With sadness we announce the death of the composer and pianist Dave Brubeck, aged 91. Born in California in 1920, Dave Brubeck became one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of all time, with a career spanning 6 decades. Classically trained and schooled under the French composer Darius[…]
On December 10, 2009, President Obama met and celebrated this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees – Dave Brubeck, Mel Brooks, Grace Bumbry, Robert DeNiro, and Bruce Springsteen. The ceremony acknowledges the work of five great American performing artists and their contribution to American cultural life. This footage will air on[…]
Sony Music Jazz Legacy 50th Anniversary Editions “1959: The Greatest Year In Jazz” Dave Brubeck ‘Take Five’, Miles Davis ‘Sketches Of Spain’ & Charles Mingus ‘Ah Um’ Released: June 22nd 09 1959 was the year that changed jazz. Four artists in particular – Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck and[…]
Have a very Valentine Christmas! With the festive season kicking into gear, Valentine Music presents a selection of fantastic Dave Brubeck Christmas tracks. Our catalogue includes a large number of instantly recognisable classics, such as ‘Silent Night’, as well as beautiful piano renditions of ‘Joy To The World‘, ‘Away In[…]
A very Happy 88th Birthday to Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck celebrated his 88th birthday this week in no ordinary fashion but with a phenomenal six set run at the Blue Note, New York, over Thanksgiving weekend. Check out the photos of the evening in our Flickr gallery.
