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Art Tatum was born in Toledo, Ohio and despite being blind in one eye and only partially sighted in the other he became arguably the greatest jazz piano player who ever lived. He came from a musical family and when younger had some formal training at the Toledo School of Music, however he was largely self-taught. His teacher their recognized his talents and tried to steer him towards as a career as a classical concert pianist. Tatum was more interested in the music of Fats Waller, which would be a strong influence on his music. At 18 he was playing interludes at a local radio station and within a short period of time he had his own show
Jewels In The Treasure Box
By Art Tatum
Label: Resonance Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: CD1: Night and Day; Where or When; On The Sunny Side of the Street; Don't
Blame me; Soft Winds; These Foolish Things; Flying Home; Memories of You;
What Does It Take; Tenderly; Crazy Rhythm; The Man I Love; Tea for Two.
CD2: I Cover The Waterfront; Body and Soul; Laura; Humoresque; Begin the
Beguine; There Will Never Be Another You; September Song; Just One of Those
Things; Wrap You Troubles In Dreams; St. Louis Blues; After You've Gone;
Someone To Watch Over Me.
CD3: Sweet Lorraine; Indiana; Judy; Lover; Dark Eyes; Stompin' at the Savoy;If;
Out of Nowhere; Would You Like to Take a Walk?; Stardust; Air Mail Special; I've
Got the World on A String; The Kerry Dance.
Kenny Barron, Richard X Bennett, Barry Harris & Louis Hayes
by Joe Dimino
Step into the 883rd episode of Neon Jazz, where the echoes of legends and the pulse of the future intersect. We open with the incomparable Kenny Barron, a living jazz icon still blazing trails, featuring music from his 2024 masterpiece, Beyond This Place. From there, we journey back to the roots with James Moody, the legend ...
Remembering Dan Morgenstern
by Sanford Josephson
This article previously appeared in Jersey Jazz Magazine. In 1938 when Dan Morgenstern was eight years old, he and his mother fled Nazi-controlled Austria for Copenhagen. Nine years later, they arrived in New York, and Morgenstern was not interested in seeing the Statute of Liberty or the Empire State Building. He just wanted to ...
Emmet Cohen: Vibe Provider
by Mike Jurkovic
All round shaman, musical advocate, and positive vibe provider, Nigerian-born Michael Olufunmilola (Funmi) Ononaiye (1968-2023) was known and beloved by everyone in the artistic and social circles of Manhattan's music scene. He was an A&R rep at Atlantic Records. He was a DJ, percussionist, and chief programmer at Jazz at Lincoln Center. He had a deep ...
How Ahmad Jamal Got His Groove Back
by Chuck Lenatti
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Though he was well-versed in the musical vernacular of blues, big bands, bebop and hard bop, piano trios and singers, as well as European classical music, pianist Ahmad Jamal seemed out of step as jazz fused with rock and R&B in the 1970s. ...
Iiro Rantala: Goldberg Variation III
by Scott Lichtman
Finnish pianist and composer Iiro Rantala (pronounced “Ee'-ro Rahn'-tah-lah") is a grand master of jazz, classical music, and film scores; he even serves as a UN goodwill ambassador. Give him a Django Reinhardt-like gipsy swing piece, or an Art Tatum stride, or a Keith Jarrett solo improv, and he'll respond with even greater flow, tighter precision, ...
John Escreet, David Murray and Stan Tracey
by Jerome Wilson
This show features newer work by John Escreet, David Murray, and Stephan Crump as well as older music from Stan Tracey, Ed Palermo, and the Webber/Morris Big Band. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaiz) 00:00 Brad ...
Five Views From The Piano Bench
by C. Michael Bailey
The piano is a versatile instrument that provides different trajectories for those who play it. The view from the piano bench can vary as dramatically as the artist playing it. Yuja Wang The Vienna Recital Deutsche Grammophon 2024 From the biggest of stages... In 2009, ...
Jahari Stampley: Winner of The 2023 Herbie Hancock Institute Competition
by Hrayr Attarian
jny: Chicago-based pianist Jahari Stampley is a prodigious talent who has won, among other accolades, the prestigious Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition. Born into a musical family (his mother D'Erania is an innovative multi-instrumentalist and educator), Stampley took up music at age 10. His self-released 2023 debut Still Listening features several up-and-coming young ...
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