Saxophone legend Lee Konitz’s 90th birthday. He is back in New York after celebrating: Video NEWSFEED VIDEOS Saxophone legend Lee Konitz’s 90th birthday. He is back in New York after celebrating: Video https://JazzBlues.EU November 15, 2017 It’s a crisp Monday afternoon in November on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, just a few days after...Read More
Kevin Eubanks is known for his lingering, amused laughter … Video MUSICIANS VIDEOS Kevin Eubanks is known for his lingering, amused laughter … Video https://JazzBlues.EU November 15, 2017 15.11. – Happy Birthday !!! Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American jazz...Read More
Photos: WC Handy’s Memphis Blues: The Song of 1912: Video BLUES BOOKS VIDEOS Photos: WC Handy’s Memphis Blues: The Song of 1912: Video https://JazzBlues.EU November 14, 2017 One hundred years ago, in the autumn of 1912, an African-American musician by the name of WC...Read More
Thelonious Monk’s early recordings box-set out soon: Video BOOKS VIDEOS Thelonious Monk’s early recordings box-set out soon: Video https://JazzBlues.EU November 14, 2017 Craft Recordings, the Catalog Division of Concord Music, is releasing a limited-edition box set titled The Compete 10-inch...Read More
A short history of … “St. Louis Blues”: Videos BLUES BOOKS VIDEOS A short history of … “St. Louis Blues”: Videos https://JazzBlues.EU November 14, 2017 W.C. Handy, often referred to as the Father of the Blues, first published “St. Louis Blues,” his...Read More
The brilliant pianist and composer Geri Allen: Video MUSICIANS VIDEOS The brilliant pianist and composer Geri Allen: Video https://JazzBlues.EU November 14, 2017 Geri Allen complained that she was “feeling sick to my stomach … in disbelief.” Earlier that morning,...Read More