Maynard Ferguson

Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Third

2012-01-25 16:33:13

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PASSINGS: Charles Napier, Kenneth Dahlberg, Joel DiBartolo

2011-10-07 00:00:00

Charles Napier Character actor usually played the heavy Charles Napier, 75, a prolific character actor whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part II," died Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial...

Jazz critic Tom Moon changes roles for first album, â€˜Into the Ojala'

2011-01-04 16:32:45

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...

Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin's TV show band

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78. Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of...

Rob McConnell dies at 75; valve trombonist who led the Boss Brass

2010-05-16 00:00:00

Rob McConnell, a celebrated composer, arranger and valve trombonist who led the Boss Brass, one of Canada's best and best-known big bands, has died. He was 75. McConnell, a three-time Grammy winner, died May 1 at a Toronto hospital, his family announced....

Mad Hot Music

2006-02-05 00:00:00

As the bass player for the Movies, an indie rock band out of Silver Lake, I thought I had played just about every hole in the wall in Los Angeles with every no-name performer in town. So it came as a surprise when, having been asked to seek out the...

A great jazz soiree takes root in Elmhurst

2013-02-19 12:58:00

As everyone knows, America's jazz hotspots are Chicago, New York, New Orleans and … Elmhurst? Well, as of tomorrow evening, at least, the western suburb will indeed be pulsing with the music, as jazz stars and student ensembles from across the...

Easton-P'burg TV coverage won't crash gate

2012-11-20 17:25:39

Not too long ago Easton Area High School expressed concerns about live TV coverage having an impact on attendance at some of its sporting events. But one event that the Red Rovers never have to worry about TV affecting is the annual Thanksgiving...

Joseph Wooten and a host of local musicians to play Hampton benefit for veterans

2012-02-29 08:00:00

Gordy Price, owner of Pro Music & Sound in York County, and friends are once again rallying support for a good cause. They've organized a concert called Rock For Freedom that will raise money for veterans aid groups Operation Home Front of Hampton Roads...

Renowned jazz guitarist, bassist to play area tribute show to third member of trio

2012-03-13 16:23:30

Brushes with greatness

2011-10-04 15:21:00

What do Charo, Gallager (the watermelon-smashing comedian), Mohammed Bello Adoke (the Nigerian Minister of Health), Mario Cuomo, Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Joe Namath, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Swan, Myron Cope, Franco Harris, the Kingston Trio, Woody Herman, Phil...

Jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, Aug. 23 Jazz legend Maynard Ferguson, a trumpeter known for screaming power in the high octaves -- he could reach a double-high-C -- died on Aug. 23 of kidney and liver failure due to an abdominal infection. He was 78.

2006-08-30 06:13:44