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On All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner said "there are more subdued voices who let their music do the talking, as is the case for Ron Miles' Quiver, a project led by the Denver-based trumpeter and his talented cohorts, guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Brian Blade. These gentle masters are highly respected leaders with expansive discographies and ...
Seventh Avenue South was a jazz club in New York City. It existed from 1977 to 1987. [1]The Seventh Avenue South was located in Greenwich Village, Manhattan (21 Seventh Avenue South/Leroy Street) and it was founded by the brothers Randy and Michael Brecker. [2]
Jazz has been popular in Birmingham since the 1920s, [1] an era when interest in the music within England was otherwise largely confined to London. [5] The Birmingham Palais was one of the pioneering venues of British jazz and opened in Ladywood in 1920, [2] hosting early touring bands from the United States such as the Frisco Jazz Band in 1920, [2] Benny Peyton's Jazz Kings in 1921, [2] the ...
The Jazz–Nuggets rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets. The rivalry dates back to the 1976–77 NBA season, when the Nuggets joined the NBA as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. The rivalry is notable in that it features the only two NBA teams based in the Rocky Mountains. [2 ...
Helen Morgan (née Riggins; August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage.A quintessential torch singer, she made a big splash in the Chicago club scene in the 1920s.
The club opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district. It was set up and managed by musicians Ronnie Scott and Pete King.In 1965 it moved to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street.
Herr Nilsen Jazz Club. Herr Nilsen Jazz Club is a jazz club in Oslo, Norway. It is located southeast of the Norwegian National Gallery, just metres north of the Hotel Bristol and Oslo Nye Teater, overlooking the courthouse square. Darwin Porter of Frommer's describes the club as "one of the most congenial spots in Oslo and a personal favorite."
The Flamingo Club was a jazz nightclub in Soho, London, between 1952 and 1969. It was located at 33–37 Wardour Street from 1957 onwards and played an important role in the development of British rhythm and blues and modern jazz .