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The face of Duke How did Duke Ellington get that scar on his left cheek? His wife gave it to him. Here's the story--and...
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Jazz & blues indie Delmark turns 60: Catalog classics Bob Koester's record label for Chicago's rough, tough, edgy, real music...
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In the mirror Here's how it felt for me to read the uncorrected page proofs of my Due Ellington biography last night....
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Just because Today's video: the Jimmy Smith Trio plays "The Sermon" in 1964....
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Just because Today's video: in memory of my mother, the Dave Brubeck Quartet plays "Koto Song" in 1966....
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The localization of International Jazz Day A Jazz Day fanfare: Louis Armstrong @ Langston Hughes Library, Queens...
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Jazz Day reasons to be cheerful UNESCO's 2nd Int'l Jazz Day celebrates an open, expressive, interactive, global art form...
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Mark your calendar I'm "curating" an Ellington tribute concert to be held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Nov. 9....
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A birthday present for the Duke The Library of Congress has found Duke Ellington's first film appearance, shot in 1925....
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Just because Today's video: Jeri Southern sings "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" on TV in 1956....
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Jazz composers @ Buffalo Philharmonic Orch: JazzApril wk 4 Experiments in symphonic writing by jazz composers, stretching both traditions...
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Found poem A "found poem" about Duke Ellington, culled from the pages of my book....
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Jazz videos for troubled times: JazzApril week 3 Performing arts students and battered US: take lessons from Pops, Billie, Coltrane...
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JAM week 2 for the busy jazz journalist Pianist Gomez in Mali, Charnett solo, Gamak is fierce, up 'n' comer Bria Skonberg...
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He got there first In praise of Otis Ferguson, a great critic who has yet to be properly remembered....
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Status report How's my Duke Ellington biography progressing? Here's an update....
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Yusef Lateef's valedictory The 92-year-old reedsman of Autophysiopsychic music, looking to "cross the river"...
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And so Jazz Appreciation Month (JazzApril) begins Touring all-stars, young singer, NJPAC season, hearty Brooklynites -- we're JAMming now...
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JazzApril begins! No joke -- it's a broad-based media campaign Jazz Appreciation Month starts now, ends 4/30 w/Int'l Jazz Day, has many heroes...
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Near-bankrupt Stockton CA gets a Wynton/Brubeck lift Dave Brubeck's institute throws a fest; the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra sells out...
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From "jass" to jazz How jazz evolved from a dirty word into a high art....
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Ornette Coleman turns 83 (today) and 82 (recalled) Master of sound grammar Ornette Coleman, b. March 9, last year had a great party...
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Portland Reports Reported extensively from PDX Festival...DeJohnette, Garrett, Spalding, King, Hamilton, Blakey stars, et al. 9 posts. Whew....
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