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2 days ago · Richard Davis. Richard Davis is an international performing musician and Professor of Bass (European Classical and Jazz), Jazz History and combo improvisation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chicago born, he came to the UW-Madison in 1977 after spending 23 years in New York City establishing himself as one of the world’s premier bass ...
May 5, 2024 · Melbourne is a city that just loves jazz. There's plenty of toe tapping finds on offer, including a range of intimate laneway venues offering music every night of the week, dedicated fans of every age, and jazz festivals too. Whether it's bebop, big band, fusion or sultry soloists, you'll be surprised by the diversity of jazz music in Melbourne.
Apr 22, 2024 · Ronnie Scott (born Jan. 28, 1927, London, Eng.—died Dec. 23, 1996, London) was a British jazz entrepreneur and musician whose London nightclub, Ronnie Scott’s, became one of the world’s most famed jazz venues. A gifted bebop tenor saxophonist, he founded his club in 1959 and presented many of the outstanding American and European jazz ...
5 days ago · 146 likes, 6 comments - peninsulagrammar on May 7, 2024: "Last week the Jazz Musicians of Peninsula Grammar had the honour of performing alongside the global great ...
Apr 22, 2024 · Sir George Ivan Morrison. Born: August 31, 1945, Belfast, Northern Ireland (age 78) Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (1997) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1993) Van Morrison (born August 31, 1945, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter and occasional saxophonist who played in a succession of groups, most notably Them ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Since the blues style of music was dying out, she was starting to reinvent herself in the mid ‘30’s as a swing singer and was on a comeback. Bessie Smith died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident on Sept. 26, 1937, she was just 43 years old. In her short tenure as the “Empress of the Blues”, she dominated the market, and ...
5 days ago · He was the first jazz musician to appear on the cover of Time magazine, on February 21, 1949. Louis Armstrong and his All Stars were featured at the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert also at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles produced by Leon Hefflin Sr. held on June 7, 1953, along with Shorty Rogers , Roy Brown , Don Tosti and His Mexican Jazzmen ...
