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Sat Eye Candy: Stan Getz

June 8, 2008

MORE TO EXTRAORDINARY TENOR SAXOPHONIST THAN A GIRL FROM IPANEMA Yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of jazz giant Stan Getz's passing, lost to liver cancer at age 64 in 1991. Though best known for popularizing Brazilian music with mainstream America with 1961's No. 1 selling Jazz Samba and especially 1964's “The Girl From Ipanema" ...

The Cosmosamatics - Free Within the Law (Not Two, 2008) ***

June 8, 2008

Sonny Simmons is a musician with ups and downs. Sometimes great, sometimes uneventful. And so are the Cosmosamatics. Although the musicianship is good on most albums, I often wonder what their story is about. They have no clear musical positioning. It's nice, it's sometimes adventurous, but then again, I often think I've heard it so many ...

Correspondence: Strayhorn and Finegan

June 8, 2008

Rifftides reader Ian Bradley writes: I have been meaning to write for a while to say how much I enjoy reading Rifftides. I was prompted to write following your two most recent posts on Bill Finegan and Billy Strayhorn. Whilst Glenn Miller's music is often denigrated in jazz circles - criticised for something it ...

Dr John's New Orleans

June 7, 2008

He Still Loves New Orleans, and Now He's Mad. Mac Rebennack, the 67-year-old New Orleans pianist, guitarist and songwriter better known as Dr. John, carries the city's lore in his fingers, his scratchy voice and his memory. He has lived in New York City and on Long Island since the 1980s, but when he revisits his ...

Claypool Talks Apricot

June 7, 2008

A Billy Strayhorn Show

June 7, 2008

Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington's creative alter-ego, continues to connect with old audiences and find new ones. His music is for everyone, but it is no surprise that Strayhorn's story and songs move the gay community, in which he has become a symbol and icon. The Gay Mens Chorus of Los Angeles paid tribute to Strayhorn last year near the fortieth anniversary ...

Charlie Parker Jazz Fest Set for August in NYC

June 6, 2008

Lost Legends of Indiana Jazz

June 6, 2008

On the heels of this past weekend's Great Day in Indy photo homage to Indiana jazz musicians, here's an article I wrote several years ago about some of the Hoosier state's lesser-known but interesting artists: If you walk the streets of Indianapolis today, you're bound to find scattered glimpses of the city's past preserved amid the ...

Is Phish Coming Back?

June 6, 2008

More Hints That Phish May Be Coming Back Trey at Jammys By R. Snyder Last week we filled you in on Trey Anastasio talking to Rolling Stone about his longing for the days of Phish. Specifically, Trey said: When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I'm not gonna go around playing ...

Gotv Adds Umph and Solar Stage

June 6, 2008

Gathering Of The Vibes Adds Umphrey's McGee, American Babies & More Umphrey's McGee The 13th annual Gathering of the Vibes has made a number of additions to the lineup. Umphrey's McGee has been added to the Main Stage, while Groovesect will take part in the “opening night campout" with Dark Star Orchestra and Donna Jean & ...