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As Fenway Park turns 100 this year, Bruce and his band have a significant place in the old ballpark's history. In 2003, they were the first music act to play Fenway since a jazz festival in 1959 that featured Ray Charles, Dave Brubeck and Dizzie Gillespie.
Her great-grandfather was the master of St. John's College at Cambridge. I recall her from college as an arch liberal and blank slatist who would have denounced any idea of eugenics. She ended up marrying one of jazz genius Dave Brubeck's sons. I hear...
FILE - In this Jan. 5, 1966 file photo, drummer Joe Morello, a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, performs at a jazz festival in Boston. Morello, one of the most famous drummers in jazz music history, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at his home in New... View Photo »
I stumbled on a 45 with the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Take Five' on one side and 'Blue Rondo a la Turk' on the other. I put 'Take Five' on the turntable and had this instant connection and awareness that this was the music I wanted to play even though I didn't even know that it was, quote-unquote, jazz.
Later comes "5-4=Unity," which is one of the funniest and most audacious things I've ever heard. Pavement have trouble with 4/4 time. Their attempt to move from 4/4 to 3/4 in the middle of "Silence Kit" didn't go so well, but does that stop them from...
One of Canada’s top jazz pianists, Bernie Senensky, will lead a quartet of accomplished musicians in recreating that milestone show. “We are essentially repeating the repertoire of the Carnegie Hall concert and we will throw in a couple of other...
The documentary goes beyond Guaraldi's most famous work (that would be the beloved music for "A Charlie Brown Christmas") to explore his other contributions to jazz and pop music. Expect testimonials from Dave Brubeck, Dick Gregory, and George Winston.
The players are engaging, personable and funny, but their execution is all business. Their first piece of the evening was “Travels in Time for Three” written by Chris Brubeck, son of the famed jazz musician Dave Brubeck. The four-movement piece...
1966 daringly original jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler toured Europe as part of an annual "Newport in Europe" package. Each night his band closed the show, following performances by Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Dave Brubeck, Max Roach, and Illinois...
David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California), better known as Dave Brubeck, is an American jazz pianist. Regarded as a jazz icon, he has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical... Full Article
I stumbled on a 45 with the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Take Five' on one side and 'Blue Rondo a la Turk' on the other. I put 'Take Five' on the turntable and had this instant connection and awareness that this was the music I wanted to play even though I didn't even know that it was, quote-unquote, jazz.
