Search results for "Javon Jackson"

Javon Jackson: One by One (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 10, 08

Wayne Shorter composed "One by One" back during his days with Art Blakey. Here Javon Jackson and company capture som...

An Interview with Javon Jackson posted in Features and Interviews January 16, 08

by Ralph A. Miriello With a long list of credentials to validate his considerable talent, Javon Jackson ha...

Best Jazz Tracks for November posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 30, 08

“This track sounds like the 1972 disco hit 'Soul Makossa' as if sung by Kate Bush in duet with Captain Beefheart,” ...

McBride, Christian posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

McBride, Christian, bassist; b. Philadelphia, PA, 31 May 1972. His mother is Renee McBride and his father is Lee Smit...

In Conversation with Jimmy Cobb (Part Three) posted in Features and Interviews April 04, 08

by Ralph A. Miriello Below is the third and final installment of Ralph Miriello’s in-depth interview with J...

Stryker, Dave posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Stryker, Dave, guitarist; b. Omaha, NE, 30 March 1957. His parents are Dr. Robert Stryker and Mary Cosand. Stryker...

Song of the Day posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 17, 07

The Song of the Day is a regular feature at jazz.com. Five days per week, jazz.com highlights an exceptional track d...

Queen, Alvin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Queen, Alvin, drummer, producer; b. Bronx, NY, 16 August 1950. His family relocated to Mt. Vernon when he was 2 years...

Edwards, Calvin posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Edwards, Calvin, jazz guitarist, songwriter, producer; b. Kings Mountain, N.C., 14 May 1957. At the age of six he beg...

Hayes, Bradford(Jerome) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hayes, Bradford (Jerome), saxophonist, educator, composer; b. Petersburg, VA, 25 September 1959. He was raised in Din...

Ron Carter: A Selected Discography posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 03, 07

Ron Carter is the consummate sideman, and one of the most active accompanists in the history of jazz. But Carter has...

Ladies Take Over BeanTown Jazz posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 01, 08

Below Roanna Forman concludes her two-part article on the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, which took place last weeke...

The Best Jazz Web Links: November 2008 posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 02, 08

Wayne Shorter on 75th birthday tour The saxophonist turns philosophical in interview with Bob Young. ...

Walton, Cedar (Anthony, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Pianist Cedar Walton has displayed throughout his fifty-year career a deep melodic sensibility within the hard bop la...

Pierce, Bill (William Watson) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Pierce, Bill (William Watson), saxophonist and educator; b. Hampton, VA, 25 September 1948. (He is often called Billy...

Piltzecker, Ted posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Piltzecker, Ted, vibraphone, composer, educator; b. Passaic, NJ, 22 May 1950 He grew up in Fair Lawn, NJ and recei...

Brackeen, JoAnne (Joanne Grogan) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Brackeen, JoAnne [Joanne Grogan], piano; b. Ventura, CA, 26 July 1938. Brackeen began to learn jazz, at age eleven, b...

Byrd, Warren posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Byrd, Warren, pianist, composer, arranger; b. Hartford, CT, 24 January 24, 1965. His parents are Judge Nathaniel Byrd...

Cornelious, Eve posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Cornelious, Eve, vocalist, composer, educator; A New Jersey native, Eve spent her adolescent years in the south, wher...

Sabatella, Marc (Joseph) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

  Sabatella, Marc (Joseph), pianist, author, educator; b. Manchester, CT, February 24, 1965.  He was the...

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