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The Modern Jazz Quartet was a major jazz institution, a band that, counting a seven-year “vacation,” lasted 43 years. During a time when jazz musicians were stereotyped as unreliable, rarely sober and erratic, the MJQ played at concert halls while wearing tuxedos. They are not known to have ever been late, missed a gig, or disappointed an audience. The Modern Jazz Quartet’s evolution began in the Dizzy Gillespie big band of 1946. Due to the complexity of the charts and the strain that it caused in the trumpet section, Gillespie featured his rhythm section on an occasional number
Birthday Remembrances for Jack DeJohnette, Mulgrew Miller, and others
by David W. Daniels
In addition to the musicians named in the headline, we recognize the birthdays of Ben Sidran, Patti Austin, Oscar Peterson, and others. More classic jazz from Sonny Rollins, Gene Krupa wih Anita O'Day, and additional artists. Newly released music from Tommy Smith, Joe Alterman, David Sanchez, and more.Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Sonny's Back!" from ...
Happy 87th Charles McPherson! Other birthdays recognized include Al Di Meola and Ada Rovatti. Classic jazz from Freddie Hubbard, the Modern Jazz Quartet, and more
by David W. Daniels
In addition to three jazz compositions featuring the alto saxophone of Charles McPherson and other musicians named in the show title, this week's Exploration program includes classic jazz from Carmen McRae, Gene Ammons, Clark Terry, and others. New music is featured from Gregory Hutchinson, Joey Alexander, Jalen Baker, and others. In addition to Mr. McPherson's birthday ...
Sonic Loops: Eight Miles High on the Psychedelic Trane
by Alan Bryson
In the popular music of the '50s, the landscape revolved around individual vocalists, vocal harmony groups, and instrumental ensembles. In the early '60s, something radical emerged: self-contained groups--a collective of individuals with a group dynamic and identity. They wrote, sang, played instruments, and performed as a unified artistic whole. This represented a structural revolution in how ...
Bill Evans: At The BBC 1965
by Joshua Weiner
Jazz 625 was a British television show, hosted by trumpeter Humphrey Lyttelton, that ran from 1964 to 1966 on BBC2; the name comes from the higher-resolution 625-line UHF system that the station employed for broadcast. The show featured a variety of British musicians as well as top American artists such as Art Blakey, Jimmy Giuffre, Dave ...
Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard
by Mike Jurkovic
Firebrand alto-saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins takes over the Village Vanguard and keeps it loose, y'all. From the rogue bossa nova “Ring Shout" and its immediate successor, “Composition II," each scenario has its very own sweep and sway. Take, for instance, the hell-raising, elders-chant fever inherent in “Composition IX." Twenty-three raucous, raise-the-rafters minutes wherein each participant--pianist and fellow ...
Listening To Prestige
by Kyle Simpler
Listening To Prestige Tad Richards 278 Pages ISBN: # 9798855804959 Excelsior Editions/State University of New York 2026 Shortly after World War II ended, a young music lover named Bob Weinstock opened a record store in Times Square, New York City. The store specialized in jazz recordings, the music that ...
Carolyn Trowbridge: Found Memories
by Jerome Wilson
There has been a notable increase in the number of prominent vibraphone players in the creative music world as 2026 unfolds. People like Joel Ross, Patricia Brennan, Sasha Berliner, and Simon Moullier have all been making names for themselves the past few years. Another one to pay attention to is Carolyn Trowbridge out of Austin, Texas. ...
Classic jazz from Shirley Scott and more, and birthday shoutouts to Behn Gillece and Maceo Parker among others
by David W. Daniels
Classic music per the headline, plus the Modern Jazz Quartet, Jimmy Smith, and Joe Williams with Ella Fitzgerald and more! Recently released music from Roy Hargrove, Joel Ross, Snarky Puppy and more. Birthday recognition per the headline, plus Sharel Cassity, Rufus Reid, Omar Hakim, and Eugene McDaniels (songwriter of “Compared To What").Playlist Alchemy Sound ...
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life
by Katchie Cartwright
The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, the Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life John Gennari 264 Pages ISBN: #978-1-68458-285-3 Brandeis University Press 2025 Award-winning author, University of Vermont professor and Berkshire County native John Gennari encapsulates his fascinating history of The Jazz ...
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