Word: jazz
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...band is noted for its ability to take classical and classic jazz pieces and add their own panazz stamp to them. In the song "Carmen Jones," they took a melody from Bizet's famous opera and gave it a little jazz flavor before really mixing it with pan rhythms and letting the tenor players tear it up. Tenor player Dane Gulston made his presence known from the start of the show and, at center stage for the remainder, he kept the intensity flowing and the tone of the show light as he alternatingly teased and supported the other band members...
After the professor solemnly left the stage in his dark suit, the Panazz (pan and jazz squished together) Players took over the hall. They are currently the leading steel band ensemble in Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of pan music. In loose white pants and fluorescent tops, they were determined to bring a little of Trinidad and Tobago into the austere building. The fourteen member band includes a fifteen-year-old boy playing the six bass, and one woman who plays the double seconds. All the members share an amazing ability to work with most...
Arturro Tappin, alto saxophone player, joined the group for a few numbers toward the end of the show. Tappin is best known for his unique style, as he combines roots reggae and jazz sounds in his playing. Tappin has been compared to Kenny G in the past, but either his playing has matured since then or whoever made that comment was hard of hearing. While Tappin has mastered the smooth, soft sound that put Kenny G on the tops of all the "Easy Listening" charts--evident when he joined the Panazz Players to do their rendition of an old Roberta...
...conclusion that an era is shaped by the people who push its political ideas, such as fascism and communism, democracy and liberty. Then, when we picked the 20 most influential artists, I began to believe in the lasting power of cultural innovations, such as movies and television, jazz and rock. Now that we're dealing with business titans, I realize that economic initiative is what transforms us, from Henry Ford's assembly line to Bill Gates' software. Stay tuned: no doubt when we do our next issue in a few months, I'll conclude that it's actually scientists...
...Although this album could have benefited from a bit more thunder and lightning, there is a lot to admire here. Cherry addresses varied topics from drug addiction to the relationship between fathers and children; his sound, meanwhile, is a soothing mix of pop with bluesy coloring. The son of jazz trumpeter Don, and the brother of hip-hop star Neneh, Cherry is living up to the family name...