Jackie McLean

Jazz review: Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl

2011-06-23 16:33:22

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Live review: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

2009-09-28 16:33:57

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Ben Golder-Novick, a.k.a. Ben The Sax Guy, Records a New Album

2013-02-19 12:45:00

Ben the Sax Guy Creative Cocktail Hour After-Party, Feb. 21, Sully's Pub, 2071 Park St., Hartford, (860) 231-8881, sullyspub.com � Hartford musician Ben Golder-Novick, also known as Ben the Sax Guy (or Benito the Troubadour, if you aren't into the...

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...

3-CD Set Of Saxophonist Thomas Chapin Released Posthumously

2012-12-13 00:00:00

Although struck down by leukemia at40 in 1998, Thomas Chapin, the phenomenal instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, left behind a rich, life-affirming legacy. What is still very much alive are his recordings, compositions and a wealth of memories in...

Dither Brings an Arsenal of Amps, Electronic Toys and Open Minds to Wesleyan

2012-11-14 08:20:00

Dither Electric Guitar Quartet Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $6-$22, Wesleyan University, Crowell Concert Hall, 50 Wyllys Ave., Middletown, (860) 685-3355, wesleyan.edu/cfa. � Two electric guitars on stage at a classical music concert is usually more than an...

Grand Band Slam 2012: BEST JAZZ

2012-09-17 14:37:00

Best Jazz: Isaac Young Quartet To say Isaac Young, a 25-year-old bandleader from New Britain, is just a jazz musician, or even just a saxophone player, isn't quite right. True, his groups — a Trio, a Quartet, a groove-jazz project called Puremotion...

Pulling Back, Pushing Forward: Steve Lehman Trio plays Firehouse 12 in New Haven on April 13

2012-04-05 12:09:00

So much of contemporary jazz has to do with balancing invention and reinvention, figuring out what remains relevant and generative about trends from the last fifty years while developing new systems that, if they don't necessarily push the genre forward,...

Recipients Named for Arts Job Grants In Hartford

2012-02-22 12:00:00

The City of Hartford and the Greater Hartford Arts Council named the 16 recipients of the 2012 Arts & Heritage Jobs Grant Program, Phase 1. The Arts & Heritage Jobs Grant Program, funded by the City of Hartford and managed by the arts council, is...

Pianist Benny Green has ups and downs at Jazz Showcase

2011-12-03 00:00:00

News director Mark Miller leaving WBAL radio after 31 years

2011-07-12 09:47:00

Veteran Baltimore newsman Mark Miller is leaving WBAL radio after more than 31 years at the station. As news director for 21 of those years at WBAL, Miller led one of the most competitive and ambitious radio news operations in the country. The station...

Pianist Randy Weston performs with his African Rhythms Quintet at the Artists Collective on Saturday

2011-05-10 12:37:00

Randy Weston is the kind of artist you have to dig for. His music is real insider stuff, the sort you'd grab from a record store bin because the cover looked cool or because someone much hipper than you dropped his name. Thanks to YouTube, you can view...

Integrity has also attracted jazz notables right from its early days including vibraphonist Jay Hoggard, a Middletown resident, has been shopping there since he was an undergraduate student at Wesleyan University, trombonist Steve Davis, saxophonist Jackie McLean, bassist Nat Reeves, saxophonists

2012-05-31 00:00:00

(L-R) Jim McLean, Evelyn Haysbert, Raymond Haysbert Jr., Jackie McLean , Raymond V. Haysbert Sr. November, 1990.

2010-05-25 12:54:57

Stephen Porter, of Hartford, performing with the Artists Collective Jackie McLean Youth Jazz Ensemble, plays his concert upright bass while a televised image of Barack Obama is replayed waving to the crowd in Washington Tuesday night at the Artists Collective in Hartford, where President Barack

2009-01-20 00:00:00