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Playboy Jazz Fest Announces Lineup
Quincy Jones had a twofold purpose in taking the podium at Wednesday's announcement of the 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival. First he continued his advocacy for a secretary of the arts Cabinet position; second he introduced 23-year-old Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, whom he has taken under his wing over the past few years. Rodriguez, who performed ...
The Story of Jazz Guitar
by AAJ Staff
While in its early days, jazz guitar was considered a rhythm instrument alongside the banjo of Dixieland. In 1940, Charlie Christian and his Gibson ES-150 changed that and elevated guitar to lead instrument status alongside the saxophone and trumpet--instruments that could acoustically cut through the sound of a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. Here, we encapsulate some of ...
Quincy Jones First Person on Historic Time
By Quincy Jones Like many Americans and citizens of the world, on the morning of Nov. 5 I awoke with a renewed sense of purpose. Having witnessed the night before an event that I never ever imagined contemplating -- the election of an African American to the office of president of the United States of America ...
Quincy Jones Lobbies Obama for Secretary of Culture Post
Quincy Jones decade-long effort to establish a Secretary of Culture post representing arts and the humanities in the Cabinet might be one step closer to reality next week when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office. According to reports, 76,000 people have signed an online petition started by two musicians who were inspired by the legendary ...
Quincy Jones Note to Obama: How About a Secretary of the Arts?
Last November, music producer and songwriter Quincy Jones mentioned to John Schaefer during an interview on the New York radio program Soundcheck that he thought President-elect Barack Obama should create a Cabinet-level position of secretary of the Arts. One of the next conversations I have with President Obama is to beg for a secretary of the ...
The Quintessence
By Quincy Jones
Label: Impulse! Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: The Quintessence: Robot Portait: Little Karen: Straight No Chaser: For Lena and Lennie: Hard Sock Dance: Invitation: The Twitch.
Candido: Fountain of Youth
by AAJ Staff
By Bobby Sanabria At the youthful age of 87, NEA Jazz Master Candido Camero has indeed led a full life with no signs of slowing down. While still maintaining a busy schedule of performing and traveling, “The Man of a Thousand Fingers" is still wowing audiences the world over as a shining example of ...
Quincy Jones Tapped for Keynote Austin TX Music Media Conference
The annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas, has tapped legendary producer Quincy Jones to deliver the keynote address at the music portion of its 2009 event. The five-day conference, which is part music fest/part industry summit/part spring break party, will launch on March 18. Jones holds the record for the most ...
