Posted by Robert J. Carmack Photos by Chuck Koton With me not being able to attend this electrifying show, Lucky for me one of my contributing photographers was there , Mr. Chuck Koton. Chuck Koton is a well-respected shutter-bug of our genre, that always seem to be on the scene. when the downbeat is…
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RIFFIN’ IN HOLLYWOOD WITH MARCUS MILLER at CATALINA’S
Posted by Robert J. Carmack-All Photos by Chuck Koton Jazz Shutter Bug, Chuck Koton was just able to eek out the last set at Catalina’s Jazz Bar & Grill in Hollywood recently. Miller was in town for a short stint to…
WORLD STAGE presents BENNIE MAUPIN with SHANA TUCKER CELLO/VOCALS
COMING OCT. 14th & 15th Admission: $25 The World Stage 4321 Degnan Blvd. LA 90008
JAZZ DIVA SANDRA BOOKER RETURNS TO L.A. COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART
Sandra Booker @ LACMA_Singer/songwriter Sandra Booker returns to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for her eighth appearance at part of the Jazz at LACMA series. Back by popular demand, she is a museum favorite and guaranteed to swing the night away with a collection of jazz and R&B standards…
JAZZ PIANIST LENORE RAPHAEL: ISN’T SHE GRAND !
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy There are many piano players in the world, boiling down that premise to just Jazz piano players is not a solution either. One could just look inside a union directory, or go on a jazz site and start counting under the letter P. However, when you call out “women jazz piano…
JAZZ AT DREW RETURNS OCT 1 2016 – PONCHO SANCHEZ DAZZ BAND KAREN BRIGGS DWIGHT TRIBLE
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KEVIN GOINS ~MUSIC MAN OF THE AGES: RUDY VAN GELDER MEMORIAM
by Kevin Goins – Music/Media Consultant/Contributor RUDY VAN GELDER – IN MEMORIAM….. Damn, Grim Reaper…bad enough we’ve seen many folks go to the Great Beyond before we hit mid-year, no thanks to you. And this week, you just had to go for the flippin’ trifecta. Toots, Steven Hill, and now this…
DALE FIELDER QUARTET RESILIENCE! HINDSIGHT 20 YEARS
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy Los Angeles_ Dale Fielder, the LA based musician,composer,bandleader is just one of those rare entities that chooses to grow and get better with time. After more than 20 years as the leader of Dale Fielder Quartet, He keeps re-inventing himself with his great original compositions or…
THE FIRST WATTS FESTIVAL: LOOKING BACK AT AUGUST 1966
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…
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…
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