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DIED. JAMES ("ROSY") MCHARGUE, 97, leather-lunged jazz reedman who played with Benny Goodman and Kay Kyser; in Santa Monica, Calif. The clarinetist, saxophonist and vocalist--whose career in clubs lasted 70 years--got his nickname from singing the Hawaiian novelty song When Rosy Riccoola Do da Hoola Ma Boola...
...showed up one day...and we needed a tenor saxophonist who also played clarinet," says Leonard Garment, a Washington lawyer who used to play with and manage the band. "He seemed competent and reliable, so we hired...
...WHAT?: Padte: "We are named after one of the best sax players of all time--Maceo Parker. He began his career as the saxophonist within James Brown's horn section (the JB's). In his solo career, he always claims his music is 2% jazz, and 98% funky stuff...
...Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman is touring to promote his new album, Timeless Tales (for Changing Times...
...different fare throughout the week: Monday is Blues Night, Tuesday and Wednesday have fusion jazz, Thursday latin jazz, and the weekend offers straight-ahead jazz. Eager musicians--most of whom are Berklee College students--overcome the adversity of the ambience with inspired performances. The sight and sound of a saxophonist riffing the roof off is often enough to make patrons forget about the guy with bad breath breathing in their ear. Now for more good news: Wally's plans to expand into the space next door before the end of the year. Needless to say, a bar with music this...