#modern jazz quartet

[jazzplusplus]

1966 - Modern Jazz Quartet - Japanese tour

John Lewis (p), Milt Jackson (vib), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (dr)

#jazz #poster flyer #modern jazz quartet #john lewis #milt jackson #percy heath #connie kay #1966

[sivavakkiyar]

my favorite underrated instrumental version of Gershwin’s Summertime, [youtube link here]

#modern jazz quartet #jazz #George Gershwin #Spotify

[jazzdailyblog]

Steve Kuhn: A Journey Through Jazz Mastery

Introduction: Steve Kuhn is a jazz pianist whose career spans over six decades, marked by a relentless pursuit of musical excellence and innovation. Born eighty-six years ago today on March 24, 1938, in New York City, New York, Kuhn began playing the piano at an early age and quickly showed a natural talent for the instrument. His musical journey has been characterized by a deep exploration of…

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#Al Foster #Bill Evans #Buster Williams #Chet Baker #Coleman Hawkins #David Finck #Don Cherry #Gary McFarland #George Russell #Gunther Schuller #Jack DeJohnette #Jazz History #Jazz Pianists #Joey Baron #Karin Krog #Modern Jazz Quartet #Ornette Coleman #Pete La Roca #Recorded Fall 1961 #Ron Carter #Serge Chaloff #Sheila Jordan #Stan Getz #Steve Kuhn #Steve Swallow #The October Suite #Vic Dickenson

[thesobsister]

Poster for Billie Holiday with an all-star lineup at Loew's Sheridan in NYC, 1957

The Loew's Sheridan, gone since 1969 and leaving no terrestrial trace, but whose likeness we can see in this painting by Edward Hopper from 1937:

From the Village Voice review—the paper having co-produced the show—the following Monday:

Voice Concert Sell-Out

The Village Voice and Jean Shepherd proved last Saturday night that one of the liveliest of the “lively arts” has massive appeal in Greenwich Village. “Jazz music,” said Monday’s New York Times, “successfully invaded new territory at midnight Saturday when 2500 packed Loew’s Sheridan Theatre in Greenwich Village to hear a program headed by Billie Holiday and the Modern Jazz Quartet.”

Interest in the show was so intense that fully one hour before curtain-time the entire square block on which the Sheridan is located was encircled four-deep by people waiting to get in. Jazz-lovers who were admonished by patrolmen to get to the end of the line were thrown into confusion trying to find the end of a line that had no end. The entire house was sold out, with more than 500 people being turned away.

The evening went off smoothly before an enthusiastic audience. The only suspense was involved in getting jazz singer Billie Holiday, who was performing in a Philadelphia club until 12:30 a.m., back to New York in sufficient time to sing on the stage of the Sheridan. The Voice driver made it, and she was able to close the show with some 10 songs, including her classic “Don’t Explain.”

#billie holiday #loew's sheridan #movie houses #edward hopper #art #oil painting #charles mingus #modern jazz quartet #the village voice #jean shepherd

[aquariumdrunkard]

MJQ

#mjq #modern jazz quartet

[illustraction]

The MODERN JAZZ QUARTET concert posters (1957-1965) - JAZZ CONCERT POSTERS (Part 8/10)

One of the greatest Jazz bands is undoubtedly The Modern Jazz Quartet, featuring Milt Jackson (Vibraphone), John Lewis (Piano), Percy Heath (Bass) and Connie Kay (Drums)

Enjoy a selection of 5 very rare concert posters and programs (click on each image for details).

All our JAZZ posters are here

If you like this entry, check the other 9 parts of this week’s Blog as well as our Blog Archives

All our NEW POSTERS are here

All our ON SALE posters are here

The posters above courtesy of ILLUSTRACTION GALLERY

#illustraction gallery #Illustraction #Jazz #modern jazz quartet #John lewis #Milt Jackson #Connie Kay #percy heath #Jazz concert poster #German concert poster #vintage #Gunther Kieser

[musicwithoutborders]

Modern Jazz Quartet, Angel Eyes I Django, 1956

#Modern Jazz Quartet #jazz

[vinyl-connection]

1972 | A JAZZ SIX-PACK

1972 | A JAZZ SIX-PACK

Before the end of the 72 From ’72 series, there will be a selection of my favourite jazz albums from the year in question. In the meantime, here is a somewhat random half-dozen 1972 albums that have tickled the jazz fancy over the years. * When I acquired this from Bentleigh Sewing & Records in the mid-70s, I didn’t know that Teddy Wilson was Billie Holiday’s pianist for a key period in her…

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#1972 albums #1972 jazz #Duke Ellington #jazz albums #Jean-Luc Ponty #Modern Jazz Quartet #Ornette Coleman

[beatlesblogger]

MJQ 'Space' - South African Pressing

MJQ ‘Space’ – South African Pressing

There’s a great little book/second-hand record store in the Sydney suburb of Manly called Desire Books and Records. The store is a wonderful place to poke around in as its walls are literally stacked floor-to-ceiling with books while much of the floor space is taken up with wide selection of good quality used vinyl. There are two large “Recent Arrivals” bins, plus extensive Pop & Rock from the…

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#Apple Records #Beatles #Beatles Collecting #Modern Jazz Quartet #South Africa #Space

[jazzplusplus]

1969 - Modern Jazz Quartet - UK tour

#jazz #poster flyer #modern jazz quartet #mjq #john lewis #milt jackson #percy heath #connie kay #1969

[jazzdailyblog]

"Beauty Is a Rare Thing": Ornette Coleman's Sonic Odyssey Through Avant-Garde Jazz

Introduction: On November 16, 1993, Rhino Records unveiled a musical treasure trove that transcended the boundaries of jazz. “Beauty Is a Rare Thing: The Complete Atlantic Recordings” by Ornette Coleman, a pioneering saxophonist and composer, stands as a testament to the avant-garde movement that swept through the jazz landscape in the late 1950s and early 1960s. This box set, meticulously…

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#Beauty Is a Rare Thing #Billy Higgins #Charlie Haden #Classic Albums #Don Cherry #Ed Blackwell #Eric Dolphy #Freddie Hubbard #Free Jazz #Jazz History #John Lewis #Modern Jazz Quartet #Nesuhi Ertegun #Ornette Coleman #Ornette on Tenor #Scott LaFaro #The Art of the Improvisers #The Shape of Jazz to Come #To Whom Who Keeps A Record #Twins #Yves Beauvais

[talkstothemoonandstars]

It's funny. I open YouTube, start with Huey Lewis and the News, enjoy some Talking Heads, then a Beatles song or two, AC/DC finds their way in, Pink Floyd shows up, and then Milt Jackson grabs my attention. Before I know it, I've found myself entranced by Milt and the Modern Jazz Quartet, listening and dreaming to song after song. MJQ's music is perfect. It's the sound that every other artist aspires to.

I hope you enjoy it too.

#milt jackson #modern jazz quartet #summertime #good jazz #Youtube

[werkboileddown]

#gyromorphosis #constant nieuwenhuys #django #john lewis #modern jazz quartet #hy hirsh #Youtube

[sivavakkiyar]

#modern jazz quartet #Ornette Coleman

[arterrorist]

The Modern Jazz Quartet with guests. The content lives up to it’s title, it’s third stream, which means they merge jazz with classical music. And they did an excellent job!

#vinyl #vinyl records #records #modern jazz quartet #third stream #jazz

[sunset-supergirl]

Happy birthday John Lewis

#john lewis #modern jazz quartet #Spotify