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Norman Provizer

Recently the August 2022 issue of DownBeat magazine hit newsstands, mailboxes, and computers. And it contained the 70th annual critics poll with voting from 114 jazz critics from around the…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

For all who picked up a final three-month extension for the 2021 tax year, the Party is over on Friday when you have to send your yearly love letter to…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

At the end of this week in music, we will be saying goodbye to the month of June and hello to the start of July. So, it’s the last week…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

On Wednesday, June 8, the Ben Markley Big Band is at Dazzle driven by the strong drummer Ari Hoenig. Markley & Hoenig have joined forces on the new disc “Ari’s…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

At the start of the Miles Ahead adventure, George Avakian of Columbia Records offered Miles Davis two options to orchestrate the trumpeter’s large-scale recording. The choices were Gunther Schuller (of…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

The band Perpetual Motion is at the Muse Performance Space at 7 pm on Friday. The band began in 2014 and faced a crisis in 2021 when its violinist, Josie…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

One of the strongest celebrations of jazz takes place this week on Saturday when International Jazz Day unfolds in Philly town and the rest of the world as well. Established…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

In the Americas and with the creation of chattel slavery, the mournful sound known as the blues emerged as a musical pattern of enormous power and one that would go…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

You know we’re moving toward summer when the lineup for the Sunday City Park Jazz Summer Series is floating around town. That lineup covers June 5 until August 7 with…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

A number of years ago, NPR had a story titled “Why are so many jazz musicians from Israel these days?” Given the size and location of Israel, that’s certainly a…

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