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This month, the Savannah Jazz Association is celebrating the legacy of as one of the pioneers of bebop—renowned jazz ...
Savannah Jazz will celebrate the Savannah native James Moody’s 100 birthday with a pre-party and all-star concert.
The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival runs through Oct. 21 and brings luminaries, lesser lights, jazz-mad aficionados and casual fans to the banks of the Passaic. Skip to Article.
James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist celebrated for his virtuosity, his versatility and his onstage ebullience, died on Thursday in San Diego. He was 85. His death, at a hospice, was ...
James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist whose improvised solo on a recording of the song “I’m in the Mood for Love” became a jazz classic, died Thursday in San Diego, where he had lived ...
Jazz legend James Moody died in 2010. His legacy is being celebrated anew to mark his 100th birthday. Skip to content. All Sections. 73°F. Tuesday, July 8th 2025 e-Edition. Home Page.
The TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival — Newark's first major jazz festival in 15 years — began on Monday, but its centerpiece concert takes place tonight, with an all-star concert ...
James Moody, an exuberant presence in jazz for more than six decades whose improvised version of “I’m in the Mood for Love” became a surprise hit in the 1950s and launched a form of music ...
Jazz drummer Bill Moody is also the author of a successful series of mystery novels featuring a jazz musician (piano player, not drummer) as the protagonist, narrator, and reluctant sleuth.
His slow, moody ballad ranks as among his finest work and one of the most enduring in jazz. Born in Rocky Mount, N.C., in 1917, Monk grew up in New York, where he studied classical and jazz piano.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Savannah Jazz will celebrate James Moody’s 100 birthday with a pre-party and all-star concert. The Savannah native jazz legend, James Moody would have turned 100 years ...