ValerieB Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Saturday, June 17, 2006: Stanley Clarke/George Duke Project Branford Marsalis Quartet Jamie Cullum Benny Golson Quartet The Golden Striker Trio featuring Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller and Russell Malone Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra plus special guest Stefon Harris in a Tribute to Milt Jackson Baaba Maal featuring Daande Lenol Spanish Harlem Orchestra Hiromi Cos of Good Music, featuring Walter Blanding Jr., Dwayne Burno, Ndugu Chancler, Gerald Clayton, Kevin Eubanks, Steve Turré Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jason Goldman Master of Ceremonies: Bill Cosby Sunday, June 18, 2006: McCoy Tyner Trio with the Lula Washington Dance Theatre Elvis Costello and the Impostors featuring the piano and songs of Allen Toussaint with his New Orleans Horn Section, The River In Reverse Tour 2006 Groovin' for Grover featuring Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber, Kirk Whalum: A Celebration of the Music of Grover Washington Jr. (The Grover Washington Jr. Protect the Dream Foundation to benefit young musicians) Ozomatli Eddie Palmieri Afro-Carribbean Jazz All-Stars with special guests Regina Carter and David Sanchez Chuck Mangione The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Eldar Christian Scott Lesa Terry and the Women's Jazz Orchestra of Los Angeles Elder Edward Babb and the McCollough Sons of Thunder Master of Ceremonies: Bill Cosby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 February 23, 2006 Jazz Wizard George Duke Recalls Early Days By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 12:04 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES (AP) -- He doesn't talk all that much about it, but jazz keyboard wizard George Duke attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music -- on a trombone scholarship. The reason was simple, Duke recalled: He didn't think he was good enough to get one of the school's piano scholarships. ''They had too many classical piano players. I didn't have their chops. I couldn't keep up with them,'' Duke said of the applicants the year he applied. ''But they also had a brass scholarship for trombone and they didn't have any trombone players. So I knew I could get that one!'' A Wednesday news conference announcing that Duke and fellow jazz great Stanley Clarke will be among the headliners at the 28th annual Playboy Jazz Festival in June got the modest keyboardist to reminiscing afterward about his early days. This year marks the first time he and bassist Clarke have toured extensively together since 1990. ''Stanley and I decided at the end of last year to do a couple of dates, and we had so much fun we said let's make a commitment,'' Duke recalled as he stood in the back yard of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner's Holmby Hills home. ''We were going to do an album,'' he added. ''But our agents put out some leads and the next thing we knew we were doing a world tour.'' That means they'll be doing the album next year, he said. When it comes time to record it, don't expect Duke to pick up a trombone. He did years ago at the late Frank Zappa's insistence, he says, but seldom has since. ''It's a great instrument,'' Duke said. ''It's just not my instrument.'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Typical lineup for the festival this year - i.e., some good, some not so much - but the last few years I've been more interested in Mark Cantor's jazz film showcase at LACMA on the Thursday night before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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