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'The best jazz organ player on the planet': Joey DeFrancesco dies at 51
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJazz Times once hailed Joey DeFrancesco as "the best B3 player on the planet." For obvious reasons....
University of Akron jazzed to bring local guitarist Dan Wilson onto program faculty
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSlowly but surely, the University of Akron is building up its jazz program faculty. The latest...
Jazz albums are still prevalent in the genre. Here are some of the best examples from '23
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThis week it’s time for the Best Jazz Albums of 2023, or maybe more precisely, the jazz albums I...
A nearly 100-year-old secret sits beneath Fresno’s Warnors Theatre. Hear it in action
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoHidden beneath the stage of Fresno’s most historic theater, could be one of the city’s rarest...
Billy Cobham: “It was testing the waters of rock and jazz!"
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBilly Cobham When we think of the most far-out musicians in the universe, primarily we think of...
Here’s how Kansas City’s Bach Aria Soloists will celebrate their 25th season
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 week agoTime flies when you’re making great music. The Bach Aria Soloists, one of Kansas City’s finest...
“He WAS music. His whole being resonated music": Remembering ELP's Keith Emerson and his legendary...
MusicRadar via Yahoo News· 1 month agoKeith Emerson of ELP. Whenever anyone discusses rock keyboard players, one of the first names...
Mike Lang, Leading Jazz and Studio Pianist, Dies at 80
Variety via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMike Lang, one of the preeminent pianists in Hollywood history, died of lung cancer Friday morning...
“We didn’t want to be extras, we didn’t want to be bit men… If you haven’t got an ego, you shouldn’t...
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKeith Emerson and Rick Wakeman. To mark the release of the late Keith Emerson’s Variations box set,...
Spokane Jazz Orchestra revives 'The Groove Summit'
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 28—Harkening back to their 2017 concert of the same name, the Spokane Jazz Orchestra's Groove Summit is returning to the Bing Crosby Theater for a jazzy night of standards, newer treatments ...
