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    Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Jazz pianist John Beasley to have January residency at Blue Whale

    The story may be apocryphal, but according to legend (i.e. Wikipedia) the jazz pianist John Beasley put together his first drum kit at age 2, using kitchen pots and pans. History does not record the title of the debut tune that Beasley performed on his DIY percussion set (let's hope, for his parents' sake, that it didn't take place 'round midnight).
    The story may be apocryphal, but according to legend (i.e. Wikipedia) the jazz pianist John Beasley put together his first drum kit at age 2, using kitchen pots and pans. History does not record the title of the debut tune that Beasley performed on his...

    Tags: History (tv network), Queen Latifah, Steely Dan (music group), Entertainment, Music

    2. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. PASSINGS: Claude Nobs

    Claude Nobs, 76, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, died Thursday after sustaining injuries from a fall while cross-country skiing nearby on Christmas Eve. The Jazz Festival announced his death.
    Claude Nobs, 76, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, died Thursday after sustaining injuries...

    Tags: Quincy Jones, Cross Country Skiing, Keith Jarrett, Music, Roberta Flack

    3. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Fontella Bass: An appreciation

    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power.
    There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...

    Tags: Tina Turner, French Movies, Movies, Etta James, Chuck Berry

    4. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend

    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been ground into him by his cowboy father on the family's California cattle ranch.
    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...

    Tags: University of the Pacific, Leonard Bernstein, Music, Culture, Louis Armstrong

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Grammys 2013: Jazz category plays it straight as Glasper goes to R&B

    Pianist Robert Glasper was perhaps the biggest story in jazz for 2012 with his genre-blending crossover effort "Black Radio," and Grammy voters seemed to endorse his bid to reach a broader audience. Glasper received two nominations for best performance and album of the year -- in the R&B category.
    Pianist Robert Glasper was perhaps the biggest story in jazz for 2012 with his genre-blending crossover effort "Black Radio," and Grammy voters seemed to endorse his bid to reach a broader audience. Glasper received two nominations for best performance...

    Tags: Genres, Radio, Unity (music group), Dave Brubeck, Ahmad Jamal

    6. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. From the archives: Dave Brubeck at 90: 'I'm very fortunate'

    <em>Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010.</em>
    Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010. WILTON, Conn --...

    Tags: Lung Cancer, Folklore and Mythology, Opera (genre), Movies, Music

    7. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Kimbra brings 'Vows' to the Fonda Theatre

    An experienced presence in her native New Zealand, Kimbra bent American ears -- and quite a few of them -- earlier this year as the female voice on Gotye's Hot 100-topping "Somebody That I Used to Know." But that acoustic quirk-pop hit only hints at a bit of what Kimbra does on "Vows," her appealingly scattershot solo debut. It flits from jazzy electro-pop to muscular art rock to one tune that sounds like it was written for TLC's "CrazySexyCool." Pop &amp; Hiss caught up with the 22-year-old singer-songwriter at a Studio City cafe ahead of her shows Wednesday and Thursday at the Fonda Theatre.
    An experienced presence in her native New Zealand, Kimbra bent American ears -- and quite a few of them -- earlier this year as the female voice on Gotye's Hot 100-topping "Somebody That I Used to Know." But that acoustic quirk-pop hit only hints at a bit...

    Tags: Stevie Wonder, Battles (music group), R. Kelly, Nine Inch Nails (music group), Quincy Jones

    8. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Von Freeman dies at 88; jazz tenor saxophonist with singular sound

    Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman made a typical move &mdash; he never returned the call.
    Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a...

    Tags: Nat King Cole, Heart Failure, Entertainment, Jazz (genre), Music

    9. Jul 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Review: A fascinating education in 'The Jazz Standards'

    <strong>The Jazz Standards</strong>
    -------------------- The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia Oxford University Press: 528 pp., $39.95 -------------------- I like jazz but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington,...

    Tags: Genres, Keith Jarrett, Music, Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith

    10. Jun 22, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Dan the Automator, Dogfish concoct a beer/music mash-up

    Pop & Hiss
    Delaware's adventurous Dogfish Head Brewery this week began shipping a beer-and-vinyl boxed set dubbed "Positive Contact," a limited-run collaboration that pairs a 10-inch white vinyl of Dan "The Automator" Nakamura's Deltron 3030 music project with six...
    11. Apr 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Ken Phebus dies at 64; veteran talent buyer

    Shortly after being hired about a decade ago to up the ante of musical talent offered at the Orange County Fair's summer concert series in Costa Mesa, veteran talent buyer Ken Phebus rolled out his schedule for the fair's board. But one of the performers on the list was given a thumbs-down.
    Shortly after being hired about a decade ago to up the ante of musical talent offered at the Orange County Fair's summer concert series in Costa Mesa, veteran talent buyer Ken Phebus rolled out his schedule for the fair's board. But one of the...

    Tags: Norah Jones, Nine Inch Nails (music group), Heart Attack, Bob Dylan, Music

    12. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Teddy Charles dies at 84; jazz vibraphonist and composer

    Teddy Charles, a jazz vibraphonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop-era jazz greats before becoming a charter boat captain in the Caribbean, died Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on New York's Long Island. He was 84.
    Teddy Charles, a jazz vibraphonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop-era jazz greats before becoming a charter boat captain in the Caribbean, died Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on New York's...

    Tags: Charlie Parker, Music, Heart Disease, Peconic Bay, Sailing

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