Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM
John Coltrane, Out Of Obscurity
In late June of 1964, in between Impulse Records studio dates for Crescent and A Love Supreme, saxophonist John…
Bassist Stanley Clarke will receive an honorary doctorate of fine arts from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia on April 18.
Clarke studied double bass at the Philadelphia Musical Academy, now the University of the Arts.
The Toys Of Men, Clarke’s 13-track disc from Heads Up, features guest appearances by vocalist/bassist Esperanza Spalding and percussionist Paulinho Da Costa.
Clarke joined Heads Up with the March 2007 release of Night School: An Evening With Stanley Clarke And Friends, a 90-minute DVD that chronicles the third annual Stanley Clarke Scholarship Concert, recorded at Musicians Institute in Hollywood in October 2002.
More info: uarts.edu
John Coltrane’s Blue World takes its name from a contrafact of Harold Arlen’s “Out Of This World.”
Jan 15, 2021 9:00 AM
In late June of 1964, in between Impulse Records studio dates for Crescent and A Love Supreme, saxophonist John…
Chick Corea (1941-2021)
Feb 11, 2021 4:39 PM
Chick Corea, one of the most beloved and decorated jazz artists in history, passed away Feb. 9. He was 79.
In a post…
Junior Mance (1928–2021)
Jan 18, 2021 9:35 AM
Junior Mance, who enjoyed a long career as a pianist and educator, has died at age 92.
As a leader, Mance recorded…
Ed Palermo has been known to embody a larger-than-life persona during his big band’s live shows.
Jan 21, 2021 8:45 AM
Palermo’s namesake big band has earned a reputation as a virtual circus of jazz-rock medleys, mashups, jump-cuts and…
McCoy Tyner (1938–2020)
Jan 1, 2021 9:00 AM
The past year’s been rough, and the next few months might not be too much better. At some point, though, life might…
