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Category: Improv/Theory
Published: 10 March 2018
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Patrick Shiroishi, 'To Kill A Wind-Up Bird'
Patrick Shiroishi, 'To Kill A Wind-Up Bird'
"To Kill A Wind-Up Bird," off of multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi's upcoming solo album Hidemi, layers saxophone and woodwinds in a frantic, yet controlled splatter.
Sep 17, 2021 | 09:35 am
George Wein, Music Festival Pioneer, Dies At 95
George Wein, Music Festival Pioneer, Dies At 95
A founder of the Newport Folk Festival, the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — and perhaps the most important jazz impresario of all time — died Monday.
Sep 13, 2021 | 16:58 pm
Phil Schaap, Iconic Jazz DJ And NEA Jazz Master, Dies At 70
Phil Schaap, Iconic Jazz DJ And NEA Jazz Master, Dies At 70
Schaap was one of the leading jazz scholars in America and the genre's foremost evangelist. He died at 70, after a long battle with cancer.
Sep 8, 2021 | 15:10 pm
Makaya McCraven, 'Frank's Tune (AKA De'Jeff's Tune)'
Makaya McCraven, 'Frank's Tune (AKA De'Jeff's Tune)'
With help from guitarist Jeff Parker and flutist De'Sean Jones, Chicago-based drummer and producer Makaya McCraven modernizes a song from Jack Wilson's album Easterly Winds.
Sep 2, 2021 | 11:59 am
I Played Jazz With Charlie Watts For 20 Years. Here's What I Learned
I Played Jazz With Charlie Watts For 20 Years. Here's What I Learned
A longtime touring member of The Rolling Stones, Tim Ries says his favorite nights were the ones without a show — when he and Watts would sneak into town to play the music they loved most.
Sep 2, 2021 | 05:00 am
