Jan 21, 2025 7:54 PM
Southern California Fires Hit the Jazz Community
Roy McCurdy and his wife had just finished eating dinner and were relaxing over coffee in their Altadena home, when he…
From Aug. 26-Sept. 1, the city of Philadelphia will honor its own local legend, McCoy Tyner, with a series of concerts, parties and other events throughout the city
Jazz stars scheduled to appear at “Celebrate Tyner Time In Philly” include:
Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, James Moody, Hank Jones, Barry Harris, Yusef Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Ray Brown, Cedar Walton, Keter Betts, Gary Bartz, Marcus Belgrave, Louis Hayes, Bennie Maupin, Pat Martino, Celia Cruz, Terence Blanchard, Steve Turre, Joey DeFrancesco, Robin Eubanks, Kenny Barron, Richie Cole, Trudy Pitts, Ron Mathews, Roy Ayers, Dick Griffin, Wendell Harrison, Doug Carn, Paquito D’Rivera, Carmen Lundy, Rene Marie, Jean Carne, Papo Vasquez, Bernard Linnette Sextet and more.
In additon, Congressman John Conyors will be a special speaker at the event. Details are still in the words, but for more information, e-mail mccoytynertime@aol.com.
Gerald and John Clayton at the family home in Altadena during a photo shoot for the June 2022 cover of DownBeat. The house was lost during the Los Angeles fires.
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