The Jazz Aficionado

The Music of Ornette Coleman The Great African-American Classical Art-Form Justin Varnes Quartet The Music of Ornette Coleman Live The Velvet Note Justin Varnes will guide the guests through an engaging, narrative form– through the life of this legendary multi-instrumentalist Ornette Coleman as well as the impact that his life influences had on his musical legacy. In this show, audiences will find out about the extraordinary life and legacy of Ornette Coleman. What was the so-called “free jazz” movement and how did it impact the art form? It’s like taking in a concert and taking a jazz history class at the same time. Hey! Thanks for stopping by, please like our page and share the content.

The Great African-American Classical Art-Form Keeping The Idiom Alive mourns the loss of a great musician, Bobby Hutcherson. We wanted to share this personal Remembrance of Bobby Hutcherson, he was the Jazz vibraphonist for more than a generation; like Milt Jackson before him and Lionel Hampton. He played with intellect and soul, a bebopper with a free imagination, informed by the blues and peppered with playfulness. A relentless practice, he took his craft with the utmost seriousness, yet he was cool and easygoing and soft to the touch, both on and off the stage. Bobby’s smile was the closest thing to seeing the Buddha. How could you not smile back and feel warm inside? That smile was present in his music, too, from his first notes to his last. As much as his music, I will remember Bobby’s smile and carry it with me. Thank you, Bobby, for the music, for the smile, for the memories. Thanks for your great music. BAM RIP my dear friend, supreme and innovative musician Bobby Hutcherson. Hey! Thanks for stopping by, please like our page and share the content. The Most Influential African-American Cultural Network in the Universe! thejazzaficionado@socialmediastrategiesglobal.net https://www.facebook.com/keepingtheidiomalive/videos/1054771951243345/?pnref=story

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The Great African-American Classical Art-Form An interview with the great Jimmy Cobb http://www.nightjourneyrewind.com/home/night-journey-rewind-with-drummer-jimmy-cobb The Great Jimmy Cobb's most famous work is on Miles Davis' Kind of Blue (1959), considered by many to be the quintessential jazz record. Cobb is the last surviving player from the session. Legendary jazz drummer, Jimmy Cobb, was born in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 1929. A superb, mostly self-taught musician, Jimmy is the elder statesman of all the incredible Miles Davis bands. Jimmy’s inspirational work with Miles, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly and Co. spanned 1957 until 1963 and included the masterpiece "Kind of Blue", the most popular jazz recording in history. He also played on "Sketches of Spain", Someday My Prince will Come", "Live at Carnegie Hall, "Live at the Blackhawk", "Porgy and Bess", and many, many other watermarks Miles Davis recordings. At 87 Jimmy is still going strong teaching and performing. Set back and enjoy the journey with Jimmy Cobb. A special thanks go out to Rashid Booker for making it happen. Peace Hey! Thanks for stopping by, please like our page and share the content. The Most Influential African-American Cultural Network in the Universe! thejazzaficionado@socialmediastrategiesglobal.net #NowPlaying #MilesDavis #AP #Sothebys #np #TuneIn #Music #Listen #ListenLive #Spotify #Radio #Art #Blues #ArtForm #Luxury #FineArt #RSI #Jazz #Piano #Vinyl #BeBop #HardBop #FreeJazz #PostBop #France #Video #NYC #Berlin #Paris #TheloniousSpereMonk — Keeping The Idiom Alive Rashid Booker Harlem USA 125th St http://www.nightjourneyrewind.com/home/night-journey-rewind-with-drummer-jimmy-cobb

The Great African-American Classical Art-Form R.I.P BOBBY!!!!!!! Bobby Hutcherson [Playlist] 81 Tracks 9 Hours 22 Min https://open.spotify.com/…/…/playlist/4vbSL1M61SWmZKN5BHO8xq Image Credit: Nadja von Massow (nadworks) Photographer: Nadja von Massow Subject: Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphonist Source: live concert at 2007 JazzBaltica Festival (Salzau, Germany), July 30, 2007. Bobby Hutcherson was born to Eli, a master mason, and Esther, a hairdresser. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz by his brother Teddy, who listened to Art Blakey records in the family home with his friend Dexter Gordon. His older sister Peggy was a singer in Gerald Wilson's orchestra and personally introduced Hutcherson to Eric Dolphy (her boyfriend at the time) and Billy Mitchell. Hutcherson was inspired to take up the vibraphone when he heard Milt Jackson play "Bemsha Swing" on the Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants LP at the age of 12. Still, in his teens, Hutcherson began his professional career in the late fifties working with Curtis Amy and Carmell Jones, as well as with Dolphy and Charles Lloyd at Pandora's Box on the Sunset Strip. He made his recording debut on August 3, 1960, cutting two songs for a 7-inch single with the Les McCann trio for Pacific Jazz (released 1961), followed by the LP Groovin' Blue with the Curtis Amy-Frank Butler sextet on December 10 (also released by Pacific Jazz in 1961). In January 1962, Hutcherson joined the Billy Mitchell-Al Grey group for dates at The Jazz Workshop in San Francisco and Birdland in New York City (opposite Art Blakey). After touring with the Mitchell-Grey group for a year, Hutcherson settled in New York City (on 165th street in The Bronx) where he worked part-time as a taxi driver, before fully entering the jazz scene via his childhood friend, bassist Herbie Lewis