Mar 4, 2025 1:29 PM
Changing of the Guard at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…
Concord will release Marcus Miller’s new album, Marcus, March 4, 2008. Marcus’ seventh solo release includes guest appearances by Corinne Bailey Rae, Lalah Hathaway, Keb’ Mo’ and others. The 13-track funk-jazz album will feature covers of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” Miles Davis’ “Jean Pierre” and “What is Hip?” from Tower of Power. Corinne Bailey Rae sings Deniece Williams’ “Free.”
More info:concordmusicgroup.com
As Ted Nash, left, departs the alto saxophone chair for LCJO, Alexa Tarantino steps in as the band’s first female full-time member.
Mar 4, 2025 1:29 PM
On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…
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DownBeat has a long association with the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference, the premiere…
