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Saxophonist Gerry Niewood Dies in Buffalo Plane Crash
Two Mangione musicians die in plane crash Jazz great in shock over the horrible, heartbreaking tragedy Two members of jazz musician Chuck Mangiones band were among those killed on the plane that crashed into a house near Buffalo, N.Y., a publicist said Friday. Publicist Sanford Brokaw identified the band members as Gerry Niewood, 64, of Rochester, ...
Charles Tolliver: Monk at Town Hall
by AAJ Staff
By Charles TolliverThelonious Monk was and is a central and seminal figure, along with Bird and Diz, et. al., responsible for the creation and growth of the jazz idiom. His patented and innovative stride-intervallic improvisatorial style was inextricably tied to his harmonic genius as a composer. In fact, nearly all of these original innovators ...
Frisell/Carter/Motian; Winter Jazzfest; Gato Barbieri/Poncho Sanchez; George Coleman; Monty Alexander; Lee Konitz
by Martin Longley
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul MotianThe Blue NoteJanuary 9, 2009It's just over a year since these masters of minimalism were last in residence at The Blue Note. This return shows that they've further refined their rapport, which was already bordering on the telepathic. In this very particular combination, each member ...
The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide
by Suzanne Lorge
The Jazz Singers: The Ultimate Guide Scott Yanow Paperback; 264 pages ISBN: 0879308257 Backbeat Books 2008 Gosh, there are a heck of a lot of jazz singers out there. More than 700 at least, according to Scott Yanow, who takes on the daunting task ...
Betty Buckley when the Songs End, There Are Always Tales to Tell
Betty Buckley taught a master class in what it is like to be a Broadway diva at Feinsteins at Loews Regency on Tuesday evening. And yes, it is hard work. This deep-dish autobiographical show, Broadway by Request, which began a one-month run at the club, portrays the job as strenuous, brutally competitive labor in which every ...
Charli Persip
by George Kanzler
People looking for the magic elixir, the Fountain of Youth, should stop looking and start jazz drumming. Charli Persip, who'll turn 80 in July, will soon join Roy Haynes and Chico Hamilton as fully active octogenarian jazz drummers with busy careers. Persip grew up in Newark, NJ and, after touring with Dizzy Gillespie's small group and ...
Much Brass, a Bit of Twang and Plenty of Ray Charles
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis first shared a stage at Frederick P. Rose Hall two years ago, finding common cause in the wide, slow river of American music. That interaction yielded an album, Two Men With the Blues (Blue Note), that flattered them equally. So there was recent precedent to draw on at the Rose Theater ...
Greg Skaff Releases Instrumental Jazz CD "East Harlem Skyline"
New York, NY-February 9, 2009 - Greg Skaff brings the harmony of life and expertise to every song he creates. Just as they were on his previous release on Zoho Music, Ellington Boulevard, the spirits of guitar and organ trios of the past are honored with the new release East Harlem Skyline. Skaff creates a bevy ...
Melba Joyce Performs at Creole Restaurant (NYC) on February 13-14
Creole Restaurant; an exquisite, intimate Creole dining experience, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC proudly presents “The Jazz Legacy Series” This series, will feature many ‘World-Class’ Players, appearing on Friday and Saturday evenings with two shows nightly, at 8.00pm and 10.00pm. There will be a $20 Cover Charge, and a ‘2 drink’ minimum. Creole Restaurant ...
Live from Lincoln Center Presents "An Evening with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis"
Tune in to PBS on Thursday, March 26 at 8:00 pm for Live From Lincoln Center featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Frederick P. Rose Hall after an extensive and highly acclaimed national tour. Specially selected by Mr. Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Centers Artistic Director, the band will perform music theyve ...
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