#blues2jazzguy #jazzoetry #spokenwordguy Jazz Appreciation month is only weeks away , when a cavalcade of events are unleashed across the globe and especially in the USA . Venues spring up everywhere with festivals, concerts, symposiums, exhibits and just good old-fashioned Jam sessions. However, fortunately for many of us, the fans of classic jazz and…
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REMEMBERING A HIT MUSIC MACHINE: RIP SKIP SCARBOROUGH
posted by Robert J. Carmack #blues2jazzguy Clarence Alexander Scarborough wrote,co-wrote, or produced hit records for Earth Wind & Fire, LTD, Anita Baker, Blue Magic, and so on. How did he do all this, where most people never heard of him, nor did they recognize his face. Ashford & Simpson wrote for people and you knew…
CBS STEVIE WONDER’S SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE CELEBRATION “GOT IT RIGHT”
posted by robert j. carmack #blues2jazzguy #chefrobb #GrammyAwards #GrammySalute #CBSNetwork “Songs in the Key of Life: An All-Star Grammy Salute” aired Monday on CBS, which featured the best of the new generation performers, all paying respect to the legendary Stevie Wonder. http://www.complex.com/music/2015/02/beyonce-ed-sheeran-gary-clark-jr-cover-stevie-wonder-higher-ground Performers including Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Pharrell, Tony Bennett and The Band…
HIPSTER JAZZ HALL OF FAME SALUTES HOT LIPS PAIGE
Oran Thaddeus “Hot Lips” Page, jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader, was born in Dallas, Texas, on January 27, 1908. He was the son of Greene and Maggie (Beal) Page. Page’s mother, a schoolteacher and musician, taught him the basics of music when he was a child. By the age of twelve he could play the…
KENNY DORHAM: RE-VIEWING HIM THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES
repost from the JAZZ DADDY Blog by Justin Scoville November 11, 2014 | The Jazz Daddy | Leave a comment To loosely paraphrase Jazz critic Gary Giddins, Kenny Dorham (1924-1972) has become synonymous with anything starting with “under”–underrated, understated, under-appreciated, etc. Dorham was a phenomenal bop trumpet player who was game enough to record with…
AZAR LAWRENCE QUINTET RETURNS with VOCALIST JEFF ROBINSON to LONG BEACH
posted by Robert J. Carmack #@blues2jazzguy There are, on any given night in Los Angeles a jazz group playing somewhere in the city. Not being the Jazz city it was known for in 50,60s and even The 70s, L.A. has learned to “settle” for whats popular or what feels cushy and commercial. Well…
HIPSTER SANCTUARY RETRO-JAZZ REVIEW:CAL MASSEY – BLACK LIBERATOR??
posted by Justin Scoville-musician,composer, educator,blogger CAL MASSEY 1928-1972 Introduction Imagine the mid-1960’s in Brooklyn. You are strolling down New York Avenue to St. Gregory’s Church, where a benefit concert is being held to raise funds for a neighborhood playground. You are surprised to see John Coltrane’s Quartet playing A Love Supreme, with the…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAESTRO GERALD WILSON – 96!!
posted by music journalist Robert J. Carmack
Exploring the Music of Trumpeter Sean Jones im.pro.vise = never before seen!
Exploring the Music of Trumpeter Sean Jones im.pro.vise = never before seen!.
THE WORLD STAGE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
posted by Robert J. Carmack @blues2jazzguy SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2014 6PM The World Stage returns to the Ford Theatres to recognize local jazz legend and L.A. native Billy Higgins. His profound contribution to the Los Angeles jazz community lives on in the work of the musicians he instructed and inspired. Performances by former students…
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