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18th Annual Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition

by Franz A. Matzner
September 28, 2005

Jazz has come a long way since its first smoky days confined to cramped bars and back-alley saloons where its practitioners struggled equally against the insidious prejudices of establishment art, class, and race. Jazz can now be found occupying our most prestigious and celebrated concert halls, embraced by our university curriculums, and honored by our most ...

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Kermit Ruffins Spreads the Word

by Franz A. Matzner
July 23, 2005

Demonstrating his flexibility as a performer, New Orleans trumpeter and vocalist Kermit Ruffins brought his Barbecue Swingers to the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage for a free concert last week and found himself greeted by the distinctive blend of audience members one can only find at the Kennedy Center's Millennium stage. Featuring free concerts ...

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Listen Here: Latin Legend Palmieri Opens Tour

by Franz A. Matzner
June 27, 2005

Celebrating his 50th anniversary in the music business and a newly released album entitled Listen Here!, Latin jazz piano legend Eddie Palmieri opened a week-long stint at Blues Alley in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday night. Playing together for the first time, Palmieri and supporting cast Donald Harrison (alto sax), Brian Lynch (trumpet), Jose Claussell ...

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Tierney Sutton at Blues Alley

by Franz A. Matzner
May 7, 2005

Girlish flirt, seasoned veteran, sentimental songstress, avant-garde explorer, revivalist, provocateur, camp stylist, and contemplative artist, vocalist Tierney Sutton wears all her many facets with utmost confidence, and one of the most fascinating aspects of her performances is witnessing her deftly navigate these apparent contradictions of self. Audiences had ample opportunity to do just ...

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Final Notes: Dr. Billy Taylor Retires from Concert Performance

by Franz A. Matzner
April 12, 2005

Educator, ambassador, author, composer, and master pianist, Dr. Billy Taylor ended his concert career last Thursday night, concluding over sixty years as one of jazz's greatest emissaries with a rousing performance at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater by his trio and guest John Faddis. Billy Taylor's career has spanned the entirety of modern ...

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Jason Moran's Bandwagon Packs Kennedy Center

by Franz A. Matzner
March 5, 2005

The year separating their debut at the Kennedy Center Jazz Club and last week's performance has been a good one for Jason Moran and his Bandwagon trio. The success of their album Live at the Village Vanguard secured Moran's standing as one of jazz's ascending stars, and the follow-up quartet release Same Mother has served to ...

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Bridging Time: The Kennedy Center Presents Anita O'Day

by Franz A. Matzner
February 11, 2005

As part of the Kennedy Center's ongoing series celebrating 1940's music, dance, film, and culture, the KC Jazz club offered a special concert last week hosted by bass phenomenon Chip Jackson honoring one of jazz's first ladies of song, Anita O'Day. The concert was held in the Kennedy Center's elegant jazz club, the ...

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Kermit Ruffins: One Night in New Orleans

by Franz A. Matzner
February 3, 2005

With the temperature plunging and the streets decked out in ice and snow, there were few better ways to warm up last weekend than heading to Blues Alley for some good, old-fashioned New Orleans jazz performed by revivalist Kermit Ruffins and his Barbecue Swingers. Hailing from the city of swing itself, Ruffins has ...

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William Parker: Solo Bass and Much More

by Erik R. Quick
February 2, 2005

There is an old jazz joke about a group of explorers being led through the jungle by a local guide. As the men march and tear through the overgrowth, the guide warns - “Always listen for the drums. When the drums stop - bad things follow." On day two, the group continues to hear the incessant ...

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An Die Musik in Baltimore

by Erik R. Quick
January 21, 2005

I imagine that most jazz fans in Washington, DC are unaware that the best venue for jazz and improvised music in the DC area is not actually in the city. Indeed, it is not located in what is traditionally considered the metropolitan region. It is located, instead, one hour north in Baltimore, Maryland. An ...