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Scott LaFaro and the LA Bassists [From the Archives with Additions]
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The late Scott LaFaro’s claim to fame as a bassist centers on his two year association with pianist Bill Evans and the handful of...
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Lou Levy - An Interview with Steve Voce [From the Archives with Additions]
© - Steven A. Cerra - copyright protected; all rights reserved.The following interview appeared in Vol. 35, 1982 of Jazz Journal International under the title of “Lou Levy Talks to Steve Voce” and...
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John von Ohlen and "Maximum Resonance" - The Modern Drummer Interview [From...
"At first, you usually emulate the master drummers. They’re usually older than you, but not always. You imitate them because you haven’t found your own way yet. Then one day you’ll hear, for the first...
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Dizzy, Duke, The Count and Me: The Story of the Monterey Jazz Festival...
© 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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The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones - Gene Lees [From the Archives with...
© - Steven A. Cerra - copyright protected; all rights reserved.“One evening in the early summer of 1958 I went to an amusement park called Grona Lund, on the outskirts of Stockholm, to hear the...
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Rob Madna: The Wizard of Dutch Jazz [From the Archives with Additions]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Rob was also a teacher of mathematics and maybe that had also something to do with the fact that he became a wizard in harmony. He was a...
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Doug Watkins - Unfinished Journey by Steve Siegel
© Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.With previous features on pianist Wade Legge, the Great Day in Harlem Photograph “Mystery Man” - William J. Crump, drummer Frankie...
View ArticleShim-me-sha-wabble - Bud Freeman's Famous Chicagoans - A Salute to Davy Tough
"I do have some personal perspectives to add regarding why Dave Tough should be on the short list of the world's greatest drummers. First, the man could drive a band. Not just drive it, but swing it....
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TUBBY HAYES AND THE DOWNBEAT BIG BAND - Blues At The Manor 1959-1960 Live and...
© Introduction. Copyright ® Steven Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The Manor House Jazz Club may be described as a small piece of dry land entirely surrounded by alcohol.Jazz News,...
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