Photographs of several scenes related to the 1970 Jazz Festival in Louisiana including Little Freddie King and Percy Randolph practicing for the festival, J. Monque'D, James Booker and King Schaeffer, and Louisiana Red a...
From versatile pathfinders to visionary composers and pioneering technicians, these are the 50 best jazz bassists in history.
In the ’70s and ’80s Wayne Shorter was at the forefront of the jazz fusion movement with Weather Report. He also furnished pop records with his succinct soloing style, including songs by Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan and Don Henley. Since 2000, he has toured and recorded with a consistent li...
Stride), New York’s so-called Loft Jazz movement of the ‘70s was defined by real estate. The result of policies that allowed large swathes of the southern part of the city to be neglected waiting for potential redevelopment, large, often unoccupied and un-serviced industrial lofts in Soho ...
Miles’ comfortable version of the harmony features changes that end up on an improvisor-friendly G7 to C7 in the bridge’s last bar. No wonder the Miles Davis interpretation showed up in the original Real Book in the ’70s, inspiring generations of jazzers afterwards to play the “...
In this chapter, Carr discusses styles of dancing, termed UK, Underground or, more recently, Old Skool Jazz, that emerged in British clubs during the late 1970s. Evidence from recordings of this dancing attest to the high levels of technical and performa
In the 70s, Baker started rebuilding his career. A move to New York saw him recording again, joining the roster at producer Creed Taylor’s influential CTI label, and reuniting with Gerry Mulligan. But tastes were changing in the 70s, with bebop and straight-ahead jazz being eclipsed by the...
A non-traditional list of the 100 best jazz songs of all time, including “So What” by Miles Davis, "My Favorite Things" by John Coltrane, and "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.
The world of jazz is a realm of musical mastery, where remarkable artists have left indelible marks with their entrancing cadences. It's a realm dominated by stars whose sonic vocabulary shaped the genre's evolution, earning them a special place in the annals of music history. Are you ready...
the 2022 Jazz Journalists Association “Podcast of the Year” for “Jazz United,” which he co-hosted with acclaimed critic Nate Chinen. He also hosted the overnight show “Jazz After Hours” on the renowned jazz station WBGO in Newark before joining Real Jazz, Sirius XM. He is also an ...