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    Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead

  1. Get a good deal on this Bonnie Branch Road home [History Matters]

    100 Years Ago Passing news "Mrs. J.C. Conroy, wife of Conductor John W. Conroy, of San Antonio, Texas, died on the 24th of January last. Mr. Conroy was a former Howard countian, being raised on one of the 'Font Hill' farms of Mr. Louis T. Clark. Mr....

    Tags: Maryland General Hospital, Howard County, Clarksville, Ellicott City, Linthicum

    2. Feb 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Remembering Fred Anderson: Chicago salutes a fallen jazz giant

    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone.
    On stage, he was a volcano, torrents of sound pouring from the bell of his tenor saxophone. In person, he couldn't be gentler, a soft-spoken jazz giant who nurtured generations of musicians and, therefore, enhanced Chicago's stature as a nexus of...

    Tags: Music Theater, Heart Attack, Old Town School of Folk Music, Theater, Howard Reich

    3. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  3. Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band Play the Jorgensen in Storrs on Jan. 31

    Featuring the Birdland Big Band (pictured) and its director, Tommy Igoe, <em>Live At Birdland </em>sends audiences back to the heyday(s) of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, and Lester Young &mdash; artists who once thought of the famed NYC establishment as their second home. Tickets to the Storrs cabaret-style show run from $32-$47 and can be purchased at jorgensen.uconn.edu.
    Featuring the Birdland Big Band (pictured) and its director, Tommy Igoe, Live At Birdland sends audiences back to the heyday(s) of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, and Lester Young — artists who...

    Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Storrs, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

    4. Aug 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. When does Joe Segal get his Jazz Masters award?

    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige.
    Until three weeks ago, no jazz club owner ever had been selected to receive the country's pre-eminent jazz honor: the National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Masters Fellowship, which carries with it $25,000 and considerable prestige. Anyone who follows...

    Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Manhattan (New York City), Wildlife, Dexter Gordon

    5. Aug 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88

    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman, in the 1950s, looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman never returned the call.
    Revered around the world but never a major star, worshipped by critics and connoisseurs but perpetually strapped for cash, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles...

    Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, John Coltrane, NPR, Theater

    6. Jun 15, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. CONCERT REVIEW:Phil Woods' legacy alive in younger wind players...

    Lehigh Valley Music
    Phil Woods did not play as many notes Thursday night, during his performance in Easton, as he did during his days with Benny Goodman and Dizzy Gillespie. But the notes that he played with pupils, Nelson Hill and Jay Rattman, were precise punches....
    7. Feb 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Red Holloway dies at 84; Versatile L.A. jazz saxophonist

    Red Holloway, a tenor and alto saxophonist who was one of Los Angeles' most highly regarded jazz artists for more than four decades, died Saturday in San Luis Obispo. He was 84.
    Red Holloway, a tenor and alto saxophonist who was one of Los Angeles' most highly regarded jazz artists for more than four decades, died Saturday in San Luis Obispo. He was 84. The cause was kidney failure, complicated by several strokes, according to...

    Tags: Willie Dixon, Sonny Rollins, Lionel Hampton, B.B. King, Jazz (genre)

    8. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Johnny Otis dies at 90; R&B singer wrote 'Willie and the Hand Jive'

    Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.
    Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out. Born white, the son of Greek immigrant...

    Tags: Blues (genre), Obituaries, Music, Radio, Bars and Clubs

    9. Aug 1, 2011 |Story| Hartford Advocate

  9. Roy Haynes Performs at the Litchfield Jazz Fest

    By his own account, jazz drum master Roy Haynes is just one man with a passion for keeping time.
    By his own account, jazz drum master Roy Haynes is just one man with a passion for keeping time. “I've always got a set of drums set up in the basement — all kinds of drums around,” he says, “if I'm not playing I'm always thinking...

    Tags: Litchfield Jazz Festival, Music Industry, Festive Events, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker

    10. Oct 5, 2011 |Story| Zap2It

  10. Celebrity Scoop: Dylan Walsh

    Zap2It
    Even in a windowless room on the set of CBS' "Unforgettable," Dylan Walsh waxes poetic about New York. After years in Los Angeles, Walsh moved to Manhattan for this show. "I love being back here," he says. "I love it like I loved somebody." "Starting...

    Tags: Unforgettable (tv program), Butch Cassidy, Manhattan (New York City), John Coltrane, Sundance Film Festival

    11. Nov 5, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, at 80

    Culture Monster
    Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, at 80, discusses his music and values....
    12. Jun 20, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. An Appreciation: Clarence Clemons

    Pop & Hiss
    An Appreciation for E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons...
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