Jazz

Recently, I’ve been listening to Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, the 1960s band that consisted of Wayne Shorter on tenor sax (composing a lot of the tunes), bassist Ron Carter, pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony Williams, a lot. [The First Great Quintet was Miles, Coltrane, pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones, for those of you wondering.] If you’re familiar with 1970s jazz-rock fusion, you’ll recognize all the names of the Second Quintet from...Read Full Story

Harlem Renaissance / Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole Count Basie (Actor) , Cab Calloway (Actor) , Marino Amoruso (Director)   |   Format: DVD (6) Buy new: $19.99 $14.99 30 used & new from $10.97 (Visit the Best Sellers in list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Click Check Price and More ReviewsRead Full Story

Swingin' at the Savoy: The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer (Hardcover) By Norma Miller 37 used and new from $2.01 Customer Rating: Customer tags: norma miller (3), lindy (3), african-american studies (2), jazz (2), jazz history (2), swing jazz (2), savoy ballroom (2), dancers (2), billie holiday , ballroom dancing , count basie , benny goodman Review & Description Dancer, award-winning choreographer, show producer, stand-up comedienne, TV/film actress, and author, Norma Miller shares her touching...Read Full Story

by Linda Hutchinson Playing a sax that could tame the most savage of moods, Grammy-award winner  David Sanchez  transformed the Jazz Standard into a serene oasis on Friday night, in the midst of his week-long run.  Sanchez, a one-time protégé of Dizzy Gillespie, confided to us that his joints were stiff from the cold weather - unknown in his native Puerto Rico - and that he was starting to feel “the challenges of getting old."    “Four days ago I joined the bi-focal world,” he joked...Read Full Story

Buddy Rich, Live at The 1982 Montreal Jazz Festival [VHS] The Buddy Rich Band (Actor) , Buddy Rich (Actor)   |   Format: VHS Tape (5) 9 used & new from $4.95 (Visit the Best Sellers in list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Check Price and Read MoreRead Full Story

I happened to be in the vicinity of Jazz at Lincoln Center last night, and decided to pop my head into Dizzy's  to see what was happening. Sure enough, the brilliant pianist Marcus Roberts and his longtime trio ( Jason Marsalis , drums; Rodney Jordan bass) were lighting up ,the spacious, comfortable room overlooking Central Park, remixing standards in the vein of his latest release, New Orleans Meets Harlem, Vol. 1 . Forget the fact that Roberts is blind: he is hands down the greatest jazz...Read Full Story

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