Suchergebnisse
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Vor 5 Tagen · Nach dem Gottesdienst lädt der „Ammersbeker Kulturkreis“ zum Frühshoppen mit den Jazz Lips ein, die auch schon während des Gottesdienstes spielen werden. Veranstaltungsort: Pferdestall am Gutshof 3 in 22949 Ammersbek
Vor 4 Tagen · The Straight Horn of Rudi Mahall, obviously, nods to Lacy’s classic album and its iconic artwork. German clarinetist Mahall (of Globe Unity Orchestra, Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and Die Enttäuschung fame) focuses on a different straight horn, the B-flat clarinet (with a motto by Benny Goodman: “It’s an awful lot of work playing ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Der „Bugle Call“ schaffte es auch bis nach Hollywood und kommt u.a. in den Filmen „The Big Broadcast“ von 1937 vor, in „Orchestra Wives“ 1942, „Stage Door Canteen 1943, Die Benny Goodman Story von 1956 und zuletzt auch im Film „Aviator“ mit Leonardo di Caprio von 2004.
Vor 4 Tagen · On January 16, 1938, the same day that Benny Goodman performed his legendary Carnegie Hall jazz concert, the Basie and Webb bands had a battle at the Savoy Ballroom. Webb and Fitzgerald were declared winners by Metronome magazine, while DownBeat magazine pronounced Holiday and Basie the winners.
Guitarist Charlie Christian recorded his signature song “Solo Flight” with the Benny Goodman Big Band on this day (March 4) in 1941. The song would establish Christian as one of the earliest guitar heroes in jazz, the man responsible for bringing his instrument out of the background and into the frontline.
Vor 4 Tagen · The song had been featured in the 1940 Broadway review Two for the Show and bandleader Benny Goodman had made a hit recording of it that same year. Parker based the opening line on his 1242 solo on “The Jumpin’ Blues,” recorded when he was a member of pianist Jay McShann’s band.
Vor 5 Tagen · Swing into summer: Cedar Valley Big Band delights crowds with classic jazz tunes. In a recent rehearsal, the Cedar Valley Big Band swings its way through Benny Goodman's "killer-diller" Swing ...
