The Fancy Ass Records Int.  Jazz Division is wide open to accept Jazz Artists. Last Thursday, Fancy Ass Records Int. also opened the  Aspiring Artists Division Levels 1,2, and 3  as well as The Children's Division for children ages 12 and under. Please feel free to submit your music for label consideration.

Thank you so much for your friendship and support,…

Happy Jazz Appreciation month family….

 I dedicate this posting to my oldest brother, Clark Grayson, who if he had lived, would be celebrating his 60^th birthday next month….

In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month, I wanted to share with you a funny family story about my brother Clark.…

I am currently playing an open-mic cabaret every Monday night from 8-10 at

Hambone's in Lawrenceville.

My new vocal trio, The Blue-hots, plays there periodically too.

This was a great wedding in Pittsburgh

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The African Origins of Jazz

March 28, 2012

Lee Evans

By Lee Evans

In his brilliant 1968 analytical book on jazz, Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (Oxford University Press) author Gunther Schuller makes a very strong case for jazz’s African origins, writing that “the analytic study in this chapter [Chapter 1, pages 3-62] shows that every musical element – rhythm, harmony, melody, timbre, and the basic forms of jazz – is essentially African in background and…

Sewickley American Legion

Great people of Pittsburgh, come enjoy the great sounds of the,Red Velvet Jazz & R&B Band.

 This band is great, we were so pleased with there performance at a recent fundraiser, we just had to have the band come back for another performance. 

Contact info: Chief Promoter, Geronimo Pratt.…

          ¨Happy Eastern¨ / ¨Felices Pascuas¨…

Fancy Ass Records is now accepting music submissions for label consideration for all genre's of music with the exception of hip hop and rap. You must be a self contained artist with radio ready finished product. You may submit your music at www.fancyassrecords.com  We do not accept demo's or lyrics. Only finished product. A self contained artist is the writer/producer/performer with copyrighted music. Fancy Ass Records also offers our…

Pittsburgh Music History

Presents the story of the

Stanley Theater

Big Band Era 1928 - 1946…

All friends,Look at my new images

                                   ¨ Calm and Wait¨ Digital Series ( 2012) samples…

It`sTime ( Color BurnIIGlass Pinceladas II)

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In 2009, I published my book A History of African American Jazz and Bluesthat discusses the reasons why the innovators of jazz and blues – Africans in America make paultry income from their cultural product.

I posted this article on my site – …

Two new recordings out this month:  a duo with Alan Silva: "Parallel Worlds" on Long Song Records, and a solo piano CD/vinyl :  "Narada Burton Greene: Live at Kerrytown House" on NoBusiness Records.  Both are available from me:  contact me at greeneburton@cs.com 

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Dr. Harrison thank you vdery much. The reason I wanted the information, as a child I met Goerge Hornsby playing the piano in church and he gave me my very first start as a musician, Later in years he had went mentally ill and walk into the river and drown. He was a extremely talented man I am sad his recording never made I would for children to experience a true musician. Again thank you

Kenneeth E. Anderson

This mix-tape is banging. If most of you are wondering who the Boxon Swagga Squad Is (Click Here), they are members of the website Hip Hop Resurrection.com who has uploaded their songs, videos, and pictures for review. The site is…

Just wanted to give a moment of silence for

one of the greats out of the Bronx "Big Pun".

Your never dead as long as you live in our thoughts.

Its been 12 years since Feb 6. R. I. P

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