“The bottom line is that distributing a series of grants to people associated or adjacent to the jazz community may be a better way to support the art form and the neighborhood.” The festival ...
Composer/arranger Gordon Goodwin has won three Emmys for his work on cartoons. He formed the band as a studio unit ... from their familiarity with Goodwin’s compositions as a staple of ... Pianist Art ...
In the 60s, he learned his craft playing with Clark Terry, Duke Pearson, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. In 1975, Brecker and brother Mike formed the funky ...