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“Always a potentially important talent, Anthony Wilson has risen to the top level of the crowded filed of jazz guitarists.” –Don Heckman, LA TIMES THE HAMMER MUSEUM PRESENTS: THE LOS ANGELES JAZZ COLLECTIVE FEATURING ANTHONY WILSON TRIO AND NONET THURSDAY JULY 30 8-11PM FREE CONCERT “ … L.A.’s new jazz on display, with some fine [...]
Thought some of you might enjoy this. Bennett’s great, but Stevie totally throws down. Check out the quote on harmonica at 2:15, Tony sure gets a kick out of it. And then the ending that Stevie improvises is something we should all teach in jazz harmony class. Watch: Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder – For [...]
Congraulations to Alan on his promotion to head up the jazz program. Full story here. I had the privilege of studying with Alan for a semester at CalArts when he subbed for my regular teacher (CalArts Jazz Head David Roitstein, another personal hero). Alan is a brilliant, caring individual and one who I think will [...]
This story caught my eye, mainly because I thought it was some crazy aligning of the planets that would combine my favorite music, jazz, with my favorite football team, the Seattle Seahawks. What’s more, a cursory web search for this band reveals the name “Seahawk MoJo”. Anyone from Seattle knows the word “Mojo” as being [...]
The Get Your Chops Back Jazz Combo needs bass players! If you’re a novice bass player and want to participate, sign up now. If you are an experienced bass player and have students who could benefit, pass this message on to them. So far, we’re up to 28 people, so aside from the bass, we’re [...]