Results for "Michael Ricci"

1st Annual Underground Big Apple Jazz Festival 2009

June 13, 2009

Coming June 26 to July 4th, 2009 to a Hidden Jazz Haunt from the Village to Harlem A week-long celebration will rope together for the first time the best Underground Jazz scene in NYC's hidden neighborhood spots that feature Live Jazz>; Each will put their Fest foot forward with exciting performances for 1st Annual Underground Big ...

Huey Long, Guitarist for Ink Spots, Dies at 105

June 13, 2009

Frank Davis and his Louisiana Jazz Band were booked to play at the Rice Hotel in Houston in 1925. The banjo player never showed. For Huey Long, who shined shoes outside the hotel and occasionally got onstage to announce the bands, this was the unmistakable sound of opportunity knocking. Putting down his ukulele, he ran out ...

Johnny Mathis: Don Costa Sessions

June 13, 2009

I've never been a Johnny Mathis fan. Other than admiring Steven Spielberg's use of Chances Are in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and a December weakness for Sleigh Ride, Mathis has always been akin to drinking honey out of the jar. Pop heir to Nat King Cole in the late 1950s, Mathis wasn't much of ...

"The Future Lies Ahead" (Mort Sahl)

June 13, 2009

Stan Kenton could be grandiose in his music. Otherwise, for the most part, he was down to earth. In the 1950s following a concert, a reporter asked him, “Mr. Kenton, where is jazz going from here?" “Well," Kenton said, “tomorrow night we'll be in Detroit." That is still the best response I've found to a question ...

Weekend Extra: Wayne Shorter, "All Blues"

June 13, 2009

Jazz St. Louis Announces 2009-10 Season Schedule for Jazz at the Bistro

June 13, 2009

Featured performers during the 2009-10 season at Jazz at the Bistro will include Christian McBride, Mulgrew Miller, Kenny Garrett, Joey DeFrancesco and Alyssa Graham.Jazz St. Louis has announced the 2009-10 season schedule for Jazz at the Bistro, and as one might expect in tough economic times, there's an emphasis on familiar musicians who have ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Few Minutes with Ronnie Laws

June 13, 2009

This week, let's take a look at some video clips featuring saxophonist Ronnie Laws, who will be in town this coming Wednesday, June 17, to perform at the Sheldon Concert Hall in a show benefiting the National Black MBA Association - St. Louis Chapter's college scholarship fund.

HDtracks Offers Free Download of Jazz and Blues Experience

June 13, 2009

From the Department of “Everyone Likes Free Stuff": The Web site HDtracks, which specializes in high-resolution music downloading, is offering a sampler album called Jazz & Blues Experience as a free download. The sampler features material from the Palmetto, Koch, Analogue, Light Without Heat, and Chesky Records labels, with tracks from organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, trumpeter ...

Andy Polay Trio at Beanrunner Cafe

June 13, 2009

BeanRunner Cafe 201 S. Division Street @ Esther Peekskill, NY 10566 914-737-1701 The Andy Polay Trio Live @ BeanRunner Cafe Saturday, June 13th at 8:00pm Peekskill, NY -- The Andy Polay Trio will be playing the Beanrunner Cafe in Peekskill, NY, on Saturday June 13th at 8:00 pm.. ...

Dialogues Concerning... Album Launch

June 13, 2009

A collision of styles, a clash of ideas compositional conversations from innovative Edinburgh artists. Dialogues Concerning is the new album from collaborative ensemble The Zack A. Moir Collective. Outstanding performers from diverse disciplines shape exhilarating combinations of original music and spoken word. Moir's beautifully tense textures and infectious melodies find a counterpoint in the dramatic, lyrical ...