Music Gigs and Venues
The players on the date “The beginning of something too new to invite easy description” – that’s how jazz critic Rob Mariani recalls pianist Bill Evans’ debut at New York’s Village Vanguard in the early 1960s. He might have been describing Evans’1959 album, A Portrait in Jazz, recorded almost at the end of jazz’s most […]
The beginning of something new – a portrait in jazz is a post from: Tony McGregor
Leadership development The three albums discussed in this article represent bassist Charles Mingus growing in stature as bass player, composer and band leader. On the first album he becomes leader almost by default as the two who were meant to lead the outfit which has come to be known as “The Quintet”, Charlie Parker and […]
Jazz bassist Charles Mingus goes from Massey Hall to Pithecanthropus is a post from: Tony McGregor
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The Spanish Guitar: Music from 1535-1962
The truth of what I am “I’m going to keep on getting through and finding out the kind of man I am through my music. That’s the one place I can be free.” – Mingus in conversation with Nat Hentoff (A Musician Beyond Category – From Gadfly April 1999)“In my music, I’m trying to play […]
Introducing a Charles Mingus decade – the flowering of a jazz genius is a post from: Tony McGregor
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The contributor of this piece is jazz activist Ron Washington. Besides being a stalwart jazz diehard and tireless observer of the scene, he is proprietor of Ron “Slim” Washington Productions, which provides jazz and other music for festivals, clubs and restaurants. How Can a “Music of the Spirit” Die? Jazz is dead! Here we go […]
One Man’s take on the Jazz Audience Discussion is a post from: Tony McGregor
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Copland: Symphony No. 3; Symphony for Organ and Orchestra
Celtic Colours 2011
The line-up for 2011 Celtic Colours International Festival has been announced and organizers are excited about what’s in store for their 15th Anniversary.
Celtic Colours will be exploring our Cajun and Appalachian connections in 2011 with this year’s Artists in Residence: songwriter Ron Bourgeois from Cheticamp and Old Time Appalachian fiddler and singer Bruce Molsky from the US. [Read more…]
A list of ten top jazz albums chosen by Tony McGregor Top 10 Jazz CDs â?? Tony’s Picks is a post from: Tony McGregor
Top 10 Jazz CDs â?? Tony’s Picks is a post from: Tony McGregor
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Children’s – General CD – CD – The Mozart Effect: Music for Children, Vol. 2: Relax, Daydream & Draw (CD)
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Dublin Bay Taste & Music Festival 2011
Dublin Bay chefs prepared to ‘Eat to the Beat’ at the launch of the inaugural Dublin Bay Taste & Music Fest . This culinary and entertainment extravaganza is set to take place from Thursday 25th August to Sunday 28th August 2011 in the beautiful setting of The Peoples Park, Dun Laoghaire(12noon – 10pm daily) . [Read more…]
Introduction South African jazz started not long after the great explosion of the music in New Orleans more than 100 years ago – or it started long before then, depending on how you look at it. “Almost as soon as jazz went on record in America, in the early decades of the twentieth century, those […]
South African jazz – a historical introduction to the beautiful music of a beautiful country is a post from: Tony McGregor
Back in those unenlightened, un-wired days of 1967, I and my then girl-friend used to attend art classes at the old Cape Town Art Centre on Greenpoint Common. And every Sunday evening there was a jam session there which we also often attended. One of the players at these sessions was one Winston Mankunku Ngozi. […]
Winston Mankunku Ngozi – South African jazz’s bellowing bull is a post from: Tony McGregor
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Arts Alive International 2011
Pretoria – The 2011 Joburg Arts Alive International Festival promises to be nothing short of spectacular as dazzling world class live shows come to the city.
The City of Joburg has been giving Joburg’s residents the gift of South Africa’s biggest urban arts festival for 19 years. [Read more…]
