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VIDEO/DVD: Lee Ritenour's Video Featurette - Watch Seven Videos About the Making of "6 String Theory"

5021 days ago
All About Jazz — Presented by filmmaker c: Bret Primack It's hard to believe that 2010 marks 50 years since Lee Ritenour starting playing the guitar, setting in motion a career that legends are made of. A career that has earned him 19 GRAMMY nominations, a GRAMMYA... more info
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50 great moments in jazz: John Coltrane's giant step for improvisation

5023 days ago
Guardian Music — Perhaps the most influential saxophonist all of time, Coltrane produced an intensely soulful sound that reached way beyond the jazz cognoscentiMiles Davis was a good authority on the saxophonist John Coltrane, who played in one of the trumpeter's ban... more info
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BOOK/MAGAZINE: Sonny Rollins: The Colossus Speaks

5027 days ago
All About Jazz — One of America's greatest musical treasures reflects on jazz, and the good life I learned jazz as a little boy. My guess is that I was about 2 or 3 years old when I heard people like Fats Waller and jazz bands on the radio. They'd be broadcast fro... more info
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Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments

5027 days ago
Guardian Music — From playing with Sonny Rollins to hanging out backstage wit Beyoncé and Jay-Z, even the biggest stars have moments when they have to pinch themselves to check they're not dreaming. We asked luminaries from the worlds of pop, rock, folk, jazz and cl... more info
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Review: Pianist George Cables takes listeners on a journey through time at Stanford Jazz Festival

5028 days ago
Mercury News, California — Cables, now in his mid-60s, grew up in New York in an era when you might run into Miles Davis walking down the street. He spent years gigging with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, Art Pepper and so many others. In concrete ways, all that life... more info
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Novembre 2010: Torna el Festival

5033 days ago
All About Jazz — Primer va ser Sonny Rollins (Auditori, 3 de novembre; concert inaugural en el qual se li farA entrega de la tercera medalla d'or del festival, desprA(C)s de Bebo ValdA(C)s i Wayne Shorter), desprA(C)s Jamie Cullum en el que serA (26 de novembre) el... more info
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Harry Beckett obituary

5037 days ago
Guardian Music — Jazz trumpeter and composer, his genial, unmistakable sound became legendaryBlindfold tests – invitations to identify players by listening to short snatches of their work – have always been popular challenges in jazz circles. There have been a fe... more info
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EVENT: Sonny Rollins @ 80 Concert at the Beacon Theatre Sept 10 to Feature Special Guests Jim Hall, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride

5043 days ago
All About Jazz — Guitarist Jim Hall, trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and bassist Christian McBride have been tapped by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins to join him onstage at the Beacon Theatre on Friday, September 10, to help celebrate the jazz legend's 80th birthday. Chris... more info
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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Montreal Jazz Fest Part Deux: Sonny Rollins, David Sanborn Set the Tone

5047 days ago
All About Jazz — Last week, I dedicated this column to live reviews of sets by Herbie Hancock and Vijay Iyer. Both are pianists, but while Hancock struggles to remain relevant in the eyes of his public, it seems that the public has found relevance in the work of Iyer... more info
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AWARD: Montreal Honors Manhattan Transfer, Sonny Rollins

5052 days ago
All About Jazz — The Festival International de Jazz de MontrA(C)al honored gifted musicans. 2010 Ella Fitzgerald Award: The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer are the 12th recipients of the Ella Fitzgerald Award, established in 1999 for our 20th anniversary... more info
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