Posts Tagged ‘Billy Strayhorn’
David Roussève’s ‘Halfway to Dawn’ Dances a Portrait of Jazz Great Billy Strayhorn
“Strayhorn was far ahead of his time, gay and out and living with his life partner in the late 1930s, which was unheard of and dangerous…His motto was ‘halfway to dawn.’”
Read MoreWestwind Brass Delivers Smart Jazz Survey on the Berkeley
Although the Westwind Brass ensemble has established its enviable reputation playing the classical brass quintet repertory, in recent seasons it has branched out.
Read MoreSaxophone Mastery at the La Jolla Athenaeum
The masterful duo of Mark Turner and Ethan Iverson, appeared at the La Jolla Athenaeum on February 25, 2017, in a concert expertly curated by Dan Atkinson . . .
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