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Five awkward conversations with Paul Motian: Video, Photos

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Five awkward conversations with Paul Motian: Video, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU November 22, 2023

I wrote this piece in August 2014 in Ashland,...

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A Celebration of Life is planned for bay area jazz drummer Pat Close, dies at 67: Video, Photos

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A Celebration of Life is planned for bay area jazz drummer Pat Close, dies at 67: Video, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU November 16, 2023

A Celebration of Life is planned for bay area...

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Oscar Valdés, great virtuoso of the musical universe in Cuba. New Orleans trumpet player Jimmy LaRocca: Videos, Photos

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Oscar Valdés, great virtuoso of the musical universe in Cuba. New Orleans trumpet player Jimmy LaRocca: Videos, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU November 12, 2023

The musical universe in Cuba mourns the passing of...

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Ira Gitler: drumers with Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Cozy Cole, Mel Lewis and guitarist Wes Montgomery: Video, Photos

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Ira Gitler: drumers with Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Cozy Cole, Mel Lewis and guitarist Wes Montgomery: Video, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU November 6, 2023

The late Ira Gitler (1928-2019) was one of the...

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Origins and echoes of Vernel Fournier’s classic beat with Idris Muhammad, Ahmad Jamal and others: Videos, Photos

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Origins and echoes of Vernel Fournier’s classic beat with Idris Muhammad, Ahmad Jamal and others: Videos, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU October 28, 2023

This essay is a sort of prologue to the...

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Concert review: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – The Sound, Clearwater, FL: Video, Photos

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Concert review: Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band – The Sound, Clearwater, FL: Video, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU October 20, 2023

It has been almost a year since Ringo Starr...

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Obituary: Julian Bahula – Drummer and bandleader who broke apartheid laws and promoted African music nights: Video, Photos

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Obituary: Julian Bahula – Drummer and bandleader who broke apartheid laws and promoted African music nights: Video, Photos

https://JazzBlues.EU October 15, 2023

The musician and activist Julian Bahula, who has died...

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CD review: Philly Joe Jones Sextet & Quintet – Live At Birdland Historic Unreleased 1962 Recordings – 2023: Video, CD cover

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CD review: Philly Joe Jones Sextet & Quintet – Live At Birdland Historic Unreleased 1962 Recordings – 2023: Video, CD cover

https://JazzBlues.EU October 14, 2023

Philly Joe Jones (1923-1985) carried his birthplace as part...

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