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Gravity and Resurgence: The Many Dimensions of Dexter Gordon
by Arthur R George
Long Tall Dexter; swinger, bebopper, saxophone balladeer; acting the dissipated genius expatriate who was not unlike himself in the movie Round Midnight; his dressed-up persona “Society Red;" the laconic elder statesman of his later years. Dexter Gordon is all those things, but more than a kaleidoscope of caricatures. Those who trace their lineages through ...
Etienne Charles: Creole Orchestra Featuring René Marie
by Chris May
Trinidad-born Etienne Charles has been fortunate in his associates during his development as a jazz musician. One of the first friends he made on arrival in the U.S.A. in the early 2000s to study at Florida State University was faculty member Marcus Roberts. Among much else, the pianist taught Charles the importance of keeping in touch ...
Lockjaw and Zoot in France, 1975
Imagine a concert with Dorothy Donegan on piano, Arvell Shaw on bass and Panama Francis on drums. Then add tenor saxophonists Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and Zoot Sims and trumpeter Harry “Sweets" Edison in the front line. On July 19, 1975, that's exactly what happened at the Nice Jazz Festival, held at Arènes de Cimiez, a Roman ...
Catalina Jazz Club: Landmark Jazz Haven Forges Onward
by Jim Worsley
While west-coasters long to go to the Blue Note in New York City, east-coasters have their sights set on the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood. The family-owned and operated jazz hot spot has seen and heard from all the jazz legends over the past thirty-four years. The supper club has fine dining and even finer up ...
New Orleans Bassist Ed Wise In Cheltenham Pa On Wednesday January 2nd!
Jazz Bridge in Cheltenham PA presents bassist Ed Wise and his New Orleans Jazz Band at the Cheltenham Center for the Arts, 439 Ashbourne Road in Cheltenham, on Wednesday January 2nd. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Bassist Ed Wise, a native of Houston, Texas, ...
EU Sax Band of 12 Looks Across the Pond
by Fradley Garner
12 Horns Hope to Blow WestwardImagine a band of 12 saxophonists from 12 countries and musical backgrounds, with a touring calendar of at least 10 indoor and outdoor venues-including a marketplace and a train station-from July through December, 2012.Meet The European Saxophone Ensemble. Aged 18 to 34, the players range “from a ...
"Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl - Expanded Edition" On Hip-O Select / Verve
Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl was the first recorded jazz concert at the prestigious Los Angeles outdoor venue. It was a prime example of jazz elevated to the concert stage, a concept developed by Norman Granz, record producer, label owner, artist manager and the foremost jazz promoter in the world. It was recorded August 15, 1956, ...
Lenny Bruce, Jazz Fan
The latest edition of the Jazz Video Guy's blog features highlights from some very rare Lenny Bruce video. In 1959, Mr. Bruce produced his own television pilot, The World of Lenny Bruce, featuring Buddy Rich and Harry Sweets Edison, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, and a quartet that includes his friend Philly Joe Jones, Cannonball Adderley and ...
