Short Biography
Ornette Coleman (born March 9, 1930) is an American saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter and composer. He was one of the major innovators of the free jazz movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Coleman's timbre is easily recognized: his keening, crying sound draws heavily on blues music. ...... Read More...
Dakota pays homage to Minnesota’s jazz ‘Godfather’ a second time - Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder As if one tribute wasn’t enough, yet another tribute for Leigh Kamman was in full swing at the Artists’ Quarter last Sunday night. Mr. Kamman’s final broadcast of his popular show The Jazz Image on MPR occurred September 29, 2007. Prior to that ...
Thelonious Dub gives jazz a jolt - Pasadena Star-News Also: 7 p.m. Saturday, Cafe 322, 322 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre, (626) 836-5414. www.cafe322.com . No cover charge. And: 8 p.m. Sunday Buccaneer Lounge, 70 W. Sierra Madre Blvd., Sierra Madre. (626) 355-9045, both No cover charge. When you ...
Babatunde Lea's combo pays tribute to vocalist Leon Thomas - San Jose Mercury News With his wild improvisational yodel and silky sanctified crooning, Leon Thomas took jazz vocals into uncharted realms. His stellar work with tenor sax titan Pharoah Sanders and guitarist Carlos Santana pulled off the almost unimaginable feat of ...
