clubs in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. We were playing somewhere every weekend and I decided then, that I wanted to be an entertainer”. Phyllis moved to Atlanta at 19 years of age and became the house pianist for Hilton hotels. In addition she performed in bands and gained a BA in ...
He told me that too many jazz bars/clubs in Tokyo cater to only one kind of audience (older/richer) and that he’s trying to bring in a different kind of crowd. The Friday ‘New York Jazz Room’ nights featuring a regular group of formerly NYC-based Japanese musicians...
In partnership with the Koger Center, Rapp presented a “Jazz for Young People” concert to 700 kids in the Boys & Girls Clubs and shortly after, Rapp presented a “SC Jazz Culture” concert for 2000 Richland One 3rd graders. He is also the co-creator and Artistic Director of the “...
His observations on his early years in Philly, on developing his own sound, collaborations with wife Toshiko Akiyoshi and others, ageing as a creative musician and his path to being a wine connoisseur and collector are fascinating. Lew has always been a unique thinker and improviser....
Kelly Carrol (Choreographer) began her dance training in Chicago and spent three years touring internationally with the Lenore Sutton acro-dance company. She came to New York and began a long career as a triple threat performing on Broadway, television, film, night clubs and international concert...
July 2, 2010, posted inMusic history (Above: Billy Paul’s 1972 smash “Me and Mrs. Jones” is a quintessential slice of Philly soul.) All Photos by Joel Francis The Daily Record There’s no shortage of history to be discovered and embraced in the City of Brotherly Love. Sadly, the ...
His original sound would later be nuanced by time spent in Texas and Oklahoma, and by time spent alongside masters, including such greats as Philly Joe Jones, during a brief tenure in New York. Follow link to All About Jazz to continue https://www.allaboutjazz.com/my-heart-jeff-johnson-...
Subway? Growing up in Philly, I basically grew up on hoagies. My choice: Mike’s by a mile! … Yes, I am a fan of ABC’s Dr. Odyssey. Crazy plot lines, but they work. Check out this interview with the show’s Don Johnson: https://www.thewrap.com/doctor-odyssey-episode-7-don...
Brown was all over the jazz-sphere in 1943, at nightclubs and theaters in Pittsburgh, Allentown, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Detroit, and back to New York. Brown joined Don Redmon’s Orchestra from January through August of 1944, then appeared at the Onyx Club until November of that year....
He began playing clubs around the Philly area and that set the stage for the jump to the next level. “Back in 1999, I was sitting in at a club in Philly – Wilhelmina’s on South 11th Street,” said Cappy. “Some of the guys from Jill Scott’s band were in the club. When they...