Norah Jones launched its fourth album, entitled The Fall, which departs from its characteristic sound to experiment with electronic tones and rockers in their work, without departing from the ballads and open and direct letters that characterize them.
These new sounds are played by renowned musicians such as Marc Robot and Smokey Hormel. Read the rest of this entry »
Jazz Fact Deserving Of Wider Recognition: Washington, D.C. is a veritable motherlode for innovative jazz pianists (think Duke Ellington, John Malachi, Shirley Horn). Today, the spirit of those that came before is alive and well in the halls of Duke Ellington School For The Arts. Proof positive of this postulation is pianist Marc Cary. Read the rest of this entry »
Age: 35
Favorite Food: Gumbo
Occupation: Musician, Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Trumpet: Monette Raja
Favorite Composer: Duke Ellington
I am 26 years old.
I play the trumpet and sing
I work at Lincoln Center in New York City.
I live in Jersey City, NJ.
I love to ski.
I am Wynton Marsalis’ personal assistant
Dennis Jeter began playing the trumpet at the age of 16 after attending a Wynton Marsalis concert in Washington, DC. Soon after, he was accepted into the Peabody Preparatory program in Baltimore, MD to study with Wayne Cameron. In the spring of 1987, he graduated from the Duke Read the rest of this entry »
Max Roach is hailed as the world’s greatest trap drummer, but that is only one of his musical feats. As a musical explorer, performer, composer, musicologist, and educator, he has served as an ambassador to the vast universe of sound, ushering in new movements in music for the past five decades. His career serves as a timeline that traces the rise of American music as the dominant musical force of the 20th century.
Max Roach has not only been there at the historic moments in American Read the rest of this entry »
Marc Cary takes a dramatic step forward with his debut album for Enja – CARY ON. In this new body of work the 28 year old Washington, D.C. native unites both the emotional and social languages of his life experiences. These experiences create cross-cultural and cross stylistic resonances that are evident in his original compositions. Read the rest of this entry »
Trumpeter has announced that Iran shut up studies from next December to record 14 songs in tribute to the pianist Duke Ellington.
During his world tour in which he performed over 300 concerts last year 2008 (mostly from Eastern European countries), trumpeter Mehrdad Jan versioning expressed particular interest in issues of pianist Duke Ellington, one of the most important classics of jazz history.
In all his actions always heard works such as “Satin Doll” or “The Nutcracker Suite”, played it themselves in a context of contemporary jazz that combined the traditional line on par with modern electronic sounds of drums in a style that purists classified as a bridge between the Chill Out and Traditional Jazz. Read the rest of this entry »
Finally, the singer Rihanna broke the silence with the media about the attacks suffered by her former partner Chris Brown the night before the Grammy Awards 2009. In her statement to the Glamor magazine, the star said she wanted to become an unofficial spokesperson for victims of domestic violence. Read the rest of this entry »