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Braggtown
''Braggtown'' is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006. The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated ''Eternal'', draws upon a world of inspirations, including John Coltrane, a 17th-century English composer, an American Indian Warrior and a Japanese horror film. Marsalis chose some of the new songs from the band's current repertoire, with an emphasis on what he describes as "that kind of high-energy music we've been playing in live performance." This album was named after Braggtown, a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina, as Marsalis has been a resident of the Durham area for the past few years. The cover of the album shows the four musicians in a locker room in the baseball stadium Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Track listing # "Jack Baker" (Branford Marsalis) - 14:12 # "Hope" (Joey Calderazzo) - 11:01 # "Fate" (Marsalis) - 08:24 # "Blakzilla" (Jeff "Tain" Watts) - 12:40 # "O Solitude" (Henry Purcell) - 07:48 # " ...
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Braggtown, North Carolina
Braggtown (or Bragtown) is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street (Business US-501) and the Old Oxford Highway. The area has been within the Durham city limits since the 1950s. Branford Marsalis, the noted jazz saxophonist, named his 2006 album ''Braggtown ''Braggtown'' is an album released by The Branford Marsalis Quartet in 2006. The album, following the 2004 Grammy-nominated ''Eternal'', draws upon a world of inspirations, including John Coltrane, a 17th-century English composer, an American In ...'' after the neighborhood; Marsalis has been a resident of the Durham area for the past few years. Annexed places in North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina Neighborhoods in Durham, North Carolina {{DurhamCountyNC-geo-stub ...
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Durham, North Carolina
Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, Durham is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the List of United States cities by population, 74th-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Research Triangle#Office of Management and Budget Definition, Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 649,903 as of 2020 U.S. Census. The Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, com ...
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Durham, NC
Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 Census, Durham is the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 74th-most populous city in the United States. The city is located in the east-central part of the Piedmont region along the Eno River. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 649,903 as of 2020 U.S. Census. The Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the Research Triangle, which has a population of 2,043,867 as of 2020 U.S. census. A railway depot was established in 1849 on land donated by Bartlett S. Durham, the namesake of the city. Following the American Civil War, the community of Durham Station expanded rapidly, in part due to the tob ...
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The Branford Marsalis Quartet
The Branford Marsalis Quartet is a jazz band. Current members *Branford Marsalis – saxophones *Joey Calderazzo - piano (1999–present) *Eric Revis - bass guitar (1997–present) * Justin Faulkner - drums (2009–present) Past members *Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums (1986–2009) *Kenny Kirkland - piano (1987–1998) * Robert Hurst - bass guitar Discography *1986 ''Royal Garden Blues'' *1987 ''Renaissance'' *1988 ''Random Abstract'' *1990 ''Crazy People Music'' *1991 '' I Heard You Twice the First Time'' *1998 ''Requiem'' *2000 '' Contemporary Jazz'' *2002 '' Footsteps of Our Fathers'' *2003 ''Romare Bearden Revealed'' *2004 ''Eternal'' *2004 '' Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live'' *2006 ''Braggtown'' *2009 ''Metamorphosen'' *2012 ''Four MFs Playin' Tunes'' *2016 ''Upward Spiral'' *2019 '' The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul'' See also *Marsalis Music Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonist Bran ...
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Eric Revis
Eric Revis (born May 31, 1967) is a jazz bassist and composer. Revis came to prominence as a bassist with singer Betty Carter in the mid-1990s. Since 1997 he has been a member of Branford Marsalis's ensemble. His debut album, ''Tales of the Stuttering Mime'', was released in 2004 on his own 11:11 Records. Revis studied under Ellis Marsalis at the University of New Orleans and at St. Mary's University, Texas. He directed the Jazz Ensemble at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 2007 and 2008. Discography As leader * ''Tales of the Stuttering Mime'' (11:11, 2004) * ''Laughter's Necklace of Tears'' (11:11, 2009) * ''Parallax'' (Clean Feed, 2012) * ''City of Asylum'' (Clean Feed, 2013) * ''In Memory of Things Yet Seen'' (Clean Feed, 2014) * ''Crowded Solitudes'' (Clean Feed, 2016) * ''Sing Me Some Cry'' (Clean Feed, 2017) * ''Slipknots Through a Looking Glass'' (Pyroclastic, 2020) With Tarbaby * ''Tarbaby'' (Imani 2009) * ''The End of Fear'' (Posi-Tone 2010) * ''Fanon'' (Ro ...
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Jeff "Tain" Watts
Jeff "Tain" Watts (born January 20, 1960) is a jazz drummer who has performed with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Betty Carter, Michael Brecker, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, and others. Biography Watts got the nickname "Tain" from Kenny Kirkland when they were on tour in Florida and drove past a Chieftain gas station. He was given a Guggenheim fellowship in music composition in 2017. Watts attended Berklee College of Music, where he met collaborator Branford Marsalis. Discography As leader * ''Megawatts'' (Sunnyside, 1991) * ''Citizen Tain'' ( Columbia, 1999) * ''Bar Talk'' (Columbia, 2002) * ''Detained at the Blue Note'' (Half Note, 2004) * ''Folks Songs'' (Dark Key Music, 2011) * ''Watts'' (Dark Key Music, 2009) * ''Family'' (Dark Key Music, 2011) * ''Blue, Vol. 1'' (Dark Key Music, 2015) * ''Blue, Vol. 2'' (Dark Key Music, 2018) * ''Detained in Amsterdam'' (Dark Key Music, 2018) As sideman With Paul Bollenback * ''Double Gemini'' (Challenge, 1997) * ''Soul Grooves' ...
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Joey Calderazzo
Joseph Dominick Calderazzo (February 27, 1965) is a jazz pianist and brother of musician Gene Calderazzo. He played extensively in bands led by Michael Brecker and Branford Marsalis, and has also led his own bands. Early life Calderazzo was born in New Rochelle, New York. He began studying classical piano at age eight. His brother, Gene, got him interested in jazz. He studied with Richard Beirach and in the 1980s continued his studies at Berklee College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. At the same time, he was playing professionally with David Liebman and Frank Foster. Later life and career At a music clinic he met saxophonist Michael Brecker and became part of his quintet beginning in 1987. In 1990, he signed with Blue Note Records. Brecker produced Calderazzo's first album, ''In the Door'', which featured Jerry Bergonzi and Branford Marsalis, his brother's roommate in Boston. They played on his second album, ''To Know One'', which included Dave Holland and Jack DeJo ...
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Branford Marsalis Quartet
The Branford Marsalis Quartet is a jazz band. Current members * Branford Marsalis – saxophones *Joey Calderazzo - piano (1999–present) *Eric Revis - bass guitar (1997–present) * Justin Faulkner - drums (2009–present) Past members *Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums (1986–2009) *Kenny Kirkland - piano (1987–1998) * Robert Hurst - bass guitar Discography *1986 ''Royal Garden Blues'' *1987 ''Renaissance'' *1988 ''Random Abstract'' *1990 '' Crazy People Music'' *1991 '' I Heard You Twice the First Time'' *1998 '' Requiem'' *2000 '' Contemporary Jazz'' *2002 '' Footsteps of Our Fathers'' *2003 '' Romare Bearden Revealed'' *2004 ''Eternal'' *2004 '' Coltrane's A Love Supreme Live'' *2006 '' Braggtown'' *2009 ''Metamorphosen'' *2012 ''Four MFs Playin' Tunes'' *2016 ''Upward Spiral'' *2019 '' The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul'' See also *Marsalis Music Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonis ...
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Branford Marsalis
Branford Marsalis (born August 26, 1960) is an American saxophonist The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pro ..., composer, and bandleader. While primarily known for his work in jazz as the leader of the Branford Marsalis Quartet, he also performs frequently as a soloist with classical ensembles and has led the group Buckshot LeFonque. From 1992 to 1995 he led the Tonight Show Band. Early life Marsalis was born on August 26, 1960, in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and raised in New Orleans. He is the son of Dolores (née Ferdinand), a jazz singer and substitute teacher, and Ellis Marsalis, Jr., Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., a pianist and music professor.Stated on ''Finding Your Roots'', PBS, March 25, 2012 His brothers Jason Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Delfeayo Marsalis are also ...
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Marsalis Music
Marsalis Music is a jazz record label founded by Branford Marsalis in 2002. After 20 years with Columbia, saxophonist Branford Marsalis left to start his own label. Early musicians to the label included Miguel Zenón, a Puerto Rican saxophonist, Doug Wamble, a guitarist from Tennessee, and Harry Connick Jr., who, like the Marsalis family, is from New Orleans. The catalogue includes ''The Marsalis Family: A Jazz Celebration'', and ''Music Redeems'', the only recorded performances of the father and sons together (father Ellis with sons Branford, Wynton, Delfeayo, and Jason). The catalogue also includes '' Romare Bearden Revealed'', a tribute to the visual artist created in conjunction with a traveling exhibition of his work curated by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. In 2006, the label inaugurated the Honors Series to pay tribute to underappreciated musicians. The series has featured Michael Carvin, Jimmy Cobb, Bob French, and Alvin Batiste. Marsalis Mus ...
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The Penguin Guide To Jazz Recordings
''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' is a reference work containing an encyclopedic directory of jazz recordings on CD which were (at the time of publication) currently available in Europe or the United States. The first nine editions were compiled by Richard Cook and Brian Morton, two chroniclers of jazz resident in the United Kingdom. History The first edition was published in Britain by Penguin Books in 1992. Every subsequent two years, through 2010, a new edition was published with updated entries. The eighth and ninth editions, published in 2006 and 2008, respectively, each included 2,000 new CD listings. The title took on different forms over the lifetime of the work, as audio technology changed. The seventh edition was known as ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD'' while subsequent editions were titled ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings''. The earliest edition had the title ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP and Cassette''. Richard Cook died in 2007, prior to the comp ...
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The News & Observer
''The News & Observer'' is an American regional daily newspaper that serves the greater Triangle area based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The paper is the largest in circulation in the state (second is the '' Charlotte Observer''). The paper has been awarded three Pulitzer Prizes; the most recent of which was in 1996 for a series on the health and environmental impact of North Carolina's booming hog industry. The paper was one of the first in the world to launch an online version of the publication, Nando.net in 1994. Ownership On May 17, 1995 the News & Observer Publishing Company was sold to McClatchy Newspapers of Sacramento, California, for $373 million, ending 101 years of Daniels family ownership. In the mid-1990s, flexo machines were installed, allowing the paper to print thirty-two pages in color, which was the largest capacity of any newspaper within the United States at the time. The McClatchy Company currently operates a total of twenty-nine daily newspapers in fourtee ...
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