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Art Blakey: Interview 1. Art Blakey (1919-90) Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Blakey's musical career began in the church. He had piano lessons at school but continued with self-tutoring. His piano playing ended when a nightclub owner ordered him off the piano and onto the drums.

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In a 1987 interview, he said that he'd raised 14 children, some biological, some adopted. "I was an orphan," Blakey said. "I like a family—it gives me something to live for. I learn from the kids. When the young guys come in the band, I learn from them." To be specific: Blakey's father abandoned his mother during pregnancy.

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Art Blakey's Legacy: A Rallying Cry And A Gathering Place. October 11, 2019 • Jazz drummer, bandleader and mentor Art Blakey was born 100 years ago. The Jazz Messengers came to be called Blakey

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Interview Date: 1963. He has always believed in self-expression—beyond that contained in the distinctive drive of his drumming. During the 'fifties, when the 'cool school' was tending to turn jazz playing inwards, the Blakey Messengers were in the forefront of those who blazed a trail back to a more demonstrative, uninhibited idiom

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Interview Date: 1973. I wonder if the people will start dancing again, because jazz is very much a danceable music. I remember when they did, and that was very nice, too. But people don't do it any more—and it's 'terrible. ... The Estate of Art Blakey is delighted to join with Warner Music Group in announcing their upcoming release of a

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In a surprise interview, composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter sat down with Don Was, president of Blue Note Records, for a conversation about the new release First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.. Shorter was a core member of that band, and as one of the first American acts to go to Japan, Was said the tour experience "was something akin to

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This article will discuss Blakey's influence as a band leader, a sideman, mentorship and influence on drummer Carl Allen and his generation of musicians. Stories and all quotes herein are shared from interviews this author conducted with Blakey's mentee Carl Allen on November 7, 2021. Milwaukee-born drummer, bandleader, entrepreneur, and

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In this episode of "Notes from the Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame," Art Blakey tells journalist Ben Sidran about his experience as a drummer-bandleader, the impor

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Bibliography Blakey, Art. "Art Blakey", Reading jazz: A gathering of autobiography, reportage, and criticism from 1919 to now, ed. by Robert Gottlieb.(New York: Pantheon, 1996) 205-213. [RILM Abstracts of Music Literature no. 1996-23592] Art Blakey, the dedicated and influential drummer, talks about his start, his career, and his ideas in this excerpt from a long interview recorded in

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Bret Primack's documentary focuses on one of the most important drummers and leaders in Jazz, including interviews with Max Roach, Art Blakey, Bill Pierce, R

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The Estate of Art Blakey is delighted to join with Warner Music Group in announcing their upcoming release of a new, deluxe edition of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk on May 20, 2022. This deluxe edition will include some previously unreleased recorded material from their vault.

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Art Blakey has a lot to say about music and the electronic influences diluting the genre he loves in this audio interview recorded 13 years before his passin

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Fresh Air remembers hard bop drummer Art Blakey with an interview excerpt from 1979. Blakey passed away yesterday at the age of 71. 03:02. Queue.

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Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 - October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s.. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1940s in the big bands of Fletcher Henderson and Billy Eckstine.He then worked with bebop musicians Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.

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Wayne Shorter and Don Was discuss uncovered Art Blakey music on First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings. Dec 14, 2021 3:44 PM. Wayne Shorter Talks Art Blakey. In a surprise interview, composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter sat down with Don Was, president of Blue Note Records,

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Transcription: Art Blakey - This Is Life. From maybe the first jazz record I ever checked out on my own, Golden Boy by Art Blakey. Kind of an obscure record on the Colpix label, that I dug out of my dad's record collection. Along with that Charlie Parker recording I mentioned the other day, and a Jazz At The Philharmonic album, and Kind of Blue.

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Art Blakey interview from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5oaiCtckxo

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Remembering Art Blakey. Fresh Air remembers hard bop drummer Art Blakey with an interview excerpt from 1979. Blakey passed away yesterday at the age of 71. Obituary. Art Blakey; As a Topic. 2 segments. Queue. April 7, 2006. 45:40. Remembering Saxophonist Jackie McLean.

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L-R: Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan and Oscar Peterson . Thank you for visiting Jazzwise.co.uk To get full, unrestricted access to all our news, features, artist profiles and much more besides simply click the button below and register for free to the website. By signing up you will also receive our regular email newsletters which will bring news of

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Classic Drum Solos and Drum Battles - Hudson Music. Jazz Legends: Live At The Village Vanguard Club New York 1982. Legends of Jazz Drumming (Part 1 & 2) Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live In Tokyo 1961, London 1965. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers/Richie Cole Quartet: Modern Jazz at the Village Vanguard. Jazz at the Smithsonian (Vol 2.)

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Provided to YouTube by Kontor New Media GmbHInterview with Art Blakey (Live) · Art Blakey's Jazz MessengersThe Art of Jazz - Live in Leverkusen℗ IN+OUT Recor

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With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Aurex Jazz Festival (Eastworld, 1983) New York Scene (Concord, 1984) Blue Night (Timeless, 1985) ... Interview with Plaxico for 441 Records This page was last edited on 18 April 2024, at 15:31 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution

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Terence Oliver Blanchard (born March 13, 1962) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and music educator. Blanchard started his career in 1980 as a member of the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, then Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty.

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Welcome. The official Art Blakey website is owned and operated by the Estate of Art Blakey. This site provides accurate biographical information on Art Blakey's background, his accomplishments and contributions to jazz music. Art Blakey's recordings, insight, and passion for his craft were his gift to the myriad of people around the world