December 2010
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Jazz Pianist, Composer, Broadcaster, Educator and Advocate, Dr. Billy Taylor
Rest now.
«««Dominick R. Brady»»»: The thing about people... →
This is Perfect. I could not agree with you more Dominick
dominickbrady:
The thing about GIANTS like Dr. Billy Taylor is that we take it for granted that bee bop is great. We take it for granted that bee bop had to become the face of Jazz music. We take it for granted that Jazz music is thought of as America’s classical voice, our first truly great contribution to the…
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kameelahwrites:
Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere. ~Jean Rhys
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Teo Macero on Creating “Bitches Brew” With Miles...
” I had my questions about the “great” title that introduced Teo Macero when I was in school. When I first read Miles by Quincy Troupe a few of my questions were answered. This interview kind of put in all in perspective for me.”
I let Miles have a free hand in the studio. I always encouraged him to use electronic equipment. Because if we didn’t have it, I’d...
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At Smalls Jazz Club
Monday December 20 7:30 to 10:00 PM - The Bucky Pizzarelli/Jay Leonhart Trio Bucky Pizzarelli - Guitar , Jay Leonhart - Bass 10:30 to 1:00 AM - The Ari Hoenig Trio with Chris Potter & Joel Frahm Chris Potter - Tenor Sax , Ari Hoenig - Drums , Joel Frahm - Tenor Sax
At Smalls Jazz Club
Sunday December 19 4:00 to 7:00 PM $7 cover - Sunday Afternoon Tap Dance Jam: hosted by Michela Lerman Michela Lerman - Tap Dancer 7:30 to 9:45 PM - Vocalist Ruth Brisbane with the Jon Roche Trio Jon Roche - Bass , Clifford Barbaro - Drums , Roman Ivanoff - Piano , Ruth Brisbane - Vocalist , Saul Rubin - Guitar 10:00 to 12:15 PM - Dezron Douglas & Friends Steve Davis - Trombone , Spike Wilner...
At Smalls Jazz Club
Saturday December 18 5:00 to 7:00 PM - The Smalls Poetry Feature - Hosted by Lee Kostrinsky Cynthia Robinson’s “Panacea” Lee Kostrinsky - Poet 7:30 to 9:45 PM - The Smalls Masters Residence: The Chris Flory Trio Chris Flory - Guitar , Lee Hudson - Bass , Chuck Riggs - Drums 10:30 to 1:00 AM - The Tim Armacost Group Tim Armacost - Tenor Sax , Yutaka Shiina - Piano , Ugonna Okegwo...
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At The Jazz Gallery
Jam Session with Roy Hargorve Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 | 9:00 p.m. - Midnight $5.00, Cash only at the door. The jam session has played a pivotal role in jazz history - as proving ground and informal town meeting, a forum for competition and teamwork, a way to advance the music by embracing a spirit of challenge and mutual experimentation. Jam sessions are not entirely gone from New...
At Smalls Jazz Club
Tuesday December 14 7:30 to 9:15 PM - The Vocal Duet Series: Marianne Sollivan Marianne Solivan - Vocalist 9:30 to 12:00 AM - The Grant Stewart Quartet Grant Stewart - Tenor Sax , Ehud Asherie - Piano , Joel Forbes - Bass , Phil Stewart - Drums 12:00 AM to Close - After Hours Jam Session With: The Alex Stein Quartet Alex Stein - Tenor Sax , Lawrence Leathers - Drums , Paul Sikivie - Bass , Marc...
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Watchnprfreshair:
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James Moody [March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2010]
Got an email from the boss late last night. We’re redoing our show a bit today to pay tribute to James Moody, who died yesterday. He was on Fresh Air in 1996, I believe. Not sure what’s staying or going just yet - but wanted to let you know.
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Watchwescoasia:
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Produced by Adult Swim, this new Flying Lotus video is tripping me out and what a dope concept.
Flying Lotus - Zodiac Shit
Directed by: Lilfuchs
十二生肖 = The 12 Chinese Zodiac animals
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