Bruce Klauber
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02/11/11 Community Articles
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Jazz and Pop Singing
Will Friedwald's fabulous new book on the singers of jazz and pop is essential reading for those interested in music of any kind.
01/25/11 Community Articles
Lennie DiMuzio's "Tales From the Cymbal Bag": A One-of-a-Kind Book About a One-of-a-Kind Percussion Industry Legend
The long-awaited book by beloved percussion industry legend is funny, touching, educational, and like DiMuzio himself, is a masterpiece.
01/25/11 Community Articles
New Book on Louis Prima and Keely Smith: Too Much Jivin' and Not Enough Wailin'
Tom Clavin's new book on Louis Prima, Keely Smith and their heyday in Vegas consists mainly of recycled, previously-published material.
01/03/11 Community Articles
Friday Without Frank
After almost 55 years, Philadelphia radio host Sid Mark's "Friday with Frank" program leaves the air.
10/21/10 Community Articles
Andy Kahn: Songs of the Spirit
Andy Kahn, among the first artists to make the "Great American Songbook" the hallmark of his performances, has returned to performing after too long an absence.
07/12/10 Albums
Vibes, Straight Up
Steve Hobbs
Born and bred in Raleigh, N.C., vibraphonist Steve Hobbs endeavors here to pay tribute to his Southern roots, as each of these nine compositions has some kind of connection to the South, however distant that connection might be. It’s difficult for any vibraphonist—if...
05/19/10 Community Articles
John Bunch: 1921-2010
The remarkable pianist, John Bunch, dies on March 30 at the age of 88.
05/12/10 Community Articles
Buddy Bregman's Swingin' Standards: An Overlooked Gem
A great jazz project that fell through the cracks.
05/07/10 Community Articles
Patricia Dean: Taste Personified
Drummer and singer Patricia Dean, who recalls the drumming of Ed Thigpen and the singing of Nancy Wilson, has just released a fabulous new project entitled "You Go to My Head"
03/10/10 Albums
Lorraine Desmarais Big Band
Lorraine Desmarais Big Band
Until now, pianist/composer Lorraine Desmarais’ recordings have been with small groups. On this, her 10th recording, she wanted to do something different. She’s proven to be nothing if not versatile, and this is quite the ambitious undertaking. These charts...
03/10/10 Albums
Do It Again
Nicki Parrott/Rossano Sportiello
Nicki Parrott is a rarity: a bassist who sings. And she does both very well. This is the second Arbors outing for this charming duo of her and pianist Rossano Sportiello. Parrott first came to the U.S. in 1994 from Australia via an arts grant, enabling her...
02/11/10 Community Articles
Peter Erskine: Straight Ahead
Drummer Erkskine's fabulous playing on Frank Macchia's "Folk Songs for Jazzers" is among is best.
11/12/09 Community Articles
Louis Prima: Life After Keely Smith
Gia Maione, entertainer Louis Prima's fifth and final wife, is keeping her husband's music, legend and legacy going, while fighting for truth and accuracy.
10/28/09 Community Articles
The Lost Drum Battles
Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich performed their famed, "drum battle" dozens of times" in person, but only two films and three recordings of their legendary duel survive. Drummers of a certain age continue to ask the question: "Is there more stuff out there?"
09/29/09 Community Articles
Mitch Miller: The Kitsch of Mitch
The legendary oboist, conductor, record producer and television star is now 98 years old and still following the elusive, bouncing ball.
09/21/09 Community Articles
The Missing Artie Shaw: Retraction and Clarification
The Academy Award-winning documentary on enigmatic jazz genius Artie Shaw, is protected under copyright and will not be made available via JazzLegends.com as essayed in a previous posting.
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ReportAbout Bruce Klauber
Dr. Bruce H. Klauber is the biographer of Gene Krupa, producer/writer of the Warner Brothers and Hudson Music "Jazz Legends" DVD series, a working jazz drummer and recording artist since childhood, and head of JazzLegends.com, one of the most valuable domain names and destinations in the industry. Klauber has accompanied Charlie Ventura, Milt Buckner, Jimmy Bruno, Pepper Adams, Bernard Peiffer and dozens of others. His 1998 recording, "Bruce Klauber Salutes the Legends of Jazz Drumming," charted in the Gavin Report Top Ten that year and reached the final stages of Grammy nominee consideration. Klauber is currently a jazz columnist for The Naples Daily News and several other Scripps-Howard publications in southwest Florida, and is regularly performing with noted trumpeter Bob Zottola and jazz vocalist Joy Adams.
Bruce Klauber joined the JazzTimes community on Mar 20, 2009