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MaxJazz Founder Rich McDonnell Dies at 68
February 11, 2014Wherever real jazz was happening in St. Louis, there was a strong chance Richard McDonnell was there. McDonnell, one of St. Louis’ most omnipresent jazz figures and founder of the Webster Groves-based, MAXJAZZ ...
Porter, Carrington Among Jazz Grammy Winners
January 27, 2014Vocalist Greg Porter winning his first Best Jazz Vocal Album and Terri Lyne Carrington becoming the first woman to win for Best Jazz Instrumental Album were among the highlights of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards ...
JALC, Marsalis Septet Rings In 2014 Right
January 7, 2014NYT: Yusef Lateef, Innovative Jazz Saxophonist and Flutist, Dies at 93
December 24, 2013Peter Keepnews NY Times Yusef Lateef, a jazz saxophonist and flutist who spent his career crossing musical boundaries, died on Monday at his home in Shutesbury, Mass., near Amherst. He was 93. Mr. Lateef started out ...
AP: Master Jazz Guitarist Jim Hall Dies at 83
December 11, 2013Jim Hall, one of the leading jazz guitarists of the modern era, whose subtle technique, lyrical sound and introspective approach strongly influenced younger proteges such as Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, died early ...
56th Annual Grammy Nominations in Jazz
December 9, 2013The National Academy for Recording Arts and Sciences announced nominees for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. There were few surprises among the jazz nominees and some names that theJazzPage.com selected for review ...
NYT: Herbie Hancock is Emmisary of an Art Form
November 29, 2013Nate Chinen New York Times LOS ANGELES — Herbie Hancock, a pianist of sparkling touch and brisk intuition, has often seemed like a figure rushing ever onward, and the direction in which he has increasingly hurled ...
NYT: Drummer, Bandleader Chico Hamilton Dies at 92
November 27, 2013PETER KEEPNEWS New York Times Chico Hamilton, a drummer and bandleader who helped put California on the modern-jazz map in the 1950s and remained active into the 21st century, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 92. ...
TBT Review: Biographies bring jazz giants Ellington, Parker to life
November 19, 2013Colette Bancroft, Tampa Bay Times Book Editor Some books make me wish they came with sound tracks. Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington and Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker are both that kind of ...
Esperanza Spalding’s “We Are America” Takes Stand Against Indefinite Detentions at Guantanamo Bay Prison
November 18, 2013Bassist, vocalist, composer and bandleader Esperanza Spalding has just released “We Are America,” a new music video highlighting the injustice of prolonged indefinite detention at the prison at Guantánamo Bay. ...
