Christian McBride + 13 Musical Friends|Cohorts on "Conversations with Christian" Set For Nov. 8th Release! (3 Exclusive Tracks)

Bassist Christian McBride just keeps on keepin' on! On the heels of his latest album The Good Feeling (released just two days ago here in the US!) is the highly anticipated Conversations with Christian. Who did McBride have "conversations" with? It's a who's who of music:  Eddie Palmieri, Angelique Kidjoe, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Chick Corea, Hank Jones, George Duke, Sting, Ron Blake, et al. Read more about it in the following info provided by his publicist. I can't wait to listen to it! :)

PRESS RELEASE

On his eight CDs that precede Conversations With Christian (pre-order by clicking the link), bassist Christian McBride has framed himself in ensemble contexts, most recently on the widely lauded 2009 Mack Avenue release Kind of Brown, which showcases the Inside Straight quintet (his return to the acoustic jazz format as a leader) and The Good Feeling, released in September, comprising a suite of well-wrought charts for an A-list 17-piece big band.

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Your Thoughts on Miles Davis 19 Years After His Death...

Has it really been 19 years since Miles Davis passed away on 28 September 1991?

After reading "Miles: The Autobiography" in the summer of 1991, I was determined to see him perform live in concert.

It didn't quite work out that way for me; I was caught off-guard when his death was announced in the news on 28 September of that same year.

My childhood household was not filled with jazz music.  I didn't grow up really knowing the Miles Davis "mystique". A lot of Miles Davis's music and career is as new to me as any other newbie to the genre.

I asked my Twitter friends a few questions yesterday regarding Mr. Davis and his legacy.

The responses are intriguing, personal, reflective and opinionated. I posted the questions and answers below ~

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Dizzy Gillespie's Legacy Lives On

✺Good morning✺

The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band finished a 6-night engagement last evening (I'm sure with a packed house at every show) at New York City's legendary Blue Note!

During the summer of 1998, the band was formed to perform Gillespie's classic big band repertoire and continue the legacy left by the late Jazz master.

The current band members were many of his closest associates and collaborators:

• James Moody (saxophone and flute)
• Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone)
• Paquito D'Rivera (alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet)
• Clark Terry (trumpet and flugelhorn)
• Roy Hargrove (trumpet)
• John Faddis (trumpet)
• Randy Brecker (trumpet and flugelhorn)
• Claudio Roditi (trumpet)

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part IX)

Welcome to Part IX of the "156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience" series! Today you'll meet trumpeter Paolo Fresu; pianists Renee Rosnes, Robert Glasper and Peter Beets; saxophonists Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane and Ron Blake; bass guitarist Richard Bona and others.

Enjoy ~

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