Search results for "Jon Faddis"

Bob James: Westchester Lady (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music August 20, 09

Since being "discovered" by Quincy Jones some forty years ago and composing music for television and film, Bob James ...

Gil Evans: Up From the Skies (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 30, 08

The collaboration that tragically never materialized between master arranger Gil Evans and guitar hero Jimi Hendrix n...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MODERN BIG BANDS

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Charles Mingus: C Jam Blues (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music August 28, 09

Jazz composers usually bring their most polished and ambitious scores when they are invited to play at Carnegie Hall....

Heath Brothers: Nostalgia (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 10, 09

Percy Heath is a musical titan whose work has graced countless albums. Percy replaced Ray Brown in the Modern Jazz Qu...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

Grover Washington, Jr.: Mister Magic (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music October 23, 07

This is the title track from a classic album by one of contemporary jazz’s most beloved artists. A grooving, R&B-flav...

George Benson: Plum (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

This track contains some of the most exciting and articulate jazz guitar phrasing I’ve ever heard. On his original co...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

George Benson: Being With You (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music October 20, 08

By 1983, when this record was released, Benson was a pop star facing all of the responsibilities of meeting with cont...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BOBBY BROOM SELECTS 12 ESSENTIAL GEORGE BENSON TRACKS

Editor's Note: Around 1975, Bobby Broom, a 14-year-old guitar aspirant from Harlem who was playing R&B, funk, and so...

Jon Faddis, Wallace Roney, and Sean Jones “A Triumph of Trumpets” at Tanglewood posted in The Jazz.com Blog September 10, 09

Hosted by Jon Faddis, the concert saluted Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, and began, natural...

Faddis, Jon (Jonathan) posted in Encyclopedia September 16, 09

Trumpeter Jon Faddis burst onto the New York jazz scene at age seventeen with a firm foundation learned from his ment...

Rosnes, Renee posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosnes, Renee, piano; b. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 24 March 1962. She was the youngest of three adopted girls and...

Hazeltine, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hazeltine, David, pianist, organist; b. Milwaukee, WI, 27 October 1958. His mother was a professional singer-guitaris...

In Conversation with Greg Osby posted in Features and Interviews November 16, 08

By Ted Panken “When you look the music's lineage, the people that stand out have something that's their ow...

Coverage of the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival posted in Miscellaneous Pages September 10, 09

Below are links to Roanna Forman's reviews from the 2009 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. Regina Carter at...

Goldsby, John (Mark) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Goldsby, John (Mark), bass, composer, educator; b. Louisville, KY, 10 December 1958. His parents are Hugh Goldsby and...

Bowler, Phil posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Bowler, Phil, bass. b. 2 March 1948. His parents are Clare and Charles Bolwer. He has two younger brothers. He receiv...

Easley, Bill posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Easley, Bill, Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxophones, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Flute, Alto Flute and piccolo; b. Olea...

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Johns, Steve (Stephen Samuel), drums; b. Boston, MA, 25 November 1960. He began playing the drums at the age o...

V, Frankie (Frank Vardaros) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

V, Frankie [Frank Vardaros], trumpeter, flugelhornist; b. Long Island, NY, 16 December 1964. His parents are Frank an...

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...

Schifrin, Lalo (Boris Claudio) posted in Encyclopedia November 19, 08

Movie audiences may know Lalo Schifrin for his themes to Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Enter The Dragon, Rush Hour and Mi...

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