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Jazz Musicians

The Lessons I've Learned From Jazz

Nat Wolff | Posted 05.18.2013 | Entertainment
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Nat Wolff

I have learned a lot from Jazz. I compare good acting to jazz music. The more you study and prepare as an actor, the more equipped you are to live in the moment. Just like the gifted musicians in my dad's quartet, it takes a courageous actor to be free.

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Jazz Giants

David Galenson | Posted 09.15.2012 | Arts
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David Galenson

Charlie Parker often cites Lester Young as an influence, however there are no recordings where he sounds like a Lester Young clone. As a matter of fact, when you hear him playing with Jay McShann at 19, he already sounds like Charlie Parker.

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Kenny Loggins Had It Right: Cards, Music, Farewells Revisited

David Hunt | Posted 06.28.2012 | San Francisco
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David Hunt

A couple of exuberant people who have bettered my understanding of music passed away this April. One of them I got to know well and considered a friend: the pianist and arranger George Mesterhazy.

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Campari and Conversation

Kat Edmonson | Posted 07.15.2012 | Entertainment
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Kat Edmonson

Growing up, my imagined life as a musician was something along the lines of me lounging in a Learjet en route to a swelling outdoor amphitheatre on a dazzling summer's eve.

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Live With Music or Die With Noise: Book a Band, Create a Job

Anthony DeFeo | Posted 04.16.2012 | Impact
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Anthony DeFeo

Music was the piece of my life I had been missing and I eventually realized that our country was in a similar quandary. Out with the noise. Music For Tomorrow (MFT) is a non-profit that creates performance opportunities for local jazz musicians.

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Famous Jazz Musician Dies At 88

AP | Posted 02.27.2012 | Home
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Sam Rivers, an internationally-known jazz musician who played with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 88. Moniqu...

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