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Discussion of jazz, blues, and related types of music.
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May 17th Birthdays
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Peter Badie, bass, 1925 Bill Bruford, drums, 1949 Nick Demuth, keyboards, 1925 Karl Drewo (Drevo), tenor sax, 1929 (d. May 10, 1995) Dick Hixson, trombone, 1924 David Izenzon, bass, 1932 (d. Oct. 8, 1979) Lee Katzman, trumpet, 1928 Sue Matthews, vocal, 1953 Castor McCord, tenor sax, clarinet, 1907 (d. Feb. 14, 1963)... more »
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Bill Reichenbach, Sr. R.I.P.
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I received more sad news today: ron Bill Reichenbach, SR., a jazz drummer who played on early bossa nova records with Charlie Byrd and Stan Getz, died yesterday in Hollywood, CA. He was the father of West Coast trombonist Bill Reichenbach, Jr. and singer Kurt Reichenbach. Jazz Samba, with Getz and Byrd, on which Bill, Sr. played drums, is... more »
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May 16th Birthdays
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Dud Bascomb, trumpet, 1916 (d. Dec. 25, 1972) Eddie Bert, trombone, 1922 Betty Carter, vocal, 1930 (d. Sept. 26, 1998) Billy Cobham, drums, 1944 Friedrich Gulda, piano, 1930 (d. Jan. 27, 2000) Woody Herman, clarinet, alto sax, vocal, leader, 1913 (d. Oct. 29,1987) Redd Holt, drums, 1932 Levon Ichkhanian, guitar, 1964... more »
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Bob Florence R.I.P.
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I received the following sad news earlier today. ron From organissimo.com: Just received this news from the Friends of Big Band Jazz list (of which Bob was a member), passed on by trombonist Mike Suter, a personal friend of Bob's. Bob Florence passed away at 1:04 PM PST today, May 15, 2008, after a lengthy... more »
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May 15th Birthdays
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John Abriani, sax, violin, leader, 1898 (d. 1960) John Barnes, reeds, 1932 Pippo Barzizza, violin, 1902 (d. Apr. 2, 1996) Oscar Castro-Neves, guitar, 1940 Sonny Clay, piano, leader, 1899 (d. c. 1972 ) Bob Cornford, piano, 1940 (d. 1983) Peter Donald, drums, 1945 Glen Garrett, alto sax, 1948, Joe Gordon, trumpet, 1928 (d. Nov. 4, 1963)... more »
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What's happening?
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[...pasted] Hello Excellent Folks of San Diego and Beyond, coming to you on this sunny (finally) Wednesday with the hint of summer in the air. I'm loving it! For the last two days I've been recording with vocalist Kevyn Lettau and we're half way done with a new duo recording slated to enter the brutality of the music business in July. I'll keep you in the... more »
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May 14th Birthdays
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Sidney Bechet, clarinet, soprano sax, 1897 (d. May 14, 1959) Jay Beckenstein, alto & soprano saxes, 1951 Jack Bruce, bass, 1943 Alec Dankworth, bass, 1960 Bobby Darin, vocal, 1936 (d. Dec. 20, 1973) Louis Douglas, dancer, vocal, 1889 (d. May 19, 1939) Bruce Forman, guitar, educator, novelist, 1956 Sammy Lowe, trumpet, arranger, producer, 1918 (d. Feb. 17, 1993)... more »
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PLEASE, HELP!
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Guys, could I ask you to give me a hand, please? I am participating in a jazz contest, could you, please, listen to me singing and vote for me? Here is the link: [link] Thank you very much for your time! By the way, there are loads of simply brilliant Russian musicians and... more »
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www.mojotheater.tk
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Hi everyone. I am new to this group. I just launched Mojotheater.tk . I am very passionate about old blues legends. I have aquired many hours of vintage B & W Blues videos from legends like John Lee Hooker to Sonny Boy Williamson to Nina Simone. Check it out and give me your opinion. Thanks. Sincerely, James O'Neill... more »
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May 13th Birthdays
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Bobby Byrne, trombone, leader, 1918 (or Oct. 10) (d. Nov. 25, 2006) Buddy Catlett (or 6/13) bass, 1933 Tim Colwell, alto sax/leader/composer/radio producer, 1938 .(d. Sept. 18, 2003) Nils-Bertil (Bert) Dahlander (aka Dale), drums, 1928 Jim Douglas, guitar,banjo 1942 John Engels, drums, 1935 Gil Evans, arranger, composer, piano, 1912 (d. Mar 20,1988)... more »
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