Seattle: Kyle Eastwood Presents "The View From Here" - Two Nights at Jazz Alley!

ANNOUNCEMENT

Jazz bassist/composer Kyle Eastwood performs two nights at Jazz Alley next month in support of his new album The View From Here (Jazz Village, Street Date - March 12). 

Eastwood embraces a musical heritage that goes back to the soundtrack of his youth, when he not only listened to Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis, but also went backstage at concerts with his famous father to meet all these great artists.

(Check out an earlier Eastwood performance recorded in Marciac, FR) 

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Christian McBride, Benny Green & Karriem Riggins - 1 Hour+ Ray Brown Tribute (video)

On 5 September 2010, bassist Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green and drummer Karriem Riggins performed a tribute to Ray Brown at the 2010 Detroit Jazz Festival. I found what I believe is video of the entire show. Hopefully, my attempt at putting it in sequential order worked. 

There is over 1 hour of live music here performed by some of today's most in demand jazz musicians ~ Enjoy!

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Seven for Saturday - 7 Ray Brown Videos

"Seven for Saturday" is a great way to see some of the legendary men and women of jazz in action.

Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, PA, moved to New York around 1945 and immediately became part of the musical establishment. He took part in a number of early bop recording sessions with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and others, and played in Gillespie's big band (1946-47). Thereafter he toured for several years as the music director for Ella Fitzgerald, who was his wife at the time.

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