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Songs of Whitman: jazz pianist Fred Hersch crowns a lifetime of achievement with Leaves of Grass, an evening-long composition based on the poetry of protoqueer
"I've been dogged by my musical choices," says jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch. "Yes, I chose to play Billy Strayhorn and Cole Porter, who were ......(Continue Reading) Hornby, Nick, guest ed.; Ben Schafer, series ed. Da Capo best music writing 2001; the year's finest writing on rock, pop, jazz, country, & more - Book
Perseus, Da Capo. 337p. c2001 0-306-81066-2. $14.00. A As a middle-aged guy who firmly believes that rock 'n' roll had already begun its aesthetic ......(Continue Reading)Jazz: A History of America's Music. - Review - book review
Jazz: A History of America's Music * Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns * Knopf * 490 pages * $65 It was as a novice that award-winning documentarian Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball) came to the s...(Continue Reading)Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music. - Review - sound recording review
Ken Burns Jazz: The Story of America's Music * Columbia/Legacy and Verve * $59.98 (5-CD boxed set) It was as a novice that award-winning documentarian ......(Continue Reading)Paintings for jazz lovers
LOS ANGELES -- Painter Tim Rogerson has captured the many colorful moods of jazz in a new quintet of paintings for Collectors Editions. All images will ......(Continue Reading)
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