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Ron Carter
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Ron Carter is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. With more than 2,000 albums to his credit, he has recorded with many of music's greats: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons. Ron Graduated the Eastman School in 1959 and packed up his belongings and moved to New York City with his wife, Janet. Later that year, Downbeat magazine listed Ron as #15 of 23 in their bass player poll. A great start. In the early 1960s he performed throughout the United States in concert halls and nightclubs with Jaki Byard and Eric Dolphy
Improvising the Russian Classical Composers: Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Borodin
by Larry Slater
Russia's contribution to the arts over the past couple of centuries has been extraordinary and unparalleled. Russian authors are among the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Russia is synonymous with classical ballet and Russian composers transformed classical music. In the 19th century, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin and Pyotr Ilyich ...
Frantisek Uhlir: Coming Home
by Edward Blanco
Czech jazz double-bassist Frantisek Uhlir, a composer, educator and leader of the Frantisek Uhlir Team & Strings (F.U.T.), based in Prague, presents the highly acclaimed Coming Home album of original music penned especially for his band, founded back in 1987. Considered one of the finest bass players on the European jazz scene today, Uhlir has recorded ...
Tommy Halferty's Whirlpool At Scott's Jazz Club
by Ian Patterson
Tommy Halferty's Whirlpool Scott's Jazz Club Tribute to Miles Davis' In A Silent WayBelfast, N. Ireland January 16, 2025 In the centenary year of Miles Davis' birth, homages will take many forms. There will be the inevitable re-releases, box sets, books, and an ocean of opinion pieces. Concerts paying tribute to jazz's greatest chameleon ...
Bop Contest
Album: Bop Contest
By Mark Sherman
Label: Miles High Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 5:07
Classics from Bud Powell and others, new music from Joel Ross and others
by David W. Daniels
Classic artists include Bud Powell, Trudy Pitts, Jackie McLean and others. Recently released music from Oscar Laven, Ron Carter, Kenny Dorham, and others. Recognizing this week's birthdays including William Parker, Max Roach, Mike Stern, and Dave Weckl.Playlist Chick Corea with Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian “Off The Cuff" from Further Explorations (Concord Jazz) 00:00 ...
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Ithamara Koorax
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Ithamara Koorax (born April 28, 1965) is a Brazilian jazz and pop singer. For several years, she was voted one of the best jazz singers of the world by DownBeat Readers Polls. In 2008 and 2009, Koorax placed third on the "Female Vocalist" category on the 73rd DownBeat Readers Polls, with Diana Krall on the first place and Cassandra Wilson on second, (DownBeat's December 2008 issue, page 44), as well as on the 74th Annual Readers Poll (December 2009 issue, page 42).
Back in 2002, Koorax had already placed fourth in the 67th Annual DownBeat Readers Poll (December 2002 issue, page 56).
Alone
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Moments with You; Alone; Rapture; The Ice Queen; The Shadow of Your Smile;
Blues for D.P.;
Stella by Starlight;
Since I Fell for You.
Cinnamon Flower: The Expanded Version
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: The original album: Backwoods Echo; Disenchantment; A New Dawn; Quiet Pictures;
Clove and Cinnamon; Roots; Waiting On The Corner.
The Alpine Session: Arbenz vs. Arbenz Meets Ron Carter
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: It Don’t Mean A Thing; Alive; Evolution; Lullaby; All The Things You Are; Old Shaman.
