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Spasm band. A spasm band is a musical group that plays a variety of Dixieland, trad jazz, jug band, or skiffle music. The term "spasm" applied to any band (often made up of children) who made musical instruments out of objects not usually employed for such. The first spasm bands were formed on the streets of New Orleans in the late eighteen ...
Jazz Calendar is a ballet created in 1968 by Frederick Ashton to the music of Richard Rodney Bennett. The ballet was first performed on 9 January 1968 by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with designs by Derek Jarman. [1] The work was performed over 50 times up to 1979 by the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden but is not part ...
Cropped Out is an annual multi-venue music festival held in Louisville, Kentucky, co-founded in 2010 by Ryan Davis and James Ardery.According to the festival's website, "Cropped Out aims to celebrate a select fistful of contemporary musicians, artists, and artisans whom we feel reflect a greater undercurrent of sonic, visual, and conceptual exploration.
During high school in Colorado Gisbert auditioned for and played with the 1983/84 McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Band; he toured and recorded with the group. [2] After high school he attended the Berklee College of Music in 1984-85, where he recorded with Cyrus Chestnut as part of Phil Wilson 's Rainbow Band.
Dorothy Sloop (September 26, 1913 – July 28, 1998), also later known as Dorothy Sloop Heflick, was an American jazz pianist who performed with jazz bands. A native of Ohio, her nickname was Sloopy, [1] and she was likely the inspiration behind the song "Hang On Sloopy", written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns, and best-known from the version recorded by the rock band The McCoys. [2]
Cal Collins (May 5, 1933 – August 27, 2001) [1] was an American jazz guitarist. Born in Medora, Indiana, United States, [2] Collins first played the mandolin professionally as a bluegrass musician in the early 1950s. [2] After service in the Army, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, and switched to jazz guitar [1][3] after hearing swing guitarists ...
Capacity. 250. Opened. 1972. Closed. 2018. Years active. 1972–2018. Gilly's was a 250-seat music venue in Dayton, Ohio, mainly hosting jazz and blues music, which opened in July 1972 and closed on New Years' morning in January 2018.
Legends Of Acid Jazz: Sonny Stitt (with Don Patterson) – Low Flame (Prestige, 1999) (compilation of Low Flame + Shangri-La) Legends Of Acid Jazz: Don Patterson/Booker Ervin/Houston Person – Just Friends (Prestige, 1999) (compilation of Four Dimensions , Hip Cake Walk [4 tracks], Patterson's People [2 tracks] + 1 track from Tune Up!