Irwin. He died the same ...
Tony Bennett Added to Dennis Irwin Benefit
Jazz at Lincoln Center: Playing Our Parts Concert Proceeds From This Concert Will Benefit THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA For DENNIS IRWIN March 10, 2008 - The Allen Room - 7:30 p.m. WHO/WHAT: Joe Lovano and John Scofield team up with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis to bring ...
Dennis Irwin Tribute
DENNIS IRWIN TRIBUTE On Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Village Vanguard, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will honor its great bassist Dennis Irwin with a night of music featuring guest soloists Joe Lovano and John Scofield whose bands have also run on Irwin power for much of the last 15 years. The motivation for this night ...
Heavy Juice
Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2004
Track listing: Heavy Juice; Did You Call Her Today?; Groovin' High; If I Should Lose You; Blues Up and Down; If Dreams Come True;
Warm Valley; Ow!
