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1 day ago · Military Music: Part 1. Jazz musicians were not exempt from service in the U.S. military. Jay McShann, John Bunch, Louie Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry, Orrin Keepnews, George Wein, Joe Bushkin, and Bobby Johnson speak about their experiences during WWII.
4 days ago · Ulysses Owens Jr. Big Band: ‘Soul Conversations’ (Outside in Music) by Editor. Do drummer-led big bands — think Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Gene Krupa — simply pack a bigger punch than those led by other instrumentalists? Maybe.
5 days ago · In the most recent season of Louis C.K.’s hilariously depressing series Louie, the titular character takes his 16-year-old daughter to a matinee of a “celebrated 1960s play” that stars the ...
4 days ago · “A Night in Tunisia” is a quintessential composition by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Its origins remain somewhat of a mystery. However, many sources have claimed to have located its genesis to Gillespie’s time as a member of Benny Carter’s band in 1942.
2 days ago · Armstrong moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950s, Armstrong was a national musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film.
4 days ago · The album’s title track pays homage to Wayne Shorter, the late modern-jazz pioneer (and Blue Note cornerstone) who sat on the judges’ panel at the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition that Aldana won in 2013.
5 days ago · Chicago’s Frank Catalano started playing saxophone when he was 7 years old. Over the years, he played with numerous artists across many genres from jazz to the blues and everything in -between. He played with his mentor Von Freeman at age 11, Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson at age 12, and Tony Bennett at age 16.
