Results for "Maynard Ferguson"

The Schwager/Oliver Quintet: Senza Reza

by Edward Blanco
July 20, 2023

Canada became the first country beyond the USA to have developed its own vibrant jazz scene. What do major jazz artists like Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, Gil Evans, Rob McConnell and Diana Krall have in common? They're all Canadians, like the players of The Schwagger/Oliver Quintet presenting their debut on Senza Resa, an Italian phrase meaning ...

Tribute to Maynard Ferguson by Andrea Tofanelli & MJF All Stars Big Band Ponchielli Theatre Cremona

by Danilo Codazzi
March 15, 2023

Ezra Collective's Femi Koleoso: On Tony Allen and UK jazz today

by Rob Garratt
March 13, 2023

Of all the artists to emerge from the overbaked “UK jazz explosion" of recent years, Ezra Collective are arguably the greatest crossover success--based on Spotify stats and tour bookings, anyway. And while the juggernaut of early hype may have worn itself out, things are only looking rosier in 2023: The barrier-busting London quintet is currently gearing ...

Wayne Shorter remembered as Jazz's Shaman Of Musical Influence

by Doug Hall
March 9, 2023

The voice, tone, phrasing--in effect, the signature sound of the saxophone has distinguished a number of artists. The late Wayne Shorter, having just passed away at 89, has been a profound force of interpretation on the tenor, and on the soprano--there is no greater master. He remained at the forefront of influence with his instrument and ...

A Fireside Chat With Wayne Shorter

by AAJ Staff
March 3, 2023

This article was first published at All About Jazz in October 2002. I have done my fair share of Firesides (500 or so last census). I have favorites. Certainly, the first Sonny Rollins was memorable. Cecil Taylor, Charles Lloyd, Joe Chambers, and Lester Bowie were provocative. Willie Nelson was high (allegedly) and Tony Bennett ...

Joe Chambers, Bill Evans and Tony Kadleck

by Joe Dimino
February 12, 2023

From esteemed New York City trumpeter, we start the 789th Episode with Tony Kadleck and a song off his 2023 big band release Sides. We then hear from one of Tony's influences in Maynard Ferguson. Settling in, we present The 3D Jazz Trio, Emilio Teubal, Libby York, Griffin Woodard and Ben Rosenblum. Our final cut from ...

Peter Erskine Trio: As It Was

by John Kelman
February 11, 2023

The box set you hold in your hands features three players who came together in an exceptional group to play some of the most compelling and exploratory piano trio music of the 20th Century's final decade. This threesome, led by Peter Erskine, released four albums recorded between July 1991 and July 1997: 1993's You Never Know, ...

Eric Ineke 75: Swinging, Boppin' and Burnin'

By Eric Ineke

Label: Daybreak
Released: 2022
Track listing: Hershey Bar; I Thought About You; Ornithology; Easy Living; Thou Swell; Tangerine; Eric's Blues; The Theme; Jotosco.

Four Maynard Ferguson Videos

December 22, 2022

What would the holidays be without brass. Here are a bunch of recently posted YouTube clips of Maynard Ferguson in action, including Christmas for Moderns, an Ed Sullivan Show performance in 1960 and a full album uninterrupted by ads [photo above of Maynard Ferguson and Rufus Jones on drums]: Here's the famed 1960 Maynard Ferguson Big ...

The Justin Haynes Jazz Collective: In a Funk

by Jack Bowers
November 30, 2022

In a Funk is the second recording as leader by Illinois-bred composer / arranger Justin Haynes, the first by his eighteen-member Jazz Collective. As was true of his debut album, Shoeless in Georgetown (2015), the most impressive cards are Haynes' splendid charts, ably performed by an ensemble of accomplished and purposeful musicians from the Chicago area. ...