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NYC trombonist John Fedchock, a link to big band great Woody Herman, to give two Upstate performances this week

On February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 By admin

By DAN ARMONAITIS During the heyday of big band jazz in the 1940s, one of the genre’s biggest stars was bandleader Woody Herman. A three-time Grammy Award winner and a recipient of the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, the clarinet-playing Herman toured the country with various ensembles dubbed The Herd Read More

Renowned jazz saxophonist James Carter to give two Upstate performances this week

On February 24, 2020April 28, 2020 By admin

By DAN ARMONAITIS When James Carter was growing up in the 1970s, there was a brief period in which one of his older brother’s bandmates came to stay at the Carter home in Detroit. Charles “Chazzy” Green, who would later play with Ray Parker Jr., brought with him a few Read More