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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #26: There’s Rhythm In Harlem
It’s time to write about the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. The Harlem band was originally led by reedman Bingie Madison, later by drummer Willie Lynch. They had a strong reputation and appeared under different names like the Blue Rhythm Band in 1930 or the Coconut Grove Orchestra. When backing Louis Armstrong on some records, they [...]
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Zürich Balboa Night am 3. September 2010
ENGLISH version: find this event on Facebook Warm-Up Party für das Swiss Balboa Weekend Ich freue mich, eine weitere Ausgabe der Zürich Balboa Night anzukündigen – der einzige monatliche Balboa Event in der Schweiz! Diesen Monat wird es eine spezielle Balboa Night, es ist die Warm-Up Party zum Swiss Balboa Weekend 2010 und wir erwarten [...]
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DJ Chrisbe’s Song of the Week #25: Shipyard Ramble
Sometimes it is difficult to explain how it feels like when you hear a certain song and you just want to dance to! Do you know this feeling too? One of these songs making me immediately dance is Shipyard Ramble by Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra. Erskine Hawkins started playing trumpet when he was 13 [...]
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Rescuing a Lost Era of Jazz History – The Savory Collection
“The Savory Collection” was a mystery. Almost everybody who is into Jazz history has heard about this collection with live recordings by William Savory, a sound engineer and jazz fan. But hardly anybody had a proper idea about it, in fact nobody really knew how big the collection is! On August 16, 2010, the New [...]
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