Special Legends Night events have helped restore some of the area’s live jazz history.
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Adam & Kizzie revolutionize its sound with the addition of loop pedals
The husband-wife duo started using the pedals as a way to find more cost-effective ways of performing.
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The U.S. Army Jazz Ambassadors visit OKC on Saturday
The band plays everything from big band classics and bebop to Dixieland and Latin jazz.
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Influential initiative
“I hired people of color, for the most part, who didn’t have the training to be a journalist,” Russell Perry said. “I trained them.”
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The Claudettes bring a blended sound to Norman’s The Depot
Band founder Johnny Iguana has learned from some of the jazz masters.
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“Walter and I get all kinds of crazy ideas in our heads,” O’Dell said. “We’ve done several programs with him here. He’s always calling me up and saying, ‘You need to interview this guy.’”
“Walter and I get all kinds of crazy ideas in our heads,” O’Dell said. “We’ve done several programs with him here. He’s always calling me up and saying, ‘You need to interview this guy.’”
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Tony DeSare channels Frank Sinatra with the help of Oklahoma City Philharmonic
“I look at these shows as a way for us all to put matters out of our minds that day — including myself — and give ourselves over to the music,” he said.
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“When I write melodies, it’s very simple, something you could pluck out at the piano with one finger,” he said.
“When I write melodies, it’s very simple, something you could pluck out at the piano with one finger,” he said.
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Drummer Walter Taylor III uses the Blu Fonk movement to bring the blues back to Oklahoma City
Taylor has been drumming in jazz and blues clubs since he was a teenager.
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Museum Cafe plans special New Year’s Eve dinner
Hands-on art projects, a film screening and a special dinner are among Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s New Year’s Eve activities.