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Latin jazz percussionist Aguabella, who played with Sinatra and Paul Simon, dies in LA at 84

5342 days ago
TopixFrancisco Aguabella, the Cuban-born percussionist whose Latin rhythms backed up Peggy Lee, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon, has died. more info

RADIO/PODCAST: Frank Dibussolo Charts at #17 on the JazzWeek World Chart

5346 days ago
All About JazzFrank DiBussolo has been a professional musician since 1965. During this time he has worked with Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, Diane Carroll, Vicky Carr, Bob Hope, George Burns and Dom DeLouise and others. As a soloist he has been featured... more info

tuesday afternoon updates

5346 days ago
Totally FuzzySir Charlie Palmer said... Outburst – The Wailers Peel Session – Tortoise 31.08.96 http://sircharliepalmer.blogspot.com music499 said... REM - Reveal Ramones - Subterranean Jungle http://music499.blogspot.com Mister Moods said... BR... more info

RADIO/PODCAST: KKJZ-FM Los Angeles Makes Lineup Changes

5349 days ago
All About JazzJazz station KKJZ-FM (88.1) is adding a new program to its weekend schedule, "Bebop and More," featuring music by classic artists such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk along with contemporary performers such as Christian Scott. ... more info

50 great moments in jazz: The renaissance of Thelonious Monk

5351 days ago
Guardian MusicThe high priest of improv's 1956 album Brilliant Corners is a remarkable insight into his wayward musical mindThe New Yorker critic Whitney Balliett once described Thelonious Monk's idiosyncratic timing and unexpected resolutions as feeling like "mis... more info

Danilo Perez to salute mentor Dizzy Gillespie

5373 days ago
Detroit Free PressDizzy Gillespie was one of the critical architects of bebop, the modern jazz style that took root in the mid-1940s. But within just a few years, Gillespie was also marrying Afro-Cuban rhythms with jazz, a prescient innovation that in many ways presag... more info

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Honoring Dizzy Gillespie with a Mix of Many Styles

5378 days ago
All About JazzTwenty years ago the pianist Danilo Perez was a precocious member of Dizzy Gillespies United Nations Orchestra, a clutch of musicians from the Americas and the Caribbean. That appointment, which ended with Gillespies death in 1993, was formative: Mr.... more info

Portrait of the artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer

5382 days ago
Guardian Music'Ray Charles told me: You can always get another agent or manager – but you are the only Dee Dee Bridgewater'What got you started?At the age of seven, I announced to my father and mother that when I grew up I was going to be an "internationall... more info

50 great moments in jazz: The Modern Jazz Quartet and John Lewis's Django

5387 days ago
Guardian MusicOne of the rare bands to be loved beyond the jazz cognoscenti, this chamber ensemble gave the genre a respect previously afforded to classical musiciansWhen Illinois-born pianist John Lewis composed the haunting theme Django in the early 50s, he gave... more info

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: J.Viewz Brings Their Modern Jazz Style to New York's Legendary Blue Note Jazz Club

5388 days ago
All About JazzNew York, NY For one night only, The Blue Note Jazz Club, located in the heart of New York's West Village, will bring an inventive type of jazz and blues to the venue. J.VIEWZ LIVE is very excited to be honored with an APRIL 5th engagement at the clu... more info

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