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Stan Kenton: Eager Beaver (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 09, 08

Kenton formed his band in 1940 and played a successful 1941 summer season at the Rendezvous Ballroom in Balboa, Calif...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCES

Stanley Newcomb Kenton led one of the most controversial big bands in the history of American music. People either lo...

Archie Shepp: Hipnosis (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

This writer has never been clear on the malady that caused Archie Shepp's musical decline in the 1980s. Apparently de...

Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 14, 08

Though often considered – in the '60s – as one of the most politically oriented intellectuals of the free jazz moveme...

Harris, Craig (S.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Harris, Craig (S.), trombone, composer; b. in Hempstead on Long Island, NY, 10 September 1953. He is a graduate of th...

McIntyre, Makanda Ken (Kenneth Arthur McIntyre) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McIntyre, Makanda Ken [Kenneth Arthur McIntyre], multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator; b. Boston, MA, 7 Septembe...

Grassi, Lou (Louis) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grassi, Lou (Louis), drums; b. Summit, NJ, 21 January 1947. He has a middle name Thomas which he took at the age of 1...

In Conversation with Roswell Rudd posted in Features and Interviews October 11, 08

By Tomas Peña "You blow in this end of the trombone and sound comes out the other end and disrupts the cosmos."...

Garrett, Donald (Rafael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DECEASED--INCLUDED DUE TO UNIQUE INFO Garrett, Donald (Rafael), saxophone, bass clarinet; b. February 28, 19...

Martinez, Andre posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Martinez, Andre, drums; b. Brooklyn, NY, 14 October 1955. Growing up in a family of professional musicians, music ...

Ware, David S. (Spencer) posted in Encyclopedia June 18, 09

Tenor saxophonist David S. Ware has an earthy yet spiritual sound full of kinetic energy. In performance, he soars aw...

O'Brien, Hod (Walter Howard) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

O'Brien, Hod (Walter Howard), piano; b. Chicago, IL, 19 January 1936. O'Brien's family moved to the Berkshire area...

Sirone (Norris Sirone Jones) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 09

Bassist Sirone’s expressive lyricism, formidable tone and exemplary technique highlight the importance of musiciansh...

Bernstein, Steven (Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bernstein, Steven (Michael), trumpet, slide trumpet, mellophone, band leader, arranger, composer, conductor; b. Washi...

Lawrence, Arnie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Lawrence, Arnie, alto saxophonist, educator; b. Brownsville Brooklyn, NY; Lawrence began studying clarinet at age 11....

Sauter, Jim (James Henry) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sauter, Jim (James Henry), saxophones; b. Nyack. NY, 23 July 1953. Sauter grew up in a musical family in West Nyack, ...

Fasteau, Kali Z. (Zusaan Kali Fasteau) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fasteau, Kali  Z. [Zusaan Kali Fasteau], composer and multi-instrumentalist, soprano and alto saxophone, Ney &am...

Hubbard, Tom (Thomas George) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hubbard, Tom (Thomas George), bassist composer; b. St. Paul, MN, 21 October 1957. He was the seventh of eight childre...

Ayler, Albert posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 08

Saxophonist Albert Ayler played with a rich attack of high-speed lines and human-like moans. His refusal to play by e...

Moncur III, Grachan posted in Encyclopedia May 20, 09

"Whenever I have a conversation about what's wrong with the jazz business, I always start out by saying, 'Where is G...

Born on the 4th of June posted in The Jazz.com Blog June 04, 09

In this country, you get bragging rights if you were born on the Fourth of July—not to mention a holiday to go al...

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