Jazz Feast offers 5 courses of musical nourishment Sep 19, 2008
Tenor saxophonist Harry Allen has played on more than 30 recordings and performed with such artists as Rosemary Clooney, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis and John Pizzarelli and Bucky Pizzarelli. The Ed Polcer Swingtet will begin its set at 3:45 p.m. The cornet player and his band pay tribute to such jazz artists as Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo and Bunny Berigan. (NJ.com -- Times)
Hudson, Armstrong split Jul 31, 2008
Jazz composer-musician Kenny Burrell, 77. Actor Geoffrey Lewis, 73. (Seattle Times)
Talent is their ticket to explore the bass Jun 2, 2008
June 21, 7:30 p.m.: Bob Magnusson (performing with the Kenny Burrell Quartet), Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave. ($28-$38); (619) 239-8836. Magnusson also plays every Friday and Saturday, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at the Coronado Marriott, 200 Second St. (free admission); (619) 435-3000. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Prairieville drummer Davis keeps beat in two JazzFest shows May 2, 2008
He also toured with noted jazz pianist Monty Alexander and recorded on his tribute album to Frank Sinatra titled "Echoe's of Gilly's." He has worked with many luminaries in the jazz world, including tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, Donald Harrison, bass player Milt Hinton, harmonica player Toots Thielemans, pioneer jazz flutist Frank Wess and guitarist Kenny Burrell. While Harry Connick is not on the Davis resume', he is one of the many jazz greats who has crossed paths with Davis. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Morrison moves Columbia jazz series Jan 8, 2008
Her impassioned renditions of old and favorite torch songs have been called breathtaking, and she has performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, Ron Carter, Etta James, Dr. John, Kenny Burrell, Terence Blanchard, Joe Sample, Cedar Walton, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Tony Bennett and K'eb Mo. Tickets for Jan. 19 are 25, available at 728-1251. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Music Man Returns Dec 26, 2007
At 15, he was working Detroit clubs with future jazz stars like guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Elvin Jones. A gypsy fiddler friend urged him to go to New York. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Frank Morgan; bop player reemerged after drug ordeal Dec 19, 2007
Among those he played with were Marsalis, pianists McCoy Tyner and Hank Jones, guitarist Kenny Burrell, and singer Abbey Lincoln. Frank Morgan was born Dec. 23, 1933, in Minneapolis. (Boston Globe)
Pick out a box set for every musical taste Nov 23, 2007
John Coltrane,InterplayPrestige, 5 CDs, $60 Foundation: The early evolution of the unparalleled tenor saxophonist is traced in these 1956-58 sessions, which found him in the company of pianists Mal Waldron, Tommy Flanagan and Red Garland, guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Jimmy Cobb and others. Seven albums came out of these jams, five without a specific leader. (USA Today -- Life)
The Spot For Jazz May 13, 2007
" Practically every major jazz artist has played Yoshi's. That was true at the former location, but there you couldn't honestly claim -- as fun and intimate as the club was -- that the sound quality was up to the caliber of the music being performed. That situation was rectified 10 years ago when Akiba and co-owner Kaz Kajimura brought in sound designer Tom Schindler with Charles Salter Associates and architect Hiroshi Morimoto to create an acoustically pure room with state-of-the-art... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Herman Riley, 73; jazz saxophone player was a favorite of vocalists Apr 25, 2007
He played on the albums of several other artists, including Smith, singer Etta James and guitarist Kenny Burrell. Riley played all the saxophones, flute and clarinet. (Los Angeles Times)
Alice Coltrane, 69; performer, composer of jazz and New Age music; spiritual leader Jan 14, 2007
Her early musical career included performances in church groups as well as in top-flight jazz ensembles led by Lateef, guitarist Kenny Burrell and saxophonist Lucky Thompson. After studying jazz piano briefly in Paris, she moved to New York and joined Gibbs' quartet. (Los Angeles Times)
Rock out at local shows Jan 12, 2007
Liner Notes: Weekend picks Archives. your source for music news, gossip 11 on last night's show. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
