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Queens: Home of Jazz and Flushing Town Hall
by Greg Thomas
When most people think of jazz in New York City, Manhattan readily comes to mind. The “East Coast" stride piano style was developed in Harlem, where venues such as the Savoy Ballroom, Small's Paradise, the Cotton Club and Minton's Playhouse presented the big bands and small groups of jazz lore. 52nd Street became known for its ...
Litchfield Jazz Festival in Connecticut!
The Litchfield Jazz Festival, in the beautiful Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, has been presenting legends and introducing new talent since 1996. Over the years the festival has presented legends like Dave Brubeck, Tito Puente, Ray Charles and Sonny Rollins as well as introduced new talent and fostered the careers of Diana Krall, Brad Mehldau, Jane Monheit, ...
Litchfield Jazz Fest Line-up Announced: July 31-August 2, 2009
A Quick Look at the Litchfield Jazz Festival July 31-August 2, 2009 Grounds of Kent School, Kent, CT The Litchfield Jazz Festival, now in its fourteenth summer, is thrilled to announce the 2009 line-up and its move to the gorgeous campus of Kent School in Kent, Connecticut. This summers festival, named a Top 100 ...
This Rhythm On My Mind
Label: Bluesback Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Rhythm on My Mind;
Problem;
I Want My Blooz Back;
Mr Leonhart Mr Gordon;
Mood Indigo;
Toast My Bread;
Eddie Harris (Freedom Jazz Dance);
Missin RB Blues;
Lester Leaps In;
All Alone;
Little Honey;
Lucky Day;
Home for Supper.
We 2
Label: WJ3 Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Five Spot After Dark; My Ship; Overjoyed; Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Lift Every Voice and Sing / Total Praise; Monk's Mood / Think of One; Have Thine Own Way, Lord; Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans?; Nancy (With the Laughing Face); They; The Feeling of Jazz.
Wycliffe Gordon / Eric Reed: We 2
by Jim Santella
WyclifWycliffe Gordon and Eric Reed give one of the best jazz performances of 2007 in this expressive and highly creative program of eleven familiar pieces. Armstrong, Ellington, Sinatra, Monk and Stevie Wonder are represented with deep respect and musical purity; yet, both artists carve into the modern mainstream with free-flowing thoughts. Gordon and ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Marcia Hillman
Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and bassist/vocalist Jay Leonhart went into the recording studio and pulled off a plum with This Rhythm On My Mind. Using original material written by both, as well as two jazz standards, the duo successfully blended their individual skills and similar senses of humor. There are many magic moments. For ...
Wycliffe Gordon / Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Budd Kopman
Sometimes jazz as art does not have to solve the world's problems, just bring a bit of joy to an otherwise tired and dismayed soul, especially in this day and age. This Rhythm On My Mind--an antidote to the mundane and the depressing--accomplishes just that, but instead of using, say, energy to conquer the blues, it ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: This Rhythm On My Mind
by Michael P. Gladstone
File under: Louis Armstrong meets Jack Teagarden redux! That description is accurate with respect to the vibe of the recording, but not the instrumentation: the two musicians featured here play the trombone and acoustic bass, respectively. Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, a much in-demand musician who has toiled in various Wynton Marsalis organizations over the past decade or ...
Wycliffe Gordon and Jay Leonhart: Humor in Harmony
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
At first, über-bassist Jay Leonhart and acclaimed trombonist Wycliffe Gordon seem an unlikely pair. Visually, they look like the Anglo poet and the star linebacker; chronologically, they're at least a generation apart. But they are both immensely talented, and their personal and musical rapport transcends any other differences between them. As relaxed and amiable as the ...
