Roy Hargrove latest is Emergence. Nov 10, 2009
Charlie Parker With Strings is a much admired album so too is Clifford Brown with Strings and the great Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, did on occasion sit in with a big band. Emergence released on the label, finds Roy in the company of nineteen musicians and singer Roberta Gambarini, who is very comfortable in front of a big band. (Suite101.com)
Some home cookin by Tinsley Ellis for tonights travelin music Oct 24, 2009
I love jazz, Finn, and have posted Oscar Peterson, Errol Garner, Toots Theileman, George Shearing, Lou Rawls, Johnny Hartmann and others. But yeah, it s been a coupla months. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
When Jazz Meets Hip-Hop Aug 5, 2009
That ability to mimic others does not stiffen Glaspers own engaging improvisations, which can often embrace the orchestral elasticity of Oscar Peterson or the impressionistic touch of Herbie Hancock. His latest disc, Doubled-Booked (Blue Note), illustrates all of these sublime musical gifts. (Slate)
A healthy business relationship Jul 2, 2009
I play jazz and enjoy reharmonizing tunes on the piano in the style of Marian McPartland and Oscar Peterson, says Stoll, 47. With my mother s playing, (jazz) got in my blood. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Hiromi And SonicBloom Plays Jazz At... Jun 28, 2009
Indeed before her debut CD came out she had already impressed legends like Canadian Jazz Icon Pianist Oscar Peterson who invited her to play for him at his home in Ontario. Hiromi's music and her playing are filled with a boundless energy, something she unleashes when she hits the stage. (Suite101.com)
Van Clark Zirkle (99) Jun 16, 2009
He enjoyed playing jazz and studied the techniques of such greats as Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. His favorite style was Western Swing. (Boerne Star, TX)
From a 21st Century Virtuoso, an Evening of Music Without Boundaries May 30, 2009
To Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock and Ray Brown, he is a world-class jazz drummer, giving their gigs and recording dates a presence few modern day percussionists can meet ... 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. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Krall at her most Vancouver-esque May 14, 2009
The Nanaimo-born jazz singer was relaxed and chatty, riffing on everything from hockey to a Nat King Cole playoff she once took part in against Oscar Peterson. "I did not win that one," she smiled. (Globe and Mail)
INgrooves Partners With Telarc and Heads Up International Apr 29, 2009
The Telarc and Heads Up catalog ranges from such jazz icons as Dave Brubeck, Michael Brecker, George Duke, Joe Zawinul, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner and Stanley Clarke to blues legends like Taj Mahal, Junior Wells, Pinetop Perkins and Tab Benoit. The roster also features contemporary jazz artists like Candy Dulfer, Victor Wooten, Fourplay, Marcus Miller, Spyro Gyra, Yellowjackets, Hiroshima and Najee, as well as world and pop stars including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
JAZZ FEST ROUNDUP: Follow all of the past weekend's action Apr 28, 2009
Butler says he has learned loads in the 39 years since that first fest, when he was soaking up the techniques of McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk. He got a fine education at the Fair Grounds, where he turned out to hear Roosevelt Sykes, Don Pullen, Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. (USA Today)
Dixie Jazz Kings perform, teach in Boxford Apr 18, 2009
Dixie Jazz Kings drummer Stephen Giunta guided a few young percussionists through the sheet music for jazz classic Night Train, by Oscar Peterson. Giunta, along with drum instructor Roger Brockelbank, taught the students that changing the volume of the drums throughout the song is crucial. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Eddie Bo, 79; blues pianist captured spirit of New Orleans Mar 27, 2009
After serving overseas in the Army, he studied composition and arranging at the Grunewald School of Music in New Orleans and developed a New Orleans piano style with a jazzy inflection influenced by Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson. Reviewing Mr. Bo in performance at Tramps Cafe in New York in 1993 for The New York Times, Jon Pareles called him a one-man orchestra: "His left hand trundles out steady-rolling bass lines, meshed with chords or splashed with barrelhouse triplets from his right; he... (Boston Globe)
Performance offers jazz club experience Mar 26, 2009
His many influences help him create a distinct style and expressive voice for his instrument, Blake said, citing jazz violinists Ray Nance and Jean-Luc Ponty and piano players McCoy Tyner, Oscar Peterson and Herbie Hancock. "I first heard Ray Nance while I was studying classical and it turned my perception of the instrument on its head and made me realize you could use it for improvisation," Blake said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
New Orleans blues singer-pianist Eddie Bo dies Mar 21, 2009
Thats where he developed a unique style of piano playing and arranging that incorporated bebop voicings, influenced by Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson, according to a biography on his Web site. Hamilton said Bocage was looking forward to performing at this years New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. (MSNBC -- Music)
'1959 - Jazz's Greatest Year,' Classic Albums by Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck and Charles Mingus All Celebrate 50th Anniversaries in 2009 Mar 14, 2009
The same year that saw the deaths of jazz icons Lester Young in March, Sidney Bechet in May, and Billie Holiday in July, also included the releases of Kind Of Blue by Miles (which was reissued in January 2009 as a deluxe double-CD Legacy Edition), Blues and Roots by Mingus, John Coltrane's Giant Steps, Ornette Coleman's The Shape of Jazz To Come, The Genius Of Ray Charles, The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco, the Oscar Peterson Songbook series, and Duke Ellington's soundtrack for... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Essentials: This weekend's live music picks Mar 6, 2009
The Chicago native scored a jukebox hit in 1958 with Horace Silver's "Seor Blues," toured with Count Basie, and made a classic album with Oscar Peterson. He just released a new CD powered by drum master Roy McCurdy, and at 82, he's sounding as suave and authoritative as ever. (San Francisco Chronicle)
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)
Big band drum legend Bellson dies Feb 18, 2009
Bellson played with the likes of Oscar Peterson and Louis Armstrong. Legendary big band drummer Louie Bellson, who performed with the likes of Oscar Peterson, has died aged 84. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Master jazz drummer Louis Bellson dies at 84 Feb 18, 2009
Bellson's career spanned more than six decades, performing on more than 200 albums with jazz greats including Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Music)
Acclaimed Jazz Drummer Dies Feb 18, 2009
He performed on more than 200 albums with jazz giants including Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Oscar Peterson, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong. There are tentative plans for a Los Angeles-area memorial service, followed by a funeral and burial in his boyhood home of Moline, Ill. (KWTX.com, TX)
Drum legend Louie Bellson dies at 84 Feb 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Legendary big band drummer Louie Bellson, who performed with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman and Oscar Peterson, has died. He was 84. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Big band, jazz drummer Louie Bellson dies at age 84 Feb 17, 2009
Over the years, Bellson performed with such greats as Harry James, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, James Brown, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Mel Torme and Joe Williams ... He toured Europe with Norman Granz's all-star Jazz at the Philharmonic and performed with Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and Count Basie and did special projects with Ellington, including his Concerts of Sacred Music. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Louie Bellson, top drummer of big band era, composer; at 84 Feb 17, 2009
"Other artists concurred. Oscar Peterson described Mr. Bellson as "the epitome of musical talent. I consider him one of the musical giants of our age. (Boston Globe)
