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Jazz for Society's Darkest Side
POISSY, FRANCE On a recent afternoon, an incongruous sound was seeping into the central courtyard of the Maison Centrale de Poissy, the highest security prison in the Paris region. Some of the most dangerous convicts in the country were being treated to an explosive improvisation by the Gregksy Trio, a Paris-based experimental electro-jazz band, as part ...
Charles "Baron" Mingus: 1945-49
How did Charles Mingus become Charles Mingus? Most listeners are familiar with the bassist's dynamic and provocative recordings of the 1950s and 1960s. Many may even be up on Mingus' jazz-pop dates with vibraphonist Red Norvo and guitarist Tal Farlow in 1950 and 1951. But before those sessions, Mingus was a ferocious up-and-comer on the West ...
Manny Albam: The Drum Suite
One of the most swinging and inventive arrangers of the 1950s was Manny Albam. In addition to being a gifted writer, he had a knack for attracting the most superb big band musicians of the period to his recording sessions. Like Ernie Wilkins and Al Cohn, Albam could create charts that were packed with sudden excitement ...
The Jazz Session #174: Redwood Jazz Alliance
If all you know about Humboldt County, California, is Firesign Theatre and, uh, “agriculture," then it's time you got to know the Redwood Jazz Alliance. Located behind the “Redwood Curtain," the RJA is successfully bringing in major jazz artists to a community that wouldnt otherwise have access to them. In this interview, three board members Dan ...
Kellaway in Boston and L.A.
When Roger Kellaway isn't performing in a club or concert, or practicing and composing at home, chances are he's out collecting honors. Recently, he picked up two in the city where he grew up, Boston. For one event, he and his friend Quincy Jones dressed in black gowns and medieval hats to receive honorary doctorates from ...
Nat Hentoff: At the Jazz Band Ball
Nat Hentoff and I talk often but usually in quick bursts, since we're both always chasing a deadline. What I love most about the dean of jazz journalism is his locomotive energy and kite-flying spirit. Nat, of course, penned some of the most insightful jazz essays and books of the post-war period, including Jazz Is, Listen ...
Philadelphia Music Alliance Welcomes Kevin Eubanks Home from Hollywood to Continue Celebration of City's Cultural Legacy as 1st 2010 Inductee
LONGTIME TONIGHT SHOW BANDLEADER TO RECEIVE NEXT BRONZE PLAQUE ON PHILADELPHIA WALK OF FAME Germantown Jazz Guitarist-Composer to be Honored at Festive Induction Ceremony along Avenue of the Arts, Thursday, June 17, 2010 PHILADELPHIA (June 10, 2010) -- The Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame, a living tribute to Philadelphia's rich music history and a vital ...
Los Lobos: Summer Tour
NEW ALBUM ARRIVES AUGUST 3 Los Lobos Los Lobos, the Grammy-winning East L.A. band, is on tour this summer in support of a brand new studio album. The new release, titled Tin Can Trust, will hit streets on August 3, 2010. The band's summer schedule brings them coast to coast, including a run of select shows ...
Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards in San Diego
Four Days of Sights, Sounds and Celebration The Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards, originally launched in 2000 as the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards, will be presented in March of 2011 in San Diego, CA. The overall event weekend will include concerts featuring the biggest jazz stars and up and coming artists, a reception with the artists and ...
13th Annual Spirit of Jazz Concert Series Hosted by Oris Watches and WBGO - Jazz 88.3 FM Celebrates the Pianists
ORIS Watches and Tourneau, the worlds largest watch store, in conjunction with WBGO - Jazz 88.3 FM, are paying homage to jazz legends and bringing some of the greatest jazz acts to busy midtown Manhattan for the 13th consecutive year. Gerald Clayton Trio will perform a free, lunchtime concert highlighting the music of great jazz pianists ...
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