This is the grave of J.J. Johnson. Born in 1924 in Indianapolis, James Louis Johnson, or J.J. as he would be known throughout his life, started playing music as a child. He picked up the piano when he was 9, started messing around with other...
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I have had trouble finishing my Music Notes posts lately. The problem is that they take a lot of time and I am trying to finish a book manuscript here..
This is the grave of Zoot Sims. Born in 1923 in Inglewood, California, John Sims grew up in a performing family. Both of his parents were vaudeville performers. His older.
This is the grave of Lee Konitz. Born in 1927 in Chicago, Konitz grew up in a Jewish family. His parents had immigrated from Austria and Russia. The family still spoke Yiddish at home when he grew up. From a very early age, Konitz was...
This is the grave of Henry Grimes. Born in 1935 in Philadelphia, Grimes grew up in a musical family. Both his parents played various instruments and their son would prove.
One of the most fun shows I've seen in awhile was Rhett Miller of Old 97s play a solo show at the Askew in Providence about two weeks ago. I.
We lost Ahmad Jamal yesterday. I will have more to say during the next issue of Music Notes. But for now, let's watch this live show from 1971. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RAena9F9oSE
So....Big Ears....... Yeah, man, that was a lot. Like, it was the greatest music weekend of my entire life, just an amazing celebration of sounds in one of my favorite.
Damn......the last I heard, Shorter was real healthy. But at 89, it doesn't take much. Absolute legend, one of the great saxophonists and composers of all time. His albums of.
Tonight's film is an exceedingly rare one. Rising Tones Cross is a German documentary from 1985 about the New York avant-garde jazz scene. Directed by Ebba Jahn, it features some amazing performances and three long interviews that frame them. One is with the German bassist...
This is the grave of John and Alice Coltrane. Born in 1926 in Hamlet, North Carolina, a poor town that was much later home to one of the worst industrial.
This is just devastating. jaimie branch, a trumpeter who combined punk ferocity with advanced technique in her version of improvised music, earning acclaim within and well outside of jazz circles,.