But Saxophone Colossus towers above them all, not only because it concentrates on a quartet setting allowing undiluted access to the creative process of Sonny at his most inspired, but because it is one of those happy coincidences where all elements came off equally well, including the use of ...
What bars are in close proximty of Jazzotel Bangkok? While residing at Jazzotel Bangkok, delight in your evening or night out at Emmanuelle, Slim/Flix, and 808 Club to make the most out of your nightlife. How many rooms does Jazzotel Bangkok have? Jazzotel Bangkok has a total of 160...
Pres Jazz Bar is located up near the end of “Center Gai” street in Shibuya, not the most likely spot for a jazz bar. Named after the great sax -man Lester Young, owner Iwasaki-san opened the place about twenty years ago when there were still some jazz cafes and b...
Faulkner had no problem filling the drum stool occupied by Marsalis’ longtime beatman Jeff “Tain” Watts. On a cover of Thelonious Monk’s “Teo,” Faulkner traded bars with Marsalis with a maturity that outpaced his age of 19 and an energy that underlined it. His solo during a later ...
But sadly the svelte grooves and moods these musicians produce are often categorized as “dinner jazz”, also may be observed piping lightly in the history of a multitude of wine restaurants and bars all over the globe. Considering how inherently easy it’s, it is odd that it ought to [...
central location just a few minutes walk from Catalunya square where the airport bus arrives. This is also the starting point for Las Ramblas and the terminus for Barcelona tour buses. There are lots of interesting places within walking distance and a plethora of very good bars and restaurants....
So I’d have to stand outside, and when the doors opened I’d hear some bars of a bop song. But it wasn’t tough for me to make the switch from swing to bop once I had the feel. [Photo by William Gottlieb] JW: Was Benny generous?AS: [Laughs] Sometimes, but that wasn’t ...
Rated one of America's 15 best bars by Esquire magazine. My friend Rich Young (who is neither) sent me this gem: Guitar Center Institutes Five-Day Waiting Period on Ukuleles "We here at WUS are disgusted by Guitar Center's trampling on the freedom of musical expression. The right to...
you had these killer musicians who came together for one six-hour project. They’d never seen the material before and were tolerating the prayer verses and the first 8 or 16 bars up front so they could get to what they did best. Essentially, Herbie and the others were playing jazz on ...
Our other two cats* had sensed that Gandria needed more space than usual (she was always more of a loner than the other two, who always seem to be synchronized and near me – as I write, they’re both asleep in boxes on my desk), so when she finally left our home for the last ...