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Al Foster
Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and Swing music, swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and Illinois Jacquet. Foster played jazz fusion with Miles Davis during the 70s and was one of the few people to have contact with Davis during his retirement from 1975 to 1980. During Davis's retirement, Foster continued to play and record acoustic jazz with Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, and other band leaders. Foster played on Miles Davis's 1981 comeback album ''The Man with the Horn'', and was the only musician to play in Davis's band both before, and after, his retirement. After leaving Davis's band in the mid-1980s, Foster toured and recorded with Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and many other band leaders, primarily working in acoustic jazz settings. Foster also released several solo albums under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 United States census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's List of cities and counties in Virginia#Largest cities, fourth-most populous city. The Greater Richmond Region, Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's Virginia statistical areas, third-most populous. Richmond is located at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, James River's fall line, west of Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, east of Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, east of Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg and south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico County, Virginia, Henrico and Chesterfield County, Virginia, Chesterfield counties, Richmond is at the intersection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro-funk, electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, ''Head Hunters''. Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man (composition), Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage (composition), Maiden Voyage", and "Chameleon (composition), Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he had a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit (song), Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Hancock has won an Academy Awards, Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh! (ScoLoHoFo Album)
''Oh!'' is a studio album by jazz Supergroup (music), ”super group” ScoLoHoFo, recorded in 2002 & released in 2003 by Blue Note Records. It features electric guitarist John Scofield, tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Dave Holland (bassist), Dave Holland and drummer Al Foster. Lovano had recorded three albums for Blue Note under Scofield's leadership between 1990 and 1993. Scofield, Holland and Foster (who had all worked extensively with Miles Davis) appeared together on Joe Henderson’s album So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) in 1993. The ''Oh!'' album includes original compositions by all four members. Reception In a review for AllMusic, Matt Collar wrote, "while everyone gets their featured solo spot, the overall effect is one of intensely soft and layered patches of sound... Musically, the goal is resolutely post-bop, but with an acoustic, folky underpining that allows for some interestingly arranged melodic moments." Jazz Times writer Aaron Steinberg called the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke Sessions Records
Smoke Sessions Records is an independent jazz record label based in New York City. History Smoke jazz club started the label in 2014.Hovan, C. Andrew (April 23, 2014"Smoke Sessions: A Threesome from Herring, Jackson, & Hazeltine" AllAboutJazz. The co-founders were Frank Christopher and Paul Stache; Damon Smith was added to the organization soon afterwards. In its first year, a vinyl sampler and nine CDs were released.Kaplan, Fred (December 19, 2014"Smoke Sessions on Record" ''Stereophile''. The music is mostly post-bop jazz. Early releases included recordings led by Harold Mabern, Vincent Herring, Javon Jackson, and David Hazeltine. They were recorded in concert at the club and were engineered by Stache.Potter, Jeff (March 2014) "Capturing Magic". ''Down Beat''. p. 50. Practices Releases are usually taken from recordings of concerts in the club. A late 2014 list of recording equipment included: "a matched pair of Schoeps Mk. 4 and a Neuman U87 microphones on the piano; U47 and R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smoke (jazz Club)
Smoke Jazz & Supper Club is a jazz club located at 2751 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. The club was opened on April 9, 1999 by co-founders Paul Stache and Frank Christopher and is currently owned by Stache and his wife and partner Molly Sparrow Johnson. The venue has hosted numerous renowned jazz artists and in 2014 launched an associated record label, Smoke Sessions Records. History Smoke occupies the space formerly known as Augie’s Jazz Bar. A native of the former West Berlin, Germany, Paul Stache worked at Augie’s as a server and bartender after moving into New York City. When owner Augusto “Gus” Cuartas closed the club in 1998, Stache and Christopher partnered to take over the venue. Stache and Johnson assumed ownership of the club in 2019. Smoke opened on April 9, 1999 with an inaugural performance by saxophonist George Coleman’s Quartet featuring pianist Harold Mabern. Both artists helped define the Smoke sound and became frequent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Birnbaum
Adam Birnbaum (born 1979) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was the winner of the 2004 American Piano Awards Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz. Life and career Birnbaum was born in 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts."Adam Birnbaum" . New York Youth Symphony. Retrieved March 29, 2015. He studied "music theory, chamber music, and classical and jazz performance" at the 's Preparatory School. He graduated from in 2001, and went on to study at the |
Dayna Stephens
Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Gerald Clayton. Stephens grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended Berkeley High School. He went on to study at the Berklee School of Music and later at the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Stephens's albums include ''The Timeless Now'' (2007), ''Today Is Tomorrow'' (2012), ''That Nepenthetic Place'' (2013), ''I'll Take My Chances'' (2013), and ''Peace'' (2014). ''Peace'' features guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Eric Harland. ''Gratitude'' was released in 2017. Discography As leader * ''The Timeless Now'' (CTA, 2007) * ''A Week Ago Today'' (Prophone, 2011) * ''Today Is Tomorrow'' (Criss Cross, 2012) * ''I'll Take My Chances'' (Criss Cross, 2013) * ''That Nepenthetic Place'' (Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Weiss (musician)
Douglass Weiss (born circa 1965) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. Career Weiss played 100 games with Dartmouth College, where he captained the Big Green during the 1987–88 season, Weiss' senior year.Dartmouth.edu: Doug Weiss (Volunteer Assistant Coach) Weiss joined the after the Big Green completed the season, scoring one goal in his only game with the team. Weiss returned to the Indians during the 1988-89 AHL season, scoring fourteen points in thirty-two games. Weiss joined the |
Manhattan
Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, largest, and average area per state and territory, smallest county by area in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state, Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's Economy of New York City, economic and Government of New York City, administrative center and has been described as the cultural, financial, Media in New York City, media, and show business, entertainment capital of the world. Present-day Manhattan was originally part of Lenape territory. European settlement began with the establishment of a trading post by Dutch colonization of the Americas, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette (born August 9, 1942) is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. Known for his extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians including Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, John Abercrombie (guitarist), John Abercrombie, Alice Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Herbie Hancock and John Scofield, DeJohnette was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2007. He has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for five others. Biography Early life and musical beginnings DeJohnette was born in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, to Jack DeJohnette (1911–2011) and Eva Jeanette DeJohnette (née Wood, 1918–1984).Stephen L. Barnhart, ''Percussionists: a Biographical Dictionary'' (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000), 88. Although of predominantly African-American heritage, he has stated that he has some Native Americans in the United States, Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thing To Do (album)
''The Thing to Do'' is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label. Chick Corea plays piano on this album, one of his first recordings. This album also features Al Foster's recording debut. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "The record is prime Blue Note hard bop, containing inventive tunes, meaningful solos, and an enthusiastic but tight feel. Highly recommended".Yanow, S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed October 26, 2010 Track listing # "Fungii Mama" (Mitchell) - 7:49 # "Mona's Mood" (Heath) - 5:18 # "The Thing to Do" (Heath) - 7:08 # "Step Lightly" (Henderson) - 10:27 # "Chick's Tune" ( Corea) - 9:36 Personnel *Blue Mitchell - trumpet *Junior Cook - tenor saxophone *Chick Corea - piano * Gene Taylor - bass *Al Foster - drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness Publishing
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Hugh Beaver, Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept, and twin brothers Norris McWhirter, Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in August 1955. The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2025 edition, it is now in its 70th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 40 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international Franchising, franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
