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'I'm just a stitch in the fabric of jazz'

6121 days ago
Guardian MusicBenny Golson is one of the 20th century's great legends - but you'll never get him to admit it. He talks to John FordhamThe singer and pianist Mose Allison once said he didn't mind being told he was pushing 70, as long as 70 didn't start pushing bac... more info

RADIO/PODCAST: Other Places: Freddie Webster on Night Lights

6123 days ago
All About JazzEvery few years, there is a Freddie Webster revival, of sorts. In recent weeks, through internet contact jazz musicians, researchers and writers have again been discussing Webster, the trumpeter generally thought to have been an influence on Miles Da... more info

EDUCATION: Photographer Frank Kuchirchuk Donates Rare 1950s Jazz Photographs to Oberlin

6124 days ago
All About JazzImages of Legends Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, Stan Getz and More Taken at Famed Lindsay's Sky Bar in Cleveland OBERLIN, OHIO -- Frank Kuchirchuk, a retired photographer who took live performance photographs of so... more info

Jazz Drummer Louis Bellson Dies at 84

6131 days ago
Spinner.comFiled under: News, R.I.P.Jazz drummer Louis Bellson, who appeared on more than 200 albums over 60 years, including those by Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington, died Saturday from complications of Parkinson's disease. He was 84.Born in 19... more info

AWARD: Arturo O'Farrill Receives Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album

6137 days ago
All About JazzArturo O'Farrill, director of the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra, received a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for Song for Chico performed by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Zoho Music (2008). Woodrow Wilson in All About Jaz... more info

AWARD: Monterey Jazz Festival Records and Terence Blanchard Win Grammy

6137 days ago
All About JazzMonterey Jazz Festival Records Wins Grammy Terence Blanchards Win For Best Jazz Instrumental Solo From Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Is Historic First For Label February 10, 2009 - The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce that ... more info

saturday evening updates again

6147 days ago
Totally Fuzzya r n e l said... V.A. - It's Oh So Quiet (The 44rd BoBW jazz funk compilation) 01. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac - Dizzy Gillespie / 7:30 02. A La Luce Di Paco (Act 1) - Aka Moon / 5:01 03. Piece - Marnix Busstra Trio & Mike Mainieri / 4:40 04. Windows ... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Benny Golson Recreates His Great 'Jazztet'

6154 days ago
All About JazzJazz saxophonist Benny Golson has spent much of his career writing for and playing with the greats. Early on, Golson was a member of Dizzy Gillespie's band, and also worked with Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey and Johnny Hodges. As a composer, he's writt... more info

GENERAL: Obama Should Follow Carter's Lead and Bring Jazz Back to the White House

6196 days ago
All About JazzIf President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statementone that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicagothere's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White House to swing (again). ... more info

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Jazz Saxophonist Tim Warfield, Returns to Washington D.C. This Holiday Weekend

6212 days ago
All About JazzCritically acclaimed saxophonist Tim Warfield will be appearing with his quartet, at Twins Jazz, this coming Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29. The group will feature pianist Andrew Adair, bassist Eric Wheeler, and drummer Chris Beck. Warfield,... more info

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