a great artist and human being. Our sincerest happy birthday wishes to you Norma on this momentous occasion. We wish you much love and many more years of creativity. Anthony Michelli and family,
As both a bandleader and a solo artist, Davis nurtured future jazz legends like John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter, establishing him as a vital force in shaping the genre. With seminal works like "Kind of Blue" and "Bitches Brew," Miles Davis solidified his place as one of...
Plus an affectionate salute and thank you to Terry Gibbs in celebration of his 100th birthday. SONG TITLE / Artist / CD Or Album Title I’M GONNA LOCK MY HEART / Samara Joy / “Linger Awhile” TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH / Freddy Cole / “To The Ends Of The Earth” I’M ...
Jazz Profiles has put a spotlight on a 1988 Denon album by Jim Hall’s trio with guest artist Tom Harrell. Throughout the history of modern jazz, Jim was the catalyst in most of the important piano-less ensembles of the modern jazz era. From Chico Hamilton and Jimmy Giuffre in the ‘...
Not only did the music evolve; this jazz artist evolved. Coleman Hawkins was almost an exact contemporary of Louis Armstrong’s; he was born three years later and died two years sooner. And while Armstrong unquestionably gets the credit for making jazz a genre for soloists, Hawkins shares ...
From the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans-born Payton was a child trumpet prodigy (he started playing professionally at the age of 10) who, in his early 20s, was playing with drumming legend Elvin Jones and Hammond heroJimmy Smith. Payton’s recording career as a solo artist began in 1994...
a bebop convert. In the 50s, Mingus led his own bands, started his own record label, Debut, and emerged as a composer and recording of artist of note. In terms of his bass playing, he freed the instrument from a purely time-keeping role and validated it as an expressive solo ...
could record Broadway songs in advance of a musical's opening, turning them into standards and driving audiences to the theater. Today, too few musicals feature songs with catchy melodies. For example, I don't believe a single jazz artist has taken on Hamilton's score. And maybe for good ...
Herb Deutsch, the trumpeter-pianist-Theremin player-composer-Moog synthesizer co-creator and jazz inspired improviser turns 90 today, February 9, 2022, Robert Moog, l., and Herb Deutsch at the Moog modular synthesizer and a hearty Happy Birthday to him! In celebration,Moog Musichas produced a ...
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