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Jazz buddies His New York friends told him to look up Joe Gilman, a jazz pianist since the early '80s and jazz professor at American River College. A little eager perhaps, Manricks fired off several emails to Gilman about playing together, but also asking for advice on where he could get a piano. "I wanted to play with ...
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An amazing Michel Camilo and a disappointing Fred Hersch The ultimate jazz piano extrovert and the ultimate jazz piano introvert. It hasn't escaped notice in jazz that Cuban piano players play the bejabbers out of their instruments (hear Gonzala Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdes and his father Bebo Valdes.) It isn't just that they are astonishing virtuosos who rip off ...
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Deck the Halls with Vince Guaraldi His later output lacked the same fresh inspiration, and he didn't grow as a serious jazz pianist or as a compelling tunesmith. Although the writer Derrick Bang gamely makes a case for depth and breadth in the valuable biography "Vince Guaraldi at the Piano," most of us will remember Guaraldi for "Cast ...
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Claudio Roditi On Piano Jazz Integrating both post-bop elements and Brazilian rhythmic concepts into his palette with ease, Claudio Roditi plays with power and lyricism. This versatility has kept the trumpeter and flugelhorn player in demand as a leader, studio musician and sideman. Having made his way from Brazil to the New York ...
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Grammy-nominated pianist Fred Hersch to headline 2018 TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest World-class jazz-piano star Fred Hersch tops the nine-show lineup of the 2018 TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest, unveiled this week. Hersch, 62, is renowned for a profound lyricism that permeates his large catalogue of original compositions and masterful interpretations of jazz standards. He last performed in ...
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The Rhodes Piano Was Designed Originally to Heal. Liz Durette Restores That Purpose Jazz pianist Paul Bley plays the Rhodes on "Sweet Earth Flying Part 1," and it's as much an indoctrination as a song. Bley plays long notes that would be impossible to play on a traditional piano. On a guitar, they'd be droning. Here, they're heavenly. Just pushing one key for an extended period of time ...
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Vernon Jazz Society presents silky smooth tunes Having since retired from formal teaching, Parsons has focused much of his energy toward teaching private jazz piano lessons at the Kelowna ...
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Event features jazz, pops, martinis and mistletoe Tamara Fouyer will be joining Joe Hammel with the members of the Swing Time Jazz Combo for a special jazz and holiday concert at the Miners Foundry ... Burbridge on bass, Steve Woolsey on drums, Ralph Remick on trumpet, Mark Potampa on saxophone and led by Joe Hammel on Jazz piano.
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Claudio Roditi on Piano Jazz This versatility has kept the trumpeter and flugelhornist in demand as a leader, studio musician, and sideman. Having made his way from Brazil to the New York jazz scene in the 1970s, he was McPartland's guest for this 1996 Piano Jazz session. With McPartland at the piano, Gary Mazzaroppi on bass, ...
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VSU Celebrates Jazz with State Band Clinic, Highly Acclaimed Saxophonist "We are very excited about welcoming some of the top high school jazz musicians in the state to campus, along with their parents and teachers," said David Springfield, an assistant professor of jazz piano and director of VSU's Jazz Studies Program. He also directs the VSU Jazz Ensemble. Kendrick is a ...
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