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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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Visions: Listen to 1970s jazz from Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane and more
30 Apr 2024 20:24 GMT
… Devil” – Mal Waldron
“Black Market” – Weather Report
“Miles Runs the Voodoo Down … , Kaleigh combines elements of classical, jazz, avant-garde and Afro Diasporic …
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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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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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Today in Entertainment History: U2 played Red Rocks
05 Jun 2024 12:52 GMT
… Maiden is 72. Jazz drummer Peter Erskine (Steps Ahead, Weather Report) is 70 …
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Famous birthdays list for today, June 5, 2024 includes celebrities Brian McKnight, Pete Wentz
05 Jun 2024 11:25 GMT
… Maiden is 72. Jazz drummer Peter Erskine (Steps Ahead, Weather Report) is 70 …
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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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Thanks to His New Album, Slash Is (Happily) Singing the Blues
04 Jun 2024 19:19 GMT
… an impression was the Playboy Jazz Fest [at the Hollywood Bowl … 1981. I was 16, and Weather Report with Jaco Pastorius played. The … for fucking eons, playing literally jazz standards. I said, “Oh, I …
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“Nauseating chaos”: The jazz albums that shaped rock ‘n’ roll
17 Mar 2024 03:03 GMT
… playing it.”
Weather Report – Heavy Weather
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. …