Art D’Lugoff, who was widely regarded as the dean of New York nightclub impresarios and whose storied spot, the Village Gate, was for more than 30 years home to performers as celebrated, and diverse, as Duke Ellington, Allen Ginsberg and John Belushi, died on Wednesday in Manhattan…. …Though most often thought of as a jazz space — among the eminences heard there over the...
John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble Eternal Interlude Sunnyside Records 2009 Nicholas Urie Large Ensemble Excerpts From an Online Dating Service Red Piano 2009 In 1965, Duke Ellington asked the question (by way of album title) "Will the big bands ever come back?" As the New Thing was beginning to take hold, it may have seemed a bit of bemoaning from a man whose time (it might again have seemed)...
In the mid-1950s street photography was generally a documentarian’s medium, useful in the service of social change. Yet Roy DeCarava was as preoccupied with light and shade as with his insider’s view of a down-at-heel, largely African-American New York neighbourhood.
Art D'Lugoff, the owner of The Village Gate nightclub located in the heart of Greenwich Village for over 40 years, died on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Riverdale, N.Y. D'Lugoff was 85 years old. After producing concerts around New York...
Tomorrow night kicks off Seattle’s first annual Cabaret Festival, presented by the Can Can and hosted all over the place: shows will be at the Moore, the Triple Door, and at ACT Theatre [Can Can]. As far as I can tell, everyone even sort of cabaret-y is going to be involved–The Tiger Lillies, The Circus Contraption [...]
Filed under: All About Jazz It's not often that you get to talk to someone 91 years old, not to mention one who has played, written or arranged for Duke Ellington and hundreds of other jazz luminaries. So when Gerald Wilson is on the telephone from his home in Los Angeles, you generally let the man talk without interruption. Not that it was necessary to interrupt Gerald Wilson: For a guy his age,...
On September 18, 1970, Paul Slaughter was at the Monterey Jazz Festival photographing the performers for Transworld Features when he captured the image you see here (click to enlarge). I love Paul's photo of Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington. In their expressions, you see all of the joy, confidence and playfulness of jazz and jazz-entertainment history. But rather than get ahead of the story, let...
As you may recall from parts 1 and 2, our theme in this series is that by concentrating on the lines played by a good string bassist, you can gain an understanding of the shape and structure of a piece...
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
(ideally, were the Local District Attorney to be elected, the position of City District Attorney, which is separate from the role of the DA who prosecutes crimes, and in DC only, is a federal function, the positions would be merged into one) From the Delegate Norton website : Washington, DC—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), who recently recommended to President Barack Obama a candidate...
Nanaimo: Sweatin' Blues, Funky Soul, Soft Jazz, Passionate Latin & Lots of This & That... Marty Shepard's trumpet and flugelhorn performances exude a passion and joy that connect with listeners of all ages.
Nanaimo: Sweatin' Blues, Funky Soul, Soft Jazz, Passionate Latin & Lots of This & That... Marty Shepard's trumpet and flugelhorn performances exude a passion and joy that connect with listeners of all ages.
http://www.quantic.org/journal/2009/10/22/cumbia-jazz/ Inspired by our visit to Seville last week, here's another mix courtesy of Will Quantic. It's a very unique sound with roots in the traditions of Monteria Brass Bands, jazz influences of band leaders like Duke Ellington and Machito, artful record producers of the day and Colombia’s own unique musical elegance. Wonderful!
Nanaimo: Sweatin' Blues, Funky Soul, Soft Jazz, Passionate Latin & Lots of This & That... Marty Shepard's trumpet and flugelhorn performances exude a passion and joy that connect with listeners of all ages.
A direct quote from a certain application on Facebook: "iLike will alert you by email when Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, or another artist you like announces a concert near you."
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra Jazz Festival volume 2 (DVDA) >>>> Download Jazz Festival volume 2 (DVDA) <<<< artist: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra album: Jazz Festival volume 2 (DVDA) Tracklist: 1 Take the A Train mp3 2 Satin Doll mp3 3 Blow by Blow mp3 4 Things Ain't What They Used to Be mp3 5 Vips Boogie-Jam with Sam mp3 6 Kinda Dukish mp3 7 Bennys Bugle mp3 8 Blues in G mp3 9 Seven Come Eleven...
Duke Ellington Festival Session >>>> Download Festival Session <<<< artist: Duke Ellington album: Festival Session Tracklist: 1 Perdido mp3 2 Copout Extension mp3 3 Part I mp3 4 Duael Fuel-part II mp3 5 Duael Fuel-part III mp3 6 Idiom 59-part I mp3 7 Idiom 59-part II mp3 8 Idiom 59-part III mp3 9 Things Ain't What They Used to Be mp3 10 Launching Pad mp3 11 Vips Boogie mp3 12 Jam with Sam mp3 >>>>...
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