Btms^ for Thursday, November 19. Drink 4cast 4 2day: Fosters Beer 2 toast 2 actress Jodie Foster born 2day in 1962! On this date in… 1752 – George Rogers Clark born…to be a Kentucky military leader during the American Revolution. 1816 – Warsaw University was founded. 1905 – Tommy Dorsey was born…to be the leader of the big band and the [...]
All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Dorsey's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Tommy DorseyTrombonist Thomas "Tommy" Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the younger brother of famed jazz clarinetist, Jimmy Dorsey. In early years he was equally well-known as both trumpet and trombone player... more...
Rowles, the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, was a fixture in the L.A. jazz scene. She had built a following in Europe, where she regularly toured. Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn player and vocalist who was the daughter of pianist and composer Jimmy Rowles, has died. She was 54.
NEW YORK (Billboard) –Omara Portuondo's Latin Grammy Award-nominated "Gracias" was released in the United States in 2008, but she wasn't able to tour stateside in support of the album until now. Like other Cuban singers, Portuondo, best known as one of the stars of the "Buena Vista Social Club" album, had been barred from performing in the States since 2003, when the administration
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Harry James was a trumpet player with enough technique to play anything- he certainly could've been a great classical player had he chosen that route. Here he shows off those chops, and his great jazz skills, in a video from the Forties, I suppose. It wasn't that long ago that all sorts of bands were led by virtuosos of their instruments-James, Buddy Rich, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson,...
I am certain that when Frank Sinatra was a child, he must have gazed at the Manhattan skyline just across the Hudson River. If you’ve ever been to Hoboken, you know that the big city appears to be so close that you can almost reach out and touch the buildings. It’s a place where a [...]
According to an article published today by the Arizona Daily Star, jazz pianist and former St. Louisan Lloyd Bartlett (pictured) has died of natural causes at age 85.Bartlett moved from St. Louis to Tuscon, Arizona "about a dozen years ago," the article said, and had continued to perform solo and wi...
It's another busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, so let's go right to the highlights: Tonight, saxophonist Houston Person ( pictured ) opens a four-night stand that continues through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. A seasoned veteran who's had a lifetime of experience wrapping blues, bop and ballads into a crowd-pleasing package, Person was in St. Louis most recently at the end of August...
Even if you have never seen a frame of a film of hers, or even seen a photo, if you hear the name Esther Williams, you probably equate her with swimming. She was a bit before my time, yet due to frequent trips to Cypress Gardens, where one of her movies takes place, I knew of her, even if I didn’t see her films. In 2007, Warner released a Volume 1 of a box set of her films was released. When...
Harlem jazz landmark The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse invites dancers and music lovers alike to join us on Friday nights for Swing Night. Starting at 9:00 p.m. every Friday, Mike Davis' Harlem-Heritage Big Band, now celebrating 17 years of performances, will bring beloved classics by luminaries including Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Fletcher Henderson...
NEW YORK (Billboard) –Omara Portuondo's Latin Grammy Award-nominated "Gracias" was released in the United States in 2008, but she wasn't able to tour stateside in support of the album until now. Like other Cuban singers, Portuondo, best known as one of the stars of the "Buena Vista Social Club" album, had been barred from performing in the States since 2003, when the administration of President George...
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