The satin sound of Johnny Mercer
We love "The Dream's On Me" a documentary about songwriter-lyricist Johnny Mercer, produced in 2009 by Clint Eastwood. ...read more The post The satin sound of Johnny Mercer first appeared on arts•meme.
View ArticleDuke Ellington’s polished “Satin Doll”
Note the beat-up bass Aaron Bell solos on! Personnel: Ray Nance, Shorty Baker, Cat Anderson, Bill Berry, Ed Mullens (t), Lawrence Brown, Leon Cox, Chuck Connors (tb), Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges...
View ArticleAn easy nut to crack: City Ballet of Los Angeles in “The Nutcracker Swings”
My Nutcracker pick of the holiday season: City Ballet of Los Angeles's multiracial Nutcracker set to Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington. ...read more The post An easy nut to crack: City Ballet of Los...
View ArticleCool Hollywood jazz feted in festival
A marvelous weekend of live jazz and panel discussions will celebrate the great contributions to Hollywood film scores by West Coast jazz composers and musicians. ...read more The post Cool Hollywood...
View ArticlePianist Dick Hyman, a many-colored chameleon
Jazz writer Kirk Silsbee anticipates Dick Hyman playing solo piano Friday night. ...read more The post Pianist Dick Hyman, a many-colored chameleon first appeared on arts•meme.
View ArticleHoliday sounds: manger, mistletoe, and martinis
Holiday music of all stripes given the go-through by jazz writer Kirk Silsbee. ...read more The post Holiday sounds: manger, mistletoe, and martinis first appeared on arts•meme.
View ArticleLACMA ‘Found in Translation’ documents Mexi-Cali design dialogue
A rich cultural conversation documented as LACMA's "Found in Translation" traces design influences back and forth across the U.S. Mexican border. ...read more The post LACMA ‘Found in Translation’...
View ArticleOur pick: Daryl Sherman swinging at the Gardenia
Though she writes original songs, few contemporary artists have scoured the hidden corners of the Great American Songbook like singer-pianist Daryl Sherman. She’s a regular at New York’s Algonquin...
View ArticleBeloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater stays safe on stage & screen
We never valued the Ailey Company as much as during its recent, foreshortened live-performance series in December 2021. ...read more The post Beloved Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater stays safe on...
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