Dave Brubeck

Upcoming Jazz Festivals!

by Rachel Cantrell on August 27, 2009

Now that our jazz band’s gotten settled in and the music’s been passed out (like Ellington’s In a Sentimental Mood and a Gordon Goodwin commission, Principal of the Thing), we’re left with a few more things to do, including: (a) rehearsing quite a bit, and (b) arranging a local trip to some awesome jazz concert [...]

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Listen to This: Dave Brubeck

by Rachel Cantrell on July 17, 2009

If you’re at all familiar with jazz then you should be pretty acquainted with Dave Brubeck and his 1950s quartet (with Paul Desmond). One of the quartet’s most famous albums is Time Out, including entirely original compositions. Dave Brubeck’s still a renowned pianist — despite his age, his tunes are still pretty fresh. He’s got [...]

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