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WEBFeatured Brenda Earle Stokes: On Music, Motherhood, and Being Here For Everything By Andrea Wolper | Interview September 25, 2024. This past May, New York-based pianist, singer, composer, and teacher-entrepreneur Brenda Earle Stokes released her fifth album, Motherhood, reviewed on All About Jazz as "an honest and open-hearted look at the scope of selflessness and self-discovery involved with ...
Jazz Album Reviews - All About Jazz
WEB4 days ago · Jazz Album Reviews. Our daily album reviews are carefully curated by the All About Jazz staff. You can find more reviews by searching our website or see what's trending on our popular reviews page or read reviews ahead of their published dates on our future articles page. Sign in to customize your My …
Scott Robinson Musician - All About Jazz
WEBJun 28, 2024 · Scott Robinson. One of today’s most wide-ranging instrumentalists, Scott Robinson has been heard on tenor sax with Buck Clayton’s band, on trumpet with Lionel Hampton’s quintet, on alto clarinet with Paquito D’Rivera’s clarinet quartet, and on bass sax with the New York City Opera. On these and other instruments including theremin and ...
Stanley Clarke Musician - All About Jazz
WEBMay 8, 2023 · In 1971, 20-year-old Stanley Clarke exploded into the jazz world, fresh out of the Philadelphia Academy of Music. Arriving in New York City, he immediately landed jobs with bandleaders such as Horace Silver, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Pharaoh Saunders, Gil Evans, Stan Getz, and a …
A Brief History of the Blues article - All About Jazz
WEBAug 16, 2005 · The blues grew up in the Mississippi Delta just upriver from New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz. Blues and jazz have always influenced each other, and they still interact in countless ways today. Unlike jazz, the blues didn't spread out significantly from the South to the Midwest until the 1930s and '40s. Once the Delta blues made their way up ...
On Second Thought: Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 - All About Jazz
WEBDec 8, 2011 · But the stellar tracks remain those two singles. “Fool On The Hill" is made into a song of two moods: the light, rim-shot tempo with Mendes' electric piano dancing gently behind Hall's vocals, and the crescendo-building chorus built up dramatically by Dave Grusin's orchestration. “Scarborough Fair" is built atop a junglicious bass/drums ...
Jazz News - All About Jazz
WEBSep 20, 2024 · Jazz News. Timely announcements covering new album releases, tours, concert series, special events, job postings, crowdfunding campaigns and more. You can find more news by searching our website, viewing our news stream, seeing what's trending or reading our blog posts. Learn about our news service here.
Lester Young Musician - All About Jazz
WEBMar 17, 2019 · Lester Young (1909-1959) was an influential jazz saxophonist and composer, known for his distinctive sound, fluid style, and innovative approach to improvisation. He was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra and later led his own groups, including the Kansas City Six and Seven. Young was born in Woodville, Mississippi, and grew up in a musical ...
A Tale of Two Genres: The Surprising Similarities in the …
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Jazz and classical music are two of the most monumental achievements in human history. Together, they encompass a range of expressive capability that is simply astounding, giving voice to the human experience from centuries past to the present and in doing so, enriching our lives immeasurably.
Miles Davis: Milestones album review - All About Jazz
WEBJul 31, 2017 · Milestones was Miles Davis' third Columbia release after 'Round About Midnight (1957) and Miles Ahead (1957). The recording was made during one of Davis' most creatively intense periods, preceding his recording of the soundtrack for Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud (Fontana, 1958) in late 1957 and the subsequent recordings of Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else (Blue Note, 1958) and the repertoire ...