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Dizzy, Duke, The Count and Me: The Story of the Monterey Jazz Festival by...
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Covering the festival from its inception in 1958 to 1977 the date of its publication, Dizzy, Duke, The Count and Me: The Story of...
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Roy and Mulgrew - Hargrove and Miller, that is.
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.For many years in the Jazz world, the standard form of duo was usually some combination of piano or guitar or even violin playing...
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"Bob Willoughby – Jazz: Body and Soul" -Book Review by Chris Parker
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The editorial staff at JazzProfiles has posted extensively about the way in which Jazz and Photography resonate. At times, it’s...
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"The Rhythm, Romance, and Joy" of Erroll Garner by John Edward Hasse
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Born 100 years ago, the jazz pianist created an exuberant, one-of-a-kind style that continues to garner followers.The following...
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A Ferrari for Miles by Jimmy Lyons
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.We continue our celebration of the Monterey Jazz Festival - now entering its 64th year as the longest continuous Jazz Festival -...
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"Magna-Tism:" Pete Christlieb and Warne Marsh in "Conversation" [From the...
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“By far the most loyal and literal of the Tristano disciples, Warne Marsh sedulously avoided the 'jazz life', cleaving to an improvisatory...
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In Review - The Gerry Mulligan Concert Band - Rick Barton
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.This article appeared in the Wednesday, June 14, 1961 edition of Jazz News, a British publication not to be confused with the...
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Meredith d'Ambrosio by Gordon Jack
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Boston born Meredith d'Ambrosio, a renaissance woman of international critical acclaim, has successfully combined careers in the...
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DAVE SCHILDKRAUT by Gordon Jack [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved. As many of you know, Gordon Jack is a frequent contributor to the Jazz Journaland a...
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The Peripatetic Mel Lewis [From the Archives]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Drummers make or break big bands.Along with the lead trumpet and first alto sax, drummers help guide the band through its arrangements.The...
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Telepathy [between] Denny Zeitlin and George Marsh
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Telepathy = the communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.The late, great bassist, bandleader and...
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The Creative World of Stan Kenton -The Ken Hanna Interview - Part 6
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“[During the Summer of 1941] The Rendezvous would close at midnight and a sextet (mostly from the Kenton band) would go down to a...
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A Tierney Sutton Trilogy [From the Archives Redux]
© -Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.As the title of this feature alludes, it was originally reposted on 12/23/2014. But since that time, enhanced copyright scrutiny has stripped...
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Joe Morello - A Career Overview [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."The first thing that comes to mind in thinking about Joe is that he was the greatest drummer in the world. He had students and people...
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Johnny Mandel on the West Coast: Part 1 - The Smithsonian Interview
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The following is excerpted from the JOHNNY MANDEL [1925-2020] NEA Jazz Master (2011) interview that was conducted by Bill Kirchner...
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Johnny Mandel on the West Coast: Part 2 - The Smithsonian Interview
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Andre Previn recognized Mandel's talent and mentioned him to Robert Wise, who was set to direct the story of Barbara Graham, a...
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Johnny Mandel on the Art of Orchestration: Part 3 - The Smithsonian Interview
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The following is excerpted from the JOHNNY MANDEL [1925-2020] NEA Jazz Master (2011) interview that was conducted by Bill Kirchner...
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