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Rick Savage Jazz 4tet: Warwick, NY
by David A. Orthmann
Rick Savage Jazz 4tetWarwick, NYAugust 22, 2011 The opening set of trumpeter/flugelhornist Rick Savage's Jazz 4tet was a witty, civilized conversation between longtime colleagues, all of whom had something essential to say and respected one anothers' space. As part of the last day of the second annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival, the ...
Segerstrom Center, Orange County, CA, Announces 2011-12 Jazz Schedule
The 2011-12 jazz season for Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, California, kicks off Sept. 25 with the appearance of tenor sax great Sonny Rollins. Appearing here with his quintet, Rollins is one of the few pillars from the golden era of jazz 60 years ago. Following, Oct. 21 and 22, at the center ...
Yusef Lateef: Eastern Sounds Turns 50
by Alan Bryson
Think back fifty years to the days portrayed on the TV series Mad Men. In 1961, John Kennedy and Billboard's Easy Listening Chart were inaugurated, a freedom riders bus was fire-bombed in Alabama, Rock Hudson was on the big screen, and Doris Day was selling albums. As teenagers and their swinging parents were ...
Eddie Vedder: Ukulele Songs
by Kevin Davis
Eddie Vedder Ukulele Songs Monkey Wrench 2011 The ballad “More Than You Know" was written by Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu in 1929, a souvenir from a long gone era that a romantic might be tempted to posit represented “simpler times." Insofar as it's unlikely that anyone reading this ...
Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 2
by Greg Simmons
The Beacon Theatre in New York holds 2,700 people, and--much like fans claiming to have seen the final game of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field--there may already be 20,000 people who swear they were there for Sonny Rollins' 80th Birthday performance. At 80 years old, Rollins is still a damn good tenor saxophonist, and Roadshows ...
Sonny Rollins - Road Shows, Vol. 2 (Doxy/Decca, 2011)
The legendary saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins is renowned for his extraordinary live performances. On this second volume of live recordings he is releasing under the Road Shows banner, the music focuses on 2010 and his interaction with special guests. He sounds completely at ease on stage, talking to the crowd and introducing his band and ...
Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 2
by Dan McClenaghan
Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, into his eighth decade now, has nothing left to prove but keeps doing it anyway. The iconic artist has put out classic albums like Newk's Time (Blue Note Records, 1957) and Saxophone Colossus (Prestige Records, 1956) and The Bridge (RCA Records, 1962), continuing to maintain a vibrant career for more than six ...
Sonny Rollins to Receive 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Sonny Rollins is one of five individuals who have been selected to receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2011, it was announced today by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. These individuals' “collective artistry has contributed significantly to the cultural life of our nation and the world." Along with fellow recipients Barbara Cook, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Sonny Rollins
All About Jazz is celebrating Sonny Rollins' birthday today! Sonny Rollins is a saxophone colossus. The revered tenor saxophonist first received that appellation via the name of his 1956 Prestige Records album. Even then, at age 26, the title seemed fitting. He had already played and/or recorded with bebop giants Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Miles Davis, ...
Sonny Rollins: Road Shows, Vol. 2
by Dan Bilawsky
Road Shows, Vol. 1 (Doxy, 2008) was the cure for all that ailed Sonny Rollins fans who were familiar with his herculean abilities in live settings, yet disappointed with some of his studio output. Famous for being his own worst critic, the tenor saxophonist cherry-picked all of the material for that outing, meeting near-universal acclaim upon ...
