Immerse yourself in the soulful tunes of jazz saxophonists. Explore the top talents and iconic performances that have shaped the genre. Join the rhythm and let the saxophone take you on a musical journey.
Listen to this episode from Manny Pacheco's Forgotten Hollywood on Spotify. This entire Forgotten Hollywood podcast series has skirted with the notion that Jazz was the music of choice throughout Hollywood's Golden Age. Today, we target this uniquely American product. The songs... The artists... All that Jazz! Broadcaster Joe Lyons jazzes up his Backlot report, with news and notes that reference Hollywood's past.
American jazz musicians : Artie Shapiro , Hot Lips Page , Coleman Hawkins , and Joe Marsala , at a jam session in Mamaroneck, New York. Saxophonist Willie Smith, with cigar, not playing, is in the...
Paul Desmond Vintage Jazz Photography D315 at the Monterey Jazz festival.. Paul Desmond Vintage Jazz Photography D315 at the Monterey Jazz festival We own a collection of 35mm Black and White Negatives and Color Slides and also some 2 1/4 negatives, I take great pride in this collection and have digital scanned them to both preserve and also to be able to have them printed and shared! I have been in the photographic industry for over 35 years and durning that time have owned and operated…
While I love the jazz from the bop to the post-bop era, and the great saxophonists of that time from Charlie Parker to John Coltrane, my very favorite players came out of the swing era. Of course, many of the players that would later be the foundation of bebop and beyond got their start with many swing era bands and they would eventually take jazz to newer places while the greats of the swing era became the elder statesmen for future generations. Swing music was the jazz music of its day…