Above is a great video of Duke Ellington performing one of the most important jazz pieces ever, the beautiful “Mood Indigo.” John Lamb is the...
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On April 22, two jazz greats — both bass players — celebrated birthdays. The day marked the ninety-seventh and eighty-fourth anniversaries of the...
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The Daily Music Break’s first video chat features Jeff Claassen, a trumpet player and Associate Professor of Harmony at the Berklee School of Music. Jeff...
Jazz drummer Louie Bellson was born on this day in 1924. His full (long) given name suggests that he was born in Italy. Not so. Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco...
Johnny Hodges was a giant. Here is some of his profile at the Encyclopedia Britannica: Hodges played lead alto in Ellington’s sax section; his melody lines...
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[contextly_sidebar id=”4267bb4c888f674c386345988c04b19e”] The long and important life of Marian McPartland ended last week on Long Island, where...
[contextly_sidebar id=”350b42f7fe71d0847fa64a1c964ffbd6″] New Orleans has a genius for producing great food and great trumpet and cornet players...
[contextly_sidebar id=”eff66e6b55ab63c5c51fa26fb066d0ac”] This site celebrates Joe Pass. AllMusic does its usual nice job of profiling the great...