Sunday, March 24, 2013
Friday, March 22, 2013
James M. Cain : The Cocktail Waitress
The last final novel of James Cain "The Cocktail Waitress" has been published.
Read more about the search for the manuscript in Sandra Bertrands article here.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Many Moods of Charles Mingus
Steven J. Chandler wrote an article called the 'Many Moods of Charles Mingus" which is available on the net here.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Bertrand Tavernier
Today Bertrand Tavernier is a special guest for the whole day at France Musique.
The program is available here but one can mention already Le Magazine at 12:35 PM about the Hollywood Movies of the 50's, Open Jazz at 18.00 PM, an interview / portrait with Bertrand Tavernier at 19h00, Cinema Song at 22:30 PM and at 1.00 AM friday morning, an interview with Bertrand Tavernier from 2008 about John Ford!!
Enjoy !
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Donald Byrd remembered
Blue Note Records does the right thing :
"In honor of Donald Byrd we are streaming a never-released live recording from the '73 Montreux Jazz Festival."
Listen here.
And Gilles Peterson still has his two Tribute Mixes available one with the accoustic years and one with the electric years.
Enjoy and remember Mr. Byrd.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Charles Mingus
Christopher Carroll published an article on the New York Review Of Books blog.
It deals with the recent issue by Mosaic Records of the The Jazz Workshop Concerts: 1964-1965.
Enjoy!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Charlie Haden suffering
Charlie Haden suffers from a post polio syndrome.
I received a mail with a link to the following article in the Chicago Tribune.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Donald Byrd R..I.P.
His passing away was confirmed by a nephew, more can be read about here.
Thanks for all the great music Mr. Byrd!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Joe Brazil Interview
Steve Griggs' blog about Joe Brazil published some extracts from a 1989 interview by Paul DeBarros.
It's available here.
Enjoy!
It's available here.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Michael Winner R.I.P.
Michael Winner passed away at age 77.
Director of amongst others : Lawman, Stone Killer, Death Wish, The Big Sleep, The Mechanic, Chato's Land ....
The Independent has already an obituary here.
Check out this interview where Michael Winner, locks horns with journalist, Ann Raeburn, in this TV interview from the early 1980's. Hosted by Derek Hobson.
Director of amongst others : Lawman, Stone Killer, Death Wish, The Big Sleep, The Mechanic, Chato's Land ....
The Independent has already an obituary here.
Check out this interview where Michael Winner, locks horns with journalist, Ann Raeburn, in this TV interview from the early 1980's. Hosted by Derek Hobson.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Jack Kerouac
The New York Times has a book review of 'The Voice is All' by Joyce Johnson.
It's available here.
Enjoy!
It's available here.
Enjoy!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Julian Priester needs help
http://www.youcaring.com/help-a-neighbor/please-help-julian-priester/38293
Many of you know Julian Priester...
...if not personally, then as one of jazz's living treasures. He's performed and recorded with the likes of Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra... and has been a key member of the Seattle jazz community for the past 35 years.
Prof. Priester recently retired from his longtime faculty position at Cornish College of the Arts, and was hit with a "perfect storm" of events. He sufferred serious kidney troubles, incurring expenses and forcing him to stay near Seattle - both for treatment and to be available for a transplant should the opportunity suddenly arise. That prevents him from touring which, for lack of a pension, is his main source of income. He and his wife have already had to give up their home and put most of their posessions into storage. Even so, it has been a struggle to keep up with the costs of storage, and they cannot reclaim their belongings until the mounting fees are paid off. Soon their things will be auctioned off - not only practical posessions but a lifetime of artwork, music and family history.
Prof. Preister and his wife are wonderful people, and it does not come naturally to them to talk about their personal issues, much less ask for financial help. But they do need our help. They have been working hard to line up a good long-term home for themselves and their belongings, and to delay the confiscation of their posessions until they have the money to pay their storage bills and reclaim them.
Anything you can contribute now will be of immediate help. We hope to raise enough money to reclaim all their belongings and help with their medical costs, at least until they are able to get back on their feet.
Julian Priester has given so much to the jazz community for decades, through his music and his teaching. Let's come together to help him through this time of need.
Many of you know Julian Priester...
...if not personally, then as one of jazz's living treasures. He's performed and recorded with the likes of Duke Ellington, Max Roach, Dinah Washington, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra... and has been a key member of the Seattle jazz community for the past 35 years.
Prof. Priester recently retired from his longtime faculty position at Cornish College of the Arts, and was hit with a "perfect storm" of events. He sufferred serious kidney troubles, incurring expenses and forcing him to stay near Seattle - both for treatment and to be available for a transplant should the opportunity suddenly arise. That prevents him from touring which, for lack of a pension, is his main source of income. He and his wife have already had to give up their home and put most of their posessions into storage. Even so, it has been a struggle to keep up with the costs of storage, and they cannot reclaim their belongings until the mounting fees are paid off. Soon their things will be auctioned off - not only practical posessions but a lifetime of artwork, music and family history.
Prof. Preister and his wife are wonderful people, and it does not come naturally to them to talk about their personal issues, much less ask for financial help. But they do need our help. They have been working hard to line up a good long-term home for themselves and their belongings, and to delay the confiscation of their posessions until they have the money to pay their storage bills and reclaim them.
Anything you can contribute now will be of immediate help. We hope to raise enough money to reclaim all their belongings and help with their medical costs, at least until they are able to get back on their feet.
Julian Priester has given so much to the jazz community for decades, through his music and his teaching. Let's come together to help him through this time of need.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Killer Elite
Friday, January 11, 2013
Claude Nobs R.I.P.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
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