Results for "Video / DVD"

Liu Fang Interview - Chinese Traditional Music for Pipa.

June 28, 2010

This conversation is part of the book/dvd project “Under Your Skin" which includes discussions with Ahmad Jamal, Randy Weston, David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Yusef Lateef, Stanley Clarke, Melissa Auf der Maur, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, ...

Ahmad Jamal - "Poinciana" (2005)

June 29, 2010

Well, Hello, Louis

June 25, 2010

Rifftides reader Deborah Hendrick e-mailed the following question: I have noticed that when talking about Louis Armstrong, musician Wynton Marsalis carefully, almost deliberately, pronounces “Louis" as Lou-iss, not Lou-ee, which is how I usually hear the name. How did Armstrong pronounce his name? He invariably pronounced it Louis, not Louie, as he demonstrates here, with help ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four Views of Oliver Lake

June 26, 2010

This week, let's take a look at some video featuring saxophonist and former St. Louisan Oliver Lake, who recently created a YouTube channel for his work and has been posting all sorts of clips online.A member of the Black Artists Group and a co-founder of the ...

Brubeck, Rotterdam, Part 6

June 23, 2010

As long as the YouTube benefactor in Holland keeps posting new segments from that 1972 Dave Brubeck concert in Rotterdam, Rifftides will keep bringing them to you. The piece that just popped up, “Someday My Prince Will Come," was a staple in the classic Brubeck quartet's repertoire before it disbanded in 1969. Paul Desmond reaches into ...

Dizzy Gillespie - "Tin Tin Deo" (1965)

June 22, 2010

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Four from Michael Buble

June 20, 2010

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring singer Michael Buble, who will be in St. Louis next Friday, June 25 to perform at the Scottrade Center. Undeniably influenced by Frank Sinatra and, to a lesser extent, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin and other tuxedo-clad crooners of ...

Super Bad Sunday: Brian Wilson

June 20, 2010

CAN WE BUY YOU A SANDBOX FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, MAN? JamBase's weekly triple-shot tips its hat to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, who celebrates his 68th birthday today. Few “All-Time Top 10" lists fail to include Pet Sounds, Wilson's sixties masterpiece, and singles like “Good Vibrations" and “California Girls" continue to inspire musicians and audiences ...

"Benny Goodman's Boys" (Plus Molly Ryan) on July 11, 2010

June 17, 2010

The PENNSYLVANIA JAZZ SOCIETY will present their annual JAZZFEST with a TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOODMAN on Sunday, July 11, 2010, from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Plainfield Township Fire Company Hall, 6480 Sullivan Trail, Wind Gap, PA 18091. The two bands featured that day are THE MIDIRI BROTHERS and DAN LEVINSON'S PALOMAR QUARTET. The Midiri ...

Brubeck, Mulligan, Six and Dawson, Parts 4 and 5

June 17, 2010

Two more pieces have emerged from the Dutch YouTube contributor who is posting segments of a remarkable Dave Brubeck concert in Rotterdam in 1972. The core unit was the Brubeck trio with bassist Jack Six and drummer Alan Dawson. Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan were the guest saxophonists on the Newport Jazz Festival tour. Unlike many ...