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News: Performance / Tour

Tribute to Legendary Jimmy McGriff

June 22, 2009

Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club Proudly Presents Jazz: The Legacy Series Continues TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY JIMMY McGRIFF June 26th and 27th 8:00pm & 10:00pm Reuben Wilson, Organ Melvin Sparks, Guitar Bill Easley, Sax Vince Ector, Drums Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club Proudly Presents Jazz: The Legacy Series Continues Tribute to the Legendary Jimmy McGriff June 26th and 27th

June 17, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to invigorate the Harlem Jazz scene… proudly presenting a Tribute To The Legendary Jimmy McGriff with Reuben Wilson, Melvin Sparks, Bill Easley, and Vince Ector as part of its Jazz Legacy Series – on Friday and Saturday, June 26th and 27th at 8:00 and 10:00 PM at Creole, 2167 ...

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Article: Interview

David Sanborn: Sound and Silence

by Jason Crane
May 13, 2009

Saxophonist David Sanborn is one of the most recognizable instrumentalists in modern music. From his many television appearances--on his own show, Night Music, and with David Letterman's band--to his popular records and tours, Sanborn is among the few names in jazz that non-jazzheads can recognize. In 2008, Sanborn released Here & Gone (Decca, 2008), ...

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Article: Album Review

Joey DeFrancesco: Joey D!

by Jack Bowers
April 22, 2009

Joey DeFrancesco, who has graduated from heir-apparent to undisputed king among contemporary jazz organists, is in his element here, presiding over a trio comprised of himself, undervalued tenor saxophonist Jerry Weldon and reliable drummer Byron Landham. Rest assured DeFrancesco's nimble fingers are as virtuosic as ever, and there's no need to fret about the slender rhythm ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy McGriff

April 3, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy McGriff's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jimmy McGriffOrgan master Jimmy McGriff may have studied formally at Juilliard and at Philadelphia\'s Combe College of Music, but there\'s nothing fancy about his music. It\'s basic to the bone, always swinging and steeped in ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Billy Joel (Part 1)

February 25, 2009

At about 12:45 pm yesterday, my office phone rang. When I answered it, a voice at the other end said, “Hi Marc? This is Billy Joel." A friend had told me he shared yesterday's post with the famed singer-songwriter in Miami and that Billy might call to talk about jazz and Just the Way You Are. ...

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News: Obituary

Jimmy McGriff, Blues Organist Crossed Musical Lines

May 27, 2008

Jimmy McGriff, the acclaimed blues organist, who scored his first hit in the 1960s with an instrumental arrangement of “I've Got a Woman," then continued to record hard-swinging grooves that appealed to audiences across musical boundaries, died Saturday at a nursing home in New Jersey. He was 72. The cause of death was not known but ...

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News: Obituary

Jimmy McGriff Funeral Arrangements in Philadelphia

May 26, 2008

The McGriff family has made the following funeral arrangements for our beloved organ legend: Friday, May 30 4pm to 8pm A MUSICAL TRIBUTE Harold O. Davis Memorial Baptist Church Funeral Services Harold O. Davis Memorial Baptist Church 4500 North 10th Avenue at Roosevelt Blvd ...

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