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Dave Brubeck Recovering After Pacemaker Surgery
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck is recovering in a Connecticut Hospital after having a pacemaker installed Monday. Brubeck, 89, underwent surgery after complaining of fatigue and dizziness. Doctors concluded a pacemaker was necessary. Because of the surgery, all of his performances for October have been canceled. Brubeck is expected to be released from the hospital this week ...
Dan Willis: The Voice of a Tone Poet
by Raul d'Gama Rose
There is an ancient Latin aphorism that was often central to a debate among philosophers discussing art. The debate itself began earlier than the time of Augustan Rome, and over time raged on, occupying the philosophers of Greece as much as it occupied the classicists. It addressed the question of whether poetry was a gift of ...
A Chris Forbes Trajectory.
Photo Courtesy Chris Forbes. Chris has become a helpful regular in the comment zone and actually likes to write so I badgered him to go through the profile question ordeal and ...voila. 1. What brought you to music? I was interested in music pretty young according to my mother. She said I always seemed to gravitate ...
An Interview with Doc Severinsen
I was fortunate enough to interview Doc Severinsen last week by telephone, reaching him before a concert on the road in Columbus, Ohio. Below are two links. The first is a short 5 1/2 minute produced piece featuring highlights from his interview as well as music, and audio from The Tonight Show. The second link is ...
Notes from the Net: A Miles Davis Interview Rediscovered; Fall CD Releases; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews and More
Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest: Starting once again with some Miles Davis news, via Miles Davis Online we learn that Soulandjazz.com ...
Bob Flanigan and John Gray
Most fans of Four Freshmen recordings know Bob Flanigan as one of the group's founding members. Formed at Butler University in Indianapolis in early 1948, the singing quartet began as Hal's Harmonizers and was initially comprised of Hal Kratzsch, Marvin Pruitt and brothers Don and Ross Barbour. When Pruitt left, the Barbour brothers' cousin Bob Flanigan ...
The Intrepid Mr. Demos.
Chrys 'Kit" Demos drives 113 miles, each way, for his gigs here at the Outpost. He is only surpassed by Mr. Morris, who drives 150 miles. Kit sometimes brings his daughter along and she has the ability to stretch across several folding chairs and nap while the ensemble churns away. He has much in common with ...
U.T. Gandhi, musicista "glocale"
by AAJ Italy Staff
Servono poche parole per introdurre una chiacchierata con Umberto Trombetta da Osoppo, in arte U.T. Gandhi, perché - a dispetto del suo modo di essere così genuino, semplice e disponibile - si tratta di uno dei jazzisti italiani più affermati nel panorama internazionale: da oltre vent'anni anni frequente collaboratore di molti importanti musicisti italiani, negli ultimi ...
Kenny Werner: New, Transcendent Sounds
by R.J. DeLuke
Inspiration behind art is a curious thing. It takes many forms, from personal to universal perspectives. Many times it's unexpected. It is intertwined with one's life and the vicissitudes therein. As Charlie Parker famously said, “If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn."For pianist/composer/arranger Kenny Werner, music has evolved, over ...
Panamanian Pianist Danilo Perez Is a Jazzman for All Seasons
It's not uncommon for musicians to lend their name and/or time to charitable causes. Sometimes these people even have a second life as a hands-on leader of the organization—Bob Geldof comes to mind here. Jazz musicians, on the other hand, tend to lean more toward a grass-roots kind of thing, such as starting schools (see the ...
