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…
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GOOD-BYE FOR NOW TOOTS THIELEMANS: FINAL NOTE 1922-2016
posted by Robert J. Carmack Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, better known as Toots Thielemans,was a master jazz musician. He was well-known for his harmonica playing, but was a sublime guitarist and whistle soloist, often a first-call sessions player. Many times over the decades of his career, he could be heard on Jazz/POP recordings, 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…
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 …
ROYAL LION BOTANICALS SUPPORT LOCAL JAZZ & POETRY GROUP ~ PLIGHT
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CLASSIC JAZZ ARTISTS MUSIC TO BE PERFORMED IN HOMAGE AT WORLD STAGE
*posted by Kamaad Tauhid #blues2jazzguy L.A.-based music journalist and jazz archivist, Robert J. Carmack is creating performances in an evening of classic compositions by legendary jazz artist Bobby Hutcherson and Jackie McLean. while collaborating with the legendary Billy Higgins WORLD STAGE Performance Gallery, The event…
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…
GRASSROOTS JAZZ ENSEMBLE~ PLIGHT ~ DEBUTS JULY 30
posted by Kamaad Tauhid #blues2jazzguy L.A. Calif_ It was announced by leader/spokesman Robert J. Carmack, that a collaboration of musicians,vocalists,arrangers and poets have formed PLIGHT. Plight is a grassroots performance ensemble featuring iconic jazz compositions integrated with spoken word and “vocalese” arrangements. Seriously dedicated to preserving the legacy of improvised American classical music,better known as…
DEE DEE McNEIL PRESENTS SUNDAY BEST JAZZ SERIES IN LOS ANGELES
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