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"Strange Fruit" - Billie Holiday's Ugly Song

February 17, 2011

Written by a Jewish communist called Abel Meeropol, Strange Fruit was not by any means the first protest song, but it was the first to shoulder an explicit political message into the arena of entertainment. Unlike the robust workers' anthems of the union movement, it did not stir the blood; it chilled it. “That is about ...

Herb Alpert Unplugged

February 17, 2011

CBS Sunday Morning ran a great profile with legendary trumpeter and music mogul Herb Alpert where he talks about his early inspirations, success as an instrumentalist, his artwork and the importance of giving back. If you haven't seen it, you can watch it here. Also coming soon is Jazz Online's special podcast episode where Herb talks ...

Shearing on How He Did It

February 15, 2011

Happy Birthday, Wingy Manone!

February 14, 2011

Trumpeter, singer, and composer Joseph “Wingy" Manone was born on this date in 1900. As a boy in New Orleans, he lost an arm as a result of a streetcar accident, but this didn't stop him from taking up a musical instrument. His nickname has to rank as a bitof gallows humor, although Manone's 1948 autobiography ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Ray Vega

February 13, 2011

This week, we've got some video clips featuring trumpet player Ray Vega, who will be in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, February 16 through Saturday, February 19 at Jazz at the Bistro. Vega grew up in the South Bronx, and has an extensive resume as a gigging ...

Sat Eye Candy: Gary Moore

February 13, 2011

REST IN PEACE, GUITAR MAN This past Sunday, February 6, one of the greatest guitarists the U.K. has ever produced, Gary Moore, was found dead of a heart attack in his hotel room while on holiday in Spain. A player of extreme confidence and muscle, Moore first rose to prominence with Thin Lizzy, a band he ...

Louis Armstrong and Rex Harrison - "Now You Has Jazz" (1957)

February 12, 2011

"Ginseng People" Woody Shaw Quartet

February 12, 2011

Ack Varmeland, Du Skona

February 11, 2011

At a jam session a couple of nights ago, someone called “Dear Old Stockholm." I suggested that we play it in the unaltered form of the Swedish folk song that Stan Getz recorded in Stockholm 60 years ago. The bassist said, “Huh?" “It was a folk song?" said the pianist. Many musicians and listeners are under ...

Soulive: Bowlive DVD; Bowlive 2 Shows in March

February 10, 2011

BOWLIVE 2 AT THE BROOKLYN BOWL, MARCH 1-5 AND 8-12 In March of 2010, the members of Soulive hauled their instruments through the doors of a newly-opened warehouse- turned-music venue in Brooklyn that they would call home for the next two weeks. Eric Krasno, Alan Evans and Neal Evans called on a multitude of their closest ...