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...Vincent Herring, 25; guitarists Mark Whitfield, 24, and Howard Alden, 31; drummer Winard Harper, 28; and organist Joey De Francesco, 19. At the superstar end of the scale, of course, sits young Harry Connick Jr., 23, the slicked-back New Orleans-born entertainer who started out as a jazz-piano player but has crossed over into show business as a Sinatra-style crooner and bandleader...
...jazz output runs the gamut from soothingly sensual (Hot ! House Flowers, 1984, with a string ensemble) to cerebral (Black Codes from the Underground, 1985) to fiery and aggressive (Live at Blues Alley, 1988). His latest effort, The Resolution of Romance, a set of standard songs featuring his father on piano, is a return to the very essence of jazz -- a melody with a beat. The forthcoming sound-track album for Tune in Tomorrow, set in the Crescent City, features sonorous Ellingtonian orchestrations with a spicy New Orleans accent. In addition to recording, Wynton plays some 120 live performances a year...
...teenager. Since moving to the Big Apple, he has continued to play occasional gigs at local night spots and in the studio. Last month G.H.B. Records released Tom's seventh album, New Orleans Reunion, a collection of traditional blues and standards that he recorded with a clarinet-drum-piano trio...
...Americans who live in Waterloo have little idea that they have left the U.S. The kids go to piano lessons and gymnastics at the local community center. The army wives fill out their time volunteering on the nearest base or at the Department of Defense school. The army officers drive off to the military base or the NATO complex every day and do their work. They all make it home by seven to watch clips of the major network news and then current episodes of "Roseanne" and the "Wonder Years...
...third movement began with a well-crafted call-and-response between the strings and the piano. Cohen and Wiley did well to keep the gestures simple; their two-part counterpoint maintained greatness through its simplicity. Pressler's response was more richly done but still appropriate, and Cohen's relaxation during this movement significantly improved his tone and clarity. The final chord floated away beautifully...