Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Paul Lovens was born on June 6, 1949 in Aachen, Germany. In the early 1970s, he was part of a trio with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. He went on to work with Cecil Taylor, Harri Sjöström, Günther Christmann, Eugene Chadbourne, Peter Brötzmann, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Mats Gustafsson, Thomas Lehn, Phil Wachsmann, Rajesh Mehta and Joëlle Léandre.
He also played with Florian Schneider and Ebehard Kranemann in an early incarnation of Kraftwerk. Since 1967, Lovens has run the record label Po Torch with Paul Lytton
Drummer Paul Lovens, who also plays percussion, singing saw, and cymbals, has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra and Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, and continues his musical endeavors.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Karl Sterling was born in Ithaca, New York on June 5, 1961. Growing up in a musical household, it was a natural thing for him to take to music and drums. Both parents attended the Ithaca College School of Music with his father, a drummer, composer/arranger, and band leader, his mother, a vocalist and pianist.
His interest turned to medicine and he became a nuerorehabilitation specialist, educator, and advocate for people with Parkinson’s disease. So in 2018 Karl founded the Parkinson’s Global Project nonprofit corporation dedicated to funding research and supporting associations around the world.
Using his musical talents to raise awareness of the disease, in 2019, Sterling recorded Dream, a project in which Jimmy Haslip, Jeff Richman, Peter Erskine, Scott Kinsey, and other musicians donated their time and talent.
He has since traveled, researching with and educating neurologists, physical therapists, fitness trainers, people with Parkinson’s, and caregivers all over the world.
Drummer Karl Sterling has spent the majority of his life in the Syracuse, New York area and continues to perform, compose and educate.
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Jazz Poems
FOUR BONGOS: TAKE A TRAIN
for Vinnie
The drummer wears suspenders to look like
an old-timer, and plays a salsa
“Caravan,” bad boy from the panyard with
an evil, evil beat. The conga man
chants Yoruba and shakes his sweat loose on
a girl up front. His hand worries the drum
like a live fish thrashing. Call the bassist
“Pops,” with his grizzly goatee, his Banshee
yelp, his rhumba step. Tha hall is fluorescent.
“Take a Train,” Lawrence Welk called that tune,
and played. Ellington, hovers above this group
like changeable weather, in gabardine.
ELIZABETH ALEXANDER | 1962
from Jazz Poems ~ Selected and Edited by Kevin Young
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Alan Branscombe was born on June 4, 1936 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England into a family of musicians. His father and grandfather were professional musicians and began on alto sax at age six. As a child he played drums with Victor Feldman in a talent show as a child.
During his time in the Army he played with Jeff Clyne in 1954–56. He toured and recorded with Vic Ash in 1958, recorded with Tony Kinsey the following year, and toured Japan with Stanley Black at the turn of the new decade. Alan worked with John Dankworth as pianist and vibraphonist intermittently between 1960 and 1972, including in the 1963 film The Servant.
Joining Harry South’s band at Ronnie Scott’s club in the mid-1960s, Branscombe went on to play as a sideman with Tubby Hayes, Stan Tracey, and Paul Gonsalves through the decade. He played with Ben Webster in 1965 and again in 1970, and in the Seventies he was with Albert Nicholas, toured in Europe with Stan Getz, and played with the Lamb-Premru group around 1971.
As a leader Branscombe recorded with Tony Kinsey and Tony Coe as sidemen on the album The Day I Met the Blues in 1977. As a session musician, he played tenor saxophone on The Beatles song Got To Get You Into My Life.
Pianist, vibraphonist, and alto saxophonist Alan Branscombe died on October 27, 1986.
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Corey Wilkes was born June 3, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his musical journey at a young age and received a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. After graduating, he became an in-demand touring and recording artist, collaborating with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roy Hargrove, Kahil El Zabar, James Carter, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Nicole Mitchell, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Makaya McCraven and many more.
Wilkes’ talents as a composer won him an Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Program ~ Historical Emmy Award for his film score for the Ida B Wells documentary. He is also a Grammy-nominated musician for his work as a member of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. His electro-acoustic soulmusic blends jazz, electronic music, and soulful vocals in his solo projects.
Beyond music Corey has also worked with visual artists such as Theaster Gates, Nick Cave, Lucy Slivinski and Rashid Johnson, creating multi-disciplinary performances that blend music, art, and culture. He has also worked with renowned House Music DJ’s such as Osunlade, Ron Trent, Jaimie Principle, and Vick Lavender, fusing jazz with electronic and house music.
Trumpeter, producer, composer and actor Corey Wilkes continues to captivate audiences around the world.
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