Word: jazzing
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...rebuilt program offers 15 extracurricular courses in ballet, modern, jazz, tap and West African dance...
DIED. ELLIS LARKINS, 79, classical prodigy turned jazz pianist whose elegant, understated style made him one of the most coveted accompanists in jazz; of pneumonia; in Baltimore. Famous for his collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald, he also played with Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan and Frank Sinatra...
There's a lot that's dated and silly in this off-Broadway musical based on a Langston Hughes play about gangsters in 1930s Harlem. But what's dated and delightful is Judd Woldin's effortlessly tuneful jazz score, the best of its kind in years. --BY RICHARD ZOGLIN
...dewy blond or a postadolescent waif, so Carla Cook would seem to be facing a rocky path across the current jazz terrain. But she can sing--really sing. Situating her gospel-tinted voice in a propulsive rhythmic groove, she proceeds to bend the blues, rehabilitate some standards (by Simon and Garfunkel as well as by Duke Ellington) and scamper through a couple of her own intriguing compositions. Simply Natural may fall an inch short of her spectacular last CD, Dem Bones, but that's no insult. Cook can cook. --By Daniel Okrent
...back and let your waiter make the choices. Camlik Sokak, No. 15/3, tel. +212 270 24 33 BEST MUSIC Toward the Galata Tower is an area known as Tunel, a center for nightlife. Babylon is a favorite, and features everything from German electronica to Cuban rapsters to Turkish jazz. Check out what's on at www.babylon-ist.com. Seyhbender Sokak, 3, tel. +212 292 73 68 BEST CLUBS Istanbul's jet set kick up their well-shod heels at Leila and Reina, exclusive night-clubs with both summer and winter venues. Their summer spots on the Bosporus are among Europe's largest...