Lee Konitz, alto saxophonist who exemplified Jazz’s imperative to make it new, is dead at 92: Videos, Photos NEWSFEED VIDEOS Lee Konitz, alto saxophonist who exemplified Jazz’s imperative to make it new, is dead at 92: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU April 16, 2020 Lee Konitz, an exemplar of modern jazz improvisation, and arguably the most influential alto saxophone soloist after...Read More
CD review: Ahmad Jamal – At The Pershing And Other Live Recordings 1958-59 – 2020: Video, CD cover New CD's Review VIDEOS CD review: Ahmad Jamal – At The Pershing And Other Live Recordings 1958-59 – 2020: Video, CD cover https://JazzBlues.EU April 11, 2020 Ahmad Jamal is a modern jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in 1930, who has been...Read More
Eddy Davis, banjo virtuoso who carried a torch for trad Jazz, dies of COVID-19 at 79: Videos, Photos NEWSFEED VIDEOS Eddy Davis, banjo virtuoso who carried a torch for trad Jazz, dies of COVID-19 at 79: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU April 9, 2020 Eddy Davis, a banjoist and bandleader who enjoyed a sprawling career in traditional jazz, most visibly through...Read More
Wallace Roney, Ellis Marsalis, Bill Withers, Bucky Pizzarelli and Mike Long: Videos, Photos NEWSFEED VIDEOS Wallace Roney, Ellis Marsalis, Bill Withers, Bucky Pizzarelli and Mike Long: Videos, Photos https://JazzBlues.EU April 6, 2020 We’ve been losing some of our heroes. Their music lives on. Bill Withers on Beat Club, 1972 Many...Read More
Bucky Pizzarelli, master of the Jazz guitar, is dead at 94: Photos, Video MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS Bucky Pizzarelli, master of the Jazz guitar, is dead at 94: Photos, Video https://JazzBlues.EU April 3, 2020 After years as a relatively anonymous session musician, Mr. Pizzarelli, who has died of the coronavirus, became...Read More
A shelved album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers will finally see the light of day: Photos, Videos MUSICIANS NEWSFEED VIDEOS A shelved album by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers will finally see the light of day: Photos, Videos https://JazzBlues.EU March 21, 2020 Not many small groups were working harder in the late 1950s, to greater acclaim, than Art Blakey...Read More