BET Networks Celebrates Black History Month With an Entertaining Lineup of Music Specials, Blackbuster Movie Premieres, and Ground-Breaking Documentaries Jan 24, 2008
The Story of Jazz showcases the great jazz artists: Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Williams, Buck Clayton, Illinois Jacquet, Tony Bennett, Lester Bowie, Zilner Randolph, Bud Freeman, Randy Weston, Carmen McRae, Billy Taylor, Jay McShann, Roy Haynes, and Wynton Marsalis among others and provides up-close interviews and classic archival performance footage. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Cecil Payne, at 84; master of jazz baritone saxophone Dec 10, 2007
After leaving Gillespie in 1949, Mr. Payne worked with various other bandleaders, notably the tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet. But by the mid-1950s he was essentially a freelance sideman, and he remained one for the rest of his life. (Boston Globe)
Sax man Plas Johnson has put his mark on music culture Aug 8, 2007
" As such, Johnson would listen to other saxophone players, usually via recordings, and try to copy their "licks," or musical phrases. His many influences included saxophone jazz virtuosos such as Louis Jordan, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, James Moody and Gene Ammons. He also has emulated trumpet players, including swing-era giant Harry James. "You have to have your idols, your heroes," Johnson said. "You listen to what they play (and) pick up the... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Beachful of Blues Jul 6, 2007
On 1997 s "Red Lights," seven of the 11 songs are Piccolo originals, but his latest CD, "Homage," from February 2001, pays tribute to many of the sax players who influenced his playing, such as Gene Ammons, Red Prysock, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ben Webster, Lester Young and Illinois Jacquet. And though "Homage" is just that paying homage to many greats from the swing world Piccolo has never been confined by genres. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Stairway to heavenly music Jul 1, 2007
" Those were the days when Pittsburgh was hopping -- clubs, casinos, burlesque houses and strip joints -- catering to all sorts of revelers. Downtown was dotted with clubs, both private and public, including the Benjamin Harrison Literary Club, an after-hours spot on Liberty Avenue reputed to be owned by gangsters. The North Side featured such clubs as Red's Cafe, Pace's and the Moose Club. Some of the best clubs could be found in the East End, including the Del Mar Canoe Club, which had... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Variety is the spice of her music May 13, 2007
"As I grew up," she says, "I wanted to go further back and check out the fathers of the saxophone. I listened to Illinois Jacquet , Jimmy Forrest , Lester Young, Ben Webster.". She learned her lessons well. (Boston Globe)
Tavern on the Green to Restore Live Music to Chestnut Room Feb 6, 2007
Master music maven Lenny Triola, whose Chestnut Room bookings of jazz legends Illinois Jacquet and Little Jimmy Scott in the 1990s significantly helped renew their careers, is back in charge of the line-up. First up will be Maureen Hamill, a charismatic singer with a seamless voice and an electrifying presence, who will not only kick-off the Chestnut Room's winter revival on Feb. 15 and 16, but will end it on March 15 and 16. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Newport Jazz Festival Feb 5, 2007
Ray Charles and Duke Ellington and Aretha Franklin will be on hand, but so will such rarities as T-Bone Walker, Gene Ammons, Harry Edison, Joe Turner, Eubie Blake, and Illinois Jacquet. Friday: Tonight s concert was old-fashioned and mostly trudging. (New Yorker)
'Panther' tune has 9 lives for visiting sax cat Plas Johnson Jan 3, 2007
He loved the sound of the bigger horn and fell under the sway of full-toned tenor men like Gene Ammons, Don Byas and Illinois Jacquet. New Orleans tenor player Lee Allen was also an influence. (San Francisco Chronicle)
