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Von Freeman obituary

4477 days ago
Guardian Music — Unassuming 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
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Hugh Masekela: Rockin' Chair live session - Womad 2012 video

4499 days ago
Guardian Music — Hugh Masekela kicks off the first of our exclusive live music sessions from the 2012 Womad music festival with a performance of Louis Armstrong's Rockin' ChairBen KapeAndy Gallagher more info
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Heat combo: When Wynton Marsalis met Yacub Addy

4523 days ago
Guardian Music — Amina Addy on how two very different artists came together to capture the spirit of African slave musicWe first saw Wynton Marsalis on television soloing with a symphony orchestra in 1981. The announcer said he came from New Orleans. "I'm going to w... more info
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Abram Wilson

4547 days ago
Guardian Music — New Orleans jazz trumpeter and composer who became a pillar of the London music sceneLike his New Orleans compatriot Wynton Marsalis, the jazz trumpeter Abram Wilson, who has died of colon cancer aged 38, was an exponent of quicksilver technique, blu... more info
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A$AP Rocky: 'We're grungy but we live like rock stars'

4558 days ago
Guardian Music — He idolises John Lennon, doesn't disrespect women, and works with the most eclectic producers, but this Harlem rapper's main aim is to 'stay young'Harlem is changing. As the sun goes down on West 123rd Street, people with their possessions in shoppin... more info
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Lou Donaldson – review

4560 days ago
Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, London"Now we're going to play something by the finest musician of all time," the octogenarian saxophonist Lou Donaldson announced. "Lou Donaldson," supplied his guitarist Randy Johnston encouragingly. "I wish that were true," Donalds... more info
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Willie Nelson: 'If we made marijuana legal, we'd save a whole lotta money and lives'

4574 days ago
Guardian Music — The veteran musician on God, politics, his favourite singer and why weed should be decriminalisedWhat were the songs that made you realise you wanted to be a musician?When I first started out, I sang a lot in church. Amazing Grace was the first song ... more info
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Ask 411 Music 5.3.12: Dizzy Jazz of O'Connell

4588 days ago
411 Mania — How did Bono come up with his name? Is Louis Armstrong the oldest person to ever have a #1 single? Do celebrities get paid to sing the national anthem at sporting events? All this and more covered this week in Ask 411 Music! more info
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Louis Armstrong's last trumpet recording now a CD

4593 days ago
Topix — In a 1970 file photo Louis Armstrong is seen during a recording session in New York. more info
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Joe Muranyi

4595 days ago
Guardian Music — The last clarinettist in Louis Armstrong's celebrated All-Stars groupJoe Muranyi, who has died of cancer aged 84, earned his 15 minutes of wider jazz fame as Louis Armstrong's last clarinettist in his celebrated All-Stars group. Muranyi played alongs... more info
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