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What's Coming Up at Birdland: Jazz Programming April 15th - April 28th
13 Apr 2024 11:27 GMT
… . Performances at Montreux Jazz Fest, North Sea Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Live … ;19-20) –Birdland Jazz Club
Kurt Elling Celebrates Weather Report featuring Joey Calderazzo … such prestigious venues as Umbria Jazz Festival, Jazz in Marciac Festival, the …
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“I totally respected Jaco's bass playing, but that 16th-note triplet funk thing – it just wasn't in his repertoire”: Weather Report drummer Chester Thompson on why Jaco Pastorius struggled to swing"…
29 Mar 2024 12:13 GMT
… artist and with jazz fusion powerhouse Weather Report.
Weather Report leader Joe Zawinul, who had heard … s arrival in Weather Report was lauded by the jazz community, his musical … in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Weather Report announced a new touring lineup …
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Jazz Appreciation Month: NYU's Wayne Shorter Jazz Ensemble performs in WBGO Studios
08 Apr 2024 14:10 GMT
… of the next generation of jazz musicians. Recently, students from … with the longtime Director of Jazz Studies at NYU, Dave … his work with Miles Davis, Weather Report, and his later recordings on … from Art Blakey & the Jazz Messenger’s Like Someone in …
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“Roger Glover got me into Jaco. I heard the stuff he was doing with Weather Report while Priest were at the same studio in the ’70s”: Judas Priest’s Ian Hill names 8 bassists who shaped his sound"…
26 Feb 2024 13:08 GMT
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“My dad, who was a jazz bassist, is the one who … and a ton of brilliant jazz musicians. I first came across … lot of that old-time jazz.
“I followed what he was … stuff he was doing with Weather Report while at the same studio …
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“Nauseating chaos”: The jazz albums that shaped rock ‘n’ roll
17 Mar 2024 03:03 GMT
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During the 1970s, jazz music provided the … inspiration for jazz fusion, with groups like Steely Dan and Weather Report incorporating … among jazz fans and rock fans, but groups like Weather Report still hold …
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Jim Beard, keyboardist who made his mark in jazz-rock, is dead at 63
08 Mar 2024 01:14 GMT
… Dan and played with jazz greats including Wayne Shorter … His role with the jazz-influenced rock band mirrored his … the sax icon had departed Weather Report, sparking a sporadic relationship … guitarists whose tastes ran from jazz virtuosity to rock shredding. …
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“I’m not thinking about trying to impress anybody”: Fusion legend Scott Henderson talks virtuosity and style" data-before-rewrite-localise="/features/scott-henderson-karnevel-interview
22 Apr 2024 14:23 GMT
… playing with jazz fusion legends Chick Corea and Joe Zawinul, Scott … hard rock with virtuosic jazz influences. What musical experiences … got me into bands like Weather Report and other stuff – Mahavishnu … came from straight-ahead jazz and I started listening …
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Victoria Wood names her favourite songs
21 Apr 2024 11:39 GMT
… also praised jazz and electronic music, including ‘Birdland’ by Weather Report and ‘ … among her favourites. Although jazz doesn’t really mix with … the members of the legendary jazz outfit as well as Scruff … of the biggest names in jazz music have been learning …
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Imani Winds: Jazz and classical worlds blend together
05 Feb 2024 11:32 GMT
… , namely the worlds of jazz and classical music. Imani … with a string quartet, jazz pianist, drummer and double … his stated musical influences being jazz, gospel and neo-romanticism. … founding member of the band Weather Report and touring with Carlos …
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In time for downbeat: Jazz record designer Jack Frisch hosts new show on Valley Free Radio to ‘get the music out there’
02 Feb 2024 20:20 GMT
… some 27 years in the jazz business, designing CD packages, … him to groups like Weather Report, the jazz fusion band of the … investigating the full depths of jazz.
His friendly meeting with … Stewart, a New Orleans-born jazz session man supreme.
“Hiram really …