ANNOUNCEMENT ! #jazz2bluesguy #wildsax #musasaxophone To all those who appreciate the music that comes from the soul of the artist, the following information speaks to the loss of a great saxophonist, Zane Musa. For those who did not get the opportunity to know of him or his music,…
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HIPSTER SANCTUARY HALL of FAME SALUTES JAZZ TRUMPETER HOWARD McGHEE
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Howard McGhee (born: March 6, 1918 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – Died:July 17, 1987 in New York City) was one of the first bebop jazz trumpeters, together with Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro and Idrees Sulieman. He was known for his fast fingers and very high notes. What is generally not…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZ VIBES LEGEND BOBBY HUTCHERSON JAN 27TH
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Happy Birthday Bobby Hutcherson! Jazz vibraphone and marimba player, Maestro Born: January 27, 1941 (age 74), Los Angeles, CA ♡ “THE DEAN OF THE JAZZ VIBRAPHONE”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONNY ROLLINS! #84
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Sonny Criss – Talented But Tragic
Originally posted on Geezer Music Club:
We haven’t featured a jazz musician for a while and today’s spotlight falls on one of the best, alto saxophonist Sonny Criss. A contemporary of Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker — in fact, he played alongside him in the early years — Criss was an early bloomer musically, but his career…
HIPSTER RETRO-JAZZ SERIES: GRANT GREEN IDLE MOMENTS
Grant Green review by Justin Scoville (1935-1979) was an overlooked guitarist who melded blues, bebop, latin, and funk influences into a unique, linear guitar style. Largely overshadowed by the more conventional jazz guitarists of his time, Green’s harmonic approach was an outgrowth of Charlie Christian and set the stage for many modern jazz guitarists (such as…
JAZZ TRUMPETER LEE MORGAN: HAPPY BIRTHDAY UNCLE LEE
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy Lee Morgan Musician,Composer and Bandleader b. July 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. February 19, 1972 in New York City, New York Jazz trumpeter, mainly associated with hard bop, known for his work with Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, as…
HORACE SILVER:LET’S GET TO THE REAL NITTY GRITTY 1928-2014
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy On June 18, we lost one of the few remaining Jazz giants, pianist Horace Silver. As a serious fan of this man’s music, I have to take you all the way back to my early teen…
GET YOUR PhiL! One Incredible Weekend, 3 Shows-One Price!!
PhiL Bell Time & Theatre Perception Consortium presents Got PhiL? da Weekend wit PhiLip Bell This is a festival of three(3 )days and three(3) different shows starring PhiLip Bell, with host Roz Browne, live band ‘Nem featuring Maggie Daniec (Keys), Sumit Das ( Bass), Jon Monter (Guitar) & Sivan Carmi (Drums) June 27 -29 @…