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CONTEST/GIVEAWAY: Enter the "Brad Mehldau Trio - Ode" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Nonesuch Records "Brad Mehldau Trio - Ode" giveaway contest starting today. W... Similar stories ...
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CAREER: Musician Website Quick Fix #6: Host Your Own Blog

The "Website Quick Fix" blog posts are written by musician website and marketing platform Bandzoogle. When we do website eva... Similar stories ...
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TV/FILM: Rolling Stones' "Exile" as Feature Film? Casting Mick and Keith

Last weekend it was reported that a film production company helmed by Richard Branson, the brains behind the Virgin empire, h... Similar stories ...
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Tord Gustavsen Trio Headlines 13th Bray Jazz Festival, May 4-6

The Bray Jazz Festival returns for its 13th edition over the May Bank Holiday weekend with a typically eclectic and exciting ... Similar stories ...
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: A Weeks Jazz in New York

Cyrille AimA(C)e and the Surreal Band (Friday and Saturday) At 12:45 a.m., Dizzya€(TM)s Club Coca-Cola, Frederick P. Ros... Similar stories ...
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CD review: Simcock Garland Sirkis

Lighthouse (ACT 9525-2) Pianist Gwilym Simcock, saxophonist Tim Garland and percussionist Asaf Sirkis know their way round th... Similar stories ...
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PHYLLIS GER RECALLS HER FATHER, MORT STULMAKER

Can you identify the players in this 1939 Charles Peterson photograph? Readers will recognize (from left) Eddie Condon, exho... Similar stories ...
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JALC to Present New Orleans Celebration - News

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Review: Christian Lee/ Flea Circus/ Sabrina Mahfouz at Platform 33

Sabrina Mahfouz. Photo Credit: Naomi Woddis Christian Lee/ Flea Circus/ Sabrina Mahfouz at Platform 33(Servants Jazz quartrs,... Similar stories ...
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This Day >> Colón Con ‘Bone

This day (April 28, 1950), in South Bronx, New York, is born William Anthony Colón a.k.a Willie Colon, is a Nuyorican salsa ... Similar stories ...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Blossom Dearie

All About Jazz is celebrating Blossom Dearie's birthday today! Born 28 April 1928, East Durham, New York, USA. A singer, p... Similar stories ...
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The Allman Brothers Band: At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East Polydor 1971 The Blues is atomic music in the respect that as a part of American... Similar stories ...
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HOTTER THAN THAT: HENRY “RED” ALLEN AND FRIENDS, 1932-33

Thanks to the indefatigable jazz scholar Franz Hoffmann, here are four hot records featuring Henry “Red” Allen an... Similar stories ...
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VENEGONI AND CO Rumore Rosso (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 1977)

Review by psarros — A project started in 1977 in Turin by Arti E Mestieri guitarist Luigi Venegoni.As stated from the n... Similar stories ...
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Toots Thielemans is 90 this Sunday 29 April #toots90

Toots is 90 this Sunday. Here's the story (in Dutch) from Brussels TV. Quick synopsis: Toots Thielemans was invited to the ... Similar stories ...
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Nina Simone – To Love somebody - Antibes 1969

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Bria Skonberg: So is the Day

It's a rare talent that can straddle--and dare request membership in--the trumpet artist continuum emanating from m: Louis Ar... Similar stories ...
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Mark Soskin: Nino Rota

Mark Soskin is probably best known for his work with saxophone legend m: Sonny Rollins. As Rollins' pianist from 1978 to 1991... Similar stories ...
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Joe McPhee / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Brooklyn DNA

Veteran multi-reedman, trumpeter and consummate improviser Joe McPhee--along with Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt HA ker Flaten--... Similar stories ...
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Albert Beger / Gerry Hemingway: Therea€(TM)s Nothing Better To Do

This live album documents the first musical meeting between Israeli sax hero Albert Beger and master drummer m: Gerry Hemingw... Similar stories ...
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Josh Maxey: The Language of Sound and Spirit

Josh Maxey The Language of Sound and Spirit Self Produced 2012 Sometimes it's all about setting the tone. If done right, i... Similar stories ...
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Brad Mehldau Trio: Ode

Brad Mehldau Trio Ode e: Nonesuch Records 2012 The very first notes of the Brad Mehldau Trio's Ode sound rich, lyrical and f... Similar stories ...
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Preserving Ted Williams’ Photographs

If you follow jazz even tangentially, you have seen photographs by Ted Williams. Most of us have also seen his shots of major... Similar stories ...
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A Blues By Bird

I couldn’t find a Parker recording of a blues in the key of A to follow the Ted Williams story. Let’s settle for ... Similar stories ...
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This Day >> Modern Jazz Percy

This day (April 28, 2005), in Southampton, New York, died Percy Heath, an American jazz bassist, brother to tenor saxophonis... Similar stories ...
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Frank Wright Quartet - Blues for Albert Ayler (ESP, 2012)

Recorded at Rashied Ali's performance space Ali's Alley during the height of the "loft jazz" era, this is really an undiscove... Similar stories ...
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WHERE'S THE NINE Desensitized to Insanity (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2008)

Review by Mellotron Storm — WHERE'S THE NINE is a duo consisting of our own Dean Watson(guitars / keyboards) and Barry ... Similar stories ...
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How To Sing The Blues: An Old Joke

I have seen this floating around on the internet for some time now, and have even recieved it in my emial inbox a couple of t... Similar stories ...
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It's all about musical art in an artsy place

The South County Jazz Club concluded its 2011-12 concert season this afternoon with a concert spotlighting cabaret singer Kit... Similar stories ...
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New From Cuneiform Records

Cuneiform Records LARS HOLLMER WITH FLOURY HAND (sketches)CD+DVD RUNE 340/341 “Lars Hollmer was a Swedish composer, ac... Similar stories ...
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Jazz finds religion this weekend in Chicago

A rollicking old spiritual exhorts listeners to “Give me that old-time religion.” Saturday night, however, severa... Similar stories ...
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Live Music: “A Birthday Tribute To Billie Holiday” at Catalina Bar & Grill

By Don Heckman There was a party mood in the air at Catalina Bar & Grill Wednesday night.  And with good reason.  An enthusia... Similar stories ...
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Swedish Guitar Virtuoso Johan Randa(C)N Releases Third CD "Summary" on Reingold Records

Lund, Sweden: Much to the anticipation of guitar aficionados around the world, on May 4, 2012, one of Sweden's youngest and m... Similar stories ...
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AWARD: Bob Dylan Amoung the 2012 Medal of Freedom Recipients

The White House has announced this yeara€(TM)s recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nationa€(TM)s h... Similar stories ...
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Marcus Miller: Casablanca, Morocco, April 24, 2012

A number of great American jazzmen have visited Morocco to play in the numerous jazz festivals organized throughout the year,... Similar stories ...
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TV/FILM: Side by Side Takes Digital vs. Analog Debate to the Movies

A common hysteria surrounds the inevitable switch from analog to digital, regardless of the industry: In journalism, ita&#128... Similar stories ...
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OBITUARY: Bert Weedon, Guitarist and Author of "Play in a Day" Book, Dies

Guitarist Bert Weedon had hit singles in Britain and influenced rock stars including Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend and John Le... Similar stories ...
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So What: Local News, Notes & Links

Here's the latest wrap-up of assorted links and short local news items of interest:* If you're a musician, artist or other cr... Similar stories ...
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From ECM: New Jazz Releases

New from ECM Steve Kuhn Trio Wisteria ECM 2257 Steve Kuhn piano Steve Swallow bass Joey Baron drums “Wisdom and wistfu... Similar stories ...
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The Jazz Session #367: Chris Brubeck

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Chris Brubeck’s latest CD is Live At Zankel Music Center with his band Triple Play. ... Similar stories ...
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Jason Lindner's Now Vs. Now on The Checkout: Live

Anthony Dean-Harris Editor-in-Chief anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH Photo by John Rogers for NPR Last night at New Yo... Similar stories ...
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LOST TONES: Funk Dumpling; or, “Today’s Special”

MOON OVER MOSCOW FARMER ALFALFA HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTH IS Perry Robinson 4 Funk Dumpling Savoy : 1962 PR, clarinet; Kenny B... Similar stories ...
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Blue Note Jazz Festival Returning to NYC - News

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VIDEO/DVD: Shelly Manne: Checkmate

The previous item about the Blackhawk triggered thoughts of Shelly Manne (1920-1984) and the quintet he led in the late 1950s... Similar stories ...
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GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: Wes Montgomery: Holland, 1965

Touring in the Netherlands in April 1965 with Clark Terry, guitarist Wes Montgomery was captured in a studio warming up Dutch... Similar stories ...
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A simple change to our Jazz in London banner

An astute reader came up with one of those blindingly simple ideas today. Rather than linking through to the Jazz in London w... Similar stories ...
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Building for the future

How do you ensure the granddaddy of jazz festivals will be around for a long time? Producer George Wein has been running the ... Similar stories ...
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THE THINGS WE LOVE, or ROMPING AT RADEGAST: GORDON AU’S GRAND STREET STOMPERS with TAMAR KORN (April 18, 2012)

How lucky we are to have these young cats swinging out for us!  Those of us who can get to Radegast know what I mean — ... Similar stories ...
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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Smith

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Smith's birthday today! Born in Edinburgh in 1967, Tommy Smith won best soloist and be... Similar stories ...
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“NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR TABLES” (1948-49)

There was Chicago’s South Side in the mid-to-late Twenties.  There was Fifty-Second Street in New York for a decade sta... Similar stories ...
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Louis Armstrong Needs You!

Okay, dear friends, I promised big news at the end of the week and here it is: the Louis Armstrong House Museum is up for a m... Similar stories ...
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CD review: Ernie Watts Quartet - Oasis

Ernie Watts Quartet - Oasis (Flying Dolphin Records FD 1008. CD review by Chris Parker) Perhaps because he’s the ultimate pro... Similar stories ...
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Piero Odorici: Cedar Walton Presents

Recording for the prominent modern jazz Savant record label with eminent pianist m: Cedar Walton and his trio should indicate... Similar stories ...
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Less Magnetic: Tricknology

By now, making a jazz fusion record is like making a genre homage film: without in-depth knowledge of the medium's history, a... Similar stories ...
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Jazz Bigband Graz: Urban Folktales

Despite the inherent problems of managing large numbers of musicians, funding their activities, and finding venues large enou... Similar stories ...
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Lee Konitz, Dan Tepfer, Bill Frisell, Sam Amidon, Vinny Golia, Lisa Mezzacappa, Wayne Krantz and Cliff Almond

Lee Konitz / Dan Tepfer Jazz Standard March 21, 2012 An improvising dialogue has been steadily developing between veteran ... Similar stories ...
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Kallio Slaaki: Helsinki, Finland, April 12, 2012

Kallio Slaaki Kanneltalo Helsinki, Finland April 12, 2012 In spring 1973 the Prince of Psychedelia, Daevid Allen, invited ... Similar stories ...
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Oscar Castro-Neves: Live at Blue Note Tokyo

Live at Blue Note Tokyo is a celebration of Brazilian jazz played in one of the foremost jazz clubs in the world--a gathering... Similar stories ...
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The week ahead in Midland gigs

The always entertaining Walsall Jazz Orchestra fills to overflowing the stage space at the Symphony Hall Foyer Bar this eveni... Similar stories ...
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Catfish Keith - Put on a Buzz 2011

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Fannie Mae - Playing For Change - Grandpa Elliott

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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, April 27 - May 3

© Andrea CanterThere’s a lot in the air – the scent of lilacs, chirping birds, spring pollen, and a lot of jazz riffs! Around... Similar stories ...
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Jazz Playlists >> Top 20 – April 27th, 2012

01.( +1 ) – Who Are You? . 02.( +1 ) – Let’s Rock . 03.( +2 ) – Stoned . 04.( +2 ) – Jazz Dancing . 0... Similar stories ...
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Bela Fleck, McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Soulive, JFJO, George Porter Jr. and More Confirmed for the Blue Note Jazz Festival

Bela Fleck, McCoy Tyner, Roy Haynes, Soulive, Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), Roots family members Questlove, Black Thought an... Similar stories ...
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Communion: Don Cherry In The 1960s

In the 1960s cornetist Don Cherry, who had to come to fame as a member of Ornette Coleman’s quartet, began to forge his own m... Similar stories ...
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Shelly Manne: Checkmate

The previous item about the Blackhawk triggered thoughts of Shelly Manne (1920-1984) and the quintet he led in the late 1950s... Similar stories ...
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Children and music venues: Can anything be done?

This discussion between a parent in Leeds and the management of Colin Towns' band Blue Touch Paper just doesn't feel right:PA... Similar stories ...
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Dr. John - Locked Down (Nonesuch, 2012)

Mac Rebennack aka Dr. John “The Night Tripper” has had a long and mercurial career in music from hot New Orleans session man ... Similar stories ...
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Sean O'Bryan Smith Tours with Joe Taylor Group

The m: Joe Taylor Group Hits the Road! April 2012 Top-charting guitarist Joe Taylor returns to the road this summer accompan... Similar stories ...
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Bobby Broom's New Trio CD, "Upper West Side Story," Due for May 15 Release by Origin Records

Bobby Brooma€(TM)s new CD, Upper West Side Story, is the guitarista€(TM)s tenth album in as many yearsa€'the c... Similar stories ...
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Atomic: Here Comes Everybody – review

(Jazzland)Scandinavian quintet Atomic hurl together Ornette Coleman's free-jazz legacy, Carla Bley's ironic solemnities, Lati... Similar stories ...
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The Complete Chess Masters: Howlin' Wolf

Smokestack Lightning: Complete Chess Masters Click above for more infoNPR recently reviewed Chess's Howlin' Wolf's masters fr... Similar stories ...
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Bobby Broom's New Trio CD, "Upper West Side Story," Due May 15 from Origin

Bobby Broom's new CD, Upper West Side Story, is the guitarist's tenth album in as many years -- the culmination of a ... Similar stories ...
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All-Star Concerts highlight International Jazz Day

On Friday, April 27, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock will kick-off the fir... Similar stories ...
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Bugge Wesseltoft: Songs – review

(Jazzland)Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft was the power behind the dance-oriented New Conceptions of Jazz movement in the ... Similar stories ...
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Franco et le TPOK Jazz -chez Safari Club de Bruxelles,Edipop 026

Let's get april next to march and at least bring the score to a poor 6 posts. A special one for the weekend I'd say. This is ... Similar stories ...
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On Voice and Scene

Anthony Dean-Harris Editor-in-Chief anthony.deanharris@nextbop.com / @i_ADH I don't get out often enough. It's a sa... Similar stories ...
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CLICK, YOU CATS! (FOR LOUIS AND LUCILLE)

Suppose you could give something important — for free — to the spirits of Louis and Lucille Armstrong and their b... Similar stories ...
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AWARD: Two Pianists, Two Awards

When you look at Critics Polls for jazz piano, two names that consistently rise to the top these days are Craig Taborn and Vi... Similar stories ...
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AWARD: Best Ideas for the Philadelphia Arts Receive $2.76 Million in Funding

PHILADELPHIA, PA: Thirty-five ideas for the arts in Philadelphia will receive $2.76 million as winners of the 2012 Knight Art... Similar stories ...
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WBGO Kids Jazz Concert Series Wraps Up Spring Season with Claire Daly

REMINDER WBGO'S Award-Winning Kids Jazz Concert Series Wraps Up Spring Season with Claire Daly, Saturday, April 28, ... Similar stories ...
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Robert Glasper: 'A band like Radiohead really lend themselves to jazz'

The most connected man in jazz on working with Erykah Badu and Mos Def, and why he puts beer bottles in his pianoHi Robert, h... Similar stories ...
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MILES DAVIS Kind of Blue (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 1959)

Review by Sinusoid — How do you properly size up one of THE landmark marquee jazz albums of all time? I'm going to try... Similar stories ...
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John Fordham's brand new Guardian Take Five Blog

The leading jazz critic in the UK, John Fordham, has a new monthly blog from the organization on the floors above me here at ... Similar stories ...
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TVD’s Jazz Fest Picks, Day One

Well it’s finally here—the event we’ve all be waiting for. You know who all the big names are that are on the schedule, so do... Similar stories ...
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Joe Muranyi obituary

The last clarinettist in Louis Armstrong's celebrated All-Stars groupJoe Muranyi, who has died of cancer aged 84, earned his ... Similar stories ...
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Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – April

In this first of a series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from the past few weeks. Tell us ... Similar stories ...
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11th Annual ‘A Great Night in Harlem’ on May 17 - News

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INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Jimmy Giuffre

All About Jazz is celebrating Jimmy Giuffre's birthday today! Reedman and composer Jimmy Giuffre was born in Dallas, TX. H... Similar stories ...
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Like Incognito? Check Out This Interview with Bluey Maunick!

Incognito - SurrealIt's an honor for me to present this intimate "inner-view" conducted by one of my closest friends (Doug Ra... Similar stories ...
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It's the Birthday of Ma Rainey

Mother of the BluesToday is the birthdate of Ma Rainey. She was born in Columbus, Georgia on April 26, 1886. She wasn't the... Similar stories ...
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Blind Willie Johnson — God Moves On The Water

see the following for lyrics and details Blind Willie Johnson ( 1929 ) God Moves on the Water Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #4... Similar stories ...
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Little Bird: Albert Ayler

Virtuoso on the tenor saxophone. As a teen Ayler played with such skill that he was known around Cleveland as "Little Bird," ... Similar stories ...
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Danilo Perez Quartet -- Danilo Perez and Friends Celebrate McCoy Tyner: Philadelphia, PA, April 14, 2012

Danilo Perez Quartet Jazz Up Close Series Perelman Theater Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA April 14, 2... Similar stories ...
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Boris Hauf Sextet: Next Delusion

Reedman Boris Hauf frequently pushes the envelope. For evidence, one need only look at his longstanding affiliation with the ... Similar stories ...
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Foxes Fox: Live at the Vortex

Foxes Fox--m: Evan Parker on tenor saxophone, m: Steve Beresford on piano, m: John Edwards on bass and m: Louis Moholo-Moholo... Similar stories ...
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Sven-Ake Johansson: Die Harke und der Spaten

Part performance piece, part free improvisation, Die Harke und der Spaten ("The Rake and the Spade") is a musical stage play ... Similar stories ...
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Todd Bishop Group: Little Played Little Bird

In the twilight days of the compact disc as a sound storage device, the most compelling reason for keeping what still seems a... Similar stories ...
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CD Review : Marbin - Breaking the Cycle

Marbin - Breaking the Cycle.(MoonJune Records MJR038. CD Review by Chris ParkerMarbin is a name derived from the band’s core ... Similar stories ...
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