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TJI Ellington Big Band at Musical Instrument Museum
by Patricia Myers
TJI Ellington Big Band Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, ArizonaJanuary 14, 2014 The Ellington Big Band of the Tucson Jazz Institute delivered an ambitious repertoire that ranged from Wynton Marsalis's complex “The Tree of Freedom" to a Pat Metheny chart, with plenty of Ellingtonia in between. This high school band was a ...
Warren Wolf: The Wizard of Vibes
by R.J. DeLuke
Warren Wolf has made his name by playing the vibes, which he does with aplomb. He's as much a virtuoso on the instrument as anyone, even including his jazz elders. That may be, in part, because he was influenced by the sound of Milt Jackson and studied with one of the best in Dave Samuels, while ...
Ron Westray / Thomas Heflin: Live from Austin
by Josep Pedro
A live recording is always a great chance to experience some of the core principles of jazz. Improvisation and spontaneity arise when musicians feel free and comfortable with the tunes and arrangements. A collaborative effort between trombonist Ron Westray and trumpeter Thomas Heflin, Live from Austin was recorded in 2009 at the Elephant Room, one of ...
2010 Jazz Legends Gala Honors George Wein, September 16 at Mission Ranch in Carmel
2010 Jazz Legends Gala Honors George Wein, September 16 at Mission Ranch in Carmel Hosted by Clint and Dina Eastwood, Gala Celebration Features Dinner and Entertainment from 2010 MJF Artist-In-Residence, Vocalist Dianne Reeves Proceeds Support Monterey Jazz Festival Education Programs The Monterey Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that it will honor the legendary impresario, pianist ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Don't Be Afraid... The Music of Charles Mingus
by Jack Bowers
With the Mingus Big Band keeping the music of its namesake alive and flourishing, the question arises, is there a need for another band to canvass the same territory? Apparently the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra believes so, hence its newest album, Don't Be Afraid... The Music of Charles Mingus. Well, some of the music anyway, as ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: Don't Be Afraid... The Music of Charles Mingus
by Jim Santella
Six compositions by Charles Mingus give the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra something different to work with. The swing is still there, but each piece echoes with the emotional strength and ferocity that its composer espoused through his ensembles. As with the original, you get a powerful bass line that leads the way, and you get thrilling ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: The Music of Paul Whiteman
by Daniel Kassell
To appreciate how Paul Whiteman's Orchestra advanced music after the Ragtime Era an understanding of what preceded the First World War is required. Before recorded sound there was a piano in every house, John Philip Sousa's Marching Bands, Ringling Circus Bands, Community Bands, School Bands performed for every holiday or event in America. What most would ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: A Love Supreme
by Jim Santella
Getting into the spirit of John Coltrane's seminal suite of reverential devotion, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra explores classic jazz from an emotional angle. They swing, and they move cohesively with a big band's full sense of itself; however, the orchestra does not succeed fully in bringing the kind of emotional feeling to the forum that ...
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra: A Love Supreme
by C. Michael Bailey
The Marsalis brothers are going to single-handedly turn John Coltrane's crowning achievement into a jazz standard. Branford Marsalis recently released a DVD/CD set of his quartet's performance of the jazz suite, recorded live in Amsterdam at Bimhuis Jazz Club. Now younger brother Wynton has provided the suite with a new spin, a big band treatment arranged ...
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