posted by Robert J. Carmack All photos by Robert J. CarmacK Los Angeles Just completed hosting their 19th annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival on the very historic Central Avenue between Vernon Ave. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd . The city was a gracious host to some of the most colorful and diverse audiences in…
Tag: hard Bop
HOUSTON AFICIONADO BUILDS A HOUSE OF JAZZ
Posted by Carl Glatzel Houston-based Art Director and Jazz Blogger. The Collector: A Houston Saxophonist’s House of Jazz An unassuming mid-century bungalow in southwest Houston holds a jazz horde to be reckoned with. Local musician, photographer and jazz aficionado, Lindy Pollard, has turned his small but tasteful home into a living jazz museum. Some 5,000 titles…
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…
HIPSTER RETRO-JAZZ SERIES: POINT OF DEPARTURE * ANDREW HILL
POINT of DEPARTURE -Andrew Hill posted by Justin Scoville Andrew Hill (1931-2007) was a masterful jazz pianist and composer whose impact on jazz is only beginning to be understood and appreciated. Largely overshadowed during his early career by both the monumental contributions of Miles Davis’s “Second Quintet” and John Coltrane’s cosmic forays…
HIPSTER RETRO JAZZ SERIES – FREE FOR ALL: BLAKEY’S HARDEST HARD BOP
Free For All: Blakey’s Hardest Hard Bop – By Carl Glatzel This isn’t just jazz, it’s war. On February 10, 1964 Art Blakey enlisted the aid of a special ops unit for this trailblazing mission. This edition of the Jazz Messengers was the quintessential hard bop lineup and the perfect team for the job. The frontline was a…
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…
The Story of Helen Morgan, if You Didn’t Know Already
Originally posted on Jason Palmer's Weblog:
I recieved this story in my email box many times from friends of mine and I thought I’d share this piece of debated history with those who didn’t know about the details surrounding Lee Morgan’s death. The Lady Who Shot Lee Morgan By Larry Reni Thomas Lee Morgan,…
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…
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ! TWO ESSENTIAL MUSICIAN’S MUSICIANS
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Legendary Jazz artists Vibraharpist Roy Ayers and Piano/Organist Doug Carn “Keeping it Old School ” at the Ritz Cultural Center in Jacksonville, Florida.
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