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Guitarist John Scofield is no stranger to the Cambridge jazz haven Regattabar, but when he returns to the Charles Hotel’s fabled lounge for a two-night stand, he will abandon his usual frantic and funky post-bop for the deep soul of Ray Charles’ songbook...
Sponsored by the Office for the Arts, this concert features performances by the Asian American Dance Troupe, BlackCAST, Fallen Angels, the Jazz Band, the Kroks, the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, the LowKeys, Steppers, and Kuumba. Saturday, October 15, 9 p.m., Sanders Theater, Memorial Hall...
Under Andrews and his wife, Leverett House was constantly bustling with activity—the House hosted dances, movie nights, and performances by professional jazz musicians. “Their generous personalities made everyone feel welcome,” said Joseph D. Downing ’78, who lived in Leverett at the time...
...DIED. CLARENCE "GATEMOUTH" BROWN, 81, cowboy-hatted roots guitarist and fiddler who continually protested against being labeled a bluesman, insisting that his fusion of jazz, country, R&B and Cajun defied categorization; in Orange, Texas. He died 10 days after evacuating his home in Slidell, Louisiana, which housed half a century of memorabilia, and was razed by Hurricane Katrina. Nicknamed for his deep voice, he got his break in 1949 at Houston's Bronze Peacock club when T-Bone Walker fell ill and Brown jumped on stage and began riffing. ("I made $600 in 15 minutes from customers," he boasted...
DIED. CLARENCE (GATEMOUTH) BROWN, 81, master roots guitarist and fiddler who fought being labeled a bluesman and insisted his "American music"--which incorporated jazz, country, R&B and Cajun--defied categorization; two weeks after evacuating his home in Slidell, La., which was razed by Hurricane Katrina; in Orange, Texas. Nicknamed for his deep voice, he got his break in the late 1940s at Houston's Bronze Peacock club when T-Bone Walker fell ill and Brown jumped onstage and began riffing. ("I made $600 in 15 minutes," he boasted.) A collaborator with artists from Eric Clapton to Roy Clark...