AP - Aug 17, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) — Max Roach got his first musical break at age 16, filling in when Duke Ellington s drummer fell ill in 1940. Those three nights spawned a career that would make the self-taught Roach...
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Max Roach made a career out of rewriting the rule books. The pioneering jazz percussionist, known as much for the political convictionsas for his sleight of hand with the drumsticks died Thursday morning...
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A contemporary of Duke Ellington, pianist Mary Lou Williams was not only jazz s premier female instrumentalist but also a brilliant, yet underappreciated composer. Now, one of her rarely played masterworks...
More »Reuters - May 9, 2004
Celebrating its fifth installment, the North Sea Jazz Festival Cape Town came of age this year when it moved into a new venue and presented its most ambitious programming to date. The two-day jazz,...
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