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Review: The straight truth from Ari Brown's tenor saxophone

3032 days ago
Chicago TribuneThe sound of Ari Brown's tenor saxophone could cut through steel. Immense and penetrating, it speaks to the majesty of the Chicago tenor tradition, evoking memories of Gene Ammons and Von Freeman, Johnny Griffin and Fred Anderson and many more. Over ... more info

Remembering Johnny Griffin, the 'Little Giant' of the tenor sax

3099 days ago
Chicago TribuneEvery jazz lover has a favorite tenor saxophonist — especially in Chicago, where the thundering instrument seems to personify the city's rough-and-tumble character. To me, the greatest always was — and surely always will be — Johnny Griffin, a ... more info

Von Freeman obituary

4456 days ago
Guardian MusicUnassuming master of post-bop jazz who refused to leave his native ChicagoTo get the real point of Von Freeman, the American tenor saxophonist who has died aged 88, you had to hear him in one of the Chicago jazz lounges that he inhabited throughout h... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - The Complete Cookbook Sessions (Solar, 2010)

5126 days ago
All About JazzDuring the late 1950's and early 1960's tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis was a very busy man, playing in well regarded groups with Johnny Griffin and this group with the organist Shirley Scott. The organ and tenor format was very popular in th... more info

VIDEO/DVD: Legendary Chicago Saxman Von Freeman Celebrates 88th Year! Happy Birthday Man!

5144 days ago
All About JazzSeveral years ago I had the pleasure to meet Von Freeman and for a while became a regular at the vaunted New Apartment Lounge Tuesday-night jam sessions on the south-side of ChiTown...(photo from http://inconstantsol.blogspot.com/) where he has a ban... more info

Martin Drew obituary

5197 days ago
Guardian MusicDevoted jazz drummer for Oscar Peterson and Ronnie ScottIn his autobiography, the Canadian jazz virtuoso Oscar Peterson described the drummer Martin Drew, who has died aged 66 after a sudden heart attack, as "a very happy-go-lucky, joke-quoting pers... more info

GENERAL MUSIC INDUSTRY: In + out Records Announces New Releases from Johnny Griffin, the Sun Ra Arkestra Under the Direction of Marshall Allen, and Ratko Zjaca with John Patitucci, Steve Gadd and Randy Brecker

5214 days ago
All About JazzIN + OUT RECORDS, one of Europe's most enterprising and acclaimed independent jazz labels, with a reputation as a producer of recordings of the highest musical and technical quality established through its twenty-plus years of releasing cutting edge ... more info

monday noon updates

5277 days ago
Totally FuzzyPinhead said... Red Red Wine On A Sunday #31 - Buck Hill Here's the Playlist: King Of The Surf Guitar, Dick Dale, King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale And His Del-Tones Miserlou, Agent Orange, Living In Darkness Summer Fun, The Barracudas,... more info

thursday afternoon updates

5281 days ago
Totally Fuzzystrahinja said... MARK WIRTZ – A Teenage Opera (1967) JOHN LEE HOOKER & MILES DAVIS – The Hot Spot (1990) CURVED AIR – Phantasmagoria Various Artists – Warchild Help! A Day In The Life (2005) SANTO & JOHNNY – Santo & Johnny (1960) BRIAN HYL... more info

RADIO/PODCAST: Chicago Calling: Unsung Heroes of the City's Hardbop Scene

5388 days ago
All About JazzChicago is a historic capital of early jazz and post-World War II blues, but in the 1950s and early 60s it also had a thriving hardbop scene. While jazz luminaries such as Gene Ammons, Eddie Harris and Johnny Griffin all emerged from this scene, it a... more info

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