MARC ANTOINE

http://www.marcantoine.com/marc.html
http://www.myspace.com/mantoine


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Marc Antoine, guitarist is another smooth jazz guitarist I like. It's smooth jazz with a Latin undertone.

The story is, Marc Antoine suffered an injury to one of his hands and was told he could never play the guitar again. His perseverance proved the doctors wrong. He's played for name such as Celine Dion, Rod Steward and Take 6 and has also composed and performed for soundtracks to movies including and not limited to Get Shorty and Demolition Man.

The first video is a performance. The second video is an interview, the type I like to throw in occasionally because they give you an insight in the musician not just his music.

MONK AND COLTRANE RECORDINGS UNEARTHED

Image from http://www.npr.org - Ron Schlitten

I'm relaying this story I got from MKWillis who has a blog at http://neverendingrainbow.blogspot.com. I'm glad he found this story.

Larry Appelbaum, a jazz specialist at the Libary of Congress discovered some recordings of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane performing at Carnegie Hall in 1957 that were never broadcast. Blue Note Records is supposed to be releasing them.

Read the full story here and don't miss the samples of the recordings on the left.

FERDINAND "JELLY ROLL" MORTON

WIKIPEDIA
(September 20, 1885 - July 10, 1941)



Passing along something I learned today - I'd never heard of Jelly Roll Morton until I ran across a link to him from Syncopate's blog over on Stumbleupon. Thank you Symcopate for the intro.

Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer and bandleader, is claimed by some to be the first composer of jazz. How can I not do a post on someone that may very well be the first jazz composer? There is an excellent bio of him on Wikepedia and it's amazing to me that they have so much information him considering he was born over a Century ago. Please click over and read a little of it. You may not have to remember it but if anyone ever mentions the name Jelly Roll Morton, you'll know who they're talking about. And who knows? One day you may find yourself in a conversation about jazz. Name drop this one and show 'um you know a little somethin' too (smile).