The ‘Spontaneity’ of Jazz
“A lot of what we do comes from spontaneity, the idea of creating a moment.” That was a bit of
“A lot of what we do comes from spontaneity, the idea of creating a moment.” That was a bit of
There are hardly words adequate to describe the phenomenon that is Marilyn Maye. At the age of 97, she is
“If they hire me,” said Dr. David Demsey, “they know they’re getting some Thad Jones.” Demsey, who recently retired after
In 2017, the album, Hudson, was released by Motema Music. It featured such songs as Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay”,
The popular composer Burt Bacharach had some roots in jazz. Shortly after he died in February 2023 at the age
As pianist-in-residence at this year’s Detroit Jazz Festival, Jason Moran (photo above) gave three performances. One of them featured John
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has announced the five finalists in this year’s Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition. They
When Special EFX’s Return to Budapest with Love was reissued digitally in 2024, George Harris of Jazz Weekly described it
In May 2010, the legendary composer/arranger Johnny Mandel performed for three nights with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra at Dizzy’s Club
Nathaniel Williford’s jazz education began when he entered the sixth grade at Osceola County School for the Arts in Kissimmee,
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