Sonny Rollins

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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Jazz Through The Generations & Freedom4U

by Rachel Cantrell on August 21, 2009

So a lot of things happened this past week: (A) I started school (and I started jazz band, woo!). (B) I reconnected with some HOBY alumni (HOBY.org) at Six Flags Magic Mountain. (C) I drove up (with my family) to see Jazz Through the Generations hosted by Freedom4U. School is fantastic and hectic as always; [...]

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You left out what?

by Rachel Cantrell on August 6, 2009

So I was hanging out in the library the other day and I picked up a copy of Icons in Jazz: A History in Photographs 1900-2000, which pretty much sums up the big names in jazz — everyone from Cannonball Adderley to Lester Young. It’s a pretty great read if you want to get a [...]

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Sonny Rollins

by Rachel Cantrell on July 20, 2009

I was first introduced to Sonny Rollins through the Community Arts Program (CAP) at CalArts (which I’m so incredibly lucky to have nearby). I was just learning my blues scales then; with a group of about 5 or 6 musicians, we learned the Rollins tune, “Tenor Madness.” It’s a pretty catchy piece in the Bb [...]

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