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It encompasses a variety of traditional jazz forms and devices, from twelve-bar blues (in Friday's Child) to a fast jazz waltz (in Thursday's Child). Written "for 12 instruments", the scoring is flute, alto-, tenor-, and baritone saxophone, horn, two trumpets, bassoon, trombone, drums, piano, bass. [6] The music is dedicated to the singer Jean ...
International Jazz Day is an International Day declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2011 "to highlight jazz and its diplomatic role of uniting people in all corners of the globe." [1] It is celebrated annually on April 30. [2] The idea came from jazz pianist and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie ...
On All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner said "there are more subdued voices who let their music do the talking, as is the case for Ron Miles' Quiver, a project led by the Denver-based trumpeter and his talented cohorts, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Brian Blade. These gentle masters are highly respected leaders with expansive discographies and ...
WZUM (1550 kHz) is a jazz AM radio station serving the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, market. The station broadcasts with a power of 1,000 watts daytime (4 watts at night) from studios in South Park, Pennsylvania, and is licensed to Braddock, Pennsylvania .
The NCAA women’s tournament bracket was officially revealed on Sunday afternoon, just hours after the men’s bracket was dropped. Once again, South Carolina claimed the No. 1 overall seed in ...
The band was founded in 1991 at St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans), a Catholic girls' school. Taking direction from band director Jeffery C. Herbert, they began playing New Orleans-style jazz.
Nicole Henry is an American jazz singer. Her debut CD, The Nearness of You received critical acclaim and earned Henry the "Best New Jazz Artist" award by HMV Japan. [1] Henry's Teach Me Tonight reached #1 in Japan and was named HMV Japan's Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2005. [2] She won the 2013 Soul Train Music Award for "Best Traditional Jazz ...
"A janitor named Richard Goodall auditioned for AGT with 'Don’t Stop Believin'.' Now, he’s performing with Journey at the Finale," said judge Howie Mandel Indiana-based singing janitor Goodall ...