Nina Simone’s childhood home is under threat. This campaign aims to save it: Photo, Video BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues Nina Simone’s childhood home is under threat. This campaign aims to save it: Photo, Video https://JazzBlues.EU August 1, 2019 The National Trust is hoping to preserve the North Carolina house where Simone first learned to play...Read More
Michel Legrand’s music to be celebrated with all-star charity concert: Video BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Michel Legrand’s music to be celebrated with all-star charity concert: Video https://JazzBlues.EU July 6, 2019 A number of stars have rallied behind a concert to pay tribute to Michel Legrand – the...Read More
Chucho Valdes toasts a lineage as well as a heritage with his new album, Jazz Bata 2: Photos, Videos BOOKS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Chucho Valdes toasts a lineage as well as a heritage with his new album, Jazz Bata 2: Photos, Videos https://JazzBlues.EU June 27, 2019 As the Cuban maestro prepares for BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! on Wednesday, here’s the story behind his influential project Jazz Batá. When...Read More
Satchmo in his adolescence: 1915 film clip may show young Louis Armstrong: Photos, Video BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Satchmo in his adolescence: 1915 film clip may show young Louis Armstrong: Photos, Video https://JazzBlues.EU June 22, 2019 Louis Armstrong has served as the focus of many works of literature. Now, a few seconds of old...Read More
Here are five videos featuring Bennie Maupin on a range of reed and woodwind instruments: Photo BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Here are five videos featuring Bennie Maupin on a range of reed and woodwind instruments: Photo https://JazzBlues.EU June 18, 2019 Today, I’m focusing on Bennie Maupin, another living jazz legend who doesn’t get nearly the recognition he...Read More
Previously Unheard Miles Davis Album set for release: CD cover, Video BOOKS MUSICIANS VIDEOS Previously Unheard Miles Davis Album set for release: CD cover, Video https://JazzBlues.EU June 16, 2019 Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records after 30 years to...Read More