May 2010
1 post
March 2010
3 posts
February 2010
5 posts
Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo Duo: Newport... →
The above link is a live concert at the Village Vanguard in N.Y.C. The second song of the set is the very famous Jazz standard, Con Alma by Dizzy Gillespie. Gerald Clayton is the son of Bassist John Clayton (who played at the Generations in Jazz Festival and will again at the Lafayette Jazz Festival on Fri., March 5). John is Diana Krall’s musical director and the Artistic Director of...
January 2010
2 posts
December 2009
1 post
November 2009
11 posts
Christian McBride And Inside Straight: Live At The... →
“Christian McBride is one of the great bass players in the world.”
The Jumpin' Blues - Dexter Gordon
The Jumpin’ Blues - Dexter Gor…
October 2009
9 posts
Oscar Peterson: 'The Sound of the Trio' →
September 2009
14 posts
Song For My Father / Horace Silver →
Song for My Father is a 1964 album by the Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver’s father, John Tavares Silver, to whom the title song was dedicated.
“My mother was of Irish and Negro descent, my father of Portuguese origin. He was born on the island...
Jazz at Orinda Theater Square
Tonight! Tuesday, 9-29-2009 5-9pm
Bob Athayde - Piano
Aaron Germain - Bass
Free!
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Daily Jazz Articles @ All About Jazz →
A daily source of information about jazz with a searchable archive.
Check out other school bands playing "Baja Breeze"... →
Music Theory lessons online (musictheory.net) →
Sonnymoon for Two / Sonny Rollings (last.fm) →
November 2008
4 posts
Jazz Guitar in SF
Two hot shows coming to Yoshis
Allan Holdsworth Band
Allan Holdsworth has achieved a unique jazz guitar sound built on chords ethereally voiced on volume swells and gymnastically legato solos. Check out Allan Holdsworth Band this weekend
Hot Club Of San Francisco
This one will literally be hot. The guitar and violin are key elements of gypsy string jazz. This Hot Club Of San Francisco gig will...