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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 ...
To Quincy Jones, for Showing the Way ...
Harvard Gives Its First Annual Mentor Of The Year Award To A Man Whoes Worked With Everyone From Ray Charles To South Central Gang Members. On Jan. 25, Harvard University gave its first Mentor of the Year award to musician Quincy Jones, the multi-Grammy-winning producer, arranger and songwriter, who has worked with everyone from Count Basie ...
Curtis Fuller: Motor City Messenger
by Russ Musto
The most recorded jazz trombonist of his lifetime, Curtis Fuller's illustrious career spans six decades and includes tenures with many of the greatest names in this music. Born Dec. 15th, 1934 in Detroit, Fuller was orphaned at an early age, but found family in the close-knit jazz community of the musically fertile Motor City. He first ...
Jazz & Blues: A Tribute to B.B. King
by Jim Santella
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Jazz Saxophone Competition and concert Kodak Theater Los Angeles, California October 26, 2008 As Poncho Sanchez opened the concert alone on stage with a serious chant aloud over his conga drums, the audience was reminded that jazz is composed of parts ...
Quincy Jones Looks Back in Hardcover
You know the real reason you do a book like this? It's so you can actually remember all the things that have happened to you in 75 years of life. Quincy Jones- let out a loud laugh at that one. The man who has 27 Grammys on his shelves has been playing a ...
Jazz Icons Series 3: Lionel Hampton Live in '58
by C. Michael Bailey
Lionel Hampton Jazz Icons Series 3: Lionel Hampton Live in '58 Jazz Icons 2008Jazz ambassadors are hard to come by. The first was Louis Armstrong, whose personality was so big and warm it couldn't help spilling out on everyone close to him. Then there was Dizzy Gillespie, the ...
Kenny Burrell: Mr. Good Notes
by Russ Musto
“I'm just trying to play the good notes," says Kenny Burrell, lighthearted laughter accompanying his response to the question of how he would characterize his style of guitar playing. The reply betrayed the genial humility that has long distinguished him as one of the music's truly gracious gentlemen. Burrell has been playing the “good notes" for ...
Quincy Jones Inks Two-Book Deal with Insight Edition
Insight Editions is pleased to announce a two-book publishing agreement with the legendary Quincy Jones. The first book, The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey & Passions: Photos, Letters, Memories & More from Q's Personal Collection will be published October 28, 2008. Quincy Jones: 60 Years of American Music is scheduled for a September 2009 release. Random ...
