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- Montclair, NJ
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- What is your profession?
- Musician
- What Instrument Do you Play?
- Bass
- Where Are you located?
- Montclair, NJ
- How did you find out about TGJN?
- e-mail from friend
- About Me:
- I play bass.
I have worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone. Gary Bartz, Cecil Taylor, Billy Taylor and others.
I was the first director of Jazzmobile & The Institute of Jazz Studies.
Ihave taught at: Rutgers University, Bennigton College, Montclair State University and recently retired as chair of the electronic music program at Bloomfield College.
I am currently independantly producing records and live shows and working with the Nina Simone Band
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- http://chriswhitebass.com
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Member Quotes About TGJN
I was just saying that you knocked this out of the park with TGJN. We have needed something like this for so long and I am telling my friends about this. I said that it is sort of like a myspace for jazz but it is actually so much more. This is real. The people here truly love jazz and we know people like that are not your average people.
I have felt for a long time that straight-ahead jazz has been slipping away from us. I have hope now that there will be a resurgence (or shall I say an insurgency:-) to bring this baby back full force!
You just knocked it out of the park. Thanks again.
xoxo,
Janie
Events
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Mel Brown Quartet
March 25, 2009 at 8pm to March 27, 2013 at 11pm – Jimmy Mak's
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Saturday JAZZ Nights at Chelsea Wine Bar
November 14, 2009 at 8:30pm to November 15, 2009 at 12:30am – Chelsea Wine Bar
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Orjazz presenta - "La tragica notte del dott. Hives"
November 14, 2009 from 9pm to 11pm – Crevacuore
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Jazz & Art Extravaganza!
November 15, 2009 from 3pm to 8pm – Emmy Lu Gallery
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Lee Summer's "Just Piano Series" presents...
November 19, 2009 from 7pm to 8pm – Triad Theatre
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Workout
December 3, 2009 from 9pm to 11pm – Casale Monferrato
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I look forward to hearing this weekend.
All the best.
C.W.W.
Glad I connected to you, thanks for the musci eductation, your the best!!Peace & Blessings,
Carrie Jackson
Tamm E
It is an honor to see you here.
Upload your photo and your music. Videos too!
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Keeping JAZZ LIve!
Tamm E Hunt
Dare I say you are from my hometown and I still remember you had a signing/champagne/mimosa/brunch when you had a cd party at Trumpets and were the talk of the town.
Let's face it there are some exciting musicians in the streets of ......... and I went to school with a wonderful bass player by the name of Ronnie Naspo and doesn't Earl May live there too? What about that conch playing wonder who lives on Grove? I will be having a signing in the not too distant future at Trumpets as my book, after 17 years (15 of writing and two of editing) was published by Cadence Jazz Books last April and we launched it at The Hard Rock Hotel at AJ's on April 16th...Lyle Lovett was in the audience and was wondering who that old lady was and why the pianist was playing Eddie Clean Head Vinson's (not Miles Davis's tune) FOUR!
Better yet, and I will never forget this Chris, you are so cool...you and I believe Jeff Dunston were creating vocalists for a show at Olympia Dukasis's theater in Montclair and I had signed up for it as I was interested in the interviewing process as I was just beginning my book. I paid the fee and never realized it was my turn; you looked at me and said, "What key do you want to sing in?" I was flabergasted as I just was a voyeur. You were so sweet. I believe Rasheema was there and Carrie Jackson and someone who is appearing with Jeff Dunston this very weekend who sang "It's a wonderful night for a moondance"...DOT MALONE...I just remembered. But you with Nina Simone...to die for. I saw you magically perform at Trumpet's on that beautiful, handmade teeny, weeny bass and what you did with it was more than MAJOR QUINCEY HOLLEY JR., OSCAR PETTIFORD and RAY BROWN combined could do...YOU COOK WHITE!
In case you don't remember me I am the wife no one knew who wrote DEATH OF A BEBOP WIFE by Grange Lady Haig Rutan.
Phil Woods thinks it's "fascinating."
Watchung Booksellers has it right around the corner. Stay well...I just had to stop by and hit you with my best shot on this rainy night. Marlene Ver Plank is at Trumpets tonight and I think I'm going down for the last set.
Night Mr. White....Grange you knew me as Chris!