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Sidney Bechet
© -Steven Cerra. Copyright protected; all rights reserved.The editorial staff at JazzProfiles often learns along with its readers regarding the musicians featured on these pages.Such was the case with...
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IKE QUEBEC by Gordon Jack
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Gordon Jack is a frequent contributor to the Jazz Journaland a very generous friend in allowingJazzProfilesto re-publish his...
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Herbie Hancock: Into His Own Thing by Brooks Johnson
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.It’s hard to believe that this interview was published half-a-century ago in the Jan. 21, 1971 edition of Downbeat.Herbie was just...
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Tony Williams: Two Decades of Drum Inspiration - by Paul deBarros
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The editorial staff at JazzProfiles has previously written quite extensively about the late drummer Tony Williams [1945-1997] and...
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The Accidental and Lucky Advent of the Nat King Cole Trio by Will Friedwald
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Thanks to the kindness and consideration of family and friends, holidays and special occasion gifts are a great opportunity for me...
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A Conversation About Jazz with Mike LeDonne
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber calls them “New York City Cats.”And anyone who knows Ronnie knows that he never says anything...
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Chick Corea - Music Without Limits - The Economist Obituary
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reservedChick Corea died on February 9thThe jazz pianist, improviser and composer was 79ObituaryFeb 20th 2021 edition“The instrument was new...
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Louie Bellson, Roy Haynes, Elvin Jones and Max Roach: Once in a Lifetine by...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Since around 1960, Down Beat has been running an annual drum edition which is generally filled with profiles, interviews and...
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Joe Morello always brought something special to his extended solos and this Outtakes version of "Take Five" finds him in brilliant form once again.Joe was a stickler for "begin at the beginning; know...
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Part 1 - Shelly Manne: The Lighthouse and Shorty Rogers Giants Years
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.From the standpoint of 70 years later, it's hard to imagine what the world was like in 1951 in terms of the burgeoning developments...
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