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The Brubeck Brothers Will Headline 31st Annual Suncoast Jazz Festival

The Brubeck Brothers Will Headline 31st Annual Suncoast Jazz Festival

Source: GoMedia PR

Taking Place in Clearwater Beach, Florida from November 19-21, This Year’s Line Up Combines Returning Fan Favorites with Even More High-Profile Performers When the Suncoast Jazz Festival returns in November after its COVID-imposed hiatus, it will be celebrating its 31st anniversary, as last year’s virtual festival marked its milestone 30th year of bringing a true jazz party to travel-award winning Clearwater Beach, Florida. While remaining true to its early focus on classic jazz, in recent years the array of musicians ...

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Recording

Mangione Brothers: Hey Baby!

Mangione Brothers: Hey Baby!

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Post-war jazz was peppered with fraternal wonders. Among the many families with exceptional jazz siblings in the 1950s were the Montgomerys, the Garners, the Turrentines, the Heaths, the Adderleys, the Joneses (Hank, Thad and Elvin) and the Candolis. Jazz wasn't genetic. In the decade after the end of World War II, music was one of the few ways up and out of crowded households and poverty. Later, of course, would come the Marsalises, the Breckers, the Cohens, the Claytons and ...

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TV / Film

Rocco and His Brothers, 1960

Rocco and His Brothers, 1960

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Today is the start of my annual two-week holiday visit with great film. Having spent much of my youth in the Museum of Modern Art's basement screening theater with my movie-loving artist father, watching old films with him late at night, and having taken a couple of screenwriting classes, film is another one of my passions. Think of this two-week period as cinematic jazz or music to the eyes. What both jazz and great cinema have in common is poetry. ...

Video / DVD

Fabulous Dorsey Brothers in Hi-Fi

Fabulous Dorsey Brothers in Hi-Fi

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

When trombonist and bandleader Tommy Dorsey died in November 1956 at his 23-room mansion in Greenwich, Ct., his financial affairs were a mess. Married to his third wife, Janie New, Dorsey passed away several days shy of a court appearance to reply to New's divorce suit. According to the autopsy, Dorsey, 51, had thrown up while he slept, and food lodged in his windpipe and lungs. For whatever reason, Dorsey did not have a will, and he reportedly left only ...

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Recording

Tromonist Phil Abraham releases "For 4 Brothers + 1" on Hypnote Records

Tromonist Phil Abraham releases "For 4 Brothers + 1" on Hypnote Records

Source: Phil Abraham

A meeting between four incredible pianists, often fellow travellers of the leader in the past, and percussionist Luc Vanden Bosch makes a whole new concept on For 4 Brothers + 1, and the evolution of Phil Abraham's international career. The trombonist and singer performed in many countries, several times in the US (jny: Seattle, jny: New York CIty, jny: Los Angeles) and recently in China. His reputation is well established both as sideman (Michel Petrucciani, Clark Terry, Art Farmer, Dee ...

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Recording

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet Releases "Timeline," Celebrating Dave Brubeck's Historic 1958 State Dept. Tour

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet Releases "Timeline," Celebrating Dave Brubeck's Historic 1958 State Dept. Tour

Source: Mouthpiece Music

Chris Brubeck and Dan Brubeck are extensions of a remarkable jazz legacy. Although they toured and recorded with their father extensively, the immensely popular and influential jazz innovator Dave Brubeck, Chris and Dan have forged their own musical identities. Bassist and trombonist Chris and drummer Dan have previously released four albums with their band Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Along with their musical compatriots, Mike DeMicco on guitar and Chuck Lamb on piano, they are releasing their newest CD, Timeline (Blue Forest ...

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Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Wooten Brothers keep it in the family

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Wooten Brothers keep it in the family

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week, let's check out some videos featuring the Wooten Brothers, who are coming to St. Louis to perform next Saturday, June 24 at the Chesterfield Jazz Festival, headlining a bill that also will include Bach to the Future with Tracy Silverman, Anita Jackson, Soul Cafe, and Kim Fuller & Maurice Carnes. The band includes bassist Victor Wooten, the youngest of the four brothers, and drummer Roy “Futureman" Wooten, who are best known as half of banjo player Béla Fleck's ...

Performance / Tour

Jazz this week: Clayton Brothers Quintet, Nick Finzer, "Sculptures in Sound," and more

Jazz this week: Clayton Brothers Quintet, Nick Finzer, "Sculptures in Sound," and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

The news in St. Louis jazz and creative music this week is coming mostly from Grand Center, as the district rolls out an expanded version of their weekly Wednesday night “jazz crawl." The first week includes a promising young musician making his St. Louis debut at a new venue for the event, the return of a popular group of seasoned jazz veterans to Jazz at the Bistro, and more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, March 1 The Clayton Brothers ...

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Video / DVD

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Clayton Brothers Quintet

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Clayton Brothers Quintet

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring members of the Clayton Brothers Quintet, who will be performing in St. Louis starting next Monday, March 1 through Saturday, March 4 at Jazz at the Bistro. With a crisp, hard-bop sound evoking memories of saxophonist Cannonball Adderley's classic quintet and any number of vintage Blue Note recordings, the group is led by bassist John Clayton and saxophonist Jeff Clayton, and also includes John's son Gerald Clayton on piano, drummer ...

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Performance / Tour

The Rodriguez Brothers At Club Bonafide On October 2-3

The Rodriguez Brothers At Club Bonafide On October 2-3

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

Club Bonafide is NYC's Hot New Club Presenting the Rodriguez Brothers on October 2 & 3 The Rodriguez Brothers' brand new release Impromptu (Criss Cross Jazz) has gained international airplay and critical acclaim. The new CD will be featured in an upcoming issue of JazzTimes Magazine. Come see what all the excitement is about at New York City's hottest new hang—Club Bonafide—the brainchild of international recording artist, bassist Richard Bona! Oct. 2-3 / Cover $20 - Doors open at 6pm. ...

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