Jazz/Blues
PHOTOS: Pianos in the Parks, a Playful Public Art Project in Seattle, Encourages You to Tickle the Ivories
Calling All Bells, Brass, Singers and Smartphones: Make Music New York Winter 2014 Proposals Due October 1
A call for proposals comes to us via Make Music New York. Back for its fourth iteration, MMNY Winter will return Sunday, December 21 with musical parades for players of bells, guitars, harps, smartphones and more. Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Perform Duke Ellington-Inspired 'Tensile Curves' at Newport Jazz Festival 2014
It was in 1956, in Newport nonetheless, that Duke Ellington and his Orchestra gave a most landmark performance at the Jazz Festival. Per NPR, historians mark this as the pivotal moment of the Duke's 50 plus year career, with the centerpiece being "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue" accompanied by saxophonist Paul Gonsalves.
