Steve Swallow

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Fairfield University's Jazz Ensemble features jazz drummer extraordinaire Adam Nussbaum, Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Wien Experimental Theatre in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Director of Jazz and Popular Music at the University and renowned bassist Brian Torff leads the Ensemble for two shows at 7:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 general, $5 students. Read More

Carla Bley made her much-awaited appearance at the London Jazz Festival with The Lost Chords, a quartet comprising her partner Steve Swallow on bass, Andy Sheppard on saxes and Billy Drummond on drums. Read More

Equilateral, one of Iowa's top jazz bands, will play the Redstone Room Friday night. Read More

Equilateral is one of Iowa"s best jazz bands, with members including Chris Merz (saxes), Brent Sandy (trumpet), Greg Mazunik (bass) and Eric Thompson (drums). Merz and Sandy have worked together extensively since 2000, when Merz returned to Iowa to take a teaching position at the University of Northern Iowa. The current lineup came together in the fall of 2008, upon Sandy"s return from a stint in Corfu, Greece. Mazunik has freelanced around the Iowa City area for the past 10 years. Thompson has recently returned from New York City, where he lived and worked following graduation from NEC (Boston). Read More

Clarinetist Jimmy Giuffre died in Massachusetts two springs ago. Read More

Paris and jazz have a history almost as long as jazz itself. Read More

Giuffre, a saxophonist and clarinetist, was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended college in his home state. 4 Brothers “, a piece for 3 tenor saxes and the baritone sax. Read More

Gil Goldstein (born 1950) is American jazz pianist and synthesizer player who started on the accordion. Read More

SHEFFIELD Jazz begins its autumn season in style this Saturday with a visit from Norma Winstone's latest project. Read More