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The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet: Our Delight
by Woodrow Wilkins
James Moody and Hank Jones have had limited contact with each other, insofar as performing and recording music is concerned. However, they seem to be quite familiar as they perform twelve songs that are either standards or compositions closely associated with them as musicians.Moody, on tenor saxophone and flute, and pianist Jones, are joined ...
Curtis Fuller: Motor City Messenger
by Russ Musto
The most recorded jazz trombonist of his lifetime, Curtis Fuller's illustrious career spans six decades and includes tenures with many of the greatest names in this music. Born Dec. 15th, 1934 in Detroit, Fuller was orphaned at an early age, but found family in the close-knit jazz community of the musically fertile Motor City. He first ...
The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet Release Jazz Classic Our Delight
New York, NY With two amazing careers traveling alongside one another but never intersecting, it only seemed natural that James Moody and Hank Jones would finally find each other on the same road. With their new release on the IPO imprint, Our Delight, the two veteran jazz stars make an obvious statement with the title of ...
James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet: Our Delight
by Mark Corroto
The title Our Delight should have been subtitled with (to borrow a line from Ornette Coleman) “This Is Our Music," not so much in the sense of revolution as revelation. But then Pianist Hank Jones and saxophonist James Moody have been revealing their precious gifts of music since the 1940s. Both artists have been witness (and ...
James Moody / Hank Jones: Our Delight
by Edward Blanco
Marking the very first pairing of these two giants of Jazz, Our Delight brings together two legends, saxophonist James Moody and pianist Hank Jones in a performance with one purpose, to delight jazz audiences with the music of Tadd Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie. The late great trumpeter took Moody under his wing and became his mentor, ...
Solvang Jazz Festival Adds to 2008 Artist Lineup
James Moody to perform Sept. 26 With a world-class lineup of international jazz legends and bright new stars, the 2008 Solvang Jazz Festival is set to bring the excitement of jazz and other forms of music to the Central Coast, Sept. 25 to 28. The Universal Guild for Jazz and Progressive Music has announced that Grammy-nominated ...
James Moody Joins Solvang Jazz Festival 2008 Lineup
American jazz icon James Moody joins top, international talent at 3-day fall event “As a musical explorer, performer, collaborator and composer [Moody] has made an indelible contribution to the rise of American music as the dominant musical force of the twentieth century." -The New York Times Solvang, CA--With a world class lineup of international Jazz legends ...
3rd Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Two-Day Jazz Series
Thursday, July 24, 5:30 p.m. and Friday, July 25 noon-5 p.m., FREE 3rd Annual Lincoln Park Music Festival, Two-Day Jazz Series: Thursday, July 24, 5:30 p.m., Opening Photography Exhibition and Reception titled “Music Speaks", an annual exhibit showcasing music through an unorthodox medium. The exhibition is curated by Tony Graves featuring photography of contemporary, classic and ...
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival: Monterey Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary All Stars
by Joel Roberts
For its 50th anniversary last summer, the Monterey Jazz Festival assembled a multi-generational allstar group--including tenor sax legend James Moody, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, pianist and musical director Benny Green, bassist Derrick Hodge, drummer Kendrick Scott and singer Nnenna Freelon--to reflect the festival's long and diverse musical history. The live recording of the group's performance exhibits some ...
James Moody Headlines "Moody & Friends" Benefit Concert for Jazz Scholarships at Purchase College
Legendary jazz saxophonist and NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master James Moody will headline the annual “Moody & Friends" Benefit Concert for jazz scholarships at Purchase College on March 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Moody will be joined by an ensemble of renowned jazz musicians. The concert ...
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