Short Biography
Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11 1919–October 16 1990), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, he was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as... Read More...
Up close and personal - San Diego Union-Tribune "We all challenge each other, everybody in the band, but we respect each other and everybody has a level of integrity," says Wynton Marsalis of his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Ask Wynton Marsalis about his dues-paying days as a teenage musician ...
Don't toss the LPs yet - Raleigh News & Observer Story Tools Back in 1966, jazz vibist Bobby Hutcherson released a stunning album called "Happenings." Backed by bassist Bob Cranshaw, drummer Joe Chambers and the preternaturally nimble piano of Herbie Hancock, Hutcherson's sound was almost mystical ...
Chick Corea - Baltimore City Paper "IN THE MOMENT" is a phrase popular among jazz musicians. It translates, roughly, to "now." More precisely and ideally, it is a state wherein the players, individually or collectively, having transcended their long hours of practice and rehearsal ...
