Jazz Nouvelle-Orléans

Birdland was a famous jazz club in New York City located at 1678 Broadway at 44th Street, where pianist George Shearing, composer of “Lullaby of Birdland” first played in 1949 with clarinetist Buddy De Franco. That year, owner Morris Levy renamed the club Birdland in honor of Charlie “Bird” Parker !

It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened ‎– A man, a maid, a kiss, and then goodbye ‎– Romance was the theme ‎– And we were the players ‎– I never think of this without a sigh – Lover, one lovely day – Love came, planning to stay – Green Dolphin Street supplied the setting...

"I can remember when i lived in my beloved New York. When autumn came i would see the trees in Central-Park changing color from red to gold to gone. After walking those cold blocks you would duck into a small cocktail lounge or café and listen to George Shearing play Autumn in New-York !" 555kappock

"One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop" Alyn Shipton, Gillespie's biographer

"My Way" a song popularized by Frank Sinatra. Its lyrics were written by Paul Anka and set to music based on the french song "Comme d'habitude" composed in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, lyrics by Claude François and Gilles Thibault.

« Hollywood Africans » est le titre du nouvel album de Jon Batiste, mais aussi une peinture de Basquiat. Tous deux montrent qu’un artiste tire le meilleur de ses influences ; et avec ce nouvel album, Batiste nous entraîne dans une magistrale échappée, des débuts du jazz à nos jours.

« Hollywood Africans » est le titre du nouvel album de Jon Batiste, mais aussi une peinture de Basquiat. Tous deux montrent qu’un artiste tire le meilleur de ses influences ; et avec ce nouvel album, Batiste nous entraîne dans une magistrale échappée, des débuts du jazz à nos jours.

Dr. Brown member of the State House of Representatives for Georgia, told Bernie about Dr. Brown’s daughter Georgia Brown and how subsequent to the baby girl’s birth on August 11, 1911 the Georgia General Assembly had issued a declaration that she was to be named, Georgia...

Duke Ellington trusted Billy Strayhorn's artistic gifts from the moment he joined the band in 1939 until Strayhorn's death in 1967 - Duke Ellington said of Billy Strayhorn after his passing, that he possessed : "Tonal supremacy, a mantle which he wore only with total grace..."

"Sometimes a great song could be written by somebody the public had never heard of like the boys who wrote "Angel Eyes" Earl Brent and Matt Dennis" Ella Fitzgerald

Le thème sous forme de question/réponse évoque les échanges passionnés auxquels s'adonnaient les pasteurs et leur assemblée lors des chants gospel. Composé par le pianiste Bobby Timmons le morceau deviendra un standard du jazz

Si Nino Ferrer reste célèbre pour Mirza et Le Téléfon, on connaît moins ses débuts en tant que musicien de jazz. Pourtant cette formation initiale a laissé son empreinte dans ses compositions musicales de manière plus flagrante plus qu'on ne le croit.

Le festival Jazz in Marciac célèbre cette année le 300e anniversaire de la Nouvelle-Orléans. Parmi les hommages au berceau du jazz, celui de Hugh Coltman qui, malgré un style teinté de nostalgie, en peint une image résolument contemporaine et engagée. Rencontre.