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Drummer Kendrick 'Kads' Scott Releases Debut CD April 10 (All About Jazz)
>Kendrick 'KADS' Scott is not your average drummer. Yes, he went to Berklee. Yes, he endorses many of the same drums and accessories as the next guy. And of course his influences include Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes, and Philly Joe Jones.
Jazz Live! The Best of Be-Bop! (All About Jazz)
When: Friday, March 23, 2007, 8 P.M. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY Subway: 7-train to Main Street/Flushing; Free parking available.
Basie, Ellington and Miles Cut Perfect Jazz Groove: Mike Zwerin (Bloomberg.com)
March 12 (Bloomberg) -- When you can't sleep because of the pressures of modern city life -- congestion, pollution, corruption, the plain unfairness of it all -- don't count sheep. Count Basie.
Uri Caine: Developing That Third Ear (All About Jazz)
Mozart?s ?Piano Sonata in C Major? is one of the most well-known compositions in the entire musical canon. Last month pianist Uri Caine strutted across the stage at New York City?s Merkin Hall, took his seat and dove into the familiar piece with genteel precision.
Miles Davis Quintet | Prestige Records (2007) (All About Jazz)
I may not be the sharpest tool in the box, but I've finally worked out why Blue Note and Prestige are issuing so many of their iconic mid-'50s albums remastered by original sessions engineer Rudy Van Gelder.