Jazz Fabric
Anyone got an idea of the origin of this fabric. It has a repeat pattern of colourful jazz band/musicians and I think maybe English 50s/60s. I have one large curtain length, probably intended for childs bedroom or nursery??

Can white men play jazz?
= ANDY = As is the case with quite some other genres, I would say that the hard-core quality of jazz belong entirely to the coloured race. There is no way anyone could come up with a list of names to rival Louis Armstrong, Duke Elington, Miles Davis,

Jazz songs about jazz musicians
À L'ENTERREMENT DE SIDNEY BECHET sung by Patricia Kaas À l'enterrement de Sidney Bechet Y'avait des flûtes des clarinettes So long Big Man À l'enterrement de Sidney Bechet Y'avait des putes et des poètes Et des barmans. À

You jazz/funk/fusion-whatever oriented guys...
I'm not really familiar with any of this kind of music. I've had exposure but I don't know much. Anyway, I was just watching some Hammers of Misfortune videos on youtube and I came across this person.. I really dig this. Can any of you

When was the last jazz record put out?
pinhedz Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:34 am Uzi said the last jazz record of any kind was "Quasar" by the Jimmy Giuffre 4 (1985). But I figured it was "Journey, Man!" by Jack Walrath and Hard Corps (1996). But Herbie Hancock's latest

White Jazz
Another film on the Smokehouse to do list supposedly opening next year. I think this dropped off their list at some point. From movie insider White Jazz Development: Scripting, budgeting, casting and planning. In Movie Theaters:TBA, 2012

Music Download-African Jazz - Bona Petit
This is one of my favorites..Really smooth and mellow. Have a great weekend. Richard Bona - Cameroon yousendit.com /AED57D3E1BD97BC1 Kalanbancoro yousendit.com /C24F61B071F35FE4 Sona Mama yousendit.com /3082228B2234C253 Painting A

MJQ Any fans here?
Stan54 Mon May 12, 2008 2:24 am I love these guys. Nobody sounds like them. Here's Scott Yanow's bio at AMG: "Pianist John Lewis, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Kenny Clarke first came together as the rhythm

Origins of third-stream music (formerly "Any MJQ fans here?")
We'll get to MJQ in due course--the The Modern Jazz Quartet seems to be considered the foremost proponent of "third stream music"--music that is jazz and classical at the same time. Few people (other than ATU members) have heard of Paul Nero,

The Top 10 Jazz Books
Reggie Nadelson's top 10 jazz books From Toni Morrison to Roddy Doyle, the novelist picks the titles that really make this subject swing Reggie Nadelson guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 May 2011 16.26 BST Detail from photograph of Dizzy Gillespie i

Spirit of jazz
what do you think of him?

Jazz band in Penang
Hi all kaki`s... Now im already 2 weeks in penang..start a new job in penang island..is there any info where is a good spot to here any live jazz band/soloist in penang island.. Thanks and regards

Harvey Pekar on Jazz
Hosni The Atlantic Sam Machkovech Harvey Pekar—namesake of famed underground comic series American Splendor, Veteran Affairs office clerk, book writer, curmudgeon. But before all of those, the Cleveland native was a jazz enthusiast and critic. Even

Gunther Schuller and the history of jazz
pinhedz Tue May 20, 2008 2:38 pm Gunther Schuller probably would not be called a jazz man, but he was a fine musician and scholar, and an interesting guy. He's known more for teaching than for performing, but he recorded with Miles Davis (on a

Happy 21st Birthday Miss Jazzalyn!
Note: I thought it would be fun to do something different. =p