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Baltimore has been and continues to be one of America's greatest incubators for Jazz & Blues and surely is an unsung mecca.
Possessing a vast and highly respectable Jazz legacy and heritage that ranks among the top cities in the Mid-Atlantic region (DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA) with its many venues and gifted and talented "Young Lions & Cubs" and JazzMasters.
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Stephen Sondheim On Piano Jazz
The musical theater composer performs "Send in the Clowns" and more with host Marian McPartland.Gary Burton On Piano Jazz
The vibraphonist performs a set of tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Duke Ellington and others.Piano Jazz Presents: The Music Of Marian McPartland
Celebrate the host and composer with a set of select performances by McPartland and her guests.Albert Dailey On Piano Jazz
Hear an archival session from the sorely under-appreciated pianist, an intense yet melodic soloist.John Lewis On Piano Jazz
The founder of the Modern Jazz Quartet plays "Django" in an archival session from 1989.Piano Jazz Presents: Holiday Memories With Michael Feinstein
Hear a special episode of Piano Jazz with holiday favorites and surprises never heard on the program before. The pianist and singer Michael Feinstein, a consummate performer of the Great American Songbook, guest-hosts and plays a few numbers himself.Randy Weston On Piano Jazz
In the midst of the U.S. civil rights movement, pianist and composer Randy Weston found himself in Morocco, where he incorporated African musical forms and musicians in his recorded work. Weston returns to Piano Jazz with host Marian McPartland to perform "A Ballad for T.," "Little Niles" and "African Lady."Matthew Shipp On Piano Jazz
Pianist and composer Matthew Shipp has an intricate and heady approach to his music, with avant-garde impulses that have led him to experiment with free jazz styles, tape loops and even turntable artists. Here, Shipp settles into one of his favorite environs, the duo format, as he and McPartland explore the outer reaches on "Naima" and Shipp's own "Gamma Ray."Bud Shank On Piano Jazz
Piano Jazz remembers alto saxophonist Bud Shank, a West Coast jazz institution with a cool swinging sound that was instantly recognizable among jazz enthusiasts. Shank joined McPartland in 2006 and brought along bassist Martin Wind and drummer Tim Horner to perform "Lover Man" and "My Romance."Hot Club Of Detroit On Piano Jazz
The Hot Club of Detroit is a jazz quintet that takes its inspiration from the legendary Gypsy-jazz juggernaut the Quintette du Hot Club de France. Guitarist Evan Perry follows in the footsteps of Hot Club originator Django Reinhardt, and he leads his Motor City incarnation of the group in two Reinhardt classics, "Coquette" and "Nuages."Forum
What Is The State of the Art of Jazz in Baltimore?
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What is the state of the art of Baltimore's Jazz? Where is it going and how will it expand or shrink?Continue
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Mark Turner Quartet On JazzSet
The late Paul Motian plays drums on this set from the Village Vanguard, his favorite room.A Tribute To Abbey Lincoln On JazzSet
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves and Cassandra Wilson sing from the Abbey Lincoln songbook.Cyrus Chestnut, Benny Green And More On JazzSet
Nicholas Payton and Jimmy Heath also join this celebration in swing from Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra Of New York On JazzSet
The big band plays "Jingle Bells" and more last New Year's Eve at the Kennedy Center.Mingus Big Band And Miguel Zenon On JazzSet
Hear colorful and passionate sets from both large ensembles, recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival.Charles Lloyd's Sangam On JazzSet
Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland created a confluence of East and West sounds at Newport.Roy Hargrove On JazzSet
Hargrove's sets are all music, no banter. Hear the trumpeter play a Village Vanguard concert.Toots Thielemans And Kenny Werner On JazzSet
Thielemans, a harmonica master, finds that space between a smile and a tear at the Kennedy Center.Arturo O'Farrill And The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra On JazzSet
The ALJO is celebrating its tenth anniversary and looking forward to Grammy night. The group is nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble. They won in 2009 as well.Danilo Perez, Poncho Sanchez On JazzSet
Hear a meeting of passion, storytelling, rhythm and beautiful percussion instruments, including Danilo Perez's piano, with an invitation to dance from conguero Poncho Sanchez's band.'Two Skirts And A Shirt' On JazzSet
Rene Marie, Allan Harris and Carla Cook are in sweet harmony with a message in this concert from the KC Jazz Club in Washington, D.C.FFEAR Premieres 'Mirage' On JazzSet
The centerpiece is of FFEAR's concert is Ole Mathisen's five-part suite Mirage, in which he layers rhythmic grids and uses microtonal harmony to create an orchestration that sounds greater than a quartet.Mario Pavone And Orange Double Tenor On JazzSet
A bassist and composer, Pavone fell under John Coltrane's spell 45 years ago. Now, for Pavone's 70th birthday, he presents his Arc Suite in concert, a Chamber Music America commission with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.Christian McBride And Inside Straight On JazzSet
At the Detroit Jazz Festival, bassist Christian McBride leads a five-piece band in front of thousands of fans. The band performs McBride originals, plus tunes from Freddie Hubbard and Duke Ellington.Kenny Barron On JazzSet
Join a sold-out crowd at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C., to experience the piano artistry of a true jazz genius, Kenny Barron. The performance was recorded live on Oct. 2, 2009.ALL ABOUT JAZZ CD REVIEW
Frank Herzberg Trio: Handmade
The letter "B" has played a major role in Frank Herzberg's life. The Berlin-born bassist, who spent time honing his craft at Berklee, relocated to Brazil in 1997 and has been busy performing and recording music there ever since. While Herzberg's career choices probably have nothing to do with adding alliterative qualities to his biography, they have everything to do with his efforts to broaden and sharpen his mind and music...Skaller / Holt Duo: Music of Mark Dresser
This duo's first album focuses on a selection of progressive jazz and improvising bass great m: Mark Dresser's compositions. Known as a first-call session ace, mainly for projects that skirt the boundaries of jazz amid avant-garde inclined encounters, Dresser is also a heralded solo artist. Here, Phillip Skaller and Danny Holt's shrewd integration of pianos, celeste and percussion is the tool of choice for these staggered reconstruction efforts, presenting an impressionistic panorama of Dresser's work. With nimble phrasings, asymmetrical pulses and faint melody lines, the duo exercises a highly rhythmic and surrealist portraiture via swirling dialogues, temperate interludes, and climactic crescendos...RSS
New Latin American Music Picks From 'Global Village'
Betto Arcos shares a modern protest anthem from Chile, a re-purposed Peruvian slave song, and more new music from Latin America.Our Least Favorite Genre Names
What's worse: Crabcore or Seapunk? A list of musical genres whose names we can't stand.Latin Roots: The Late Resurgence Of Cumbia
A Grammy-winning producer and record-label owner is in the studio to talk about an increasingly popular corner of Latin roots music.Group Inerane: Guitars From Niger, For The World
"Tamidit In Aicha" is raw and scrawny-sounding, but it also pulses with life and good cheer.Thistle And Shamrock: Gaelic Voices
Explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of ancient vocal traditions.BALTIMORE JAZZINE - YOUR SOURCE FOR BALTIMORE'S JAZZ
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THE ROOTS OF JAZZ BALTIMORE
The Roots of Jazz Baltimore The Movers & Shakers and Music MakersThis multimedia exhibit chronicles jazz life in Baltimore during the early 1900s through the 1940s and beyond, a time when Baltimore was one of the most dynamic entertainment centers in America. The exhibit examines the social, cultural, and political heritage of jazz-age Baltimore and highlights the personalities of the time. Baltimore was a center for performing artists and musicians who honed their skills and called the city home. The exhibit contains photo images, ephemera, and collectibles from a variety of collections: the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Peabody Archives, the Baltimore Musicians Project, the Regina and Roy McCoy Collection, the Crystal and Ellis Larkin Collection, Afro-American Newspapers, Audrey Matthews Williams Collection, the Bartz Family Collection, Eddie Harrison Collection, CHAPS, Baltimore Heritage, and other sources.
Baltimore has produced scores of nationally famous jazz musicians -- Cab Calloway, Blanche Calloway, Billie Holiday, Ethel Ennis, Chick Webb, Gary Bartz, Ellery Eskelin, Roy "Tanglefoot" McCoy, Ruby Glover, Mickey Fields, and Ellis Larkin among many others. The sights and sounds of these performing artists are on display in "The Roots of Jazz Baltimore," curated by Tamm E Hunt, publisher of Baltimore Jazzine.com. Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
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A Woman's Place Is In The Groove
Posted by Baltimore Jazzine on June 15, 2009 at 11:01pm 3 Comments 0 Likes
March 9 - March 15, 1995
A Woman's Place Is In The Groove
By Yvonne Ervin
SINCE THE EARLY 1800s when they began drumming in New Orleans' Congo Square, women have been a major part of the development of blues and jazz. The first vocal blues recording, "The Crazy Blues" was by a woman, Mamie Smith. At the forefront of jazz was Lil Harden Armstrong, and fellow pianist Mary Lou Williams wasn't far behind.
After recording more than 50 songs in the mid-1920s with her husband, Louis Armstrong, Harden left him and became the leader of probably the first all-women jazz band. During World War II dozens of all-women big bands were formed. While Rosie riveted airplanes, women horn players anointed their lips with immovable red mercurochrome--no 1940s woman would be called a lady without her lipstick--and lifted the spirits of citizens and troops with swing music.
These novelty acts disappeared at the end of World War II. Many women who were serious about jazz felt the all-women bands were demeaning. In the 30 years that followed, a handful of female jazz instrumentalists and a dozen or so women jazz singers were successful, but all-women ensembles were practically non-existent. In the late '70s Ann Patterson put together the all-women big band, Maiden Voyage, and the women's group, Alive! also was founded. The Women's Jazz Festival in Kansas City began in 1977 and, a year later, the Universal Jazz Coalition began a women's jazz festival in New York City. Feminism in jazz was building.
In a most unlikely place, another women's jazz event began in 1981. Primavera, a concert featuring local women performers, was born in the basement of Tucson's Marriott Hotel. Unlike its precursors in Kansas City and New York, this baby has grown to the healthy age of 15, blossoming into a month-long celebration of women in all the arts.
One might think that after 15… Continue
BALTIMORE CHAMBER JAZZ HISTORY @ www.chamberjazz.org
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About Our Organization
History of The Chamber Jazz Society
The Chamber Jazz Society of Baltimore had its origin in the winter of 1990-1991 when three Baltimore area friends were talking around the dinner table about the dearth of opportunities in Baltimore to hear jazz. There were then excellent jazz programs at the King of France Tavern in Annapolis, and they recalled exciting concerts at the Famous Ballroom on North Charles Street where, under the sponsorship of The Left Bank Jazz Society, the brightest stars from New York City would perform, having ridden the train to Baltimore on Sunday afternoons, returning the same evening.
The programs and the presentations at the King of France were, they thought, exactly what small group jazz programs should be. The room was small, the audience paid close attention to the musicians; and did not talk or eat while the music was being made. The proximity to the performers allowed their styles, the nuances of their playing to be easily seen and appreciated.
The musicians who appeared at the King of France were sometimes young players with interesting new styles, sometimes older, but established players . Bob Wilbur tried out his Benny Goodman sextet program, Art Hodes and Ray Bryant played steady and solid piano, Betty Carter sang “What a Little Moon Light Will Do” with a cadence and phrasing never heard before in that funny little song’s history, and of course, Charlie Byrd, with his brother on bass, and Chuck Redd on drums, made regular appearances there.
At that dinner table discussion, the idea took shape: a society could be formed that would give jazz its due – a concert setting, in a small auditorium, where audiences could listen and watch without distraction, where attention would be undividedly on the music. The group also wanted to invite musicians that would allow the organization to function without needing… Continue
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ABOUT: The total experience of an evening at the Cabaret at Germano's - a wonderful performance in an intimate space by great entertainers, fine food, the most attentive wait staff in town, in the heart of Baltimore's own Little Italy, a vibrant urban neighborhood - is a unique reflection of what is best about Baltimore.
The Cabaret at GERMANO'S primary purpose is to promote and support the arts in Baltimore by offering local, regional and emerging artists a casual and intimate venue in which they can interact with their audiences. We also welcome to Baltimore performers from outside our area who desire to contribute to our thriving arts community.
BALTIMORE JAZZ WOMAN
Sister of Cab, Blanche Calloway was a popular singer and bandleader during the 1930s. She studied music at Morgan State College before dropping out to pursue a career in show business. Her big break came in 1923 when offered a part in a musical touring company. Her vocal talents quickly made her a spotlight entertainer, and she began working nightclubs across the country. In the mid- and late 1920s she recorded for Okeh and Vocalion, including a 1925 session with Louis Armstrong. She also worked with her brother who credits her for his involvement in show business.
In 1931, while performing at the Pearl Theatre in Philadelphia, Blanche was heard by bandleader Andy Kirk. Kirk asked her to sing with his outfit, the Clouds of Joy. While touring with the orchestra she quickly found herself the featured attraction. Watching her popularity soar she made an attempt to steal leadership of the group from Kirk. When Kirk figured out the plot he quickly dumped her.
Still determined to have her own orchestra, Blanche found an ally in Kirk trumpet player Edgar ''Puddin Head'' Battle, who helped her put together a group. Called Blanche Calloway and Her Joy Boys, the band at times included Ben Webster and Cozy Cole. It later changed its name to Blanche Calloway and Her Orchestra. She was the first black woman to front an all-male orchestra. Considered one of the best African-American outfits in the country, the group toured and recorded for RCA Victor, finally disbanding in 1938 due to financial difficulties.
Blanche continued performing solo but found her audience shrinking. In 1940 she put together an all-female orchestra, which soon disbanded due to lack of bookings. Blanche retired from show business in 1944. In the early 1950s she managed a nightclub in Washington, DC, where she is credited with discovering R&B singer Ruth Brown. In the 1960s she worked as a disc jockey in Miami and operated a mail-order hair care business. Blanche Calloway passed away in 1978 after a battle with breast cancer.
COOL JAZZ COUNTDOWN!
TenShare Media and TVM Productions present THE COOL JAZZ COUNTDOWN, a one-hour syndicated program that features the top jazz CD's of the week, spotlights brand new releases, and interviews the artists making it happen. (WEAA-FM Press Release)
The Cool Jazz Countdown is co-hosted by Marcellus "The Bassman" Shepard and Kyle LaRue, and currently airs on:
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Around The Jazz Internet: Jan. 27, 2012
On L.A.'s club scene, Harlem's young musicial residents and the latest BAM discussions.Remembering Clare Fischer On Piano Jazz
The composer-arranger and jazz pianist, who worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Prince, Cal Tjader and Chaka Khan alike, has died at 83. Hear a conversation and performance with host Marian McPartland.Jimmy Owens Navigates Monk's 'Brilliant Corners'
Owens mostly dresses Thelonious Monk's tunes for uptown wear — Monk the Harlem jam-session swinger.The Extraordinary Career Of A Man Who Managed Jazz Musicians
The late John Levy was many things — African American, a bass player, nearly 100 years old when he died last weekend. But it was his work behind the scenes, as a businessman, which defined his pioneering legacy in music.Etta James: Songs We Love
A string of stunning '60s singles cemented James as one of the great female vocalists of all time. James died Friday in a Los Angeles hospital after a battle with leukemia.Around The Jazz Internet: Jan. 20, 2012
On the trumpeter Tom Harrell, plus Jazz Heaven and Are You Listening? (the websites).Etta James: The 1994 Fresh Air Interview
Etta James, the legendary vocalist who is perhaps best known for her version of the song "At Last," has died. She was 73. Fresh Air remembers the singer with excerpts from a 1994 interview about her lengthy career.Remembering Etta James, Stunning Singer
The "Matriarch of the Blues" had grit in her voice that could melt like sugar or rub like salt in a wound. The great vocalist, whose turbulent life broke through in her affecting delivery, has died at age 73.Catherine Russell: 'In The Dark' And Otherwise
Russell plays with the simple, sultry jazz standard "Romance in the Dark" in unexpected ways.Mark Turner Quartet On JazzSet
The late Paul Motian plays drums on this set from the Village Vanguard, his favorite room.Badge
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