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Bill Perkins: On Stage
Tenor Saxophonist Bill Perkins' first album as a leader was On Stage for Pacific Jazz Records. In February 1956, “Perk" or “Phineas" assembled an impressive octet and reached out to California's leading arrangers of the day for charts. What makes On Stage special is Perkins' saxophone sound, which is strong, eloquent and smoothly sculptured. As legendary ...
The Jazz Session #94: Julian Lage
Guitarist Julian Lage was playing gigs when he was 5 years old. By age 7, he was the subject of a documentary. At age 12, he played on the Grammy Awards show, and shortly after began gigging and recording with Gary Burton. Now, at the ripe old age of 21, Lage has released Sounding Point (Emarcy ...
Other Places: Stryker and Primack on Marcus Belgrave
Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, admired within jazz circles but little known outside them, has received tangible recognition for his work as a player and a teacher. Belgrave left Ray Charles in the early 1960s ago to settle in Detroit. In today's Detroit Free Press, Mark Stryker reports on the award and on Belgrave's contribution to the city's ...
'Up in the Air': One of the Year's Best Use of an Original Song in a Film
The trailer for George Clooney's upcoming “Up in the Air" starts flashily enough, with the opening swagger of Iggy Pop's “The Passenger." But the film is more quiet and subtle, and builds with more grace than the scraggly, trailer-ready guitar notes let on. Stick with the clip, and one can hear a glimpse of the film's ...
In My Life: Robert Hilburn's 'Corn Flakes with John Lennon'
Robert Hilburn was pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times for 35 years, from the psychedelic era to the emergence of the iPod. He witnessed many of rock 'n' roll's seminal moments and interviewed virtually every major pop figure of the period. All of this is chronicled in his memoir, “Corn Flakes with John Lennon ...
Go Home: With Ben Goldberg and Charlie Hunter @ Chris' Jazz Cafe
GO HOME brings together a unique group of players. Performing Goldberg's unique compositions finds Charlie Hunter and Scott Amendola's rootsy, hard-driving grooves and the astute, lyrical interplay of Curtis Fowlkes and Goldberg. Spacious melody and an incisive feel combine to create a unique and compelling sound. The musical results are documented on the CD, GO HOME, ...
Waylon Jennings' RCA Years Chronicled on Collectors' Choice
From 1966’s Chet Atkins-produced RCA debut, Folk Country, to 1970’s Waylon album, these Colin Escott-annotated reissues track the birth of an Outlaw. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Waylon Jennings is the recognized father of the Outlaw movement of country, a rebel against the Nashville establishment whose recordings blended honky- tonk, rock ’n’ roll and folk ...
Somi Releases Third Album, If the Rains Come First
Acclaimed Jazz/World/Neo-Soul Artist Will Perform in New York, DC and Boston To Support CD Release When Somi was growing up, her mother told her that the rain, ever unpredictable, could be as much a blessing as a challenge. The blessings might come before the rain, or they could come after ...
Larry Goldings Rare 5 Hour Event Upstairs at Vitellos Jazz Room Studio City Nov 1, 2009
THE LA JAZZ PRO CONNECTION will present FIVE HOURS with LARRY GOLDINGS - Piano and Organ (SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR SATURDAY NIGHT)on Sunday 11a-4p November 1, 2009 Upstairs at Vitellos.The schedule will be 11a-1:00p Master Class & Improv all instruments welcome 1p-2p Networking lunch -2-4 Master Class & Playing with the PRO"S.Beginners, young professionals ...
Fulfilling Graduation Requirement, Ui Saxophone Student's CD is Opening Ears
Fulfilling graduation requirement, UI saxophone student's CD is opening ears Programming directors and on-air personalities at jazz radio stations keep their ears open for exciting new work in the ongoing stream of new CD releases. When they hear something fresh, they share the music with their listeners. One of the recent CD's to catch their attention ...
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