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Musical Memory and How Jazz Memorializes the Old and New

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The Antonio Hart Quintet: click the link to hear and see Flushing Town Hall, October 5, 2019 I was able to get photos of four of the five band members. (Jerome Gillespie II, drums was not within my line of vision: here is a link to a piece, he is a fabulous young drummer from Houston:    youtube ) This was very generous, interactive, accessible concert. After the end I went up to Antonio, whom I had seen in concert many times with the Queens Jazz Masters at Flushing Town Hall. Antonio is the protegé of jimmy Heath, who is … Continue reading →

378. NYC Photo Journal: Flushing Town Hall Jazz series: and a poem for Poetry Wednesday

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The beautiful, restored Victorian Flushing Town Hall (near the hubbub of Main Street Flushing, not far from Citifield (the replacement for Shea Stadium), is now a cultural hub and the home of jazz. You can follow the Queens Jazz Trail here. If you are a lover of jazz and coming to New York City, order the maps and info from the link above and take the walking tours. The borough of Queens is the home to many of the performers in the newly formed Jazz Orchestra. It is home to Jimmy Heath, and was the home to the late Louis … Continue reading →

100. Song Saturday: 12/1/07: Concert/ Jazz Greats/ introducing Denise Thimes

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For Song Saturday I would like to share my wonderful experience at Flushing Town Hall this evening where THE 6 jazz greats met to perform. The sextet included, and I will refer to my program notes for the information: Jimmy Heath, (sax) the middle brother of the legendary Heath Brothers, Percy and Tootie. He has performed with nearly all the jazz greats of the last 50 years, including Howard McGhee, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis. One of his earliest bands (1947-1948) in Philadelphia included John Coltrane, Benny Golson, Specs Wright, Cal Massey, Johnny Coles, Ray Bryant and Nelson Boyd. … Continue reading →

118. Song Saturday: 12/29/07 Rob Schwimmer’s CD…seriously…jazz…theremin

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                  Original Compositions for piano and theramin Yesterday I introduced you to the Polygraph Lounge; The Cerebral Jukebox proudly presents Cousin Rob Schwimmer’s Beyond The Sky Addendum! **Hello, Theremin enthusiasts, friends, interested non-enthusiasts, and anyone I’ve missed– Start off your New Year on the right foot at the first THEREMIN SOCIETY concert of ’08 this Friday (1/4/08) @ 8PM at the Issue Project Room in beautiful Brooklyn! (Directions below) “Rob Schwimmer’s Pellucid Dream(s) for Theremin is a 20 minute work depicting the unpredictability of the dream state. Sometimes beautiful, sometimes funny, serious, … Continue reading →