All That Jazz

Reissue of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' reignites the debate: Greatest jazz record ever? 1 Reply

Reissue of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue' reignites the debate: Greatest jazz record ever? 12:00 AM CDT on Sunday, September 28, 2008 By THOR CHRISTENSEN / The Dallas Morning News tchristensen@dalla...

Started by Isis. Last reply by Bruce C Mar 31.

Leroi Moore: 1961-2008

Leroi Moore: 1961-2008 Obituary News Posted: 2008-08-21 LeRoi Moore: 1961 - 2008 LeRoi Moore We are sorry to report that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, di...

Started by Isis Aug. 22, 2008.

Jazz Fest '08 dedicated to Howard Hedges

Jazz Fest '08 dedicated to Howard Hedges Second-annual music festival honors local musician posthumously By Katie Emerick Homer Tribune August 20, 2008 Jazz musician Mel Torme with Howard Hedges....

Started by Isis Aug. 22, 2008.

Michelle Walker Live @ Smoke

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker sings live at SMOKE Jazz Club Sunday August 24, 2008 2751 Broadway New York, NY 10025 212.864.6662 2 Sets: 6:00pm & 7:00pm No Cover, $20 minimum BIOGRAPHY It is...

Started by Isis Aug. 22, 2008.

Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up ...

Started by Isis Aug. 13, 2008.

Charlie Parker 1 Reply

One of a handful of musicians who can be said to have permanently changed jazz, Charlie Parker was arguably the greatest saxophonist of all time. He could play remarkably fast lines that, if slo...

Started by Isis. Last reply by Isis Jul. 31, 2008.

Miles Davis

Birth name Miles Dewey Davis III Born May 26, 1926(1926-05-26) Alton, Illinois, USA Died September 28, 1991 (aged 65) Santa Monica, California, USA Genre(s) Bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, hard bop...

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Started by Isis Jul. 31, 2008.

John Coltrane 3 Replies

John Coltrane Background information Birth name John William Coltrane Also known as "Trane" Born September 23, 1926(1926-09-23) Origin Hamlet, North Carolina, United States Died July 17, 1967 (...

Started by Isis. Last reply by Dr. Nelson Harrison Jul. 17, 2008.

Artist of the week.....................Brian Culbertson

Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is a smooth jazz musician and instrumentalist from Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of jazz band director and trumpeter Jim Culbertson, Brian's instr...

Started by Isis Jul. 8, 2008.

Artist Of The Week......................Anita Baker

Both beautiful and an extremely talented singer and songwriter, Anita Baker was nearly a no show for the world of music. She had been singing in various groups and choirs in her native Detroit s...

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Started by Isis Jun. 28, 2008.