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Jon Irabagon Searches the Saxophone for the New and the Now, Alone and Together
Consumed with curiosity, the child’s eyes and mind absorbed his aunt’s hand movements as she played Chopin on the piano. How, he wondered, did she play different tempos at the same time? This fascination led him to play piano, before the alto saxophone attracted his attention in the fifth grade.
Von at 100!
Even though Von Freeman left Chicago only after being promoted to a permanent position on August 11, 2012, his centennial will be celebrated before, during, and after October 3, 2023.
McBride Engages Emotions and Ensemble Energy on Ramon
However honest and honorable, songs saluting females in their titles possess a certain characteristic. When discussing “Jeannine,” Duke Pearson’s classic composition during a 1960 Jazz at the Philharmonic performance in Paris, Cannonball Adderley said, “You know, tunes named after girls like Jeannine are usually slow, wispy ballads, but this Jeannine is a swinging chick, right?”