posted by #@blues2jazzguy Coming August 22/29 The World Stage Performance Gallery Pocket Jazz Series Saturday August 22, 7:30pm The Genius of DUKE PEARSON:Thanks Uncle Duke Uncle Duke Legacy Band–Bobby WEST pianist/music director, Reggie Carson bassist,Ishmael Hunter drums,Derf Reklaw Flute/sax/percussion, Pat Sligh , Mechelle LaChaux and Jana Wilson Vocals; M.C./Poet:Robert J. Carmack ********************************************************************************** Saturday August 29 7:30pm…
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JAZZ PIONEER ROOM: HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOUIS ARMSTRONG 1901 – 1971
posted by Archivist Jean-Marie Juif & #@blues2jazzguy Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971) Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the birthplace of jazz. He is considered the most important improviser in jazz, and he taught the world to swing. Armstrong, fondly known as “Satchmo” (which is…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY EDDIE “MR. VOCALESE” JEFFERSON
Posted by Jean-Marie Juif Archivist Jazz Pioneers Room Eddie Jefferson August 3,1918 – May 9,1979
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY BURRELL !! August 1
posted by Robert J.Carmack #@blues2jazzguy
DWIGHT TRIBLE SPELLBINDS LARGE L.A. ART MUSEUM AUDIENCE
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy On Friday the last day of July , Dwight Trible hit the stage at L.A. County Museum of Art on Wilshire. The capacity outdoor crowd cheered and chanted along with Trible as he engaged them with classics like Its Strange and Little Sunflower. Band Personnel: Dwight Trible Vocals, Derf…
BILLY HIGGINS WORLD STAGE HEATS UP IN AUGUST : A CELEBRATION of LEGENDS
posted by #@blues2jazzguy COMING ATTRACTIONS IN AUGUST August 22nd– 7:30PM Genius of DUKE PEARSON:Thanks Uncle Duke Enjoy an evening of classic jazz and vocals paying homage to the great Duke Pearson, who produced some of jazz’s greatest albums and had a major impact on hard bop compositions and arrangements for big band and large ensembles….
BILLY HIGGINS WORLD STAGE LAUNCHES 21 SAXOPHONE SALUTE TO CHARLIE PARKER
posted by #@blues2jazzguy It was announced recently by Robert J. Carmack of RJC Mediatainment, a Social Media consulting group has partnered with the World Stage,to launch a historic 21 Saxophone Salute to Charlie Parker August 29 3pm PST. The Los Angeles based performance gallery co-founded by jazz drummer, Billy Higgins will act as staging grounds for…
HIPSTER SANCTUARY ADDS NEW JAZZ RADIO SHOW NIGHT JOURNEY REWIND
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy It was announced recently by Publisher/Editor in Chief , Robert J. Carmack, Hipster Sanctuary.Com is expanding it jazz menu to include a hip and stimulating Jazz radio show featuring past, present, and emerging Jazz artists inside an hour interview format. NIGHT JOURNEY REWIND (NJR) is hosted by veteran radio…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZ LEGEND ERIC DOLPHY
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy ERIC DOLPHY ! June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964.
THE JAZZ PIONEERS ROOM BIG JOHN PATTON B3 & GREASE = SOUL JAZZ
posted by #@blues2jazzguy Robert J. Carmack John Patton, often known as “Big John” Patton, was one of Blue Note Records most active soul-jazz organists during the golden age of the Hammond B-3s. Between 1963 and 1970 Patton developed 11 albums’ worth of material as a leader and “sat- in” with an enormous procession of skilled…