Smooth
Jazz News September
21, 2005 - Jazz great Dave
Brubeck
will turn 85 during his upcoming tour. To celebrate,
he will perform live with the London Symphony Orchestra
on December 6th, 2005. The date is one of 20 dates
set for the tour, which will see Dave performing
in Austria, Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Switzerland,
and the UK between November 11th and Dec 20th.
Telarc
Honors Dave Brubeck's War Efforts March
23, 2004 - With the 60th anniversary of D-Day
coming up Telarc will honor Dave Brubeck's service
in World War II with an album of songs from the
era. The Jazz legend spent a lot of time during
the war entertaining the allied troops with his
group The Wolf Pack Band. The solo piano release
titled "Private Brubeck Remembers" will
be out May 25th. For information on the 60th anniversary
of D-Day go to http://www.ddaymuseum.org/index.html
Here
is a track listing
For
All We Know
Oh Give Me Something to Remember You By
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
Don't Worry 'Bout Me
For You
Where or When
Lilly Marlene
It's
a Sin to Tell a Lie
When I Grow to Old to Dream
We Crossed the Rhine
Please Be Kind
Weep No More
The Last Time I Saw Paris
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dave
Brubeck Joins Jazz School July
17, 2003 - School music programs have always
been important to Dave Brubeck and as usual
the Jazz piano legend is helping out. Brubeck
has become a member of the Advisory Board for
the Jazzschool, a Berkeley, California-based
academy for music education and performance.
Jazzschool is not far from the University of
the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., where the Brubeck
Institute is located. Brubeck has already been
connected to Jazzschool his Brubeck Institute
Ensemble is the house band for the JazzSchool's
Friday jam sessions. For more information about
Jazzschool classes and concerts that are open
to the public, call (510) 845-5373, or visitwww.jazzschool.com.
Brubeck's new album "Concord on a Summer
Night" will be released on Concord on October
21st. Read
our interview with Dave Brubeck.
Dave
Brubeck Not Ready To Retire June
13, 2003 - Jazz legend Dave Brubeck's "Take
Five" was the very first million-selling jazz
record in 1959 and the pianist say's even though
he's played the classic thousands of times he's
still not sick of it. "Do you get tired of
'St. Louis Blues' or 'Stardust,' or any of the standards?"
he asked. "That's just part of what you do.
I never get tired of those tunes." Brubeck
who's still a huge concert draw says he's also not
sick of working. "I love what I do," he
said. "I don't enjoy the traveling or any of
that, but I love playing. More and more, I'm beginning
to understand myself. But it would have been great
to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather
than when I was 82." Brubeck will play the
Playboy Jazz Festival this Sunday. He first played
the festival when it was in Chicago in 1959. Playboy
boss Hugh Hefner says there will be a huge celebration
at the event this year because of the 25th anniversary.
The Playboy Jazz Festival will be at the Hollywood
Bowl. Read
our interview with Dave Brubeck.More
on the Playboy Jazz Festival New
Dave Brubeck Best Of March
24, 2003 - Dave
Brubeck is one of the few Traditional Jazz greats
who still gets loads of airplay on Smooth Jazz radio
either through 'Take Five' or 'Blue Rondo A La Turk'
and you can find both and a lot more on a new CBS
compilation 'The Essential Dave
Brubeck.' The two cd set released today covers
a lot of ground from 1949 to 2002 which adds up
to 31 tracks. The 'Essential series was launched
a few years ago with 'The Essential Miles Davis.'
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September
21, 2005 - Jazz great 
March
23, 2004 - With the 60th anniversary of D-Day
coming up Telarc will honor Dave Brubeck's service
in World War II with an album of songs from the
era. The Jazz legend spent a lot of time during
the war entertaining the allied troops with his
group The Wolf Pack Band. The solo piano release
titled "Private Brubeck Remembers" will
be out May 25th. For information on the 60th anniversary
of D-Day go to 
July
17, 2003 - School music programs have always
been important to Dave Brubeck and as usual
the Jazz piano legend is helping out. Brubeck
has become a member of the Advisory Board for
the Jazzschool, a Berkeley, California-based
academy for music education and performance.
Jazzschool is not far from the University of
the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., where the Brubeck
Institute is located. Brubeck has already been
connected to Jazzschool his Brubeck Institute
Ensemble is the house band for the JazzSchool's
Friday jam sessions. For more information about
Jazzschool classes and concerts that are open
to the public, call (510) 845-5373, or visit
June
13, 2003 - Jazz legend Dave Brubeck's "Take
Five" was the very first million-selling jazz
record in 1959 and the pianist say's even though
he's played the classic thousands of times he's
still not sick of it. "Do you get tired of
'St. Louis Blues' or 'Stardust,' or any of the standards?"
he asked. "That's just part of what you do.
I never get tired of those tunes." Brubeck
who's still a huge concert draw says he's also not
sick of working. "I love what I do," he
said. "I don't enjoy the traveling or any of
that, but I love playing. More and more, I'm beginning
to understand myself. But it would have been great
to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather
than when I was 82." Brubeck will play the
Playboy Jazz Festival this Sunday. He first played
the festival when it was in Chicago in 1959. Playboy
boss Hugh Hefner says there will be a huge celebration
at the event this year because of the 25th anniversary.
The Playboy Jazz Festival will be at the Hollywood
Bowl. 
March
24, 2003 - 
