For saxophonist Tia Fuller, becoming a musician, and concentrating on jazz, seems almost preordained. After all, she came from a musical family who loved and performed jazz. She started playing piano at the age of 3. Music has always been in her life.
Bassist gets a high score on an underrated era
For this special edition of Before & After celebrating the 40th anniversary of JazzTimes, bassist-composer-bandleader Christian McBride listened to tunes either recorded or released in 1970. Of course, the Philadelphia native wasn’t born until May 31, 1972, but being an astute listener and something of a musical historian, he has encyclopedic knowledge of music from earlier eras … and not just jazz.
| 9/2/10 | Tia Fuller | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe' |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9/3/10 | Stanley Jordan | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley |
| 9/3/10 | John Brannen | Isle of Palms, SC | The Windjammer |
| 9/3/10 | Tia Fuller | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe' |
| 9/4/10 | Danilo Pérez | Detroit, MI | 31st Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival |
| 9/4/10 | Kirk Whalum | Detroit, MI | Detroit Jazz Festival - Main Stage |
| 9/4/10 | Stanley Jordan | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley |
| 9/4/10 | Hot Club Of Detroit | Detroit, MI | 31st Annual Detroit International Jazzfest - Pyramid Stage |
| 9/4/10 | Tia Fuller | Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe' |
| 9/5/10 | Kirk Whalum | Lansing, MI | Pattengill Middle School |
| 9/5/10 | Stanley Jordan | Seattle, WA | Jazz Alley |
| 9/5/10 | Jackiem Joyner | Tucson, AZ | Tucson Jazz Society |
| 9/5/10 | Christian McBride | Detroit, MI | Detroit International Jazz Festival (Tribute to Ray Brown) |
| 9/6/10 | Stanley Jordan | San Francisco, CA | Yoshi's |
| 9/7/10 | Stanley Jordan | San Francisco, CA | Yoshi's |