Howard Mandel

ON THE BEAT DOWPEAT April 1993 by John Ephland Jong with millions of TV viewers across America, I caught some of the Inaugural festivities that ushered in our 42nd president. (See p. 30 for more.) The predominant image running through this gaudy, five-day, $25 million extravaganza was a musical...

N THE BEAT JANUARY 1999 Alternaie Takes: Another Barrier by Patrick Rand Buniette Fans ()("ja/z ivissues liavt- it «ood these days. I'iiti'en or 20 years a^'o, even the classics could be difficult lo find. I have vivid meinoiies of beinj,' uiiable lo l)uy John Collrane's Giant Steps in...

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with. Tlie Hammond B-3 organ has a homey sound, Ihe chunliy hunk oi furniture in the front room. Hence many organists' "down-home" attitude. And when it comes to in-the-pocket, m-the-fami-ly gi-ooves however, who can top the Philly-busting papa-bambino combinaUon of John and Joey DeFrancesco?...

I: UUSICAL CHEMIST Jazz is so difficult. A lot of people think once they've learned these licks they can get up and play them for the rest of their life. But thafs not being truthful to the music 'cause ifs not developing. Cats you hear that don't make no mistakes? They alnt trying to do...