Ziff Davis

Throughout the 1950’s, John dealt with alcohol and drug use, eventually leading to Davis firing him in 1957. He spent some time with Thelonious Monk for about six months and started making his own recordings at this point. John made a comeback after this and in 1960, had formed his own quartet with McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, and Jimmy Garrison

Turkish-born Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, a distinctive Grammy-nominated composer, vocalist, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist based in Boston, has been getting wide recognition through his palpitating fusion of jazz and world music. His new installment with the project Whatsnext?, whose new members include Dave Liebman, Anat Cohen, Tiger Okoshi and Antonio Sanchez, is now out and fully grown to conquer more listeners. Sanlikol demonstrates his vast creativity by putting together a 13-piece jazz combo

1. Cool Jazz has a faster tempo than hard bop. Cool jazz is a lot more laid back and relaxed less improvisation. Cool jazz is associated with the west coast or California in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Hard bop is an extension of bebop just edgier which seems almost opposite of the easy going, laid back cool jazz. Hard bop is more attached to the east coast or New York where things are a little funkier, hard bop had a little more improvisation happening in the pieces. Hard bop comes across as more wild

World renowned Grammy Award nominated pianist/composer/producer Bruce Barth who has appeared in more than 100 acclaimed recordings with an international career for more than 3 decades, states that “He has achieved to assemble some of the most remarkable trios and quartets I had seen in years… he is a major talent and a truly original artist… Gabriel has managed to consolidate his Latin American influences with the depths of the Jazz tradition with his unmistakable personal touch.” See attached letter

What Happened: Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn) is accused of killing Carlos Rivera because her prints are on Julian's murder weapon, A.K.A. the dagger Helena used to murder Alexis' mother (6/17). Julian (William Devry) wants her to stand trial, promising to get her off (6/20). Alexis teams up with the PCPD and wears a wire, hoping to coax a confession out of him in the homicides of Duke Lavery, Rivera and a court witness (7/6). Julian finds the wire, takes her to the docks and nearly slits her throat before

Ivo Perelman continues exhibiting his musical virtue with a variety of different projects throughout New York. This time around, the venue was the Manhattan Inn, located in Brooklyn, where he performed with a trio of frequent collaborators: the bassist Joe Morris and the drummer Gerald Cleaver, also dominant figures in the free jazz scene. In a few months, the highly expressionist saxophonist is going to release another five albums on Leo Records, entitled “The Art of the Improv Trio - Volumes 1

Activites of a Musician The feasible activitie of a musician can be jazz, marching or concert band depending on there liking. A musician can have a impetus or a moving force when playing which can bring them peace, joy, or maybe sleepy depending on the music. If a musician does marching band in the stands they play adroits or samples on the stands for there team. In marching band it is not all football games it can also be competitions that can nostalgia or in a way feeling homesick. The competitions

On October 6, 2016 while traveling to Manhattan on the number two train, two gentlemen came on the train and started to sing several songs. Train performance has been a way of life in New York for almost as long as there have been trains. This is a way of living for people who have a difficult time finding a job on Broadway or for some who is just trying to make a quick change. It has become an unofficial entertainment center, in which a many sings, dance and other daily performances. This I took

Most can agree that “Stairway to Heaven” has been played to death, but what about John Bonham’s mammoth groove on “When the Levee Breaks”? It’s been 43 years since it dropped on Led Zeppelin’s landmark fourth album — and 28 since the Beastie Boys lifted it for “Rhymin & Stealin” — but that beat still bangs like a mofo. And that helps explain why, after all these years, amidst the rise of DJs and electronic music and the waning of guitar-driven rock ’n’ roll, Bonzo is still the best. Nobody handles

Margo Channing, Mankiewicz selected Bette Davis - a replacement for his first choice - because she was the only available actress that could play the part well.     Bette Davis was perfect for the role because like Margo her onscreen character, Bette Davis was a 40 year old actress, who was insecure about passing her prime (twenties) in filmography. It was a common perception that women over forty could not survive in the film industry, and Bette Davis felt the same way especially because her popularity