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Romance in the Dark - Celebrating Bettye LaVette's Latest Release
by Mary Foster Conklin
Included are new releases from Bettye LaVette (pictured), Champian Fulton, Nubya Garcia, The Moore-McColl Jazz Society and Kenny Washington plus singles from Emilie-Claire Barlow & Bocana and Sue Maskaleris with more birthday shoutouts to Charlie Parker (100!), Hilary Gardner, Naomi Moon Siegel, Russ Kassoff, Jimmy Rowles and more. Thanks for listening and please support the artists ...
A Pride of Jazz Leos - Louis Armstrong, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Lots of Jazz Leos to celebrate on today's broadcast. Included are new releases from Beth Duncan, Regina Carter, Ken Steele plus a special pandemic single from Lauren Lee, with birthday shoutouts to Abbey Lincoln, Louis Armstrong, KJ Denhert, Hendrik Meurkens, Kat Gang, Dorothy Ashby, Kat Edmonson, Roberta Piket, Terri Lyne Carrington and more. Thanks for listening ...
Rebecca Coupe Franks - New Release - Every Little Thing Counts - With Sheryl Bailey, Jessica Jones & More!
Rebecca Coupe Franks (aka Coupe) was born and raised in Aptos, California and currently resides in Gardiner, New York after living in New York City for 10 years. Coupe's new release Every Little Thing Counts is a blend of styles; blues, jazz and singer/songwriter. It consists of 15 original songs/lyrics. All the songs are sung by ...
The Way You Look Tonight - Celebrating Dorothy Fields
by Mary Foster Conklin
The first hour celebrates the birthday of legendary lyricist Dorothy Fields in addition to new releases from Susan Tobocman, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Bocana, Callum Au and Claire Martin plus an instrumental by Mimi Fox of “Better Times Will Come," part of Janis Ian's Better Times Project. Birthday shout-outs to guitarist Mary Osborne, baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian, ...
Nice 'n' Easy Does It - A Celebration on the Centennial of Lew Spence
by Mary Foster Conklin
In the first hour, a celebration of the centennial of Lew Spence, best known for his hit “Nice 'n' Easy," plus new releases from trumpeters Rebecca Coupe Franks and Carol Morgan with birthday shoutouts to Joan Whitney, Della Reese (pictured), Mavis Staples and Caroline Davis. In the second hour there is a tribute to Johnny Mandel. ...
Rebecca Coupe Franks "Every Little Thing Counts" Release Date: July 1st
Rebecca Coupe Franks (aka Coupe) was born and raised in Aptos, California and currently resides in Gardiner, New York after living in New York City for 10 years. Coupe's new release Every Little Thing Counts is a blend of styles; blues, jazz and singer/songwriter. It consists of 15 original songs/lyrics. All the songs are sung by ...
About Rebecca Coupe Franks
Instrument: Trumpet
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Rebecca Coupe Franks
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Rebecca Coupe Franks is a talented trumpet player from California who has paid her dues in New York. She has worked with her friend and mentor, the late Joe Henderson, as well as Javon Jackson, Ben Riley, Herb Ellis, and Bill Cosby. Her 2004 recording, "Exhibition: Tribute to Joe Henderson," is a showcase of ten original tunes she penned in remembrance of saxophonist Henderson's spirit, personality, and music. Jazz journalist Scott Yanow has stated, "Joe Henderson would have enjoyed hearing this program and would have loved playing these pieces." Rebecca Coupe Franks' trumpet style can most be likened to that of Chet Baker, as she plays with a relatively sparse, relaxed style, and she favors playing in the middle and lower registers of her instrument
Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival: June 25-26, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz FestivalSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYJune 25-26, 2011This year's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, the 34th edition of the upstate New York event, featured a great touch when famed jazz impresario George Wein was awarded a star on the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Walk of Fame. Wein created the ...
Rebecca Coupe Franks Quartet : San Diego, March 8, 2011
by Robert Bush
Rebecca Coupe Franks QuartetSaville Theater, San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, CAMarch 8, 2011 Trumpeter Rebecca Coupe Franks brought her own brand of lyrical mainstream jazz into the Saville Theatre, along with her New York pianist and several Los Angeles colleagues. Franks, who now resides in upstate New York, stopped in ...
Rebecca Coupe Franks Showcases An Eclectic Mix Of Instrumentals And Vocals On Check the Box, Set For August 17 Release
Trumpeter/Composer/Bandleader Celebrates Her 20 Year Career “This emotionally heartfelt and driving album brings home spirited, inspired songs and trumpet playing...Rebecca is at her best throughout, and the songs reflect a versatility of music form in a tableau of polished approach, feel and style." —from the CD liner notes, Lynne Robin Green This year marks the 20th ...
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