The jazzman’s jazzman. The jazz club’s jazz club. [ad#adsense] Related articles The House of Jazzman Louis Armstrong: The Corona, Queens, house where jazz… (curbed.com) Brian Ross: Christian McBride & Inside Straight – Fame Eludes Greatness (huffingtonpost.com) Coming to London’s Vortex Jazz Club (avantmusicnews.com)
Jazz Is: 22 – “Molten Soul”
Joshua Redman Elastic Band Joshua Redman – Tenor Sax Brian Blade – Drums Sam Yahel – Keyboards “Molten Soul” New year, Oh, yeah [ad#adsense] Related articles White House Holiday Parties: 19 Trees, ‘Simple Gifts’ Theme (politicsdaily.com) This weekend’s must-see shows (timeoutny.com)
Jazz Is: 21 – Granaína
No this is not jazz, but if I were a jazz musician, I would make it jazz. I came across it in my search for this week’s Jazz Is post, and it is simply too extraordinary not to share. It is sung by the late Enrique Morente, a great and controversial figure in the world […]
Jazz Is: 20 – Elevator to the Gallows
Soundtrack by Miles Davis. Directed by Louis Malle, 1957. Starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet. Why do I love Moreau’s shake of the head early on in her walk? [ad#adsense] Related articles Art – Miles Davis’s last addiction (guardian.co.uk) In Transit: The Art of Miles Davis, on Display in London (intransit.blogs.nytimes.com) Song Of The Day […]
Jazz Is: 19 – “Moanin'”
I’m breaking a rule, and maybe committing a sacrilege. So sue me. Better yet – jazz me. Founding principle of the Jazz Is series: not just good music, but interesting video. Principle betrayed. “Moanin’,” by Charles Mingus, first appeared on the album Blues and Roots, in 1959, a year after the Bobby Timmons song of […]