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A Solid Night of Jazz, Enhanced by Two Bostonians
Pianist Joe Delaney's Wednesday night trio gig at Brew Babies in Cape Coral FL had some added firepower on May 7 when two very fine Boston-area musicians sat in. Delaney invited saxophonist Bob Bowlby to join the merriment, since he was in the Tampa area to visit his daughter. And trumpeter Trent Austin was in town ...
Local Jazz Gets a Mighty Fine Bonus
Jazz fans at JD's Bistro & Grill in Port Charlotte expecting to hear drummer Patricia Dean's fine trio got an added bonus Thursday night. Jacksonville-based singer Lisa Kelly and trumpeter J.B. Scott sat in during the second and third sets. The husband-and-wife educators at the University of North Florida were in the area for two days ...
Hip Pocket Returns To Popular Venice Night Spot
A relatively new jazz quartet, “Hip Pocket," will make a return appearance at Dante's Allegro Bistro, located at 1740 East Venice Avenue, Venice, FL on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. Reed player and leader Tom Ellison lives in Venice, FL and performs with area combos and big bands. As a freelance woodwind artist, Tom has performed with ...
Kenny Drew Jr. At Venice Fl Art Center October 19
Internationally-known jazz pianist Kenny Drew Jr. will appear with Bruce Wallace and Tom Carabasi at the Venice Art Center Friday, October 19th from 2 to 4 PM in a concert presented by the South County Jazz Club. Drew, who is equally at home in the jazz and classical realms, is known for his hard-swinging bluesy sound ...
The Story of Jabbo Smith This Week on Riverwalk Jazz
Jabbo Smith had a short but important recording career in the late 1920s when he became the first trumpeter to seriously challenge Louis Armstrong with a virtuosity years ahead of its time. On this week's Riverwalk Jazz, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band revives their favorite Jabbo Smith compositions, we'll hear scenes of Jabbo's life from his ...
Face of the Bass: The Atlas of Jazz
The great Milt Hinton often said that the bass is the “Atlas of jazz" because its role in the jazz band is to “carry the other instruments on its shoulders." “Bass" is often misspelled as “base" but the meaning is very similar in music, that of “foundation." In early jazz bands, bassists played the bass fiddle, ...
Riverwalk Jazz Class of '30: Surviving on a Song
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guest artists Clark Terry, Vernel Bagneris and Nina Ferro celebrate the great popular songs and jazz created at the beginning of the Great Depression. The show also features an encore appearance by the late Kansas City piano great, Jay McShann. The show can be ...
13th Annual Jazz on the Green October 18 & 19, 2008
The 13th Annual Jazz on the Green is pleased to present our 2008 lineup which includes two full days of live entertainment on October 18th and 19th at Estero Community Park. Attendees can spread out under the sun and stars with picnic baskets and more to relax, dance and groove at Southwest Florida's Premier Jazz Event! ...
Vinnie Zummo Trio at the Daniels Pavilion at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts Naples Florida April 18th & 19th
TWO NIGHTS OF JAZZ PLUS ALL KINDS OF MUSICAL SURPRISES WITH FORMER JOE JACKSON GUITARIST VINNIE ZUMMO! Straight from a smash engagement at New York City's famed Blue Note Club... The Vinnie Zummo TRIO in concert at the Daniels Pavilion at the Philharmonic Center for The Arts Naples Florida April 18th. & 19th Two ...
