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Bob Sunda

    Bob Sunda was an incredible jazz musician and teacher. He was an upright bass player, piano player, and band leader whose music took him all the way to Tokyo. Born in Ohio, he played in Asia, New Orleans, Alaska, and eventually Memphis. He was a highly charismatic individual who made a positive impact on society. He especially made a positive impact on his students' lives when he began a teaching career in Memphis at Rhodes College.

    Bob was born in (..) to a family of (..)?. He began playing the bass at (..?) years old, and by (..) age he had accomplished (..?). He attended the Interlochen Academy of Arts at (..) age, and then moved to (..).

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Article: Interview

Tom "Bones" Malone: Amazing Career That's One In A Million, Part 1

Read "Tom "Bones" Malone: Amazing Career That's One In A Million, Part 1" reviewed by Matthew Alec


Part 1 | Part 2 World-famous trombonist and multi-instrumentalist Tom “Bones" Malone talks about his incredible career spanning Saturday Night Live, The Blues Brothers, Gil Evans, Frank Zappa, Blood, Sweat, & Tears, The Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn, Late Show with David Letterman, and so much more with All About Jazz contributor and saxophonist Matthew ...

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News: Recording

Burnin' Blues Guitarist Dexter Allen's Live From Ground Zero Blues Club Available on November 30

Burnin' Blues Guitarist Dexter Allen's Live From Ground Zero Blues Club Available on November 30

Dexter Allen's Live From Ground Zero Blues Club At The Crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississipp November 16th Pre-Release: Put Your Blues On Me November 30th Release Date A Pass The Pick Project! Dexter Allen releases his newest album on November 30th with a special pre-release single November 16th of Put Your Blues On ...

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News: Book / Magazine

"MUDDY" - A Picture Book about Muddy Watters is now available from Simon & Schuster

"MUDDY" - A Picture Book about Muddy Watters is now available from Simon & Schuster

The words and pictures here mix exuberance with melancholy. Mahin’s words have a beat all their own, capturing the lows and highs with poetic verve. Turk’s watercolor, ink, and collage artwork fills pages, exploding with a neon intensity—the equivalent of a dynamic guitar riff... Read the book, then get kids the music.”—Booklist, starred review “Turk’s breathtaking ...

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Article: Live Review

Cedric Burnside Project at 2016 Juke Joint Festival

Read "Cedric Burnside Project at 2016 Juke Joint Festival" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Cedric Burnside Project Delta Theater Juke Joint Festival Clarksdale, MS April 16, 2016 The Mississippi River Delta is an imperfect song played perfectly by an old woman losing her mind... It occurred to me, as the bus in which I was riding, passed through what approximates downtown Des ...

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Article: Album Review

Mose Allison: Mose Allison: American Legend in California

Read "Mose Allison: American Legend in California" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Tippo, Mississippi is about as far from Charleston as it is Tutwiler, the two county seats of Tallahatchie County, located on the northeastern edge of the alluvial Delta plain, before the land turns to rolling hills. There lives in Tippo, an Allison family, who thirty years ago were patients of mine when I was practicing pharmacy ...

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Article: Book Review

Listen To This: Miles Davis And Bitches Brew

Read "Listen To This: Miles Davis And Bitches Brew" reviewed by Ian Patterson


Listen To This: Miles Davis and Bitches Brew Victor Svorinich 202 Pages ISBN: 978-1-62846-194-7 The University Press of Mississippi 2015 Surprisingly, Victor Svorinich's book is the first dedicated exclusively to a study of Miles Davis's ground-breaking album Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970). Surprising, because just about every facet of the ...

News: Event

Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center Presents Stephanie Jordan With Rachel Jordan; A Jazz & Classical Musical Christmas

Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center Presents Stephanie Jordan With Rachel Jordan; A Jazz & Classical Musical Christmas

NEW ORLEANS - On Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm jazz vocalist Stephanie Jordan returns to The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs, Mississippi with her very talented sister Rachel Jordan on the violin with a holiday show that will soothe the humbug out of any Scrooge. These lovely ladies will lead The ...

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News: Event

Stephanie Jordan Pays Tribute To Lena Horne During Southern Mississippi’s Mlk Birthday Celebration

Stephanie Jordan Pays Tribute To Lena Horne During Southern Mississippi’s Mlk Birthday Celebration

Ocean Springs, MS - In conjunction with the Committee for Coast-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration, New Orleans jazz singer Stephanie Jordan is gracing the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center stage, 1600 Government Street in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday, January 19, at 7:00pm, with a tribute to the fabulous ((Lena Horne}}. Seating is ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ocean Springs Welcomes Stephanie Jordan Sings A Tribute To The Fabulous Lena Horne

Ocean Springs Welcomes Stephanie Jordan Sings A Tribute To The Fabulous Lena Horne

New Orleans jazz singer Stephanie Jordan is gracing the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center stage in Ocean Springs, Mississippi on Saturday, January 19, at 7:00pm, with a tribute to the fabulous Lena Horne. She brought down the house at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz Festival with her tribute to Lena Horne show, which she has performed ...


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