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The Journey of Sean Jones Continues...
THE JOURNEY OF SEAN JONES CONTINUES... THE SEARCH WITHIN NYC CD RELEASE EVENT AT JAZZ STANDARD, AUGUST 11 & 12 WHITE HOUSE JAZZ STUDIO CLINICIAN AND NEWLY APPOINTED INTERIM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE CLEVELAND JAZZ ORCHESTRA Trumpeter-bandleader and Mack Avenue Recording artist Sean Jones has embarked on a series of quests, passionately plumbing the depths of ...
Photostory5: Louis Armstrong
I love this photo of Louis Armstrong. I've long admired Herb's work. His perspective has always been radically different from his peers'. Rather than mimic the glossy style that was common during the late 1950s and beyond, Herb sought a different expression in his subjects, a new more authentic feel. It's almost as if Herb knew ...
Badal Roy: Keeping the Groove
by Chris Kompanek
India-born tabla player Badal Roy has spent the past four decades playing with some of jazz's greatest giants, including John McLaughlin, Miles Davis and Ornette Coleman. He has been playing with fellow On the Corner alum Michael Henderson, as part of the Miles from India tour. Backstage before a recent concert at the Iridium in New ...
Earl Coleman: Social Call
Before Johnny Hartman and John Coltrane in 1963, there was Earl Coleman and Sonny Rollins in 1956. Coleman had a rich, romantic deep baritone that was similar in some respects to that of his idol, Billy Eckstine. But Coleman was less showtime, less photogenic and less talented. He also wasn't as lucky, which can be heard ...
Interview: Jon Hendricks (Part 2)
Jon Hendricks thinks like a saxophonist curled up in a bass drum. His sense of timing has always been rooted in his early skills on the snare and cymbals. His gift for wordplay comes from curiosity and a deep passion for literature. And his swing? Well, that's a New York thing--an early 1950s marinade of uncertain ...
Interview: Jon Hendricks (Part 1)
Jon Hendricks' pure sense of swing, poetic word-play and conversational vocalese remain unmatched. Truth be told, Jon' s splendid contribution to jazz has never been fully acknowledged or appreciated. Jon not only has written the words to dozens of songs based on famous jazz solos, he also has perfectly captured their infectious intent by singing every ...
On Her First CD, 13 Year Old Jazz Flutist is Accompanied by World Renowned Bassist Ron Carter
By Rich Monetti 13 year old Rachel Rodgers of John Jay Middle School can offer an opinion on the flute player that most readily comes to mind for those of us raised on classic rock. Ive only heard him a few times, says the eighth grader of Jethro Tull, and hes really good. Sounds a little ...
Photostory4: Big Jay McNeely
From time to time, I spot a jazz photo that moves me so much I have to know what happened the moment the camera's shutter came down. As a fan of 1950s jazz photography, I have long admired the high-contrast black-and-white work of Bob Willoughby. If you're unfamiliar with Bob [pictured], his stunning photos of jazz ...
Interview: Buddy de Franco, '49-'52
For clarinetist Buddy De Franco, the years between 1949 and 1952 were experimental and disappointing. After spending the 1940s in Tommy Dorsey's band, Buddy decided in 1949 to try his hand at leading an orchestra. But his move came at a time when music tastes were shifting rapidly. Big bands no longer had the same power ...
Interview: Buddy de Franco, '43
In January 1943, Gene Krupa's 17-year-old band boy did something stupid. After receiving his draft notice, he decided that as a going-away present, he'd buy Krupa [pictured] a few joints. When he arrived at the theater in San Francisco where the Krupa band was playing, he handed Krupa his gift. The drummer placed the joints in ...
