August 29th is a very famous birthday for various people..One for Michael Jackson so-called King of Pop, but this one is about the King of Be Bop… Read more “Best Yard Bird 99th Event: 21 Toot Salute in Los Angeles”
Tag: Charlie Parker
L.A. Jazz Hipsters Celebrate Yard Bird Parker 99th: Appearing August 29 2019
posted by Kamaad Tauhid @blues2jazzguy Appearing at Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center, a select cadre of LA based musicians ,formed a super Trio of veteran bassist, James… Read more “L.A. Jazz Hipsters Celebrate Yard Bird Parker 99th: Appearing August 29 2019”
HAPPY 99th BIRTHDAY- THELONIUS SPHERE MONK 1917 ~ 2016
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy
HAPPY 85 TO JAZZ LEGENDARY SAXOPHONIST SONNY ROLLINS !
posted by robert j. carmack #@blues2jazzguy SONNY ROLLINS SEPTEMBER 7 1930 Sonny Rollins turned 85 years old today . its hard to believe ,not because of his… Read more “HAPPY 85 TO JAZZ LEGENDARY SAXOPHONIST SONNY ROLLINS !”
ICONIC JAZZ SAXOPHONIST PHIL WOODS PERFORMS LAST CONCERT
posted by Robert J.Carmack It was announced recently at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild in Pittsburg,Pennsylvania that alto saxophonist and NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods is retiring from performing… Read more “ICONIC JAZZ SAXOPHONIST PHIL WOODS PERFORMS LAST CONCERT”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GERALD WILSON ~ WE MISS YOU SIR! SEPT. 4 1918 – SEPT. 8 2014
posted by robert j carmack #@blues2jazzguy
THE SPIRIT OF CHARLIE PARKER FLOWED AT WORLD STAGE -LOS ANGELES
posted by #@blues2jazzguy Saturday, August 29 at the World Stage kicked off a double-header of fiery jazz events beginning at 3pm where a smattering of jazz musicians… Read more “THE SPIRIT OF CHARLIE PARKER FLOWED AT WORLD STAGE -LOS ANGELES”
SAXOPHONISTS WANTED TO PARTICIPATE: 21 SAX SALUTE TO BIRD’S 95th BIRTHDAY
posted by #@Blues2jazzguy COME JOIN US AND BECOME A PART OF HISTORY!! AUGUST 29 3PM Saturday COME BLOW YOUR HORN..NOW’S THE TIME & Take a Picture with… Read more “SAXOPHONISTS WANTED TO PARTICIPATE: 21 SAX SALUTE TO BIRD’S 95th BIRTHDAY”
BILLY HIGGINS WORLD STAGE PRESENTS: POCKET JAZZ SERIES AUGUST 22 & 29
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… Read more “BILLY HIGGINS WORLD STAGE PRESENTS: POCKET JAZZ SERIES AUGUST 22 & 29”
THE JAZZ PIONEERS ROOM- ELI “LUCKY” THOMPSON
“While John Coltrane usually receives the most credit for bringing the soprano saxophone out of obsolescence in the early 1960s, Thompson (along with Steve Lacy) embraced the… Read more “THE JAZZ PIONEERS ROOM- ELI “LUCKY” THOMPSON”
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