Free jazz performances planned Oct 3, 2009
A typical evening with The Commanders might include favorites from Duke Ellington, Woody Herman and Count Basie to Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie to the sounds of todays greatest salsa groups and modern jazz groups, plus American show tunes and pop songs delivered by the groups enchantingly talented vocalist. Their renditions of hot jazz standards of any style feature rousing improvised solos from every instrument in the group. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Daily guide to television and radio Sep 15, 2009
5) Boston s Richard Stoltzman plays clarinet and conducts the Woody Herman Band in Stravinsky s famous Ebony Concerto written for the band. World Caf. (Boston Globe)
Berle Adams, 92; booking agent cofounded Mercury Records, helped launch N.Y. Jets Aug 29, 2009
During his more than 60-year career, Mr. Adams booked road dates for big bands and entertainers such as Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, and the Andrews Sisters in the 1940s. In 1945, Mr. Adams, Irving Green, and Arthur Talmadge founded Mercury Records, whose early artists included Erroll Garner, Dinah Washington, Tony Martin, Frankie Laine, and Vic Damone. (Boston Globe)
Rebecca Parris in Newburyport Aug 29, 2009
The Newton-born vocalist has performed with jazz legends including Dizzy Gillespie and Woody Herman, and her latest release is You Don t Know Me. You can get to know her tonight when she sings from the Great American Songbook and throws in some Brazilian tunes. (Boston Globe)
Entertainer Spotlight on Mike Dooley (57) Aug 28, 2009
He s shared the stage with No Doubt, Huey Lewis and the News, Louis Bellson, Gary Foster, Woody Herman Big Band, John Patitucci and Eric Benet. Growing up in Riverside, he enjoyed listening to the music that his parents had around, like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Ohio Players and Sly and the Family Stone. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Two more free public programs planned for new pavilion Aug 26, 2009
This 18 plus piece jazz band performs all styles of music, featuring arrangements made famous by the bands of Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Glen Miller, Les Brown and others. This band is comprised of musicians from all locations; Macomb, Quincy and Canton in Illinois; the other Canton in Missouri; and Burlington, Fort Madison and Keokuk in Iowa. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Arsham mentors’ Performing Arts Center Board (4) Aug 11, 2009
The cites last year s series performers that included Roy Clark, Christopher Cross, the Spinners, Air Supply, CeCe Winans and the Woody Herman Orchestra. We have a beautiful mix of talent and the theatre is an absolutely gorgeous venue, Arsham notes. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
New on DVD: 'Coraline,' 'Watchmen' Jul 24, 2009
Instantly mentionable in the same breath with , Billie Holiday and , the band singer for Gene Krupa, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton (and later, outstanding solo artist) was the one white jazz vocalist unequivocally included in that pantheon. Up to her death in 2006 at the age of 87, she was still involved in this no-apologies portrait. (USA Today -- Life)
The Week Ahead: Music Jul 23, 2009
REBECCA PARRIS Boston s own Jazz diva, who s worked with everyone from Woody Herman to Joe Williams, returns to Marblehead Summer Jazz for her 25th appearance in as many summers, as an essential part of the celebratory 25th anniversary season of the world-class concert series. 8 p.m. July 25. (Boston Globe)
Bob Keys' column: Take a trip back in time, musically speaking that is Jul 2, 2009
Those of us who were old enough to have heard the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra, Woody Herman, Duke Ellington, Harry James and dozens of other groups too many to mention, including my all-time favorite, Stan Kenton, were happy to be brought back to the Golden Age of big band music. And one more who brought his small band to my college when I was a freshmen, and Sylvia and I danced to his Snowfall theme and dozens of other popular songs from the 50s Claude Thornhill. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Jack Nimitz, saxophonist in Woody Herman big band Jun 18, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Jack Nimitz, a jazz baritone saxophonist who played in the Woody Herman and Stan Kenton big bands and in the group Supersax, died Wednesday of complications of emphysema at his home in suburban Los Angeles. He was 79. (Boston Globe)
S.F.'s Old Jazz Clubs May 30, 2009
This was the case with the Off Broadway, which played host to luminaries including Stan Kenton, Trini Lopez and Lenny Bruce, and the Club Mocambo, where giants like Woody Herman, Cal Tjader and Kenton thundered onstage. Playing for causes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jazz performer returns to Siouxland roots May 3, 2009
"But it was my dad who was a jazz musician. He played the alto sax with Glenn Miller in Chicago. When he died, I remember Woody Herman showed up and said he remembered my dad.". After earning her degree, Barber remained in Iowa City, "working at the Mill washing dishes, because it was the only job I could find." She continued with her piano studies, before moving to Chicago and starting her jazz career. (Sioux City Journal)
Dukes of Dixieland May 1, 2009
The six-member ensemble has played throughout the world, appearing with headliners like Stan Kenton, Pete Fountain, Woody Herman, Dr. John, Al Hirt and Sarah Vaughan. They have appeared as guest artists with numerous symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony and New York Pops. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Salsa del Soul to perform May 29 Apr 28, 2009
He has performed with the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, Jack McDuff, the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band, the Woody Herman Orchestra, and drummer Charli Persip. Scott Agster is a freelance trombonist, teacher, and arranger in the Twin Cities area. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Nick Bertocci, jazz clarinet player, bandleader; at 90 Apr 10, 2009
Mr. Bertocci's sister Chiarina used the name Frances Wayne to perform with big bands led by Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman. Pianist Ralph Burns, a Newton native, went on to play with Herman and won Academy Awards for adapting music for the movies "Cabaret" and "All That Jazz.". (Boston Globe)
Stars, stripes, and shamrocks Mar 17, 2009
Original compositions include "Forever" and "Sunnyside Right Side Up." The 18-piece modern jazz big band boasts members from Massachusetts and New Hampshire who have played with Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Herb Pomeroy, and the Artie Shaw Orchestra. 8:30 p.m. $8. (Boston Globe)
'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 advent of the live performance LP also came into its own during the 1950s, and such favorites as the Woody Herman Band's Live At Monterey (1959) and Ray Charles' What'd I Say (1959) found their way into many collections. Legendary Columbia Records producer Teo Macero produced both Time Out and Mingus Ah Um, and co-produced Sketches of Spain with Irving Townsend. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
U.S. Military Academy Jazz Knights to perform at Chi-Hi on Thursday Mar 5, 2009
Past and present members of the band have played with such icons as Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Ahmad Jamal, Chaka Kahn, Prince, Billy Cobham, and the Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller Orchestras. The Jazz Knights highlights over the years include playing with Benny Goodman at Lincoln Center in 1982, performing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra for the 200th Anniversary of the New York State Legislature, and twice appearing at the Hatch Shell for Boston s Independence... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
San Diego Jazz Party to get plenty of mileage from ex-Basie drummer Feb 19, 2009
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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)
Big band drum legend Bellson dies Feb 18, 2009
He performed with many jazz legends including Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong. Sammy Davis Jr said that he was "the only man I know who, when he plays by himself, sounds like a symphony orchestra.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Obituaries in the news Feb 17, 2009
Bellson's career spanned more than six decades, performing on more than 200 albums with jazz greats including Tommy Dorsey, Harry James, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong and his late wife Pearl Bailey. Bellson wrote more than 1,000 compositions and arrangements in several genres, including jazz, swing, orchestral suites, symphonic works and ballets. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
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. Just a year ago, he issued his latest CD, "Louie Expedition 2," and he was still touring last fall. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Louie Bellson, top drummer of big band era, composer; at 84 Feb 17, 2009
His more than 200 recorded appearances as leader and sideman encompass sessions with Jazz at the Philharmonic, Woody Herman, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, and dozens of others, including Ellington's Big Four alongside guitarist Joe Pass and bassist Ray Brown. "What makes Bellson so special," former Los Angeles Times jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote in 1991, "is his overall musicianship. A gifted composer and arranger who has written everything from jazz instrumentals... (Boston Globe)
A song in her heart Feb 14, 2009
Parris's performing pedigree includes gigs all over the world with Count Basie, Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Terry Gibbs, David "Fathead" Newman, and other jazz greats. Tonight's program will entertain old, new, and potential lovebirds with standards like "My Funny Valentine," "Never Let Me Go," and "This Is Always." 8 p.m. $23, $28. (Boston Globe)
Blossom Dearie, 82, singer-songwriter for a half-century Feb 8, 2009
She moved to New York in the 1940s to pursue a musical career and was hired by Woody Herman to sing with his Blue Flames, a vocal group within his big band. She later had a similar gig in Alvino Rey's band. (Boston Globe)
Smart Spending Feb 7, 2009
Take a musical trip into the past with the You ll hear tunes originally associated with some of the great bands and leaders of the big band era, including the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Les Brown and the Band of Renown (which gave us both the song that inspired the Sentimental Journey Orchestra s name and the woman who sang it, Doris Day), Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. At Gresham Chapel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
