Showing posts with label bassists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bassists. Show all posts
Thursday, December 12, 2019

A bassist who gets style points

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John Lamb has duende. Lots of it. John Lamb Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines the Spanish word "duende" as meanin...
Sunday, September 29, 2019

A night Bass'd on a True Story

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The Barrel Room at the Twisted Vine Bistro in downtown Fort Myers was packed on Saturday, September 28 for bassist Brandon Robertson's C...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Frost Band heats things up

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The Mike Frost Band was a pleasant surprise at the Charlotte County Jazz Society’s January 14 concert in Port Charlotte, stepping bold...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

Jazz with an unrivaled intimacy

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Michael Ross There is nothing quite like the intimacy and congeniality at a jazz house party. That was clear on Thursday, March 1, when ...
Friday, February 17, 2017

A jazz event 50+ years in the making...

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To say it was long overdue is an understatement. Joshua Breakstone and Don Mopsick grew up in Linden. NJ. Their families knew each other and...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

No matter what you call it, it covers jazz

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Sunday afternoon's concert by the Naples Jazz Orchestra outside the Boca Grande FL Community Center was musically excellent - and a bit...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

The art of the jazz duo

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Pianist Johnny Varro is best known for his interpretations of vintage jazz, most of it dating to the 1920s through the '40s. But Friday ...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Farewell, Charlie...

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Charlie Haden and Hank Jones,  Montreal 2008 It's been a rainy day here in Florida, and such weather gave me a grand opportunity to...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Profiling jazz bassist Buster Williams

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Buster Williams, Newport 1988 The March issue of Hot House magazine is out. Its features include my profile of bassist Buster Williams,...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Bud Leeds' jazz quartet in Venice

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Bud Leeds Clarinetist Bud Leeds peppered Friday's Venice Art Center concert for the South County Jazz Club with tunes that became br...
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Friday, March 8, 2013

Sarasota Jazz Festival - Gates and Lamb in spotlight

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Giacomo Gates Connecticut-based bop/vocalese singer Giacomo Gates took the 33rd annual Sarasota Jazz Festival by storm last night, shari...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

From Brazil to Ellington with a few stops in between

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Nate Najar Guitarist Nate Najar performed today at the South County Jazz Club's Englewood Arts Center series to the biggest crowd th...
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Metz-Parrott-Sportiello - jazz in Sarasota

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Sportiello, Parrott, Metz "Don't be fooled by the name of the band," drummer Eddie Metz Jr. said. "We're really j...
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Brothers in life - and jazz

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Tonight's special moment at the South County Jazz Club's weekly jam session at Allegro Bistro in Venice FL belonged to the Mancini b...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

A thing of beauty, and then some...

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The South County Jazz Club's weekly jam sessions each Tuesday evening at Valenti's Allegro Bistro, in Venice FL, continue to pack in...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Ron Carter

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  The August issue of Hot House magazine is online and includes my profile of bassist Ron Carter (page 31). He's one of the most ...