posted by Robert J. Carmack a re-post from Black Bird Press News This past weekend I missed what I used to make every year when I lived in East Bay-Oakland area. The Malcom X Jazz Festival in San Antonio Park, Oakland California. this event is always produced by the Eastbay Arts Alliance Celebrating…
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ARMANDO PERAZA LATIN PERCUSSIONIST DIES ~1924-2014
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy Latin percussionist Amando Peraza (89) died April 14. No information was reported on place or cause of death as reported by several news agencies. Armando Peraza was born May 30, 1924 in Havana, Cuba. His first gig as a percussionist was on the island with local bandleader Alberto Ruiz….
JAZZ FESTIVALS OR MONEY MAKING VENTURES?
Posted by James Chism The proliferation of jazz festivals around the world to broaden their programming into areas either tangentially related to jazz…or, in some cases, away from jazz entirely. Festivals like the one in Miami called “Jazz in the Gardens Music Festival” its upcoming artist lineup for its upcoming festival has no real Jazz…
Noted Jazz Master Pianist Mulgrew Miller Hospitalized After Massive Stroke
#wingspan_With saddening news, I was informed by jazz insiders late this week regarding Jazz Pianist #Mulgrew Miller was rushed to an unnamed hospital after suffering a severe Stroke. Close friends and family are asking fans to keep Mulgrew in their prayers. No details were offered at this time. As more information…
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HERBIE HANCOCK WAYNE SHORTER NAMED PROFESSORS AT THELONIUS MONK INSTITUTE
Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter named distinguished professors at the expanded Thelonious Monk Institute of #Jazz Performance at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music #jazzday The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz has appointed multiple GRAMMY Award winners and NEA Jazz Masters Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter as distinguished professors at the Thelonious Monk Institute…
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