Jason Marsalis discusses the vibraphone and his family Aug 25, 2009
Q. Did you study the music of great vibraphonists like Milt Jackson or Bobby Hutcherson. A. Actually not at first. (Boston Globe)
Universal Music Australia to Distribute Savoy Label Group Aug 22, 2009
UMA is Australia's leading music company and SLG is home to many of the greatest recordings in contemporary jazz by artists such as Charles Mingus, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Denon Classics is one of the world's most respected labels. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
From a 21st Century Virtuoso, an Evening of Music Without Boundaries May 30, 2009
A prot;g;e of the immortal Betty Carter, Riggins honed his jazz chops performing with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd, Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Burrell and Diana Krall, all the while making a name for himself as a hip-hop producer and collaborator. His hip-hop credits include work with Common, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, Jay Dee, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Kanye West. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
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
a "superbass" performance by John Clayton, Christian McBride and Rodney Whitaker; and a piano tribute to Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Barry Harris and Milt Jackson by pianist Antonio Ciacca. Outside of jazz, audiences will be treated to appearances by Irma Thomas, the soul queen of New Orleans, Detroit's own gospel sister act, The Clark Sisters, and Motown's very own Contours featuring Sylvester Potts. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
RockSteady Monty And Ernest Ode To ... Mar 2, 2009
Two years later, while working in Las Vegas he was introduced to the owner of the Famous Jilly s Club in New York and soon found himself working there accompanying singers like Frank Sinatra and working with musicians like Milt Jackson of the Modern Jazz Quartet and Ray Brown, member of the famed Oscar Peterson Trio. Ernest Ranglin was born in Manchester Jamaica and is widely credited as one of the creators of Ska. (Suite101.com)
