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    Mar 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. A rosy new stage for Sugar Blue

    These are very sweet days for Sugar Blue.
    These are very sweet days for Sugar Blue. In a few months, he'll be a father once more, his wife and bass player Ilaria Lantieri expecting their first child together in late May or early June. In the meantime, the two — who own a home in...

    Tags: Apollo Theater, James Cotton, Music, Music Industry, James Stewart

    2. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  2. With a New Album in the Works, the Isaac Young Quartet Head to Arch Street in Hartford

    <strong>Isaac Young Quartet</strong>
    Isaac Young Quartet Opening for Marco Benevento, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $12-$15, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, manicproductions.org.   The jazz world is roomy, with many corners to explore. There's the academic scene, always...

    Tags: Kenny G, Dining and Drinking, Jackie McLean, Music, University of Hartford

    3. Dec 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Ed Cassidy dies at 89; drummer for band Spirit

    Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast's premier rock groups, has died. He was 89.
    Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast's premier rock groups, has died. He was 89. Cassidy died Thursday of cancer at an assisted...

    Tags: Chet Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Stairway to Heaven (song), Tampa, Rock and Roll (genre)

    4. Oct 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Sugar Blue a soaring voice for the blues

    Last May, during a conference on "Race, Gender &amp; the Blues" at Dominican University, the master harmonica player Sugar Blue addressed the theme in an impassioned, unforgettable soliloquy.
    Last May, during a conference on "Race, Gender & the Blues" at Dominican University, the master harmonica player Sugar Blue addressed the theme in an impassioned, unforgettable soliloquy. Lamenting that blues increasingly has been expropriated by white...

    Tags: Rentals, Apollo Theater, James Cotton, Music, Music Industry

    5. Aug 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88

    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman, in the 1950s, looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman never returned the call.
    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chicago Tribune Columnists, Fred Anderson, Music Industry, Gene Ammons

    6. Aug 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. When does Joe Segal get his Jazz Masters award?

    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige.
    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige. Anyone who follows...

    Tags: Folk (genre), Music Industry, Entertainment, Charlie Parker, Plymouth

    7. Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  7. Jazz giants Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them

    Louis Armstrong once said, &ldquo;Musicians don&rsquo;t retire; they stop when there&rsquo;s no more music in them.&rdquo;
    crystal.schelle@herald-mail.com
    Louis Armstrong once said, “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.” Jazz legends and old friends Ben Tucker and Lou Donaldson still have the music in them. That’s why the octogenarians are...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Quincy Jones, Music Industry, Entertainment, Charlie Parker

    8. Jun 15, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  8. CONCERT REVIEW:Phil Woods' legacy alive in younger wind players...

    Lehigh Valley Music
    Phil Woods did not play as many notes Thursday night, during his performance in Easton, as he did during his days with Benny Goodman and Dizzy Gillespie. But the notes that he played with pupils, Nelson Hill and Jay Rattman, were precise punches....
    9. Jun 1, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Lady Liberty

    LA Times Magazine
    Jazz is only the beginning for Esperanza Spalding...
    10. May 27, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Monday's TV Highlights: 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' on A&E

    Show Tracker
    Click here to download TV listings for the week of May 27 - June 2 in PDF format TV listings for the week of May 27 - June 2 in PDF format are also available here This week's TV Movies......
    11. Mar 16, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  11. Ron Carter Trio plays Yale University's Sprague Hall in New Haven on March 23

    <span style="font-size: medium;">One of the best jazz re-issues from last year was Columbia/Legacy's <em>Live in Europe</em> 1967, a 3-CD/DVD package that captured Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet &mdash; Davis, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams &mdash; at the height of their free-bop chemistry over five stops on a European tour.</span>
    One of the best jazz re-issues from last year was Columbia/Legacy's Live in Europe 1967, a 3-CD/DVD package that captured Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet — Davis, tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter and...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Tony Williams, Colleges and Universities, Music, Music Industry

    12. Jun 22, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Influences: Jazz composer and bass player Stanley Clarke

    Culture Monster
    Jazz composer and bass player Stanley Clarke shares his musical influences...
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