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Whitey Thomas on Glenn Miller

June 11, 2012

Trumpeter Whitey Thomas, 92, is the last surviving member of Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band. Last week, following my post on the band, I heard from his son, Scott, who encouraged me to give his dad a call. Whitey now lives in Bakersfield,Calif. When I called yesterday afternoon, his wife Mary Lou, who sang with ...

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Intervista a Filippo Bianchi: Microlezioni di jazz

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 8, 2012

A partire dagli anni Settanta l'attività di Filippo Bianchi in ambito jazzistico si è dispiegata in molteplici direzioni: come conduttore di trasmissioni radiofoniche della RAI, come giornalista (la Repubblica, il Manifesto, l'Unità, il Sunday Times, il mensile Musica Jazz, di cui è stato il direttore per una decina d'anni fino alla fine del 2011). oltre che ...

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Giovanni Francesca, genesi di un nuovo talento

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 7, 2012

Giovani talenti crescono. E sorprendono. È il caso di Giovanni Francesca, classe 1978, un chitarrista- compositore di formazione classica, che dopo esperienze diverse, dalla musica leggera al teatro, nel 2010 ha partecipato alla tournée teatrale Il caso di Alessandro e Maria di Giorgio Gaber, e, ovviamente al jazz (ha suonato con Antonello Salis, Javier Girotto, Mirko ...

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Chick Webb, the Savoy King

June 6, 2012

Before Chick Webb died in 1939 at the age of 30, he established himself as a model for jazz drumming and his band as a gold standard of swing that humbled even Count Basie and Benny Goodman. In addition, Webb discovered Ella Fitzgerald. He became her mentor, guardian and protector as she developed from a street ...

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Tiziana Ghiglioni: trent'anni di carriera guardando avanti

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 4, 2012

All About Jazz Italia: Tiziana, quest'intervista nasce per parlare del tuo presente ma anche per celebrare i trent'anni della tua attività artistica. Sei stata la prima jazz singer italiana di livello internazionale e ricordo ancora l'entusiasmo di Arrigo Polillo. Quando hai avuto la piena consapevolezza di questo traguardo? Tiziana Ghiglioni: Sicuramente dopo alcuni anni. Avevo iniziato ...

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Jazz Vocalist Bob Rawleigh Covers The Beach Boys, Stephen Bishop, And Other Pop Icons On New CD

June 4, 2012

Q: When did you decide to become a singer? A: I actually started singing at 12-years-old and have loved singing ever since. Q: Was jazz always your primary music of choice? A: R&B was my first love. Then I was encouraged by my vocal coaches in my 20s to listen to Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, ...

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Interview: Mike Stoller (Part 4)

June 1, 2012

Songwriters Mike Stoller and the late Jerry Leiber wrote Hound Dog and K.C. Lovin' (Kansas City) in Los Angeles in 1952 just as Gerry Mulligan was forming his pianoless quartet with Chet Baker a few miles away. My point is that Mike may be among the most significant living figures in the evolution of post-war R&B ...

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Keyboardist Jacques Mignault Of Groove55: From Canada To The Billboard Jazz Charts

May 31, 2012

Q: How and when did Groove55 form? A: Groove55 was founded in late 2009 when bassist Yves Nadeau and I committed to develop a group in the smooth jazz style of music. Actually we realized that this is what we had been doing all along. We immediately invited Yves Adam, one of the best saxophone players ...

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Paul Desmond: 35 Years

May 31, 2012

Every May 30 of the nearly seven-year history of this web log I have posted an observance of the passing of Paul Desmond. As the staff and I were puzzling over a new approach on this 35th anniversary of his death, Rifftides reader Svetlana Ilicheva wrote from Moscow with her translation of part of a Russian ...

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Interview: Mike Stoller (Part 3)

May 31, 2012

Epic songs are always in the air. Unless you're keenly aware of those songs, you probably aren't even aware of how many times you hear them. For example, Stand by Me—written by Ben E. King, Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber—is the third most-played BMI song on the radio and TV since the organization's founding in 1940. ...