Musical Revolutionary Ornette Coleman Unleashed Free Jazz in 1950s L.A. Video BOOKS VIDEOS Musical Revolutionary Ornette Coleman Unleashed Free Jazz in 1950s L.A. Video https://JazzBlues.EU March 7, 2018 Few Americans know much about it, but a radical midcentury revolution in jazz was born in Los...Read More
With saxophonist Ornette Coleman and cornetist Bix Beiderbecke: Video, Photos BOOKS VIDEOS With saxophonist Ornette Coleman and cornetist Bix Beiderbecke: Video, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU March 5, 2018 This week in The Wall Street Journal, I interviewed Joan Baez for my “House Call” column on growing up...Read More
Monk’s music will guide musicians to their philosophical centers for many years to come: Video BOOKS VIDEOS Monk’s music will guide musicians to their philosophical centers for many years to come: Video https://JazzBlues.EU March 4, 2018 Thelonious Monk’s recording career as a leader only lasted twenty-four years, from 1947 to 1971. When it...Read More
The same instruments deepened the heartache of Billie Holiday’s Don’t Explain … Video BOOKS VIDEOS Woman in Jazz & Blues The same instruments deepened the heartache of Billie Holiday’s Don’t Explain … Video https://JazzBlues.EU March 3, 2018 Nigel Jarrett is enthralled at Black Mountain Jazz, Abergavenny, by the quartet led by Tali Atzmon with...Read More
The 50 Greatest Live Jazz Albums: Video BOOKS VIDEOS The 50 Greatest Live Jazz Albums: Video https://JazzBlues.EU March 2, 2018 For many of us, when it is played live is the best way to hear jazz. The...Read More
Joni Mitchell ends every verse except the last with “Amelia it was just a false alarm”: Video BOOKS VIDEOS Joni Mitchell ends every verse except the last with “Amelia it was just a false alarm”: Video https://JazzBlues.EU February 28, 2018 On its surface, it looks plain. In the annals of popular song, there are many love songs...Read More