Archive for February, 2016

Riffs: Music News from Out and About

February 29, 2016 admin No comments

By Patricia Myers

The jazzy month of March kicks off with two great free concerts, the first is March 1 when flutist Joe Corral and pianist Armand Boatman and Friends perform at 7:30 pm at the Musicians Union Hall in Phoenix (donation for snacks-beverages, AFM Local 586 Musicians Hall, 1202 E. Oak St., Phoenix 85006, 602-254-8838.) Soon after will be the March 3 free concert by Young Sounds of Arizona (multiple bands) at 7 p.m. at the Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 N. Third St., Phoenix 85004, 602-254-3100. The metro-Phoenix high-school-student bands have been sponsored and supported since 1971 by the Phoenix Musicians Union, Local 586 AFM.

Riffs: Music News from Out and About

February 3, 2016 admin No comments

By Patricia Myers

February is Black History Month, when the lives of African-American innovators and contributors to the American way of life are celebrated. Among the many jazz musicians who went to Paris included my all-time tenor sax favorite, Coleman Hawkins, also known as “The Hawk” and “Bean.”