Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 – c. June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producerwho co-founded the Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82
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The Broadway version brings these songs to life in a fresh format: younger actors channeling the essence of musicians decades older, the Tiny Desk adaptation keeps the intimacy and grooves but in a stripped-down, soulful way.
Jazz is in my DNA and there to stay.
Rock Superstar Elton John gives credit to one of his greatest inspirations, Leon Russell.
Leon's credits include A Song For You, This Masquerade, Delta Lady, Hummingbird Rainbow In Your Eyes, Lady Blue, Back To The Island.
He was known as the Jazz Ambassador to the world. Maestro Willis Conover worked at the Voice of America and was best known to jazz lovers by his award-winning broadcast, Voice of America Jazz Hour.
He reportedly produced hands-on and with all musical instruments, including acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass synth, bass, Fuzz bass, singing bass, acoustic piano, and electric piano. He also played poly-Moog, mini-Moog, Arp Pro Soloist, Arp string ensemble, Oberheim four-voice, drums, water drums, syndrums, clavinet, bongos, slapsticks, finger cymbals, congas, orchestral bells, wind chimes, brush trap, woodblocks, finger snaps, tree bell, and handclaps.
As one well-known jazz musician once reportedly said “If you all stopped obsessing about me playing ‘jazz’, maybe I would be playing festival stages rather than tiny clubs by now.” But while there have been meandering debates about jazz during its long history, another genre has become far more contentious in recent years: world music.
Master drummer Mel Lewis - exploring the history of jazz drumming from Baby Dodds to Elvin Jones. A master musician commenting on his ancestors including Stan King, Paul Barbarin, and Tiny Kahn.
Loren Schoenberg, senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and Mel Lewis (1929-1990) discuss and analyze the histories, techniques, equipment, and ensembles of jazz drummers in an epic eight-part presentation from 1989.
Drummers discussed include:
Warren "Baby" Dodds, Zutty Singleton, Ben Pollack, Eddie Marshall, Paul Barbarin, Stan King, Chick Webb, Gene Krupa, Sonny Greer, Jo Jones, Dave Tough, Sid Catlett, Shadow Wilson, Buddy Rich, Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Shelly Manne, Art Blakey, Tiny Kahn, Roy Haynes, Philly Joe Jones, Louie Bellson, Elvin Jones
