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Ed Cassidy dies at 89; drummer for band Spirit

2012-12-08 00:00:00

Ed Cassidy, the drummer whose musical background influenced the jazz-tinged sound of the band Spirit, which emerged in the late 1960s as one of the West Coast's premier rock groups, has died. He was 89. Cassidy died Thursday of cancer at an assisted...

Lady Liberty

2012-06-01 16:39:50

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' on A&E

2012-05-27 21:36:42

Influences: Jazz composer and bass player Stanley Clarke

2011-06-22 16:33:19

PASSINGS: William Coblentz, Bent Larsen, Carlton Coleman, Juan Mari Bras, Hadley Caliman

2010-09-15 00:00:00

William Coblentz Former University of California regent William Coblentz, 88, an attorney and former University of California regent who fought against South Africa's apartheid policies and upheld the right of communist philosopher Angela Davis to teach...

PASSINGS: Mike Zwerin, Mike Cuellar

2010-04-04 00:00:00

Mike Zwerin Trombonist, jazz critic Mike Zwerin, 79, a trombonist who got his break jamming with Miles Davis and later became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune, died Friday in a Paris hospital after a long illness, his...

Ed Thigpen dies at 79; jazz drummer

2010-01-15 00:00:00

Jazz drummer Ed Thigpen, who often was described as "Mr. Taste" for his sensitive accompaniment of instrumentalists and singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Billy Taylor, died Wednesday at Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen. He was...

Are you a 'jazz nerd'? Jason Marsalis revisits and clarifies the term

2010-06-15 16:35:20

'Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963' by Kevin Starr

2009-07-08 00:00:00

With the publication of "Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-1963," Kevin Starr -- now university professor and professor of history at USC and state librarian of California emeritus -- has completed his transformation from the state'...

Herman Leonard dies at 87; photographer chronicled mid-century jazz scene

2010-08-16 00:00:00

Herman Leonard, a photographer best known for his iconic images of such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, has died. He was 87. Leonard died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman said. No...

A rosy new stage for Sugar Blue

2013-03-26 14:03:00

These are very sweet days for Sugar Blue. In a few months, he'll be a father once more, his wife and bass player Ilaria Lantieri expecting their first child together in late May or early June. In the meantime, the two — who own a home in...

With a New Album in the Works, the Isaac Young Quartet Head to Arch Street in Hartford

2012-12-11 11:00:00

Isaac Young Quartet Opening for Marco Benevento, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $12-$15, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, manicproductions.org. � The jazz world is roomy, with many corners to explore. There's the academic scene, always...

Quote: "I wanted to find a happy medium to bridge the gap between the academic side of things... where I could appeal to someone who grew up listening to Charlie Parker or Dexter Gordon, who really likes the tradition, the swing, and then appeal to a crowd that doesn't necessarily connect with jazz.

2012-12-19 00:00:00

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"My true love in photography isn't jazz, it's the world," says Herman Leonard. But music is the subject for which the 86-year-old is best known, through vivid black-and-white portraits of many jazz world legends.

2010-03-23 11:46:23