Search results for "Miff Mole"

Red Nichols: Buddy's Habits (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music November 11, 07

The sanitized Hollywood biopic aside, Red Nichols was a tremendously gifted trumpeter and bandleader. There were usua...

Paul Whiteman: Blue Belles of Harlem (Rating: 75/100) posted in Music January 10, 09

Paul Whiteman's final "Experiment in Modern Music" featured Artie Shaw, Whiteman's large orchestra, and a lot of...

Mole, Miff (Irving Milfred) posted in Encyclopedia June 17, 09

Miff Mole was one of the first to bring the tailgate style of Kid Ory and other New Orleans trombonists to his hometo...

Lives of the Great Trombonists posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 13, 09

A few days ago, one of the music discussion forums mulled over whether the trombone is dead. The topic was hotly d...

Sager, David posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Sager, David, trombonist, historian; b. Takoma Park, Maryland, 22 March 1958. His parents are Beverly Stevens (b. 192...

Jazz's Most Iconic Photo Is Half a Century Old posted in Features and Interviews August 11, 08

by Alan Kurtz "When I found out there was going to be this big meeting for a picture in Esquire," Dizzy Gilles...

Russell, Pee Wee (Charles Ellsworth) posted in Encyclopedia August 20, 08

Pee Wee Russell took the clarinet from New Orleans out into the world. Still today, he stands as one of its most expr...

Tizol, Juan (Juan Vincente Martinez) posted in Encyclopedia July 17, 09

Juan Tizol, one of the first prominent jazz musicians of Hispanic descent, brought his Puerto Rican heritage and ex...

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