#jazz pianists

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On April 30th; The International Jazz Day 2024 will be celebrated in more than 190 countries.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock are pleased to announce that the city of Tangier, Morocco will serve as the Global Host and will anchor the International Jazz Day programs around the world.

Watch the live broadcast of the International Jazz Day 2024

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The High Priestess of Soul: The Life and Legacy of Nina Simone

Introduction: Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon ninety-one years ago today on February 21, 1933, in Tryon, North Carolina, was a revolutionary artist whose music transcended genres, blending elements of jazz, blues, classical, and folk. Her distinctive voice, coupled with her profound songwriting and piano skills, made her a singular figure in the world of music. Often referred to as the…

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Barbara Carroll

Jazz pianist Barbara Carroll was born in 1925 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Carroll enjoyed a distinguished seven-decade career as a musician. She was a fixture of the jazz and cabaret scene in New York City, and was considered by many to be the city's "first lady of jazz piano". She and her trio played at venues all over the country. Carroll also appeared on Broadway and performed at the White House for President Clinton. She released twelve albums and won the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center.

Barbara Carroll died in 2017 at the age of 92.

Image: William P Gottlieb Collection, Library of Congress

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When the fantastic Oscar Peterson meets the legendary Count Basie, you're in for a wonderful treat! Nimble fingers, exceptional sense of rhythm, virtuoso and maestro. Watching this fills me with joy and emotion!

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Les McCann, Jazz Pioneer Sampled by Notorious B.I.G., Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, Dead at 88

Les McCann, a trailblazing pianist and singer known for fusing strains of jazz, funk, and R&B and pioneering soul jazz, died on Friday at the age of 88.

The cause of death has not been disclosed, but his manager Alan Abrahams told NBC News that the musician had died at a Los Angeles hospital after developing pneumonia a week ago.

The singer had lived for the last four years at a skilled nursing facility in L.A, according to The New York Times.

McCann, who is best remembered for his 1967 protest song “Compared to What,” alongside saxophonist Eddie Harris, released more than 50 albums throughout his lifetime. But much of his music lives on through classic hip-hop songs that sampled his work: Notorious B.I.G.’s “10 Crack Commandments” samples his composition “Vallarta,” A Tribe Called Quest’s “After Hours” samples “North Carolina,” and Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre’s “Next Episode” samples “Go on and Cry.”

Nearly 300 artists — including Warren G., Slick Rick, Cypress Hill, and Nas — have taken inspiration and sampled McCann’s work in their music, according to the Times.

McCann was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1935 and formed a trio after being discharged from the U.S. Navy. During his stint, though, the musician won a talent contest and performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. He dropped albums Les McCann Plays the Truth and The Shout in 1960 as he built his profile as a musician, per Variety.

The musician later signed to Atlantic in 1968 and dropped a cover of Gene McDaniels’ “Compared to What” in 1969, marking one of the biggest releases of his career.

��When I heard him,” he said of the McDaniels track in 2017, per the Times. “I hired him in my band — one of the best singers I’ve ever heard. And I found out he was also a writer. We stayed in touch for years after that, and he would always send me songs.”

“I can’t tell you how many songs he sent me, but that one stuck with me,” he added.

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jazzy lounge club singer cleo for @hermitzine !! closeup under da cut >>>

PUKES i’m so delighted that my silly jazz au got to be apart of an incredible collection of works for this project waaaah

in all honesty, the idea for this au started when i applied to this zine months before i even knew i was accepted. so in a way, it was sort of manifested :^) this was the most self indulgent, opulent thing i could create for this zine, cleo in a beautiful red dress with lots of jewelry, glitz and glam, and of course a little sparkley eye makeup /swoons

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Fuck it. Every Steve Harrington headcannon I have because I've been rotating that boy in my head like a pig on a stick

- Has had glasses since he was young but mostly wore contacts throughout high school due to being bullied in middle school for looking like a nerd

- Plays the piano or the violin, your pick

- In addition to the piano, he mostly plays jazz cause thats my favorite genre and I think it would be his too

- Has ALWAYS had horrible migraines but have since been a lot more difficult to deal with due to you know all that other shit that's been going on

- Does not know popular culture, I know it's very popular within the fandom that he only listences to what's on the radio or watchs only the recent released movies but that boy could barely name a single movie he does NOT know popular shit (this also goes with my jazz headcannon that he mostly just listenes to jazz in the car or at home)

- Surprisingly amazing at chess, no one in the party has managed to beat him

- Horror fan(books,shows,movies,etc)

- His best subject in school was math and I will die on this hill

- Between him and Eddie, he is the black cat

- Bisexual obviously, but a really do like the headcanon that he kinda knew he liked boys when he was younger and doesn't need Robin or Eddie to tell him(he was the one telling Robin that Vickie could like both just saying)

- Also asexual maybe

- Can cook

- SMOKER!!! He smokes in the first season, and in the third he makes a reference to smoking marijuana, he is NOT new to this

- Has really bad bedhead

- I can see him as having some form of OCD or ADHD

I'm forgetting most so be prepared for a part 2

Part 2

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T h e l o n i o u s M o n k

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Jazz Day 2024 Live concert.

Legendary figures of jazz, blues and beyond to electrify the city of Tangier – and screens throughout the world.

Featuring

CLAUDIA ACUÑA

AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE

JOHN BEASLEY (MUSICAL DIRECTOR)

LAKECIA BENJAMIN

TK BLUE

RICHARD BONA

DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER

BILLY CHILDS

MOREIRA CHONGUIÇA

SHEMEKIA COPELAND

DAR GNAWA

MANDISI DYANTYIS

ABDELLAH EL GOURD

KURT ELLING

ANTONIO FARAÒ

MELODY GARDOT

JAMES GENUS

TERREON GULLY

HERBIE HANCOCK

JAZZMEIA HORN

JEREMY IRONS (HOST)

JOHNAYE KENDRICK

JK KIM

RHANI KRIJA

FEMI KUTI

ROMÁN LAJARA

MAGNUS LINDGREN

ROMERO LUBAMBO

MARCUS MILLER

YASUSHI NAKAMURA

PHILIPPE POWELL

SHARP RADWAY

TROY ROBERTS

ANTONIO SERRANO

JALEEL SHAW

JAHARI STAMPLEY

JOE LOUIS WALKER

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John Lewis: A Jazz Pioneer

Introduction: John Lewis was not only a visionary pianist and composer but also a pioneering force in the world of jazz. Born one hundred and four years ago today on May 3, 1920, in La Grange, Illinois, Lewis began his musical journey at a young age. His early exposure to classical music laid a strong foundation for his future endeavors in jazz. Early Career and Influences: Lewis’ career took…

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Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck (American, 1920 - 2012), New York City, 1954 - by Elliott Erwitt (1928 - 2023), French/American

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T h e l o n i u s M o n k

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Nat King Cole, Capitol Studio A, 1962

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RIP to my favorite jazz pianist in the whole world. The great Ahmad Jamal has passed away today at the age of 92. What a man, what a life. There will never be another. 🌹🏆🖤🕊️🎹

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Dorothy Donegan

Jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan was born in 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. Donegan was not only fluent in several styles of jazz, but also in European classical music. In 1943, she became the first African-American to perform at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. Donegan became known for her entertaining and flamboyant style of performance, and garnered a cult following. She began receiving wider acclaim later in life. In 1992, Donegan received a Jazz Master fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The following year, she performed at the White House.

Dorothy Donegan died in 1998 at the age of 76.

Image: National Archives