Once too young to drive to gigs, now they're not too old to rock Aug 15, 2008
Kromidas says he still likes rock 'n' roll, but listens more to jazz guitarists such as Joe Pass and George Benson. He and his band are available for parties and weddings, but have become more of a blues and jazz band. (New Britain Herald, CT)
Weekend Calendar for May 10 & May 11 May 15, 2008
Featuring vocalist Ariel Wickham and guitarist Matt Wolfe with standard jazz repertoire in the style of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass. Free admission; donations accepted. (Carroll County Times)
Inspired by Ella Apr 2, 2008
" Her instincts were confirmed when she heard Ella Fitzgerald's 1973 album of duets with Joe Pass, Take Love Easy. She started studying jazz, going to clubs and buying jazz albums. Then, to clear her head, she took a year off and went to Israel, spending nine months on a kibbutz in the Jezreel Valley. When she returned, she plunged headlong back into jazz, studying both piano and voice - a dramatic change from the classical lieder she had previously sung. She spent three years studying with the... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Music on DVD Apr 1, 2008
Then, in the early '70s - with Ellington's face showing the strain of the lung cancer that took him soon after - he pulls off an astounding performance with Joe Pass, Ray Brown, and Louie Bellson. Meanwhile, "HAARP" (Warner Bros) showcases British rock band Muse's sold-out performance at Wembley Stadium in 2007, on both CD and DVD. The latter is elegantly shot and, apart from some digital tinting, unembellished. (Boston Globe)
Thursday Noon Tunes features Two Jazzy Duo Mar 27, 2008
Derrico comes to Columbus by way of New York and California, with 50 years experience in the music business most of which was playing in a house band for such artists as Jazz like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass and Philly Joe Jones. The list of singers includes Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Carman McRae, Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Musical mlange Mar 4, 2008
From a penchant for the relaxed styles of Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass and Barney Kessel in his early days, to a love for Brazilian music in the 1980s, Lee Ritenour has come a long way. He has developed over the years his own distinctive sound and fluid style melding straight-ahead jazz, fusion, reggae, bebop, instrumental pop and Brazilian into a smooth, sparkling, musical liquid gold. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Brian Nova shares stories, songs... Feb 22, 2008
Brian Nova is one of the few jazz artists in the world who has studied and toured with the two titans of jazz guitar, Herb Ellis and Joe Pass. He has stories to tell and the Backstage Theater of the Sonoma Community Center is where he will be sharing them, and his music, on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. Nova has toured extensively in North America and internationally in Europe and Asia. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
One guitarist's eclectic tastes Feb 8, 2008
But he's also a dazzling guitarist who soared on his Grammy-nominated 1994 duo album with jazz guitar great Joe Pass. Now 74, Clark has also recorded with Wanda Jackson, Supertramp and such jazz stars as saxophonist Branford Marsalis and trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obituary: Oscar Peterson Dec 28, 2007
By this time one of the most secure of mainstream international jazz stars, he was invited to perform in all kinds of contexts, including work with symphony orchestras and guest appearances on many all-star jazz get-togethers with artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Clark Terry, and guitarist Joe Pass. In later years Peterson frequently worked in duet with Danish bassist Niels-Henning ;rsted Pedersen, a remarkable virtuoso of complementary gifts to the... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Canadian Oscar Peterson remembered as jazz legend Dec 25, 2007
CraigI just played a CD the other day for my 11 year old son and asked " do you know who this is?" I told him that my 1st concert I attended at Place D'Artes at least 30 years ago was to hear Ella Fitzgerald, COunt Basie Orchestra, Joe Pass and the best pianist ever - Oscar Peterson. I have been a jazz fan, lousy pianist, but ever since an admirer of Oscar as an amazing musician. (CTV.ca)
Honours to Peterson over the years Dec 25, 2007
1974: Won first Grammy for best jazz performance by a group for The Trio with Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. 1977: Received the Queen's Medal. (Globe and Mail)
Oscar Peterson, Jazz Pianist Who Played With Gillespie, Parker, Dies at 82 Dec 25, 2007
After the Pablo label was created in 1972, Peterson was often teamed with guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Niels Pedersen. He played on dozens of all-star records, appeared in two movies and made five duet albums with top trumpeters, including Gillespie and Roy Eldridge. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Jazz in the City Sep 14, 2007
During that part of his career, Mr. Wofford also did some work with Joe Pass and a very young Gary Burton. "I recorded with him when he was just out of high school, a prodigy maybe only 19," Mr. Wofford says. (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Nova shows his stuff Sep 14, 2007
Hear the sultry sounds of classic jazz when guitarist/vocalist Brian Nova when he takes the stage with his Trio at the Sebastiani Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. Nova, known for touring with Joe Pass as his duet partner, will be playing with Colin Bailey on drums and Bob Mathews on bass. The concert will benefit the Valley of the Moon Teen Center and the Boys & Girls Club Valley of the Moon. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
THE VELVET-TONGUED jazz guitarist Brian Nova... Sep 7, 2007
Hear the sultry sounds of classic jazz when guitarist/vocalist Brian Nova when he takes the stage with his Trio at the Sebastiani Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. Nova, known for touring with Joe Pass as his duet partner, will be playing with Colin Bailey on drums and Bob Mathews on bass. The concert will benefit the Valley of the Moon Teen Center and the Boys and Girls Club Valley of the Moon. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Loves to Practice Aug 17, 2007
" He mentions Mr. Coltrane and Mr. Shorter, both saxophonists, but as far as guitar influences, Mr. Daab names Joe Pass and Pat Metheny, and of course Mr. Bruno. Mercer County isn't Manhattan, but Mr. Daab is pleased with the many opportunities to play and hear live jazz in the area. "There's Chambers Walk and the Fedora Caf; (in Lawrenceville), there's Java Moon, which has become my home away from home, and now the Witherspoon Grill, just to name a few places" he says. "You don't need to go far... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Sax man Plas Johnson has put his mark on music culture Aug 8, 2007
During his career, Johnson performed as a featured soloist with a lexicon of jazz, rock, blues and pop icons, including Frank Sinatra, Joe Pass, Les McCann, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Anthony, Nat "King" Cole, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Peggy Lee, Bobby Darin, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker, Dr. John, The Platters, Steely Dan, Fats Domino, Aaron Neville, Smoky Robinson, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Boz Scaggs, Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Ricky Nelson, Jan and Dean, Lyle Lovett and Frank Zappa. Whew. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
New CDs: Korn, Common, Charlie Hunter Jul 28, 2007
But this time, a keyboardist (Erik Deutsch mans piano, Fender Rhodes and CasioTone) is onboard along with drummer Simon Lott, and the tone is decidedly rocking, with no trace of Joe Pass within earshot ... We hear Fitzgerald in the company of Count Basie and his Orchestra (Please Dont Talk About Me When Im Gone) and the London Symphony Orchestra (Cry Me a River, My Old Flame and Take Love Easy), as well as with guitarist Joe Pass on the gloriously minimal The One... (MSNBC -- News)
Anthology brings world-class jazz to region Jul 4, 2007
The old Elario's, atop Hotel La Jolla (formerly the Summerhouse Inn), may have been the area's greatest success story as a jazz club, regularly bringing in world-class musicians such as Joe Pass, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Harry "Sweets" Edison for weeklong gigs, alternating them with locals such as Peter Sprague and Charles McPherson. But it's been a decade and a half since Elario's was an ongoing concern. (North County Times)
Shamed, Yoshi's pulls CD, apologizes Jun 3, 2007
" The musicians on the disc include pianist Marian McPartland, singer Madeleine Peyroux, the late guitarist Joe Pass and Latin percussionist Poncho Sanchez. Kajimura and Yoshi's artistic director Peter Williams attributed the botched CD to haste and expediency. "This was done on the spur of the moment, and we didn't have a lot of time and research to put into it," said Kajimura. Yoshi's began working on the project in late March to mark the club's 10 years in Oakland in May. Eight of the 10... (San Francisco Chronicle)
BLACKS IN JAZZ DECRY EXCLUSION Jun 2, 2007
" 'Live at Yoshi's' 10th anniversary CD: 1 Turn Around Marian McPartland 2 Doxy -- Joe Pass 3 Cherokee Joey DeFrancesco 4 Lisa -- Poncho Sanchez 5 This Is Heaven to Me Madeleine Peyroux 6 Autumn Leaves Joey DeFrancesco 7 In a Sentimental Mood Marian McPartland 8 What Is This Thing Called Love? -- Joe Pass 9 Help the Poor Robben Ford 0 Guaripumpe Poncho Sanchez Source: E-mail Leslie Fulbright at . This article appeared on page A - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle FABRICATION Layout - Custom Sheet... (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Spot For Jazz May 13, 2007
" YOSHI'S: looking back 1972 Yoshi's Japanese Restaurant opens at Euclid and Hearst streets in Berkeley, founded by Yoshie Akiba, a dance graduate from Mills College; her husband Kaz Kajimura, an aspiring reporter, and chef Hiroyuki Hori. 1977 Yoshi's moves to a former laundry on Claremont Avenue in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood. The partners convert the space into a 100-seat Japanese restaurant. 1980 The restaurant is a success, and the partners purchase the building and its 1-acre lot. They... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
These Joes far from ordinaryFather-and-son duo from Roland Park collaborate on guitars Mar 29, 2007
And in the late 1970s, before Joe Jr. was born, he spent time in Los Angeles playing the occasional session and hanging out with guitar legends like Joe Pass, Ted Greene, Dennis Budimir and the late Lenny Breau. Joe Sr. returned to Baltimore when his father fell ill and has spent the ensuing years playing in dozens of jazz and rock bands at venues ranging from prestigious jazz clubs to weddings. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
From Rio with love Feb 18, 2007
Jazz luminaries such as Sarah Vaughan, Joe Pass, Carmen McRae, and Ella Fitzgerald began recording his songs, particularly "The Island," "Love Dance," and "Dinorah, Dinorah.". In the 15 years before Herbie Mann's 2003 death, the flutist adopted Lins' s music as more than half his repertoire. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Listening Post Feb 11, 2007
Much the better, by far, is the first from his gigantic Pablo catalog, which means it's bulging with guest stars like Stephane Grappelli, Joe Pass, Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie (tragically missing amid the glitz is Peterson's deeply poetic solo reading of Duke Ellington's "Lady of the Lavender Mist." You can find that on "Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington.") Peterson's Telarc years are a notable difficulty because in 1993, a stroke deprived him henceforth of the use of his astounding left... (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
MSU prof from Britain offers a lesson in diversity, in and out of classroom Jan 16, 2007
And then I started reading interviews of those bands, and you learn that the lead guitar listens to Django Reinhardt and Joe Pass. Joe Pass used to do backing guitar for Ella Fitzgerald. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
