Search results for "Fred Anderson"

Fred Anderson: Wandering (Rating: 89/100) posted in Music June 17, 09

The beauty of Dave Holland’s gently pastoral “Conference of the Birds” comes in part from its placement in the middle...

Fred Anderson: Hamid's On Fire (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music July 03, 09

Tell us something we don't know, Mr. Anderson. Drummer Hamid Drake's a regular Johnny Storm, The Human Torch. He can'...

Duke Ellington: It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music December 03, 07

As Gunther Schuller points out in The Swing Era, the composer of this song that named its era was hardly dogmatic abo...

Duke Ellington (featuring Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton): It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music September 14, 09

This rendition of "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" from the band's 1944 Carnegie Hall concert, is ...

Gary Burton: September Song (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music October 29, 07

Gary Burton, 33 years after joining the George Shearing Quintet at age 20, returns to the scene of the chimes. "Septe...

Anderson, Ray (Ray Robert Anderson) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Anderson, Ray (Ray Robert Anderson), trombonist, singer; b. Chicago, Illlinois, 16 October 1952. His father is Philip...

Zerang, Michael posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Zerang, Michael, percussionist/composer; b. Chicago, IL, 16 November 1958. He is a first generation American of Assyr...

Rudolph, Adam (C.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rudolph, Adam (C.), composer and percussionist; b. Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, 12 September 1955. HiS parents are Rbert R...

Fielder, Alvin, Jr. posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fielder, Alvin, Jr., drummer, percussionist; b. Nov. 23, 1935, Meridian, Mississippi.  Father Alvin, Sr., studie...

Potter, Andrew Scott posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Potter, Andrew Scott, drummer, percusionist, producer, composer; b. Chicago, IL, 18 September 1949. His father is Jac...

Grimes, HenryAlonzo posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grimes, Henry Alonzo, bassist, violinist, poet, educator, b. Philadelphia, PA, 3 November 1935.  His twin brothe...

Parker, William posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Parker, William, bassist; b. Bront, NY, 10 January 1952. Parker is an internationally recognized bassist and compo...

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...

Rogers, John (Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rogers, John (Edward), bass, broadcaster; b. 30 October 1978. Rogers received his GED in 1995. In 1998, he was a d...

Freedman, Bruce (Robert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Freedman, Bruce (Robert), saxophonist/composer; b. Utica, NY, 14 June 1950. He moved to Los Angeles in 1955, then mov...

In Conversation with Kurt Elling posted in Features and Interviews July 07, 09

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The Young Lionesses: 10 Future Female Jazz Stars posted in Features and Interviews August 18, 09

by S. Victor Aaron The face of jazz is changing, largely because the gender makeup of jazz is changing. The stereo...

Baron, Joey posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Drummer Joey Baron has built a career that straddles commercial music and avant-garde jazz. Baron has demonstrated wi...

Harris, Jerome (Estese) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Harris, Jerome (Estese), bass, guitar; b. Memorial Hospital of Queens, Flushing, NY, 5 April 1953. His family moved f...

Helias, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Helias, Mark, double bass, bass guitar, piano, composer; b. New Brunswick, NJ, 1 October 1950. He received a Bachelor...

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