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Do you know the extraordinary piano virtuosos who have shaped music ... His album Night Train (1963) includes classics like “C Jam Blues,” showcasing his dynamic range and perfect technique.
Li’l Friday features dozen of ways for people to enjoy the weekend via theater, music, art, culinary happenings and more. All ...
Exit Zero Jazz Festival, its twenty-fourth edition, was held May 16-18, 2025 in the nation’s oldest ocean resort, Cape May, ...
Chris Layton, Reese Wynans, Tommy Shannon, and Joe Sublett recall the difficult birth of the 1985 classic of Texas blues, as ...
for Jelly's Last Jam and Direction (Obie Awards) for Spunk. What awards has George C. Wolfe won? Best Direction of a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Normal Heart; Outstanding Director of a ...
Duke’s first piano lessons came around the age of seven oreight and ... from “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" in 1926 to “C Jam Blues" in 1942, among many ... Duke Ellington left a formidable discography at ...
Well known as the keyboardist for the group Yellowjackets, RussellFerrante was born in San Jose, California in 1952,and began studying piano at the age of 9 ... and toured the U.S. and Europe as part ...
First up was an upbeat Buddy Rich Orchestra version of Cole Porter’s Love For Sale and sell it they did with lively solos from George Wicks on guitar, Cliff Rowley on piano and Trevor Hayward on ...
Around the 1:30 mark of Oscar Peterson Trio’s iconic recording of 'C Jam Blues' on the Night Train album, something subtle but brilliant happens. Oscar plays a 4-bar break that flips the time using ...
Dear listeners, It has become a joke among a few friends and colleagues that I am the newspaper’s jam band correspondent. I have written (and Popcasted!) about the Grateful Dead ...
Peter Frampton made a guest appearance with Pearl Jam on Thursday night at the band's concert in Nashville, Tennessee. He joined them for a rendition of Pearl Jam's "Black," which you can watch below.