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Geaux Saints, with a Trumpeter's Fanfare
Once in a while, jazz and popular culture conveniently cross paths. And how fitting that it was on the sporting world's biggest stage last weekend with the NFL's Super Bowl XLIV festivities. CBS's pre-game broadcast leading up to the New Orleans Saints' gritty, stunning--and most welcome--win over the Colts included Wynton Marsalis's music-and-spoken word tribute to ...
Grammy/Jazz Reprise
For those of you lacking the courage or patience to endure the glitz and non-music that dominate the Grammy Awards, here is a rundown of Sunday night's winners in the jazz-related categories. Congrats to every one of the fine nominees as well. How sad that jazz doesn't get a significant place on the Grammy stage anymore. ...
Parris Takes the Music South
No matter that there was another Arctic blast of winter in New England, singer Rebecca Parris packed in a full house at Chan's in Woonsocket RI Saturday evening with a heated set that had us feeling like we were in Rio. The Boston-based singer, always a huge draw at Chan's, was joined by saxophonist Dan Moretti, ...
CDs of Note... (Revised Release Date)
The David Leonhardt Trio, Bach to the Blues (Big Bang) If you love jazz and classical--and have ears that are open improvisation on some of the great classical works, this one's for you. Pianist David Leonhardt, bassist Matthew Parrish and drummer Alvester Garnett have done an excellent job of building the musical bridge here. The ...
Overdue Honor at Grammys
Amid all of the deserved, but lingering, attention that will be heaped upon the Michael Jackson legacy at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on January 31, there will be some attention paid to JAZZ. Trumpeter Clark Terry, 89, will receive the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. Other lifetime honorees this year are Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, ...
A Mouse, a Museum and Music
The three M's headlined above are the three prime ingredients in an exhibition that's making its only North American appearance through March 14 in New Orleans. The Walt Disney Animation Research Library and New Orleans Museum of Art teamed up on “Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney ...
Bridging the Musical Waters
One of the most poignant moments at the Rock & R0ll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert (night one, October 29) when Art Garfunkel joined old musical partner Paul Simon on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing several of their hits. There's no need to wonder if more reunions might happen anytime soon.There ...
The Pulse of New Orleans
Larry Blumenfeld's “Cultural Conversation" with TV producer David Simon in today's Wall Street Journal is a highly recommended read. Simon, producer of HBO's acclaimed series “The Wire," is now focusing on a new jazz-tinged program that will debut on HBO in April.Tinged is not a strong enough word. Jazz is the undercurrent, and the ...
The Best in Jazz Recordings in 2009
Here are this writer's choices for the top jazz recordings and reissues of 2009. Always keep in mind that top 10 listings of this sort reflect the reviewer's musical taste at the moment he/she does the evaluations. They only carry significant weight when the same recordings show up on many such lists. That being said, here ...
Mabern Moments
I had a fascinating conversation with Harold Mabern last weekend in conjunction with the pianist's appearance at the Jazz Standard in mid-January as part of the George Coleman quartet. He's been a regular in Coleman's band for more than 30 years - and they went to high school together in Memphis. Mabern's comments will be a ...
