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Legendary Wayne Shorter signed for Edmonton Jazz Fest
music, a six-time Grammy winner, best known for his signature tune Footprints. After his initial rise to fame in the bands of Art Blakey and Miles Davis during the 1960s, Shorter went on to co-lead one of the most significant fusion bands ever, Weather Report, 2/14/12 from Edmonton Journal Read more »
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Brian Lynch's musical horn of plenty leaps borders
of recording credits range from pop superstar Prince and salsa vocal icon Hector LaVoe to such jazz and Latin-jazz legends as Art Blakey, Horace Silver and Eddie Palmieri, the fiery pianist and legendary band leader with whom Lynch performs here Friday and from San Diego Union-Tribune Read more »
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Deep History
'70s, he recorded and performed with practically every important figure of the modern and postmodern moment of jazz (Max Roach, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Charles Mingus). One of the few famous trombonists of modern jazz (the instrument had from The Stranger Read more »
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Mulgrew Miller Interview
pianist Mulgrew Miller is a veteran of tours and recordings with such ensembles as Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, the Woody Shaw Quintet, the Mercer Ellington Orchestra and over six years with the Tony Williams Quintet. He has been featured on over 400 from VPR | Vermont Public Radio Read more »
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Clare Fischer, Arranger and Keyboardist, Is Dead at 83
Jazz bloggers posted links to favorite tracks showcasing his writing or playing, like a performance of his “Pensativa” by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, and a version of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “One Note Samba” that Mr. Fischer recorded with the vibraphonist from The New York Times Read more »
