The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie
(U.S. debut)

Boogie Woogie, Jazz, Blues

Somewhere between classic jazz, ragtime piano, and early urban blues, you’ll find boogie woogie, filled with rolling rhythms and a cheerfully swinging drive. The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie is (A) Axel Zwingenberger, Germany’s greatest modern boogie woogie pianist; (B) the raunchy vocalist and pianist Ben Waters; the almost telepathic rhythm section, (C) Charlie Watts, the masterful drummer whose syncopated rhythms drive “the world’s greatest rock ’n’ roll band”; and (D) Watts’s best friend since childhood, Dave Green, one of the finest bassists on the U.K. jazz scene.

Dance Floor Opens at 6:00; Live Sets at 7:30–8:30 and 9:00–10:00

May 7-13 Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival

“Swing Street” 52nd Street in NYC 1948 (Library of Congress)

Wes Montgomery - new release of jazz guitarist Echoes Of Indiana Avenue

Monty Alexander at Blue Note this weekend

New antenna 834 feet high in Times Square for Newark’s WBGO 88.3 FM Jazz Station

Jazz Corner of the World

Dec 2011 - prior to Freddy Cole

RIP Paul Motian

Village Vanguard - Jenny Scheinman, Bill Frisell, Brian Blade

Jimmy Scott - Day By Day - NYC 2011

Eagle Records released Boogie 4 Stu on 11 April 2011. The album is in tribute to pianist Ian Stewart, a founding member of the Rolling Stones, who went on to serve as their long-term road manager. Boogie 4 Stu was dreamt up and produced by fellow pianist Ben Waters, a member The A, B, C and D of Boogie Woogie, which also features Charlie Watts. The album is released to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation, and is released near the 25th anniversary of Stewart’s death. The album is mixed by Glyn Johns and the front cover is a newly commissioned portrait of Ian Stewart by Sir Peter Blake.

Oh and BTW let’s not forget to mention The Rolling Stones are on this album!