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Kenny Garrett Named Director of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University
August 6, 2014Kenny Garrett, the internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist, bandleader, arranger, and composer, has been appointed director of the Jazz Studies Program at William Paterson University in Wayne, N.J. Garrett, who ...
Berklee College of Music Names Jazz Trumpeter Sean Jones Chair of the Brass Dept
August 5, 2014by Louis Burton Classicalite.com Berklee College of Music has named noted trumpeter Sean Jones the next chair of the college’s Brass Department. Jones, who played lead trumpet with the Lincoln Center Jazz ...
NYT: Charlie Haden, Influential Jazz Bassist, Dies at 76
July 16, 2014Nate Chinen NY Times Charlie Haden, one of the most influential bassists in the history of jazz, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 76. His death was confirmed by Ruth Cameron, his wife of 30 years. For the last ...
NYT: Horace Silver 85, Master of Earthy Jazz Dies
June 19, 2014Peter Keepnews NY Times (June 18, 2014) Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and bandleader who was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s, died on Wednesday at his home in New ...
NYT: Jimmy Scott Dies At Age 88
June 13, 2014By Peter Keepnews, NY Times Jimmy Scott, a jazz singer whose distinctively plaintive delivery and unusually high-pitched voice earned him a loyal following and, late in life, a taste of bona fide stardom, died on ...
Jim Wilke To Step Down As Jazz After Hours Host
June 12, 2014Jim Wilke and his radio program Jazz After Hours have been an institution on the jazz radio landscape for more than 30 years. Jim recently announced that he will be stepping down as the host of the program. The show ...
Don Cheadle Looks To Crowdfund Miles Davis Film
June 11, 2014Actor-director Don Cheadle recently launched an Indiegogo campaign to finance the making of his upcoming project “Miles Ahead”. Cheadle joins a number of directors, including Zach Braff and Spike Lee, ...
Jazz guitarist Pat Martino reveals how he stayed upbeat after brain aneurysm
May 28, 2014By Ryan Kneller, The Morning Call Pat Martino has made a career out of wowing others through music, tearing through killer guitar riffs since the early 1960s. But it is the jazz guitarist’s remarkable story of ...
Syracuse.com: Park pavilion-style home inspired by jazz music
May 23, 2014By Kevin Tampone Otisco, N.Y. — John and Lorrie Anson wanted their home near Otisco Lake to blend in well with the surrounding land. The property features stands of pine trees, streams, waterfalls and views of the ...
Newsday: Hofstra’s ‘Jazz Cafe’ radio show host traded news for music
May 2, 2014By DANIEL BUBBEO After reporting some of the biggest stories of the 20th century during his more than 40 years in radio broadcasting, there’s one standout accomplishment that fills John Bohannon with the most ...
