All About Jazz — At the age of 84, James Moody may be the oldest musician performing at the 38th annual Stanford Jazz Festival, which he opens on Friday at Dinkelspiel Auditorium. But there's not a player on the festival's program with a more youthful spirit. In a c... more info

All About Jazz — The New York Jazz Workshop announces the creation of a new structure to provide affordable Jazz education in New York City. Starting with 3 jazz workshops in August 2009, the New York Jazz Workshop will offer ongoing classes for adults and young adul... more info

All About Jazz — Mark Morganelli waited until the last possible moment to blow his horn at the Rose Theater on Monday night. Walking out during the concert’s finale — “Ow!,” a standard Dizzy Gillespie ditty — he joined an all-star jam in... more info

Express Newspapers — IN THE Eastwood household of Kyle's boyhood, father Clint's Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie records were rarely off the decks. more info

All About Jazz — Stan Kenton could be grandiose in his music. Otherwise, for the most part, he was down to earth. In the 1950s following a concert, a reporter asked him, "Mr. Kenton, where is jazz going from here?" "Well," Kenton said, "tomorrow night we'll be in De... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Redtelephone66 said...The Robbs "S/T" (1967 Lp)Cherokee (post Robbs) "S/T" (1972 Lp)Paul Masse "Butterfly Lake" (1968 Lp)Zalman Yanovsky "Alive And Well In Argentina" (1968 Lp)The Rabble (two albums):"S/T" (1968)"Give Us Back Elaine!" (1969)The Paupe... more info

All About Jazz — Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Continues to Invigorate the Harlem Jazz Scene Named “… best jazz pianist of his generation… ” in Time Magazine, Cyrus Chestnut is known for his imaginative, inventive style and his prof... more info

All About Jazz — Ever wonder what happens in a day in the life of a pioneer jazz master, who's worked alongside some of the top names in music history, including famed band leaders Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington and countless other legends of jazz and Am... more info

Aurgasm — afrofunk // jazz The opening to “Too Many Prisoners (Elewon Po)” sounds like it could be taken right off an Isaac Hayes record (one extremely well-known one in particular…), which is funny because Hayes is one of the few people not commonly lis... more info

All About Jazz — A couple of years ago - maybe it was three - I linked Rifftides readers to a video so clever that it's worth bringing to you again. Now that the staff has mastered the art of embedding, this time you see it right here on our screen; no linking requir... more info