Jazz Piano's Fountain of Youth - Marian McPartland

Man, this woman just keeps on going.  Marian McPartland may very well have performed with every major jazz musician of the last 75 years...I don't know.  Her NPR program continues to be brilliant and, according to this article, has guests booked for the next 2 years!

I'm sure this was a nice, cozy performance to see - I'll keep my eyes open for more.

Long live Marian1

Marian McPartland: Youthful Performer - Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot

Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot

Marian McPartland: Youthful Performer Oyster Bay Enterprise Pilot, NY - 8 hours ago During the intermission Gudrun Kennedy said she regularly listens to Ms. McPartland's radio show "Piano Jazz" on Wednesdays, on NJ's WBGO, while driving ...

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FREE Sheet Music!

Well, look what I just found - FREE sheet music in PDF format!  There's a lot of classical stuff, and public domain music, along with some original compositions, and it's not just for piano - a number of instruments are represented - from bassoon to violoncello.

When I searched on jazz piano, I didn't get much besides a handful of compositions by some IT guy in the Netherlands, but it's a start.

I hope you find something useful there...I'll be digging through the archives myself a bit later.

http://www.free-scores.com/free-sheet-music.php

FREE SHEET MUSIC TO DOWNLOAD  
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We feature 5372 piece of music to download in PDF format.

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Chick on Chick

Sorry...no offense intended...it just came out funny after I wrote the headline and I decided to leave it anyway.

I discovered Chick Corea's website today, complete with some Q&A between Chick and his fans, and a chance to join him in writing a "collaborative" book.

Lots of Chick Corea info on the site - tours, albums, bios, etc. Definitely worth checking out:

From Chick

We've had so many interesting questions and wonderful suggestions, we thought why not write the next book as a collaborative project with Chick's fans!

http://www.chickcorea.com/from_chick.php

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How About A Chat With Andre Previn And Oscar Peterson?

I JUST discovered this awesome series of videos on YouTube - sort of a mutual interview between Oscar Peterson and Andre Previn.  I've just watched the first one, but will definitely make time for all the others, since I love to hear Oscar talk - his voice is so pleasant, and he's obviously a man of great intelligence and consideration.

There's a little bit of playing, and a lot of talking.  This first video focuses on one of Oscar's major influences (and good friends) - Art Tatum.  Enjoy.

About Jazz- Previn&Peterson part1

Dialogue between Andre Previn &Oscar Peterson about jazz.

Author: egrosz
Keywords: Piano Jazz Oscar Peterson Andre Previn
Added: February 28, 2007

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Piano All The Time

Just found out about this 24/7 internet radio station featuring all kinds of piano, all the time.  Might drive you nuts if you listen all day, but, hey, at least you've got the option, and they've got a real nice mix of stuff going on.

Click on the link below, then click on the Station Page link, then click the yellow Play button, which will open another window, and will then open your media player (whew!).

http://www.pianoworldradio.com/PianoWorldRadio.html

Welcome to the website of PianoWorldRadio, the webradio exclusively devoted to selections of great piano music from all genres, performed by the finest world-renowned artists of the past and the present as well as the most promising upcoming stars of tomorrow. You’ll enjoy the best of New Age, Classical, Jazz,, Ambient and much more in recordings featuring solo piano, piano duets, piano and keyboards, piano duo/trio/quartet, piano and big band, piano and orchestra…

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Scott LaFaro and Bill Evans - Musical Soul Mates With a Tragic Ending

What an effect the death of brilliant bassist Scott LaFaro had on Bill Evans - he quit playing publicly for nearly a year.  Who can blame him, if LaFaro was really his musical soul mate, and if Evans was already somewhat unstable?

This interesting article piqued my curiosity about Evans and LaFaro, and I did manage to find a little YouTube music of the two + drummer Paul Motian.  The video is actually meaningless, but the music is awesome, so have a listen, and enjoy the article, too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw-mCFTEoTE

Forgotten Series: Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard ... Blogcritics.org, OH - 7 hours ago If you care anything about bass (rock, jazz, or blues) you will find his recordings with Bill Evans at New York City's Village Vanguard... and you will ...

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Chick Corea in a Blast-From-The-Past Video

This video appears to be from "Soundstage" in the 70's and features a collection of awesome musicians - Chick Corea, Bunny Brunel, Tom Breckline, Gayle Moran, and Al Jarreau - performing Chick Corea's "Spain."  Wow, these guys were young!  I hope you enjoy the clothes, music, and voices as much as I did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ipeQ5wXl7A

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