George Pickow: Photographer celebrated for his depictions of jazz and folk musicians

03/08/11 George Pickow was a photographer and film-maker responsible for images of such musical giants as Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, Pete Seeger and Dizzy Gillespie. His marriage to Jean Ritchie, from a family of Kentucky Mountain singers, gave him a unique perspective on the lives of musicians, but he also photographed artists, including Edward Hopper, and artisans plying their trade. He also made ...

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Take Five With Benjamin Drazen

06/06/11 Meet Benjamin Drazen: Benjamin Drazen is a native New Yorker, and grew up in Roslyn, NY. He got his frist great jazz saxophone education from the late great Dave Burns. (Dave was a master trumpeter with the m: Dizzy Gillespie and m: Duke Ellington Orchestras as well as leading his own groups) A graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music, Drazen studied with such legends as m ...

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10-day Juneteenth celebration to focus on individuals in art, music and entertainment

06/08/11 Indiana-born jazz musician Larry Ridley, who has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman and Dinah Washington, to be part of festivities

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