Search results for "Dick Katz"
Carmen McRae: Love Is Here to Stay (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music November 19, 07What distinguishes a jazz vocalist from a pop singer? It can't be improvisation. Aside from occasional scatting (nons...
This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: FIFTIES FEMMES FATALES
In 1958, as evidence that love's fever is a long-running malady, singer/lyricist Peggy Lee alluded to Romeo & Julie...
Benny Carter: Central City Sketches (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music December 08, 07Benny Carter was six months shy of his 80th birthday when he debuted this extended composition at a "standing room on...
OctoJAZZarian Profile: Dick Katz posted in Features and Interviews December 22, 08For the first time in jazz’s brief century, many leading artists are staying active beyond their 8th decade. OctoJAZ...
OctoJAZZarians posted in Miscellaneous Pages July 05, 08In OctoJAZZarians, a regular jazz.com feature, arnold jay smtih profiles jazz legends who are creative and active be...
A Conversation with Phil Schaap posted in Features and Interviews December 06, 07by Andy Karp Over the course of his extraordinary career in jazz, Phil Schaap has played many roles: radio host,...
Miner, Neal posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Miner, Neal, bassist, composer, band leader; b. New York City, NY, 3 February 1970. Raised on the Upper East Side of ...
Breaking Jazz News & Opinion posted in Miscellaneous Pages February 16, 097 overlooked jazz guitar albums Jason Shadrick offers his picks. Ethan Iverson on Paul Bley Iv...
Winding, Kai (Chresten) posted in Encyclopedia May 20, 09Trombonist Kai Winding adapted the bebop language to his instrument, and in doing so expanded its harmonic function...
Barron, Kenneth "Kenny" posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Barron, Kenneth "Kenny", piano; b. Philadelphia, June 9, 1943. His father William was a quiet man who worked in const...
LaSpina, Steve (Steven) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07LaSpina, Steve (Steven), bassist, composer; b. Wichita Fall, TX, 24 March 1954. Raised in Chicago, he started to perf...
Chattin, Bill posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Chattin, Bill, drums; b. 15 Indianapolis, Indiana, August 1947. Attended Berkeley College for 1 semester fulltime du...
Sevian, Lauren posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Sevian, Lauren, baritone sax; b. Port Jefferson, NY, 14 July 1979. She was born into family of father Walter Sevian (...
Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver). posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Stiles, Joan (Lillian Silver), pianist, arranger, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 1 June 1954. Studied piano as a ...
Decesare, John (Nicholas) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Decesare, John (Nicholas), string bass, electric bass, guitar, keyboards, singer, composer; b. New York City, 10 Augu...
Messina, Don posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07Messina, Don, bass; b. Newark, NJ, 21 April 1955. He was raised in Springfield, NJ and now lives in Scotch Plains, NJ...
Sonny Rollins: Grand Street (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music June 06, 08Sonny Rollins had been recording steadily for 9½ years, but this was his first big band date. Of course, Sonny always...
Pettiford, Oscar posted in Encyclopedia January 20, 09Oscar Pettiford set the standard for bassists in bebop by drawing out the melodic and solo potential of his instrumen...
Dorham, Kenny (McKinley Howard) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09Kenny Dorham has been scandalously undervalued in the jazz trumpet lineage. His breathy tone was not the immediate wa...
Lee Konitz & Marshall Brown: Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music September 01, 09On a single day in September 1967, Lee Konitz recorded an entire LP of duets with some of his favorite musicians. Som...
London, Barbara (Marie) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07London, Barbara (Marie), flutist, pianist, vocalist, composer, educator, author; b. Houlton, Maine, 3 December 1948. ...
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