This article was originally published in the Fall 2021 print issue of JAZZIZ Magazine. By……...
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Remember record stores? Remember the thrill of turning your friends on to new music by…
Vocalese is the art of writing lyrics to improvised jazz solos. A number of instrumental…
Saxophonist and flutist James Moody was born on this day in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. After an early stint with the Dizzy Gillespie bebop orchestra, Moody ventured out to form several outstanding ensembles under his own name.
Award-winning, Brooklyn-born vocalist Allan Harris plunges into the world of bebop trailblazer and vocalese innovator…