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Take Five With Nora Germain
by AAJ Staff
Meet Nora Germain:I am a 22-year-old jazz violinist living in Los Angeles. My parents were classical violinists in the Madison Symphony in Madison, Wisconsin, so I was raised with classical music. When I was 16, I went to Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California and met bassist Marshall Hawkins. Right then I decided to ...
Tribute To Henry "Red" Allen This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week, Riverwalk Jazz pays tribute to Henry ‘Red’ Allen, one of the last great trumpeters to come out of New Orleans in the 1920s. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also drop in on ...
Joe Henderson: Mode for Joe
by Greg Simmons
Recorded and released in 1966, Mode for Joe was Joe Henderson's last session as a leader for Blue Note Records until 1985's State of the Tenor.True to form for the period, the recording features a cast of legendary players in peak form. In this case Henderson shares front line duties with a fiery Lee ...
Albert Murray: The Hero Of The Blues And Jazz
By Greg Thomas Albert Murray, one of America's most significant writers and thought leaders of the 20th century on the blues, jazz and their influence on American culture, died in his Harlem home on the evening of August 18, 2013. In his non-fiction books The Omni-Americans, The Hero and the Blues, Stomping the Blues, The Blue ...
Poncho Sanchez: Mambo King
by Steve Bryant
For over 30 years, conguero/bandleader Poncho Sanchez has been the premier proponent of West Coast Latin Jazz. Growing up in Norwalk, California, Sanchez was exposed to and influenced by two very different styles of music: Afro-Cuban music and bebop, as well as R&B. Originally a guitarist, Sanchez taught himself the flute, drums, and timbales before finally ...
What Is Jazz
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
Being the Dean of American Jazz Humorists®, I am often called upon to weigh in on a variety of important issues affecting the future of Jazz. For instance, I weighed in at 294 pounds on the topic of “Why Jazz Still Matters" and a relatively svelte 275 on the topic of “Where is the Next Generation ...
Newport Jazz Festival 2013
by Timothy J. O'Keefe
Newport Jazz Festival Presented by Natixis Global Asset ManagementFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 4, 2013“What do you want to hear?" Roy Haynes' booming voice asked the audience. Wearing white satin pants and a tangerine shirt, he strolled across the stage and made his way toward the drum kit. Amid varied yells ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Louis Armstrong
All About Jazz is celebrating Louis Armstrong's birthday today! By virtue of the role he played in its evolution during the first quarter of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong is regarded as the most influential jazz musician in history. This distinction is coupled with his stewardship of jazz around the world over the next five decades ...
The Music Of Harold Arlen This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week on Riverwalk Jazz, in rare archival interview clips, Harold Arlen speaks about his career and how he wrote some of his most enduring songs, performed by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and their guests: Nina Ferro, Dick Hyman, Rebecca Kilgore and Carol Woods. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, ...
Take Five With Cecilia Wennerstrom
by AAJ Staff
Meet Cecilia Wennerstrom:Cecilia Wennerstrom is a Swedish saxophonist who has received several awards by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. During the '80s, she led the band Salamander and released several albums on Dragon Records. During the '90s, she led her own quartet and released records through Four Leaf Clover. Recently she formed Wela Records/Plugged. ...
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