Category: Jazz Hall of Fame

TICKETS FOR LIVE JAZZ STREAM AVAILABLE NOW!


JAZZ PANEL ~ MUSIC- FUN CHATS BILLY HIGGINS BIRTHDAY/FOUNDERS CELEBRATION NOVEMBER 29th 7:00pm The World Stage Los Angeles, California 90008 Music guests appearing Marvin “Smitty” Smith Sextet… Marvin Smith leader/drums, Chris Lowery Trumpet, Adam Ledbetter piano, Edwin Livingston Bass, Alto sax Dale Fielder, Ralph Moore tenor sax.. Jazz presenter /producer Todd Barkan. Join Robert “the…

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JAZZ ICON BILLY HIGGINS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION~ LIVE STREAMING NOV.29


Join Robert “the Hipster” Carmack at the World Stage Tuesday, November 29th , 7pm. 2022 Live Streaming from Leimert Park, the new series Performers Alley promises to entertain, cajole and amaze with Billy Higgins friends and fellow musicians making up a sublime panel, It also has interaction with audiences both online and live. Musical talent…

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JAZZ CODA: MARTY SHELLAR


Marty Shellar/ trumpet/ composer/arranger/ Columbia University alumnus -1940-2022 Marty made his professional debut in 1958, playing a summer gig with Porcelli, Schwartzman, and drummer Wilbur Bailey at the Woodbine Hotel in the Catskill Mountains. As young adults, they were passionate about the emerging music of Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Horace Silver and John Coltrane, and…

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SPIRITS OF THE UNSUNG: HOMAGE TO BABA HORACE TAPSCOTT


SPIRITS OF THE UNSUNG: A Homage to Baba Horace Tapscott By Robert J. Carmack   #@blues2jazzguy  One has to keep “YOUR EAR TO THE GROUND” or, listen for the TALKING DRUMS. That will help you to stay on top of who the movers and shakers are in real jazz events of LA. I’m certainly no stranger…

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY YARD BIRD! CHARLIE PARKER 1920~1955


                            Charlie Parker was born on August 29, 1920, in Kansas City, Kansas. From 1935 to 1939, he played the Missouri nightclub scene with local jazz and blues bands. In 1945 he led his own group while performing with Dizzy Gillespie on the side. …

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JAZZTRACKS SERIES BY EDDIE CARTER ~ STANLEY TURRENTINE


        Stanley Turrentine with the Three Sounds – Blue Hour Music Matters Jazz In the hands of Stanley Turrentine, the tenor saxophone was an instrument of soulful creativity and immense power.  From his 1960 Blue Note debut, Look Out (BLP 4039/BST 84039) through his biggest hit for CTI Records, Sugar (CTI 6005)…

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