Tag: jazz standard

Who sang it better: I’m A Fool To Love You

by Mart Kawaii • November 7, 2016 • Comments Off

“I’m a Fool to Want You” is a 1951 pop and jazz standard song composed by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, and Joel Herron and first released by Frank Sinatra as a Columbia Records single. The ballad has been covered multiple times by artists in many genre. As a lover of beautiful, sentimental songs about love I picked two of my favorites – the late Bob Dylan and the eternal Billie Holiday.

With this I’m starting a new fun rubric in the blog – vote for your favorite in comments (I hope it lasts longer:P)!

Matt Wilson’s Christmas TREE-O ’15 @ Jazz Standard

by Noreña • December 29, 2015 • Comments Off

The Jazz Standard is the internationally renowned music venue beneath the Blue Smoke restaurant. Down a flight of steps and into a dimly lit bar and dinning area, the room gives way to a stage. Wall sconces and votive candles…

The Clayton Brothers Quintet: Notes For the Love of Music

by Mart Kawaii • June 26, 2015 • Comments Off

The art of creating jazz music eludes easy explanation and to understand it one should experience it live and try to engage in a conversation with the creator of the art form. With that in mind, we ventured to Jazz…

SFJAZZ Collective plays the music of Joe Henderson

by Mart Kawaii • April 15, 2015 • Comments Off

April is Jazz Appreciation Month and there are multiple events happening all over the world to celebrate jazz music. For clubs like Jazz Standard, celebrating jazz music is a way of being. Its program always brings amazing music for the…

Ravi Coltrane Residency at Jazz Standard

by Mart Kawaii • February 7, 2015 • Comments Off

Ravi Coltrane brought a stellar group with him for an exciting six day long residency at Jazz Standard. Ravi Coltrane is the son of John and Alice Coltrane, he released six critically acclaimed albums as a leader as well as played…

Azar Lawrence plays “A Love Supreme” at Jazz Standard

by Mart Kawaii • December 20, 2014 • Comments Off

Fifty years ago John Coltrane made history with a single session at the Van Gelder Studio that resulted in this groundbreaking game-changing record “A Love Supreme.” Azar Lawrence, a tenor saxophone legend in his own right, honored Coltrane’s record with…

Interview with Bassist/Composer Ben Wolfe

by Mart Kawaii • September 12, 2014 • Comments Off

Ben Wolfe is an accomplished bass player, composer and educator. He has enjoyed a successful career as a leader and played with a variety of famous jazz musicians including Wynton Marsalis, Joe Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Branford Marsalis and Eric Reed. The list goes on.…