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All About Jazz is celebrating Joshua Redman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joshua RedmanJoshua Redman was born February 1, 1969, in Berkeley, California. By the time of his birth, his father, noted saxophonist Dewey Redman, had moved to New York and was playing with Ornette Coleman... more...
Live blogging is now over. Enjoy the dialog below. 11:28 Scott: Country really is king right now, isn't it? I'd like to thank you, SHB, for providing great insights tonight, and keeping me blogging way past my bedtime! 11:27 SHB: Wow. I bet Lady Gaga wants to hit her over the head with her hairpiece. She needs to stop talking. 11:25 Scott: Yay to Santana. And here goes the final award, just before...
SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES THE ARTIST LINEUP FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL SFJAZZ SPRING SEASON SEASON RUNS FEBRUARY 19 - JUNE 12, 2010 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: KEITH JARRETT, CAETANO VELOSO, BOBBY McFERRIN, KURT ELLING WITH THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA, BOOKER T., PHAROAH SANDERS, JOSHUA REDMAN, CHARLES LLOYD, MAX RAABE, SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE, MARCUS MILLER, ZAKIR HUSSAIN, LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, DIANNE REEVES, MACEO PARKER, PUNCH...
All About Jazz tracks how often a CD Review is read and recommended, and the reviews listed below represent our top ten published from each category in 2009. Top 10 Most Read CD Reviews | Top 100 1. Henry Cow - Henry Cow: The 40th Anniversary Henry Cow Box Set by John Kelman Published: January 12, 2009 2. Tore Brunborg - Lucid Grey by John Kelman Published: February 18, 2009 3. The Beatles - The Beatles:...
I can't stop listening to Allen Toussaint's, "The Bright Mississippi." If you only buy one jazz album from 2009 this is it. Toussaint, who is mostly known as an R & B pianist, is joined by Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone),...
Brooklyn-born drummer Dana Hall is pursuing more than a jazz career in the footsteps of Max Roach, Art Blakey and Billy Higgins. He’s working on a doctorate in ethnomusicology from the University of Chicago. Already Hall is an assistant professor at the esteemed University of Illinois music school. Now, at age 40, after years of gigging with the likes of Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove and Malachi...
Joshua Redman's recent albums veer from amiable straight-ahead jazz to a challenging project combining two rhythm sections. The tenor saxophonist's new group, James Farm, falls somewhere between these poles. The quartet opened its inaugural tour Thursday night at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Center City.
Saxophonist Tim Warfield has been a familiar face in the District for 20 years, having spent two years at Howard University and performing regularly here ever since. His break came in 1991, when he was featured on Tough Young Tenors , a compilation of young tenor saxophonists that was chosen as one of that year's top ten jazz recordings by The New York Times. Also in '91, Warfield placed third in...
From the DCist blog, on the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. In recent days, President Obama has taken flack from the left for his escalation of the war in Afghanistan. Sitting down to a tenor sax solo by Joshua Redman and a choir/Common collab must have presented a welcome reprieve for the commander-in-chief. Perhaps seeking [...]
Pops by Terry Teachout BOOKS Tonight at 6 pm, the Santa Monica Museum of Art hosts " Not Your Typical Political Animal Book Launch, Signing, & Holiday Party " to celebrate the launch of Robbie Conal's new book Not Your Typical Political Animal. The book includes a combination of paintings and drawings that illustrate Conal's sharp, satirical takes on past and current events with subtle...
When Sheryl Crow dedicated her first song to the troops, I mentally composed a letter to Santa Claus. Please, Santa. Please let her sing "All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun." I suppose I have not been a good boy this year, because she played instead a Christmas song. As did saxophonist Joshua Redman, singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne, rapper Common, American Idol -star Jordin Sparks, hot Hobbit-music...
White House gingerbread and Bo in the front Tonight at 5 pm eastern is the National Tree Lighting Ceremony, which is put on by the National Park Foundation. The Obamas will attend and so will the Bidens. The ceremony will be live streamed here . I'm sure it will also be live streamed at cnn.com . Some of the performers: Sheryl Crow, Common, Ray LaMontagne, American Idol Jordin Sparks, jazz artist and...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Park Service and the National Park Foundation announced today that American Idol judge and acclaimed music producer and musician Randy Jackson will host the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 3rd. He will join a celebrated list of performers including Sheryl Crow, Jordin Sparks, Celtic Woman, Common, Ray LaMontagne, Joshua...
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