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Darin Brown Pays Tribute To Doug McCormick With The Release Of A New Take On 'Brought Up In New York (brought Down In L.A.),' A Classic Song By Paul Anka And Doug McCormick
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Darin Brown
On May 9, 2023, singer-songwriter Darin Brown will release a new single NY/LA, a remake of the classic song “Brought Up In New York (Brought Down in L.A.)” originally written by Paul Anka and the late Doug McCormick. This track features new material co-written by McCormick and Brown and is a heartfelt tribute to McCormick, who passed away one year ago on the same day as the song’s release. In addition to Paul Anka, McCormick also wrote for other music ...
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Jazz this week: Freddy Cole & Harry Allen, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Kirk Whalum, Chris Corsano & Darin Gray, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis features lots more holiday-themed programming, with Christmas shows from two touring headliners and several local performers, plus at least a few shows that may not contain any seasonal music. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 6 Singer and pianist Freddy Cole and his frequent collaborator/guest star, tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, make their return for the first of four nights at Jazz at the Bistro. The brother of the ...
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Bobby Darin: In a Broadway Bag
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
We tend to think of Bobby Darin as the last old-school pop singer before the American songbook was submerged by the rock-and-soul surge of the 1960s. And in many respects he was. But just as Darin was rising as the heir to Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett, he became meaningless almost overnight. One day he was a finger-snapping swinger and the next he was caught leaning in the wrong generation. But if you listen to Darin's many ...
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Italian Trio Chat Noir Stretches Out On Daring RareNoise Release Elec3Cities
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Antje Hübner
By organically blending elements of electronica and ambient music with bits of chamber music and jazz, the innovative trio of pianist Michele Cavallari, bassist Luca Fogagnolo and drummer Guiliano Ferrari has come up with a wholly unique sound on Elec3Cities that may establish a daring new direction for the piano trio. This delicate balance of electronic experimentalism and acoustic piano jazz has been evolving gradually from the group’s initial release in 2006, Adoption, and continued on 2007’s Decoupage through 2008’s ...
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Jazz This Week: Jon Wirtz and Nuskool, Darin Gray with Mars Williams and Tyler Damon, Dave Dickey Big Band, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Along with the return of something resembling more typical St. Louis weather for this time of year, this late-summer weekend offers an eclectic selection of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the Denver based pianist Jon Wirtz and his trio Nuskool will be in town to perform at Robbie's House of Jazz. Wirtz (pictured) is doing some Midwest dates in support of his recently released album Tourist, which covers territory ...
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Tatsuya Nakatani, Darin Gray, Vanessa Skantze to Perform Thursday, October 4 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Improvising percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4 at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Nakatani (pictured), who's originally from Osaka, Japan but now lives in Pennsylvania, has played at LNAC several times in recent years, usually bringing a different concept or premise to each show. He typically employs a variety of sound sources, including drums, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects and bells, as well as various sticks, kitchen tools and ...
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Mazz Swift (Violin) and Ben Tyree (Acoustic Guitar) Bring Daring and Adventurous Sonic Explorations to Rose Live Music -- Thursday, April 22nd. @ 9PM
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Michael Ricci
Out of the primordial stew that is Burnt Sugar comes the inevitable string & noise duo: violinist/vocalist Mazz Swift and guitarist Ben Tyree plan to pull out all the stops with their fiery brand of virtuosic and heavily improvised avant-chamber jazz. On Thursday, April 22nd at 9pm, Swift and Tyree will present MazzMuse (feat. Ben Tyree) at Rose Live Music (345 Grand St - btwn Havemeyer & Marcy - Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY). At the age of 12, violinist and singer ...
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Daring to Take a Chisel to Two Monuments of Jazz
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Michael Ricci
Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and John Coltrane's Giant Steps may be the most fetishized jazz records in the last 50 years, and this year they both turn exactly 50.
The saxophonists, George Garzone, Ted Nash, Sherman Irby and Walter Blanding Jr. Backing them, bassist Ivan Taylor, and the drummers Rodney Green and Jimmy Cobb.
A Jazz at Lincoln Center concert in their honor is almost something to dread: not necessarily because the records are technically beyond reach, but because ...
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Ray Ellis Arranger for Darin, Mathis, Day and Holiday Dies
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Michael Ricci
Ray Ellis dies at 85; arranger worked with Bobby Darin, Johnny Mathis, Doris Day, scores of others. Ellis, a saxophone player who turned to arranging pop music, wrote charts for hits by the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Billie Holiday and many others.
Ray Ellis, the versatile pop music arranger who wrote the charts for hits by the Four Lads, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Doris Day and Johnny Mathis, has died. ...
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Vocalist Karen Ristuben's "Too Much" on Daring Records
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Powderfinger Promotions
Karen Ristuben offers new arrangements of jazz tunes by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Mason Daring, among others, on her debut album, Too Much. Ms. Ristuben brings a fresh sound to the standard and not-so-standard gems of the '20s, '30s and '40s with a blend of sultry jazz, blues, and roots music. The players on the album provide a fantastic floor for her to sing over. The rhythm section holds down the groove, whether it be swing, bossa, or syncopation. ...
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