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Billy Taylor: A Jazz Luminary, Educator, and Advocate

Introduction: Jazz pianist, composer, educator, and broadcaster Billy Taylor impacted the jazz and music education worlds. Taylor’s achievements as a musician, composer, and supporter of jazz extended far beyond the stage during a career spanning more than six decades. Taylor’s influence on the jazz scene and beyond is tremendous, ranging from his avant-garde compositions and dazzling piano…

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ohh my god. this fucking road trip fic is going to be the funniest fucking thing i've ever written. god. the fucking jazzmobile. i might as well quit my writing career when it's done this is my PEAK

[lboogie1906]

Jerome Najee Rasheed (November 4, 1957) known professionally as Najee, is a jazz-smooth jazz saxophonist and flautist.

He was born in New York City and lived his teenage years in Queens. His father died at a young age, and he and his siblings were raised by his mother Mary Richards.

His musical pursuits began in grade school at age eight, where he began playing the clarinet, but he had a deep desire to play saxophone. In high school, he began to study jazz as a student at the Jazzmobile program where he honed his skills on tenor saxophone and flute. At age 16, he studied flute at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division.

He draws his inspiration from saxophonists John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Yusef Lateef, Joe Henderson, Grover Washington Jr., Ronnie Lawsas well as flautists Hubert Laws and James Galway. He began his career as a teenager performing in local bands in the New York City area. His first world tour was with a band from New York City called “Area Code”.

The band spent two years performing on military bases in Europe, Iceland, Greenland, Central America, the Caribbean, and the US on behalf of the USO. Upon his return from the USO World Tour, he went on the road in the summer of 1978 with legendary vocalist Ben E. King. After touring with Ben E. King, Najee, and his brother Fareed attended New York City’s Bronx Community College for two semesters. Both were music majors. Both brothers auditioned and were admitted to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He was a performance and composition major. He studied with legendary Joe Allard. At the Conservatory Najee studied and performed with George Russell and Jaki Byard big bands.

He married Regina Jackson (1989-97) and Karen Greene (2000). He has six children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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PICNIC PERFORMANCES: Jazzmobile Presents Sarah Vaughan Centennial

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冬の New York といえば、Bryant Park のスケートリンクやクリスマスマーケットなら、ご存じの方も多いだろう。

ずっと知らなかったのだけど、夏の間はヨガやワークアウトの無料クラスなどの各種イベントも開催されているそうだ。しかも太っ腹なのが、Bank of America の提供で、毎年 Picnic Performances という無料コンサートが開かれていること（2024年度は 5/31（Memorial Day/ いわゆる夏の始まりの日）- 9/13 まで）。

どうも NY では「夏の風物詩」らしい。Instagram では随時イベント情報が流れてくるので、チェックするのが楽しみだった。

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ひとりのんびりと自宅で過ごしたかったので、Bryant Park の公式YouTube チャンネルで公開されているコンサートの中から、こちらを楽しませてもらった。

（リンク内に、コンサートの動画も入っています）

これまた知らなかったのだが、こちらのコンサートを主催するのが、NY・ハーレムに拠点を置くジャズ振興組織である Jazzmobile, Inc. なんでも夏の間は NY 各地で無料コンサートを開催するのだそうだ。

アメリカのジャズヴォーカリスト Sarah Vaughan 生誕100周年を祝うコンサート。最近聴き始めたヴォーカリストの曲が聴けるということで、1時間半を超えるコンサートを「気分は芝生の上」でじっくりと堪能。スタート時は明るかった空も、終わる頃にはすっかり暗くなっていた。自分の住む地域も、コンサートが終わる頃にはとっぷりと日が暮れていた。

パフォーマンスを披露した Charenée Wade は生まれも育ちも Brooklyn で、Sarah Vaughan に影響を受けたジャズヴォーカリストとのこと。ジャズに詳しいわけじゃないけど、本家とはまた違う声の個性が耳に心地よかった。 曲によっては sax奏者の Camille Thurman も加わり、2人のヴォーカルが重なるなんてなんとも贅沢な時間。バンドはセプテット。Anthony Hervey のトランペットソロが響き渡る厳かな空間っていいなぁ。そこにピアノの音色が重なって、思わず体を揺らしながら酔いしれる自分がいた。

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9月あまり調子が良くなくて、10月からはがんばろうなんて思ってたのに思うようにいかず、実はかなり落ち込んでいる。自分のカラダなのに自由が効かないなんて、うつ病で大変だった頃を彷彿とさせて焦ってしまう。ここ数日なんて何をやってもうまくいかず、自分はもうダメなんじゃないかとネガティブなことばかりが頭の中をぐるぐると回る始末。昨���は眠れなくて辛かった。

休日も仕事していたのを、思い切って「完全に休む」ことにしているんだけど、やっぱり考えてしまうよね。そこで、仕事とは関係のない分野の読書や映画鑑賞をしたり、コンサートを楽しんでみたりと、外出以外の楽しみ方を模索している（外出すると何かとお金かかるからね）。

「そうだ、音楽が好きだよな。ライブ行けてないな」と思って、たまたま YouTube で流れていた Hawaiian music のライブ映像をお昼頃眺めていた。ゆったりとした音楽が心をほっと和ませてくれた。

「そういえば Bryant Park でもコンサートやってたよなぁ」と思い立って YouTube を検索してみると、あったあった！しかも私の大好きなジャズのコンサートもやってる！！

力強くも優しいヴォーカルとグルーブのおかげで、やばいな涙が出ちゃったよ。知らないうちにストレス溜めて疲れちゃったんだね。

今夜は、別のジャズライブも探してみよう。検索しながら、��んな時も音楽に救われてきたんだなぁと、改めて実感している。

何か特定のつらいできごとがあるわけじゃない、だから苦しい。そんな時は何も考えないのが一番いいのかもね。ライブ映像を眺めて音楽に身を委ねる時間を大切にしようと思った。

そして近い将来、現地で鑑賞できるといいな。ヨガにも参加してみたい。小さな夢が広がる。

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Jazz Performances at Bryant Park Picnic Performances

Presented by Bank of America Featuring Free Events in Partnership with Renowned NYC Arts Institutions Including Jazzmobile, Carnegie Hall Citywide, World Music Institute, Asian American Arts Alliance, The Town Hall, and Belongó Bryant Park Picnic Performances presented by Bank of America has an exciting season of free, live jazz performance lined up for the summer of 2024. All shows are free to…

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Great Jazz 🎷on the 🌳 Great Hill🌳 🎺 😎 🎷🌳

🎼  ♪♫

Date: 🎺 August 10, 2019, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

🎼  🎺 🎷  ♪ ♫

Location:

The Great Hill (enter at 106th Street and Central Park West)

 Event location map

FREE

Bring a blanket, picnic food, and dancing shoes for this fun event! Co-presented with Jazzmobile, Great Jazz on the Great Hill features live music and swing dancing in a beautiful setting.

http://www.centralparknyc.org/events/parent-events/great-jazz-on-the-great-hill-2019.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=cpc-engagement&utm_campaign=201908_greatjazz&utm_content=email

Details

This event is free; tickets are not required.

The Great Hill is steep, but accessible by ramp. If you require a disability-related accommodation or wheelchair access information, please call 212.446.2242. Requests must be made no later than Friday, August 9 at 12:00 pm.

This event is weather permitting and refreshments will not be sold. Performance lineup is subject to change.

😎 🎺  🎷  🎼  🌳  😎

The Great Hill, Central Park:

One of the highest points in Central Park, Great Hill is a great spot to catch some rays, or just enjoy the outdoors. With trails and places to relax, this part of Central Park will transport you out of the city, even just for a minute.

Located at 105th Street and Central Park West.

😎 🎺  🎷  🎼  🌳  😎   😎 🎺  🎷  🎼  🌳  😎

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Let’s Do This...  Celebrate Halloween With US! Sunday, October 31st 2pm @Riverbank State Park (Indoors), HARLEM, NY

Costumes Encouraged Live Music, Live Singers, Live Dances, Full Floor Show! BE THERE... JAZZ AIN’T DEAD

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Bill Saxton Live at Mintons

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Bill Saxton Live at Mintons

Dec 15, 2019 Minton's Playhouse is a jazz club and bar located on the first floor of the Cecil Hotel at 210 West 118th Street in Harlem and is a registered trademark of Housing and Services, Inc. a New York City. Bill Saxton Bio BILL SAXTON, hard bop tenor saxophonist, works hard to keep the soul of jazz alive. Born and raised in Harlem, Saxton attended school in New York before continuing his post-secondary education at New England Conservatory in Boston. There, he studied clarinet, composition, and arrangement. Saxton’s career in jazz has been alive since the 1960s. Since then, he’s collaborated with many jazz legends such as Ray Haynes, Jackie McLean, Nancy Wilson, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Tito Puente and Mango Santa Maria to name a few. He also is an accomplished bandleader and over the span of ten years was joined by musicians such as Bobby Watson and Hilton Ruiz Saxton has toured all over the world playing his music; he’s been across Europe, to Japan, and across the islands in the Caribbean. Saxton has composed more than 80 pieces of music, according to his website. He has also traveled with the U.S. State Department to West Africa. In 2006, Saxton opened the speakeasy Bill’s Place, which is prided to be “New York’s only jazz speakeasy.” Located on West 133rd Street, this historic prohibition-era hotspot was an after-hours hang out for many celebrities such as Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Mom Mabley, and Fats Waller. This spot was also a place where William “the Lion” Smith would play piano and would also be graced by the appearance of a young, lesser-known Billie Holiday. Today, this speakeasy is helping continue the spirit of old, classic jazz. Some of Saxton’s accolades include receiving critical acclaim from several magazines and newspapers, having his life featured in the Harlem Jazz Museum and being inducted as a jazz legend at the Library of Music. A short documentary about his life called “Living Jazz with Bill Saxton” was made in 2012. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Search for: Archives Archives Select Month December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 August 2015 /* */ Baseball Hall of Fame 2019 OTS Sports Silvana Magda with The Katenda Band & Viva Brazil Dancers ELE on Telexito Vargas Cosmetics (Short)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68zhw-fxuM&t=116s CategoriesBlog Brazil Events Fashion Featured Flashbacks Jazzmobile On The Scene News On the Scene Sports Press Alert Television Uncategorized

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Eric Arnzen has two qualifications in music and a master's in school leadership.

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7/26/17 Brian Whitson "Free concert in the park with the Mobil Jazz Project. Loved hearing the music as I walked around the park!"

[lboogie1906]

James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020) nicknamed Little Bird, was a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader.

He was born in Philadelphia. His father, an auto mechanic, played the clarinet. His mother sang in a church choir. The family played recordings of big band jazz groups around the house. His sister was a pianist, while his brothers were bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.

He played alto saxophone. He earned the nickname “Little Bird” after his work for Howard McGhee and Dizzy Gillespie, and his playing displayed influences from Charlie Parker. He switched to tenor saxophone.

He performed with the Nat Towles band. He formed his band, which was a fixture on the Philadelphia jazz scene with John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Specs Wright, Cal Massey, Johnny Coles, Ray Bryant, and Nelson Boyd. Charlie Parker and Max Roach sat in on one occasion. He recalls that the band recorded a few demos on acetate, its arrangements were lost at a Chicago train station. He joined Dizzy Gillespie’s band.

He was arrested and convicted twice for the sale of heroin, he was an addict. He went cold turkey and was able to spend a lot of his time engaged in music. While in prison he composed most of the Chet Baker and Art Pepper album Playboys.

He joined Miles Davis’s group and worked with Kenny Dorham and Gil Evans. He was recorded as a leader and sideman. He worked with Milt Jackson and Art Farmer. He and his brothers formed the Heath Brothers, featuring pianist Stanley Cowell.

He composed “For Minors Only”, “Picture of Heath”, “Bruh’ Slim”, and “CTA” and recorded them on his album Picture of Heath.

He joined the faculty of the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. He led the creation of the Jazz Program at Queens College and attracted prominent musicians such as Donald Byrd. He taught at Jazzmobile.

He married Mona Brown (1960), they had two children. He was the father of R&B songwriter/musician James Mtume.

In 2010 his autobiography I Walked With Giants was published. He played in a jazz concert at the White House when President Bill Clinton borrowed his saxophone for one number. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Looking forward to volunteering for JAZZMOBILE Summerfest! JAZZMOBILE and I go way back at Harlem Cultural Council circa 1976-77! #jazz #jazzmobile #summerfest #nyc #history (at New York)

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The Billy Taylor Trio entertained guests at the state dinner honoring Prime Minister and Begum Bhutto of Pakistan on February 5, 1975. Taylor, a noted composer and jazz performer, played piano, with Larry Ridley on bass and Robert C. Thomas on drums.

Billy Taylor grew up in Washington, DC and began his musical training at age seven. Although he learned multiple instruments he showed the most talent for playing the piano.  He attended Virginia State College, where he majored in music. Following his college graduation in 1942 he launched his professional music career playing with the Ben Webster Quartet.

Over the course of his career Taylor performed with numerous jazz contemporaries and composed over 300 songs. One of his best known songs, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,” became an unofficial anthem of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Teaching jazz and bringing it to a wider audience also formed a major part of his work. Taylor wrote textbooks and taught jazz courses at numerous schools including Howard University and the Manhattan School of Music. He also served as a music director for television programs, leading the band on The David Frost Show, and wrote music for the children’s shows as well.  In 1964 he helped establish Jazzmobile in New York City. This program, which provides concerts and other educational opportunities to introduce jazz to the largest audience possible, continues today.

Taylor drew a laugh from the audience at this state dinner when he told President Ford that he saw some similarities between leading a jazz group and leading the U.S. Government. “I’m very much like you. The members of my trio are very much like Congress,” he said. “I tell them what I want them to do – and then they go about it in their own way.”

Images:  President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford Congratulating Jazz Musician Billy Taylor after His Trio's Performance during the Entertainment Portion of a State Dinner Honoring the Prime Minister of Pakistan, 2/5/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7518545)

Entertainment Program for a State Dinner Hosted by President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford in Honor of the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Begum Bhutto Featuring the Billy Taylor Trio, 2/5/1975

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The great Houston Person - yet another great concert. Check out our latest album if you can - Rain or Shine (HighNote). Jazz Mobile (Houston Person Quartet) - Manhattan. #fujifilmxt2 #xf16mm #grantstomb #manhattan #jazzmobile photo©matthewparrish (at General Grant National Memorial)