Posted in Jazz Notes on Jan 8th, 2008
Most jazz lovers have favorite albums that they turn to for certain moods, times, or occasions–or just out of habit, because over the years that particular LP or CD has created some pleasantly well-worn grooves in one’s listening state of mind. Such albums for me include Bud Powell’s The Genius Of, John Coltrane’s Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, and Bill Evans’…
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Posted in Shows on Dec 16th, 2006
In this program we explore historical recordings of jazz artists and ensembles with string quartets, ranging from Artie Shaw’s augmented orchestra of the late 1930s to Max Roach’s “double-quartet”
Posted in Shows on May 21st, 2005
In the 1950s, French film directors turned to American musicians such as Miles Davis and Art Blakey, and French musicians such as Barney Wilen and Martial Solal, to score the moody, cutting-edge movies that they were making. We’ll hear music from Davis’ soundtrack for the Louis Malle film Elevator to the Gallows and Solal’s for Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, in addition to music from…
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