Saxophone Colossus- The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins

Three creative miracles here:

1. The life of Sonny Rollins
2. The unprecedented way Sonny documented his life…including among other things EVERY practice session throughout his long career
3. The new biography of Sonny by Aidan Levy which gathers the superabundance of Rollins material into a fascinating page turner that goes deep into the creative life of one of the music’s grand masters.

A must for Sonny Rollins fans, musicians, jazz lovers, and everyone interested in the creative process.

Click here to order Saxophone Colossus

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Class of 1930

David Amram’s passion for music is infectious.

If you want a first-hand insider’s account of what it was like to hang out with Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, and a whole host of other famous jazz musicians, this one is not to be missed!

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Great news – Eddie Durham rides again

Long-time Jazz on the Tube subscribers know we have been dedicated advocates to the idea that arranger/composer/music director/ amplified guitar pioneer/trombone virtuoso Eddie Durham deserves a much higher profile among jazz fans and jazz students than his memory currently enjoys.

How high?

It’s time that he be placed at the level of Duke Ellington and other ESSENTIAL masters of the art.

As an important step in that direction, we’re delighted to announce a MAJOR documentary on Eddie’s life and music that launches tomorrow February 1, 2024.

Details and an informative wide-ranging interview.

Watch the interview above, and for more info on the documentary, click this link.

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!

 

Bob Beamon, Conguero

If you’re around 64 or older you probably remember the shock of the 1968 Olympic leap of Bob Beamon when it happened.

He didn’t just win the gold, he also shattered the world record – and 56 years later it’s still the Olympic record.

What you probably didn’t know, and I didn’t know until very recently, is that Bob has had a passion for Afro-Caribbean music since he was 9 years old growing up in the projects in South Jamaican, Queens.

But he was more than just a fan. Until he went to college and shifted his attention to sports, he was on track to become a professional musician.

Now at 77, he’s playing again. In a band and is on his first CD.

Complete interview – December 29, 2023

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!

Al Jackson – Growing up in New Orleans in the 50s and 60s

Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum

1500 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 715-0332

More details

Website with reviews

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Vox Humana – Bobby Sanabria with Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer) and Antoinette Montague


Vox Humana and the Multiverse Big Band

Recorded Live in New York City at Club Dizzy (2022).

Featuring: Vocalists Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), Antoinette Montague, and Jennifer Jade Ledesna.

Be a jazz activist.

1. You can order Vox Humana here.

2. Call your favorite jazz radio DJ and ask him or her to play a cut from the album.

3. Upcoming live shows.

September 30
Grace Farm – New Canaan, CT
Tickets

October 11
Interchurch Center – New York City (Free)
Tickets

October 14
True Blue Jazz Festival
Tickets

A Taste

– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube

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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!

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