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Clark Terry: Keep On Keepin' On
by Mark F. Turner
Clark Terry Keep On Keepin' On RADiUS-TWC 2014 Produced by Quincy Jones and Paula Dupre' Pesmen with first time filmmaker Al Hicks the multiple award winning documentary Keep On Keepin' On brings an intimate view into the extraordinary friendship between trumpet great Clark Terry and aspiring young pianist Justin Kauflin. The ...
Brian McCarthy: This Just In
by Hrayr Attarian
Jazz is not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Vermont but the state, despite its size, has had a long involvement with improvised music. Trumpeters Alan Shorter and Bill Dixon taught at Bennington College and guitarist Attila Zoller founded the Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro. In addition to having a small yet ...
Quincy Jones Presents Young Jazz Talent at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica
As part of The Broad Stage’s Jazz Council Initiative, the Quincy Jones Presents series kicks off this fall with an astonishing array of musical talent. The series starts with a concert with Justin Kauflin on November 22nd. Kauflin, a talented young pianist who lost his sight due to a rare eye disease at 11, will be ...
Jimmy Masters: When Trees Speak
by Edward Blanco
Bassist Jimmy Masters from Virginia Beach, VA has been playing the bass for the better part of thirty years and has countless recordings as a side man to his credit. Though he continues to be a fixture in the local jazz scene and a regular at the Havana Nights Dining & Jazz club in Virginia Beach, ...
Conrad Herwig: There's Nothing Else
by Bob Kenselaar
Talking about some of his great influences in jazz, Conrad Herwig points out that it's important to look beyond their achievements on their instruments. “Sometimes during a musician's lifetime, people put so much emphasis on their virtuosity as a player that they don't really think about the vehicle of their expression—their compositions." Herwig was speaking of ...
2011 Thelonious Monk Piano Competition
By Gene Seymour, EYE ON THE ARTS, NY WASHINGTON, D.C.—For its 25th anniversary edition, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's international competition returned to its roots by featuring its namesake's instrument. And though the event has yielded terrific finds in category winners from singing (Teri Thornton) to saxophones (Joshua Redman), the Monk piano contests have discovered ...
Justin Kauflin: Blind VA Beach Pianist Jazzed to Be Competing in DC
Virginia Beach-reared Justin Kauflin strolled onto the stage for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition on Sunday with a grin on his face and his guide dog, Candy, at his side. After settling in at the keyboards, and settling his black Labrador onto the floor beside him, he proceeded to play for a chance at ...
Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Selects 12 Semifinalists
The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has selected 12 semifinalists to compete in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. These semifinalists will perform for a panel of esteemed judges including Herbie Hancock, Ellis Marsalis, Jason Moran, Danilo Perez and Renee Rosnes on Sunday, September 11 from 1pm to 5pm at Baird Auditorium, located at ...
Clark Terry Documentary in the making "Keep On Keepin On"
Australian filmmakers Alan Hicks and Adam Hart are near to completion on their “dream project" to depict and bring to the screen the mentoring legacy of legendary jazz trumpeter, Clark Terry. Using a reality format, these brilliant filmmakers have followed the interaction of the 90 year-old Lifetime Achievement Grammy®-winning jazz trumpet superstar with student musicians. The ...
Roxy Coss: Roxy Coss
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Nothing can prepare the ear and the heart for the voice of Roxy Coss, if heard for the first time. The raw beauty of her principal instrument, the tenor saxophone, is expressed in moist, hot gushes of breath. The cascades of notes that dapple her soli weave in and out of her exuberant melodies. She has ...
