posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy RIP HERB JEFFRIES Sept. 24, 1913 – May 25, 2014. Herb Jeffries is last surviving member of Duke Ellington’s early 1940s Band. The Bronze Buckaroo as he was known during his days as a singing actor of early black cinema. Read the LA Times in-depth…
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ! TWO ESSENTIAL MUSICIAN’S MUSICIANS
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Legendary Jazz artists Vibraharpist Roy Ayers and Piano/Organist Doug Carn “Keeping it Old School ” at the Ritz Cultural Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
Black Arts Movement Poets Choir and Arkestra Rock Oakland’s Malcolm X Jazz Festival
posted by Robert J. Carmack a re-post from Black Bird Press News This past weekend I missed what I used to make every year when I lived in East Bay-Oakland area. The Malcom X Jazz Festival in San Antonio Park, Oakland California. this event is always produced by the Eastbay Arts Alliance Celebrating…
BLACK MUSIC MONTH: JAZZ JUMPIN’ IN JUNE AT THE PERFORMERS CORNER
In Association with E-Man Williams & T.P.C. presents BLACK MUSIC LEGACIES IN JAZZ A Tribute to the Music of Three Legendary Artists John Coltrane Lee Morgan Doug Carn Join us for an evening of exciting Jazz and Poetry …
JAZZ GUITARIST JACQUES LESURE COOLS OFF OUTDOOR L.A. AUDIENCE
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy photos by R J Carmack With the temperatures topping 90-100 degrees most Angelenos were seeking some relief from the heat, and that came in the form of Jazz guitarist, Jacques Lesure and his Quartet. The former Detroit native, now L.A. based musician, Cooled off the audience with a…
VOCAL DUO THE RAYNORS LOS ANGELES CD RELEASE PARTY SET JUNE 19
Host: WANDA RAY WILLIS & ELDON RAYNOR JR. The Raynors | Beautiful Songs For Today When: Thursday, June 19 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: THE MARINA CITY CLUB 4333 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey,CA. 90292 Information regarding CD 201-286-5904 Will you attend? Yes/No? “Message from the Hosts” Sister &…
CHRIS JASPER IS “THE ONE” SOUL TRACKS.COM NAMES SONG OF THE MONTH
posted by Robert J. Carmack twitter:@blues2jazzguy Brand new single from the legendary CHRIS JASPER. Released May – on Gold City Music label , with a sizzling album to follow by early Summer. This is drenched in Isley’s history…and is a fantastic marker of what’s to come ..”Its The One! Order yours today!! https://soundcloud.com/search?q=Jasper%20-%20The%20One…
BLACK ARTHUR ! JAZZ ICON ARTHUR BLYTHE NEEDS YOUR HELP
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Growing up during the early 1960s people of my generation was soaking up a lot of “STUFF” politically, socially,economically and musically… some of the big guns that were speaking to the progressive Black youth were the artists of the so-called Avant Garde movement like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman,…
BLUES & JAZZ REVUE THE CLUB ALABAM FINAL PERFORMANCE MOTHERS DAY
The Los Angeles county suburb, Inglewood will be “rocking and jumping at the hinges” come this Sunday at 4:pm at the small theater known as The Performers Corner. The gregarious cast of the Club Alabam will end its short limited run on Mother’s Day, May 11 . Some seats may be still available, You can…
SOUL LEGEND CHARLES WRIGHT: LOOKING FOR AN UGLY WOMAN
posted by Robert J. Carmack twitter: @blues2jazzguy R&B Soul legendary singer Charles Wright keeps re-inventing himself,from Doo-Wop to Hip Hop. Charles is Looking for an Ugly Woman, at least that’s the name of his new cut that’s catching on around the country. Partly due to a famous commercial using Wright’s very popular music…
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