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Legends of Music - Miles! Live in Concert
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.On January 10th 2015 a group of Dutch Jazz Musicians who referred to themselves as the LEGENDS OF MUSIC performed and recorded a concert...
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Nat "King" Cole - The Gene Lees Essay - Part 3
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“On July 18, 1952, Cole went into the studio with a group that included John Collins, guitar, Charlie Harris, bass, Jack Costanzo, Latin...
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Sons of Miles - Mike Zwerin
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.The late Paris-based jazz musician and International Herald Tribune writer Mike Zwerin posted a 41-week series entitled Sons of Miles to...
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"Miles Davis, 'The Prince of Silence'" - Mike Zwerin
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here’s the second in Mike Zwerin’s fine series Sons of Miles which he posted to Culturekiosque Jazznet. “Miles Davis, "The Prince of...
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"Sons of Miles - Gil Evans - The Lone Arranger" by Mike Zwerin
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Here’s the third in Mike Zwerin’s fine series Sons of Miles which he posted to Culturekiosque Jazznet. "He has been called "The Lone...
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Tubby Hayes: A Biography, A Discography and A Documentary
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Charles Thomas Davis sent the editorial staff at JazzProfiles the following...
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Brilliant Bill... Kirchner, That Is!
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Bill Kirchner’s distinctive approach to Jazz became even more unique on October 7, 2014 when he was joined by pianist Carlton Holmes,...
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Forrest Westbrook: "A True Artist"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Jazz 'toons There was always music in Forrest Westbrook's houseBy Robert Bush, The San Diego Reader, July 8, 2015When local jazz pianist...
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The Forgotten Ones - Buddy Collette: The Gordon Jack Essay
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“If I were going to pick a guy to open the Hollywood studio doors as Jackie Robinson did for baseball, Buddy would have been the man”.-...
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Mark Murphy: 1932-2015, R.I.P.
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“The first time I heard Mark Murphy was at a session in a jazz club in Los Angeles. He was singing with just a rhythm section, and without...
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Nueva Manteca at 25
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“Inspired by the work of the great Ahmad Jamal we generally approach songs more as a 'compositional device' which allows for...
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Rob Madna: The Wizard of Dutch Jazz
© - 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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John Scofield: Past Present
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“John Scofield. "Filibuster" (from Electric Outlet, Gramavision). Scofield, guitars, DMX bass; Steve Jordan, drums; David Sanborn, alto...
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Mel Lewis - A "Signature Drummer"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.Over the years, I’ve seen and heard Mel Lewis play in a variety of settings.Night after night, I’d run around town to listen to him play...
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Bill and Thelonious: Holman on Monk [From the Archives]
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved."’Of all the other peoples' music I've played in my life, I'd rather play Bill Holman's. He makes it such a delight. It's so naturally...
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Dave Pike - "A Superior, Self-Taught Vibist"
© - Steven A. Cerra, copyright protected; all rights reserved.“I always thought that Dave Pike was a real good player.” - Milt Jackson, Downbeat“The electrically amplified set of metal bars, first...
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