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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…

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…

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…

BARITONE SUNSETS:DALE FIELDER QUARTET


By Robert J. Carmack  – Hipster Sanctuary.Com  There are sunsets, and there are “Southern California Sunsets”. But one thing for sure, there is nothing better than sitting at the LA County Art Museum at “SUNSET” listening to Jazz on Fridays.. even better listening to the Dale Fielder Quartet in Full, Regal Blowing session-mode. That was…

CTI RECORDS FOUNDER SUCCUMBS


CREED TAYLOR: CTI RECORDS the Next Wave By Robert J. Carmack Recently we lost a monumental figure of an era in music, Jazz in particular, Creed Taylor. Taylor pronounced dead in his home in Nuremburg, Germany. It appeared that he was unable to recover from a severe stroke just prior to his death. Beginning in…

YOUR MAJESTY: WALK SPIRIT TALK SPIRIT!


YOUR MAJESTY GEORGE ~ WALK SPIRIT TALK SPIRIT By Robert J. Carmack- Hipster Sanctuary.com I don’t know what it is about Jazz that makes me Astral-travel. My definition of a curated Jazz recording is, 1. Best material 2. Solid musicians 3.Willingness to “Go out on a Limb”(courage). When tackling a tour de force with powerful…

JAZZ ELEPHANTS STAMPEDE!


Jazz Elephants Stampede in Temecula,California  One of the reasons I love covering jazz artists and groups that last long enough to see growth as a group , not just the individuals. I’ve worked with Don Littleton as a spoken word artist, MC and Promoter.. This group is a can’t miss act.. Right out the gate,…