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Joe Negri: Guitars For Christmas
by Ken Hohman
Mention the name of guitarist Joe Negri to any Pittsburgh native and you'll invariably be greeted with a smile. Negri is a Pittsburgh jazz legend who has gigged with countless performers and symphonies over the decades. He's also loved by millions of baby boomers through his role as “Handyman Negri" on the renowned PBS TV series ...
Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan: Live at MCG
by Woodrow Wilkins
The typical jazz listener easily tires of hearing standards covered by newer artists. However, it's occasionally good to hear the masters revisit some of these old compositions--a way of staying connected. Jazz legends Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan have done that with Live at MCG. The Manchester Craftsmen's Guild is a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, USA ...
Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan: Live at MCG
by Joel Roberts
Dr. Billy Taylor has spent so much of the latter part of his nearly sixty-year career in jazz as an educator and broadcaster that it's easy to forget what a brilliant pianist he is. This splendid 1993 date, billed as his first-ever performance with the late baritone sax legend Gerry Mulligan, should serve as a reminder ...
Dizzy's Business
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Dizzy's Business; Con Alma; Blue 'N' Boogie; I Mean You; Without You—No Me (To Dizzy); Hot House; Stardust; Tour de Force; Moody's Groove; Morning of the Carnival; Off Minor.
Old School: New Lessons
By Bob Mintzer
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Not Quite Yet; Mofongo; My One and Only Love; Runferyerlife; Mosaic; Resolution; March Majestic; Black Sand; Go Go.
Bebop United
By Tom Scott
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: Children of the Night; Silhouettes; Tones for Jones Bones; His Eyes, Her Eyes; Sack 'O Woes; Back Burner; Close View; The Song is You.
Turned To Blue
By Nancy Wilson
Label: MCG Jazz
Released: 2006
Track listing: This is All I Ask; Take Love Easy; Turned to Blue; Knitting Class; Be My Love; Taking a Chance
on Love; Just Once; These Golden Years; I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up; Old Folks; I'll Be
Seeing You.
MCG Jazz: A Mighty Non-Profit With a Mission
by Ken Dryden
MCG Jazz evolved from Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, a non-profit arts program started in 1968 by Bill Strickland. Beginning with no more than a single ceramic art wheel and a radio playing jazz in the background, the program was initially housed in the basement of a row home in the Manchester section of Pittsburgh, targeting inner-city high ...
Bob Mintzer Big Band: Old School: New Lessons
by Edward Blanco
Arranger and saxophonist Bob Mintzer has been nominated for thirteen Grammy awards, not only for his solo work and big band recordings, but also for his efforts with the Yellowjackets quartet, and Old School, New Lessons clearly shows why. The music is original, exciting, energetic and captivating. After a 23-year, twelve-album association with Digital Music Products, ...
Bob Mintzer Big Band: Old School: New Lessons
by John Kelman
He may be best known these days as one quarter of the contemporary jazz group Yellowjackets' best lineup in 25 years, but woodwind multi-instrumentalist Bob Mintzer first cut his teeth in the big bands of Buddy Rich and Mel Lewis, along with the late bassist Jaco Pastorius' groundbreaking Word of Mouth Big Band. And so, while ...
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