New on DVD: A 'Master' Western, 'Trumbo,' 'X-Men Origins' Sep 18, 2009
Extras, extras: Deleted scenes plus interviews with Harry Connick Jr., jazz staple Hank Jones, classical pianist Helene Grimaud and other artists seen throughout the film sampling Steinway goods. ALSO IN STORES. (USA Today -- Life)
PLAYLIST: Derek Webb and more Sep 1, 2009
Guests such as pianist Hank Jones and bassist Rufus Reid make for a poignant reading of the Sarah Vaughan gem. Baby I'm a Fool Melody Gardot. (USA Today -- Life)
Seafood with song - courtesy of Cyrus Jun 20, 2009
Jazz musician Sonny Rollins and big-band leader Maria Schneider each were triple winners at the Jazz Awards, but it was 90-year-old pianist Hank Jones who struck the most sentimental chord. Rollins, 78, collected awards for musician of the year and top tenor saxophonist Tuesday night in New York City. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Rollins And Schneider Reign At Jazz Awards Jun 18, 2009
Jazz Legend And Big-Band Leader Are Triple Winners, But Pianist Hank Jones Strikes Most Sentimental Chord ... (AP) Jazz legend Sonny Rollins and big-band leader Maria Schneider each were triple winners at the Jazz Awards, but it was 90-year-old pianist Hank Jones who struck the most sentimental chord. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival 2009 Edition of the Labor Day Weekend Classic to Celebrate Family Jazz Dynasties and the Detroit Jazz Legacy Apr 30, 2009
Subtitled "Keepin' Up with the Joneses," the Detroit Jazz Fest will give a nod to Thad, Elvin and Hank Jones, feature other great jazz families, and continue its recognition of the richness of Detroit's jazz history ... First, there are the "family guys": 91 year-old Hank Jones, the Clayton Brothers, Dave Brubeck & sons, John & Bucky Pizzarelli, Larry & Julian Coryell, the Heath Brothers, Pete & Juan Escovedo, and Brian Auger and his family ... a "superbass" performance by John Clayton,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bennett, 82, enjoys the good life Apr 28, 2009
I still have ambitions to do a piano album with all the best players like Herbie Hancock, Hank Jones and others. I'm going to do an album with k.d. Lang of all Harry Warren songs. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Trip tracker Apr 19, 2009
The Detroit International Jazz festival boasts six stages and 100 acts, featuring the Brubeck family, the John Pizzarelli Quartet, the Clayton Brothers Quintet, T.S. Monk and Hank Jones; Sept. 4-7. Sail to the Caribbean and visit Grand Turk, St. Thomas, St. Barths and Half Moon Cay on Holland America's Jazz Cruise. (Anchorage Daily News)
Weekend Hot Picks In Entertainment Mar 13, 2009
Broadway tunes such as "Some Enchanted Evening" and "I Loves You Porgy" will be topped with a twist of jazz at the "The Jazz Masters Salute the Broadway Masters with Hank Jones" at the Iridium (1650 Broadway; 212-582-2121) tonight through Sunday (8:30 and 10:30). Pianist and composer Jones (above), 90, along with saxman Frank Wess, Rufus Reid, Ilya Lushtak and Willie Jones III, will bring the mmm-bop to songs by show tune masters such as Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers and Irving Berlin. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
