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Live Jazz in Barbados January 2015

Posted on December 31, 2014 by BarbadosJazzJanuary 28, 2015
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“It’s the group sound that’s important, even when you’re playing a solo. You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That’s jazz. ” Oscar Peterson, … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados* February 15 – February 21, 2014

Posted on February 14, 2014 by BarbadosJazzApril 14, 2014
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“Forgive me if I don’t have the words. Maybe I can sing it & you’ll understand.”  Ella Jane Fitzgerald – an American jazz vocalist, a notable interpreter of the Great American Songbook. During her 59-year recording career, Ella sold 40 … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados* February 8 – February 14, 2014

Posted on February 8, 2014 by BarbadosJazzApril 14, 2014
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“Too many jazz pianists limit themselves to a personal style, a trademark, so to speak. They confine themselves to one type of playing. I have no one style. I play as I feel.” Oscar Peterson – Canadian jazz pianist and … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados* December 26, 2013 – January 4, 2014

Posted on December 25, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 14, 2014
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“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” Theodor Seuss Geisel, American writer, poet, and cartoonist, widely known as Dr. Seuss, author of children’s books. *Jazz in Barbados is prepared by Susan … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados* December 13 – December 20, 2013

Posted on December 14, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 14, 2014
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“You must own it to play it.” Roy Haynes – American jazz drummer & bandleader, among the most recorded drummers in jazz, with a career lasting more than 60 years. Haynes has a highly expressive, personal style; “Snap Crackle” was … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados November 15 – November 21, 2013

Posted on November 16, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 12, 2014
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“Change is always happening. That’s one of the wonderful things about Jazz music.” Maynard Ferguson Canadian trumpet and flugelhorn player and bandleader. Ferguson came to prominence in Stan Kenton’s orchestra for playing accurately in a remarkably high register. His own … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados November 8 – November 14, 2013

Posted on November 7, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 12, 2014
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“Players are coming from other backgrounds: rock, folk, ethnic music. It’s changing Jazz for the better.” Billy Taylor – an American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator. Dr. Taylor held many academic distinctions and was indisputably the world’s foremost spokesperson … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados November 1 – November 7, 2013

Posted on October 31, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 12, 2014
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“The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.” Duke Ellington – American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington is a pivotal figure in the history of jazz;he preferred to call … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados October 25 – October 31, 2013

Posted on October 25, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 12, 2014
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“I just fell in love with the integrity of the music & that was it.” Tierney Sutton – Gifted American jazz vocalist and arranger with a strong, wide-ranging, uncluttered style. A five-time Grammy nominee for “Best Jazz Vocal Album” and … Continue reading →

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Jazz in Barbados October 18 – October 24, 2013

Posted on October 18, 2013 by BarbadosJazzApril 12, 2014
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“The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.” Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole. An American jazz vocalist, Cole first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist when he formed … Continue reading →

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