Big Bands
The Big Band Era (roughly 1935 to 1945) witnessed the emergence of jazz music into the American mainstream at a time, according to Metronome magazine in 1943, "as important to American mus...
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The International Sweethearts Of Rhythm
During the big band era, among the many big bands that were active, were also a handful of all-female bands. The Harlem Harlicans, formed by Lil Armstrong in...
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A belated swinging 70th birthday party with an all-star guest list is planned for Nancy Wilson at this year's JVC Jazz Festival.The pop-jazz songstress, who turned 70 on Feb. 20, won her third Gram...
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John McHugh and Maggie Lee expect about 50 people at their wedding Friday. Their wedding reception could draw more than 4 million. The La Crosse couple decided to forgo hiring a band or DJ and...
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There has never been a better time for nostalgia. With tights harmonies and classic style, the Puppini Sisters' debut Betcha Bottom Dollar has arrived just in time for those of us needing a look ba...
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KAREN AKERS The Oak Room At The Algonquin Hotel 59 West 44th Street Through May 13
For music that pleases, sally forth to the Algonquin and catch the lovely chanteuse Karen Akers, looser and livel...
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One week after The New York Times launched a new, thinner version of the paper, the resulting space crunch has claimed one of its first victims: the "quartre-sexual."
On Sunday morning, the legenda...
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Marty Ehrlich is one of the most creative and technically accomplished reedmen in jazz today. A staple of the “downtown” music scene for a little over half of his 50 years, he’s i...
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Jazz keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who soared to fame as one of the creators of jazz-rock fusion with the band Weather Report, has died, a hospital official said. He was 75.Zawinul died early Tuesday, a...
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Of all the works in August Wilson's 10-play cycle depicting the black experience in 20th century America, "King Hedley II" is the most operatic _ passionate, expansive, tragic and filled with big s...
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The mid-afternoon sun was beating down, wisps of steam rose from the soggy ground and Buckwheat Zydeco danced his way to the edge of the stage, accordion wailing, moving his shoulders with the musi...
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Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories...
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Big Bands
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm
Jazz festival plans Wilson birthday bash
