Newport Jazz

J. J. Johnson

by Rachel on August 25, 2009

If there’s one jazz instrument that doesn’t get as much attention as it deserves, it’s the trombone. Even though it’s a pretty big instrument, the trombone has a soft, mellow sound; and the fact that it hangs out right in the middle of the standard big band — saxophones in front of them, trumpets behind [...]

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Listen to This: 6 Reviews on 6 NPR Newport Jazz Webcasts

by Rachel on August 11, 2009

So the NPR Newport Jazz festival is over, which means NPR’s posted most of the performers online via webcast. (But rrg! I can’t find Tony Bennett anywhere.) This is pretty lame, but I’ve been waiting to listen to the Dave Brubeck Quartet webcast all day. I’m jiggling in my seat from anticipation right now. The [...]

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Listen to this: NPR’s Jazz at Newport

by Rachel on August 8, 2009

If you’re really into listening to new ideas in jazz, then go check out NPR’s Jazz at Newport this weekend (August 8-9) to listen to live webcasts of musicians like Hiromi Uehara, Esperanza Spalding, and Tony Bennett. Currently I’m listening to the Vijay Iyer Trio, which is super interesting so far. Supposedly the pianist in [...]

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