John McDonough

ontheiDoat"wlw wlSUNNYSIOE SSCIIOO(Oigipak) street date September 25.2001'A virtuoso singer tl atin idioms can adihat purists of Jazz and pan-Tiire, Souza phrases with then/isdom ofan old s(3Ut" Down Beat'Souza gets to the' )lend of clarity andheart of the material with a rare strenghth" Chicago...

sad night fell on New York April 30, as the legendary Greenwich Viliágig jazz club Sweet Basil closed its doors For the. I past 26 years, the club has held a I strong international identity, thousands of musiciansincluding ;Aft_ Bf^My-Tynerv Gil Evans, Joe Williams-^ James Moody, John Scofield...

ON THE BEAT June 1993 The Heafs On by Ed Enright t press time, the music industry received some encouraging news from Washington, D.C. The arts were included as a core-curricular goal in President Bill Clinton's education-reform bill, which he presented to Congress in April. The music community...

on the beatNASMD AT 25by Bob O'Donnellhe worlds of commerce and education do not form easy alliances. If educators or administrators need the goods or services of a particular business, they usually only agree to work with the supplying company on a very limited basis.In some instances this method...

First Take I bybobbyreeo Promlett Jack DeJohnette. Dave Holland and Miles Davis IEW SCHOOL Cele^ating25 Year^ I THE NEW SCHOOL" FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Study, jam, and gig with legends of New York City's jazz and contemporary music scene. Earn lyour BFA or a combined...

the beat JANUARY 1996 Gettin' Some 'House' by John Ephland One of the more unusual jazz concerts I attended recently was a Joshua Redman/Roy Hargrove double bill al Orchestra Hall in Chicago. An old-school, tj-aditional haunt for classical music, I kind of expected your typical reserved,...