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This Week on JazzSet: Kevin Eubanks Band at the Detroit Jazz Festival
February 24, 2012. Posted by Becca Pulliam.
Add new comment | Filed under: bill pierce, Detroit Jazz Fest, JazzSet, kevin eubanksSummer ends and the music transcends. Covering this Labor Day set from the Detroit Jazz Festival, Ross Davis wrote in JazzTimes that the guitarist "featured his own fine lines and plenty of room for his band mates to shine, most especially saxophonist Bill Pierce."
Hear a taste in Dee Dee's promo:
Sunday, February 26, at 6pm and/or Wednesday at 6:30 on WBGO 88.3 FM and wbgo.org.
© 2012 WBGO
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Studio Session - Berklee Blue Note Ensemble
May 20, 2008. Posted by Joshua Jackson.
Add new comment | Filed under: berklee college of music, bill pierce, Jazz Alive, Jazz Education, studio session, Studio Sessions, wbgoWhenever you hear young performers from Berklee College of Music, you are hearing the future of music. WBGO presented the Berklee Blue Note Ensemble on Midday Jazz today. For a decade, Berklee students with strong jazz creds make an annual trek to the Blue Note in Note in New York. Bill Pierce has been a Berklee faculty member for more than three decades. He directs the student ensemble. They are:
Melissa Aldana - saxophone (Santiago, Chile)
Jeonglim Yang - bass (South Korea)
Michael Palma - piano (Dallas, Texas)
Dan Pugach - drums (Raanana, Israel)
Jeremy Sinclair - trumpet (Dallas, Texas)
Nadia Washington - vocals (Dallas, Texas)Listen to the session. Remember the names.
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