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Black Eyed and Blues Festival, June 4, 2009

3 galleries with 70 photos.

Updated: Jun 04, 2009 8:13pm PST

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Hank Jones, Jazz Piano... April 13, 2009 : Jazz Piano Legend Hank Jones performed solo,and is also joined in my Nat Reeves on bass, Steve Davis on trombone and Joe Farnsworth on drums. To hear Hank Jones is to understand why he is one of the rare individuals that the National Endowment for the Arts inducted as a 'Jazz Master'. In over seventy years as a Jazz pianist and composer, his playing style has embodied the essence of mainstream Jazz making him one of the most sought after and recorded Jazz pianist throughout Jazz history. The eldest surviving member of a prolific Jazz musician family which included the late drummer Elvin Jones and trumpeter/composer Thad Jones, Hank Jones continues the legacy by recording and playing at concerts and festivals around the world. As one of the few surviving Jazz greats photographed in 'A Great Day in Harlem ', he has also participated in other historical events such as accompanying Marilyn Monroe when she sang 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' to the late President John F. Kennedy. Also on stage and opening were some of the University of Hartford, Hartt's finest jazz students.

Hank Jones, Jazz Piano... April 13, 2009

Jazz Piano Legend Hank Jones performed solo,and is also joined in my N ...

Updated: Apr 14, 2009 8:08am PST

Hands in Music : This is a series of photos I created to adorn the walls in the Hartt School at the University of Hartford. Please add your comments below.

Hands in Music

This is a series of photos I created to adorn the walls in the Hartt S ...

Updated: Feb 01, 2009 12:07pm PST

Curtis Fuller Jazz Concert : Appearing at Millard Auditorium, Hartt School, University of Hartford, February 8, 2008. BIOGRAPHY: Curtis Fuller belongs in the select circle with J.J. Johnson, Kai Winding and a few others who make the trombone sound fluid and inviting rather than awkward. His ability to make wide octave leaps and play whiplash phrases in a relaxed, casual manner is a testament to his skill. Fuller's solos and phrases are often ambitious and creative, and he's worked in several fine bands and participated in numerous great sessions. Fuller studied music in high school, then began developing his skills in an army band, where he played with Cannonball Adderley. He worked in Detroit with Kenny Burrell and Yusef Lateef, then moved to New York. Fuller made his recording debut as a leader on Transition in 1955, and recorded in the late '50s for Blue Note, Prestige, United Artists and Savoy. He was a charter member of The Jazztet with Benny Golson and Art Farmer in 1959, then played in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers from 1961 to 1965. There were additional recording dates for Warwick, Smash/Trip, Epic, and Impulse in the '60s. Fuller toured Europe with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in 1968, then did several sessions in New York. During the '70s, he experimented for a time playing hard bop arrangements in a band featuring electronic instruments, heading a group with guitarist Bill Washer and Stanley Clarke. He concluded that phase with the '73 album Crankin.' Fuller toured with the Count Basie band from 1975 to 1977, and did dates for Mainstream, Timeless, and Bee Hive. He co-led the quintet Giant Bones with Winding in 1979 and 1980, and played with Art Blakey, Cedar Walton and Benny Golson in the late '70s and early '80s. During the '80s, Fuller toured Europe regularly with the Timeless All-Stars, and performed and recorded with the revamped Jazztet in addtion to leading a fine session for Savoy in 1993.

Curtis Fuller Jazz Concert

Appearing at Millard Auditorium, Hartt School, University of Hartford, ...

Updated: Dec 24, 2008 2:56pm PST

The First Jazz Vocal Recital : November 12, 2008

The First Jazz Vocal Recital

November 12, 2008

Updated: Nov 19, 2008 1:19pm PST

Peter Frampton : Peter Frampton, Big E, Springfield, MA, Sept 23, 2002

Peter Frampton

Peter Frampton, Big E, Springfield, MA, Sept 23, 2002

Updated: May 11, 2008 5:13pm PST

Steve Wronker's Funny Business... comedy hypnosis shows