Highly individual American drummer, bandleader and jazz visionary who toured with Lena Horne in the 1950s
A hundred years into its evolution, jazz incorporates ethnic and European classical instruments, drum machines and DJs spinning decks. A half-century or so ago, hardware habits were more cut and dried. A jazz big band had trumpets, trombones, saxes and a rhythm section. A small band had a rhythm section, a sax and trumpet, with maybe a guitar or a vibraphone. One that featured a (very quiet) guitarist, a flute or clarinet, a cellist, and a drummer who preferred mallets to sticks seemed like a strange beast in the jazz forest.
But the groups of the American drummer Chico Hamilton, who has died aged 92, did feature such instrumentation and, contrary to the jazz orthodoxies of the 1950s, they were for a time runaway successes. Hamilton led West Coast bands in that decade that came...
A hundred years into its evolution, jazz incorporates ethnic and European classical instruments, drum machines and DJs spinning decks. A half-century or so ago, hardware habits were more cut and dried. A jazz big band had trumpets, trombones, saxes and a rhythm section. A small band had a rhythm section, a sax and trumpet, with maybe a guitar or a vibraphone. One that featured a (very quiet) guitarist, a flute or clarinet, a cellist, and a drummer who preferred mallets to sticks seemed like a strange beast in the jazz forest.
But the groups of the American drummer Chico Hamilton, who has died aged 92, did feature such instrumentation and, contrary to the jazz orthodoxies of the 1950s, they were for a time runaway successes. Hamilton led West Coast bands in that decade that came...
- 11/26/2013
- by John Fordham
- The Guardian - Film News
The love of one’s country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border? (Pablo Casals, such a clever man.) So, let’s spread some love and share the latest poster(s) for the upcoming Iron Man 3, shall we? When I first saw that character poster with Don Cheadle, I was like – oh, look, Iron Patriot inspired armor, not bad at all! But then, some crazy fan came up with a funny idea and as you’re about to see – now we have three Iron Man posters with two new characters – Barack Obama & Vladimir Putin! Check them all out and...
- 2/14/2013
- by Jeanne Standal
- Filmofilia
The city better known for Frank Gehry's Guggenheim turns to city planning, with a beautiful new park.
Bilbao arguably launched the vogue for contemporary starchitecture, with the titanium-clad Guggenheim Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry. That vogue has wound down--witness Dubai. Urban planners are now gaining prominence, as we realize the connection between livable cities and low-carbon emissions.
So it makes impeccable sense that Bilbao's showiest new public work isn't another flashy building. It's a beautiful, faceted park.
Designed by Acxt, the park serves as a promenade linking two neighborhoods, which had been separated by a odd, badly placed slip of land.
As Inhabitat writes, this is part of a larger movement in Bilbao:
Situated between the districts of Txurdínaga and Otxarcoaga, Pau Casals Square is part of a series of projects that Bilbao has undertaken to improve urban spaces in the city's outlying areas, creating connections between different neighborhoods...
Bilbao arguably launched the vogue for contemporary starchitecture, with the titanium-clad Guggenheim Bilbao, designed by Frank Gehry. That vogue has wound down--witness Dubai. Urban planners are now gaining prominence, as we realize the connection between livable cities and low-carbon emissions.
So it makes impeccable sense that Bilbao's showiest new public work isn't another flashy building. It's a beautiful, faceted park.
Designed by Acxt, the park serves as a promenade linking two neighborhoods, which had been separated by a odd, badly placed slip of land.
As Inhabitat writes, this is part of a larger movement in Bilbao:
Situated between the districts of Txurdínaga and Otxarcoaga, Pau Casals Square is part of a series of projects that Bilbao has undertaken to improve urban spaces in the city's outlying areas, creating connections between different neighborhoods...
- 12/3/2009
- by Cliff Kuang
- Fast Company
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