Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Sammy Weiss was born on September 1, 1910 in New York. He started in the 1930s with the Gene Kardos Society Orchestra, then gigged and recorded with Benny Goodman, Adrian Rollini, Wingy Manone, Miff Mole, Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw.
The 1940’s had Sammy concentrated on free-lance recording with Louis Armstrong and Johnny Guarnieri. He eventually led his own popular dance band in hotels and dance halls around Los Angeles, California.
He also worked with Louis Armstrong, Paul Whiteman, Louis Prima, and Erskine Hawkins, among others. After moving to California in 1945, Weiss led his own successful orchestra and worked freelance. He led bands throughout the ’60s, As an actor, Weiss was seen in Shower of Stars and The Jack Benny Program.
Drummer Sammy Weiss died on November 18, 1977 in Encino, California.
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The Jazz Voyager
Arrived yesterday in Washington, DC. from Tokyo, Japan in time for the DC JazzFest being held at various locations around town. It’s no longer the city I remember and with you know who on Pennsylvania Avenue, I’m grateful there’s plenty of jazz to wander in and out, though it is sometimes the bane of my existence as so much music coincides that I can’t see it all. Ugh. Be that as it may, this afternoon I’m heading to the Downtown DC Anthem Row to see four groups I have never experienced.
What I do like best about jazz festivals is that they introduce new talent to new audiences. This jazz voyager is looking forward to discovering musicians and vocalists throughout the weekend. Thursday afternoon at Anthem Row begins at 4:30 with Benjie Porecki followed by Be’La Dona at 6:00, Langston Hughes II comes on stage at 7:15 and closing out the night at 8:30pm is Brass-A-Holics.
This Jazz Voyager is spending the weekend in D.C. and indulging in as much music that is possible to hear in a day. Will be moving all over the city.The venue is located at 800 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. For more information contact the venue at https://www.dcjazzfest.org/artists.
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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Warren Daly was born on August 22, 1943 in Sydney, Australia. Early in his career, he visited the United States where he worked with distinguished artists, among them Buddy De Franco.
He co-founder of the Daly-Wilson Big Band with trombonist/arranger Ed Wilson in 1968. In 1975 with corporate sponsorship, the band toured internationally including the Soviet Union. With the band splitting up, Warren formed the Warren Daly Big Band.
In the 1991 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Daly was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) “for service to music as band leader and drummer”.
Drummer Warren Daly continues to perform and record.
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The Jazz Voyager
Hitting the jetway to board yet another plane, this Jazz Voyager is going to be on a fourteen hour flight to Tokyo, Japan. The destination is Blue Note Tokyo and again will stay in the same hotel with the same walk to the club. More exploration of this wonderful city until it is the appointed hour to become part of the audience.
The night promises to be electric as three-time Grammy-winning and six time nominated vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant who takes the Billboard Critics Poll often will take the mic. The French-American singer has released seven albums and brings her unique style and a band featuring pianist Sullivan Fortner, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Kyle Poole for a three day residency from Wednesday to Friday.
With a cover of ¥ 8,800 | $59.24, the evening is eagerly anticipated. The Blue Note Tokyo is located at 6 Chome-3-16 Minamiaoyama Minato City 107-0062. For more information contact the venue at https://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp.
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Frank Parker was born on August 18, 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana and began drumming at the start of his career in show business at the age of 5. He gained experience playing with various bands in New Orleans, including The Gin Bandits. He performed as a member of Kid Clayton’s band before relocating to Los Angeles, California. There he hooked up with Teddy Buckner at the Beverly Caverns and the Johnny Otis Band.
Returning home in 1949, Parker played alongside such notables as Fats Domino, Joe Phillips, Roy “Good Rocking” Brown, and Paul Gayten. Nearly ten years later he went on the road with Ray Charles, which was followed up by a spot with the Louis Jordan Band. In 1959 he was back in Los Angeles working with Lou Rawls among others.
By 1970, Parker was working once more on Bourbon Street with Thomas Jefferson, George Finola, Papa French, Santo Pecora, and Wallace Davenport. During his later years, he performed with Laverne Smith at Marriot and Fairmont hotels, toured with One Mo’ Time in 1979, a stage hit about black vaudeville in the early days of jazz. A year later he was playing drums for Percy Humphrey and the Preservation Hall Band.
He ultimately retired in 1990 after suffering a stroke. Just a few months after The Louisiana Jazz Federation presented him with a lifetime achievement award, drummer Frank Parker died on January 23, 2001 in his hometown.
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