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Buckwheat Zydeco: America’s Party Band

Zydeco legend and pianist Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural Jr. and his group Buckwheat Zydeco represent one of the few zydeco bands to cross over into the world of mainstream music

October 7th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Jazz Musicians | Leave a comment

Poetic License Raises A Star-Spangled Debate

Rene Marie grew up in the segregated South, and has become one of the few jazz singers today whose talent and devotion to social issues have both won her attention. Case in point: her personal take on the national anthem. ? E-Mail This ???? ? Add to Del.icio.us

July 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Jazz Musicians | Leave a comment

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Aeg Jackson Concert Promoter May Still Make Money (All About Jazz)

L.A.-based AEG invested between $25 million and $30 million in the pop star’s comeback.

July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Jazz Music Events | Leave a comment

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: "Birdland, the Jazz Corner of the World" - - Charlie Parker (All About Jazz)

BIRDLAND JULY SCHEDULE LEW TABACKIN and TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI QUARTET Wednesday-Saturday, July 1-4 @ 8:30 and 11pm Music Charges: $30, general seating; $40, premium seating Lew Tabackin is one of the few jazz musicians who maintains a dual musical personality. As a tenor saxophonist, he is a hard-driving, tough-toned player reminiscent of Sonny Rollins or Don Byas. But as a flutist, he can also sound …

July 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: General, Jazz Music Events, Jazz Musicians | Leave a comment