Dave Brubeck
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I listen to good jazz. Charlie Parker inspires everyone. I love Miles Davis. Dave Brubeck. The thing about making music and art is you to get to be in the moment of your life when you’re doing it. When I’m playing I’m not thinking how dysfunctional Washington, D.C, is. You have to be real and you have to be in your own zone or the music isn’t real.
It's a special moment in our lives. It's a moment you never forget ... For me, this recording with Dave Brubeck exemplifies what I love best - a live, spontaneous performance - completely unrehearsed and just in the moment. It's a thrill that the master recordings were finally rediscovered after 50 years and I am pleased that this concert event can be shared. Dave Brubeck was a jazz piano genius and we truly enjoyed performing together.
It's a special moment in our lives. It's a moment you never forget ... For me, this recording with Dave Brubeck exemplifies what I love best - a live, spontaneous performance - completely unrehearsed and just in the moment. It's a thrill that the master recordings were finally rediscovered after 50 years and I am pleased that this concert event can be shared. Dave Brubeck was a jazz piano genius and we truly enjoyed performing together.More quotes »
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Long lost Bennett-Brubeck recording discovered
brisk "Lullaby of Broadway" in which Bennett unexpectedly changes the lyrics to "Come along and listen to the lullaby of ... Dave Brubeck" and the pianist quickly jumps into his solo. On "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)," Brubeck's solo gets somewhat funky. Bennett 32 m ago from Albuquerque Journal Read more »
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At 86, Tony Bennett still searches for "the finest popular songs"
great outdoors, his latest record — a lost-until-recently live album he played at the White House with late jazz artist Dave Brubeck — and his feelings about his friend Brubeck's recent passing. Q: In Denver, you'll be singing outdoors at our botanic gardens. from Denver Post Read more »
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AWARD/GRANT: Brubeck to Join Walk of Fame in Saratoga
Brubeck played the Jazz Festival in Saratoga 13 different years, far more than anyone in its 35-year history The Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY, has hosted a world-class jazz festival since 1978. Invented by George Weinan icon who from All About Jazz Read more »
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The ageless Tony Bennett swings into B.C.
Amy Winehouse that made him the oldest living artist to appear on the Billboard charts. Sony just released Tony Bennett and Dave Brubeck: The White House Sessions , a long-lost recording made at the White House in 1962, shortly after Mr. Bennett released his from Globe and Mail Read more »
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Concert in honor of Brubeck
Music of Dave Brubeck" maintains that tonight as the Oakland East Bay Symphony performs a selection of the late East Bay native's composition at Oakland's Paramount Theatre. Chris Brubeck, his son who plays trombone and bass, is among the six soloists. Brubeck from Recordnet.com Read more »
