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Rob McConnell: Boss of Bosses
by Jack Bowers
Even though largely unknown to most of us south of the border, a number of world-class big bands have made their home in Canada over the years. For nearly three decades, however, there was one whose name and influence rose conspicuously above the others. That band was, of course, the incomparable Boss Brass, and the reason ...
Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Jones Name In Jazz
by Dan Bilawsky
"What's in a name?"This question, written by Shakespeare and spoken from the mouth of his Juliet, really touches on an important line of thought. Juliet continued and said, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." While she was dealing with the Montague/Capulet issue, she sought to downplay ...
Lady K and the Kings of Swing featuring Dale Head: Live at the Blackhawk
by Raul d'Gama Rose
An album of show tunes and film songs is not necessarily a bad thing, and when the music is performed with finesse and a certain pizzazz, it can be downright enjoyable. This certainly is the case with Lady K and The Kings of Swing Live at the Blackhawk. The big band is based on the West ...
Dee Dee Bridgewater Brings Lady Day to Dusseldorf
by Phillip Woolever
Dee Dee Bridgewater Tonhalle Dusseldorf, Germany March 2, 2010 Dee Dee Bridgewater and a stellar supporting band delivered a scintillating one-hour and forty-minute set that provided pitch perfect illustration, worthwhile reinterpretations, and a relevant history lesson. The fans were primed for the course. It was the type of concert for ...
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops Celebrate the Music of the “Greatest Generation”
by Victor L. Schermer
Philly Pops Orchestra Revisits “The Stage Door Canteen"Peter Nero, Artistic Director Lynn Roberts, featured vocalistThe Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PA March 27, 2010 Why a concert review of the popular music of World War II on a jazz-focused website? The very question suggests how misguided it ...
Frank Sinatra/Antonio Carlos Jobim Reissue Coming On Concord
Twenty-song set contains the complete 1967 'Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim' album plus all 10 songs from its intended 1969 follow-up, Sinatra/Jobim LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- In 1967, Frank Sinatra teamed up with Brazilian singer, pianist, guitarist, composer and songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim to record an album that married the Chairman's signature vocals with ...
For the Grand Prize: April Is . . . ?
by Jack Bowers
Did you know that April is Jazz Appreciation Month? Neither did I until I chanced upon a press release to that effect. According to the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Jazz website, there are “celebrations in all 50 states and 40 countries." If I'm not mistaken, New Mexico is one of those 50 states, and no one here ...
Ex-Rat Pack Famous Nevada Casino Closes
Before the Las Vegas Strip ruled the gambling world, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. helped make the Cal Neva Lodge one of Nevada's coolest casinos in the early 1960s. On Wednesday, roulette wheels will stop spinning and blackjack games will cease at Sinatra's old resort that straddles the Nevada-California border on Lake Tahoe's ...
John Pizzarelli: Rockin' in Rhythm
by Woodrow Wilkins
He's the captain of cool. It seems no matter which songs he performs, guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli always delivers a certain amount of dashing and debonair. Rockin' in Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington is no exception.Items repeatedly culled from the American Songbook can become trite. But Pizzarelli has a knack for making ...
Broadway's 'Come Fly with Me' Gives Voice to Frank Sinatra
It's hard to imagine a Broadway show delivering a more dazzling combination of talent than Come Fly With Me (* * * out of four), the Frank Sinatra tribute that opened Thursday at the Marquis Theatre. Conceived, choreographed and directed with characteristic dynamism by Twyla Tharp, this homage features the spine-tingling arrangements of Sinatra's best-loved recordings, ...
