Portrait of Mal Waldron
A few years ago I got Naomi a couple of instrumental albums called Jazz Minus 1, which basically some great jazz players playing through...
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Peter Strom
Sep 23, 20221 min
"1959, the Year that Changed Jazz"
Just wanted to share this documentary the focuses on 4 classic jazz albums that all came out in 1959: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis Time...
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Peter Strom
May 1, 20222 min
"UK Jazz" Dance in the 80's
I just saw this brief documentary posted by a dance friend on Facebook (thanks to Dom Eagleton for the find!) and it was super...
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Peter & Naomi
Sep 20, 20211 min
Radio program about Ellington's "Jump For Joy"
In 1941 Duke Ellington created an all black musical called "Jump For Joy". It was truly progressive for it's day. He called it the first...
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Peter Strom
Apr 18, 20211 min
Al Minns profile on the 80's news
Though I had seen this news short before I appreciate the context that Sandra Cameron Dance Center gives preceding it. Al is a great...
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Mar 28, 20211 min
Interview with Norma about Ella
One of our fellow members David showed this to us- a rare interview with Norma that we hadn't seen before from 20 years ago. The focus of...
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Mar 13, 20211 min
Dexter Gordon - More Than You Know
Hey y'all - I found this on the intertubes and I thought you might enjoy. Check it!
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Feb 3, 20212 min
Art Ford's Jazz Party
Here's another gem on the Jazz with Jarvis YouTube channel. It's a live TV show with some really great players from the swing era. The...
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Dec 24, 20201 min
Jimmy Rushing - Jazz Casual
Jimmy Rushing, famously of the Count Basie Orchestra, is one of my very favorite singers. This is a great 1/2 hour if you have it to...
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Dec 7, 20201 min
Fats Waller Documentary
In honor of our Masters Challenge this month to the great song "Moppin' & Boppin'" by Fats Waller, I just wanted to share this...
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Oct 22, 20201 min
Podcast interview with Sylvia Sykes
Here's a 2 part interview with Sylvia. She's being featured on a West Coast Swing podcast which could seem a bit incongruous nowadays but...
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Oct 14, 20203 min
My interview with George Sullivan in 2006
This interview was really special for me personally as I'd heard about George Sullivan as a bit of a legend and I'd taken one master...
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May 5, 20201 min
Great audio doc on Illinois Jacquet
Illinois Jacquet: King of the Screeching Tenor Flying Home was one of the songs that I loved starting out that I am not embarrassed to...
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Apr 11, 20201 min
The Jazz Hoofer (Baby Laurence Doc)
Like so many things this video used to be super hard to find and now you can just sit there like a bump on a log and see rare footage of...
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