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Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, and Stanley Clark at the Catalina Review

What better way for Jazz drumming legend Jack DeJohnette (Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, John Scofield) to celebrate his 70th Birthday (August 9)...
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Return to Forever IV and Zappa Plays Zappa; Live at The Venue in Hammond’s Horse

On Saturday night a little after 7:00 P.M. ticket holders were having their tickets scanned in as they walked through the door. Even the ones who...
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Chick Corea’s Return To Forever IV proves they still have the stuff

  • Return To Forever IV World Tour
  • September 26, 2011
For the haters who love to proclaim that jazz is dead and pop is king, not so fast, Spice Girl. Just watch Chick Corea’s Return To Forever IV...
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Stanley Clarke jazzed about Forever’s return

Ever endeavored to explicate what salt tastes like to someone that’s never tried it? “Uh, it tastes like – salt. No wait –...
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Q&A with Hiromi on ‘Voice’

A native of Hamamatsu, Japan, pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara is one of the world’s top young international performers in jazz, winning a...
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Q&A with Stanley Clarke on his 60th Birthday Celebration: Part 3 of 3

Part three of my exclusive interview with Stanley Clarke. Read part two here.Billy Sheehan has performed with you in the past. How would you...
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Q&A with Stanley Clarke on his 60th Birthday Celebration: Part 2 of 3

Part two of my exclusive interview with Stanley Clarke. Read part one here.How has the bass changed as an instrument since you started recording in...
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Q&A with Stanley Clarke on his 60th Birthday Celebration: Part 1 of 3

“Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it,” says Stanley Clarke with a chuckle. As a celebrated composer and...
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Doubling part two

  • Doubling
  • January 30, 2011
Learning to playthe string bass is enjoyable in part because the longer history of the instrument has given students a vast repertoire of music to...
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Stanley Clarke makes damn good music with new band

Stanley Clarke's latest release is credited to The Stanley Clarke Band. This is relevant because the music, although unmistakable Clarke, is...
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