I guess it’s always a surprise to find that another year have come and gone, then you realize that it’s not just another year, but a decade has come and left. I’m not naive to believe time should stand still for me,but I was just reflecting with a good friend of mine, who also grew…
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JAZZ LEGENDARY VIBIST BOBBY HUTCHERSON 75 HAS PASSED 1941 – 2016
posted by Robert J. Carmack Bobby Hutcherson:1941-2016 The most accomplished vibraphonist and composer to emerge in the latter half of the 20th Century,has passed at age 75 Monday, August 15th. Bobby Hutcherson is survived by a wife and a bevy of family and close friends all grieving. Hutcherson redefined the role of…
POETRY JAZZ ENSEMBLE PLIGHT DEBUTS AT BILLY HIGGINS WORLD STAGE
Posted by Kamaad Tauhid #blues2jazzguy Recently in Los Angeles California, Night of the Grassroots Hip-Nosis featuring PLIGHT Jazz Ensemble took the Billy Higgins World Stage’s audience on a “Time machine” ride back to the Jazz scene 1960s style.” according to one audience member. Plight ,a jazz/poetry band led by jazz journalist and producer Robert J….
SAXOPHONIST DALE FIELDER LAUNCHES NEW DOUBLE CD RESILIENCE!
Dale Fielder is a jazz saxophonist, composer and band leader. Fielder is best known for his work as a baritone saxophonist since his 2004 CD, “Baritone Sunride“. He is devotee of the late great jazz baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams. Fielder was actively involved in producing…
BASSIST JUINI BOOTH QUARTET APPEARING AT SMALLS JAZZ CLUB
Saturday, August 6, 2016 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM only THE JUINI BOOTH QUARTET “Buhainia ‘s Delight” – The Music of Freddie Hubbard JUINI BOOTH (bass) // JOSH EVANS (trumpet) // BENITO GONZALEZ (piano) // KUSH ABADEY (drums) Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10th Street New York City, New York 10014 USA …
RETURN OF THE GRASSROOTS HIP-NOSIS:MUSIC OF BOBBY HUTCHERSON & JACKIE McLEAN
ROBERT J. CARMACK presents NIGHT OF THE GRASSROOTS HIP-NOSIS: an Evening of Spoken Word ~Jazz Music of Bobby Hutcherson & Jackie McLean . SATURDAY JULY 30 @ 8PM The WORLD STAGE PERFORMANCE GALLERY 4321 Degnan Blvd. Leimert Park Village(LA,Calif. 90008) Featuring Plight (Jazz/Spoken Word Ensemble) Guest Poet; TU’NOOK Special Guest:…
CELEBRATING BLACK MUSIC MONTH WITH LEGEND BIG BLACK ~ PERCUSSIONIST
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Danny “Big Black” Rey got its nickname “Big Black” from an older brother because of his interest in drums. During his high school years on the radio, the Conga in the Cuban music had heard he was interested in the instrument and traveled to Florida and the…
DEE DEE McNEIL PRESENTS SUNDAY BEST JAZZ SERIES IN LOS ANGELES
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THE CREATORS MASTERPLAN SHINED AT CATALINA’S JAZZ BAR
Saturday night June 11, The amped up audiences from the two sets were fully engaged and electrified by Pharoah Sanders with the Harold Mabern Trio. A rare Southern California appearance by Harold Mabern, the bluesy,swinging…
RAKIN’ AND SCRAPIN’ AT CATALINA’S : PHAROAH SANDERS with HAROLD MABERN
posted by @blues2jazzguy Pharoah Sanders possesses one of the most distinctive tenor saxophone sounds in jazz. Harmonically rich and heavy with overtones, Sanders’ sound can be as raw and abrasive as it is possible for a saxophonist to produce. Yet, Sanders is highly regarded to the point of reverence by a great many jazz fans….
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