R.I.P Jimmy Smith.

Dead of natural causes, apparently, at the age of 79. If this name is not familiar to you, he is the father of jazz organ as we know it. Go out and find Organ Grinder Swing, Back at the Chicken Shack, House Party or anything else with his name on it. You know the Beastie Boys tune "Root Down"? That was his doing. The reason ( Read more... )

From The Last Waltz DVD commentary ( Read more... )

September 24, 2004 (Montreal, Quebec) - Marcello Piras, Italy’s most acknowledged authority on jazz and black music, will present a lecture entitled "The Human Brain, Evolution, DNA, and Musical Styles Around the World". The event will take place at Concordia University’s Oscar Peterson Concert Hall on Thursday, October 7th at 4:00 p.m. Admission ( Read more... )

C’est What To Re-open Music VenueThe lease on C’est What’s music room expired at the end of August. After a protracted rent dispute with the landlord, the space was vacated. This left the Front Street pub restaurant at a crossroads. C’est What President George Milbrandt vowed at the closing night party, “We are not going to let anyone's short ( Read more... )

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The Management

( Jazz Euphorium Playlist June 9 2004 )

R.I.P. Elvin JonesDead at 76 from heart failure. I'd heard he was really ill about a month ago, but the reports were sketchy. Unfortunately, they proved to be right. At least he's been reunited with Coltrane and his brother Thad, among the many other jazz legends he knew before ( Read more... )