Search results for "Ran Blake"

Ran Blake: Wende (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music November 30, 07

Jazz's unaccompanied piano tradition goes back to Scott Joplin and Jelly Roll Morton. At the other end of this tradit...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE ESSENTIAL 'THIRD STREAM' PERFORMANCES

A few years after longtime Metropolitan Opera French hornist Gunther Schuller assisted in Miles Davis's Birth of the ...

Ran Blake: Lost Highway (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music January 30, 09

Many years ago, I attended a concert by pianist George Winston. While the ornate hall was way too full of tweed outer...

Ran Blake & Jaki Byard: Tea for Two (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music February 04, 08

One thing is for sure, at least: these two may not be having tea, but they are having a lot of fun, and from the high...

Dominique Eade at New England Conservatory posted in The Jazz.com Blog November 26, 08

Roanna Forman covers the Boston jazz scene for jazz.com. Recently she reviewed Laszlo Gardony, Roy Hargrove, and ...

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...

Eade, Dominique (Frances) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Eade, Dominique (Frances), singer; b. Ruislip, England, 16 June 1958. Her father was American and in the Air Force an...

Correa, Christine (Isobel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Correa, Christine (Isobel), vocalist b. Bombay, India, 8 July 1955.  Her father Micky Correa (b. 1914) is a danc...

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...

Lee, Jeanne posted in Encyclopedia May 21, 09

Jeanne Lee was one of the most accomplished vocal interpreters of free jazz, who also sought to bring jazz education ...

Washburne, Christopher (John) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Washburne, Christopher (John), trombonist, tuba player, educator, author; b. Bath, Ohio, 25 September 1963.  Bor...

Schuller, Ed (Edwin) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Schuller, Ed (Edwin), acoustic bass, jazz composer, educator; b. New York City, NY, 11 January 1955. Schuller move...

Weekend Track Review Roundup posted in The Jazz.com Blog February 07, 08

Jazz.com published it 1,500th review earlier this week, but we are not slowing down. We continues in our quixotic bu...

The Best Jazz Tracks of the Month posted in The Jazz.com Blog March 31, 09

Five days per week, jazz.com features an outstanding recent track as Song of the Day. Today we look back at the rec...

Kampgen, Nicole posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kampgen, Nicole, alto, soprano and baritone saxophone, vocals; b. September 22, 1963, Muelheim, Ruhr, Germany. She's ...

Parillo, Joe (Joseph Michael) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Parillo, Joe (Joseph Michael), pianist, professor, composer, producer, arranger, Steinway Artist; b. Providence, RI, ...

Williamson, Patrice (Munsel) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Williamson, Patrice (Munsel), voice and flute; b. Memphis, TN, 22 October 1967. Her mother is Lillie Rivers Williamso...

Grice, Janet (Amelia) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Grice, Janet (Amelia), bassoonist; b. Marlboro, MA, 2 October 1955. Her parents are Frank Grice (1927, Massachusetts)...

Rathbun, Andrew posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rathbun, Andrew, saxophonist, composer; b. Toronto 1970. Studied music from a very young age, following the Orff m...

Reid, Rufus (L.) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Reid, Rufus (L.), bass, educator, author; b. Atlanta, GA, 10 February 1944. His mother, Sylvia Reid, and his father, ...

Rosenn, Jamie posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Rosenn, Jamie, guitarist, composer, educator, journalist; b. Gallup, New Mexico, 10 July 1970. His parents, Daniel Ro...

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