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Mort Weiss: Joey DeFrancesco projects showed the difference between music, and the music 'business'

This is the story of two collaborations with Joey DeFrancesco that you almost never saw — or the difference between music … and the music “business.” You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) Joey DeFrancesco, with Pharoah Sanders – ‘In the KeyRead More

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Mort Weiss: There were big stars at this LA party, but I didn't shine so brightly

Let’s set the scene: Actress Polly Bergen’s Malibu Beach house, 1965. The cast of participants includes Jack Lemmon and his wife Felicia Farr, Kirk Douglas, Jackie Gleason, Steve Allen and his wife Jayne Meadows You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz Reality Show (2015) BirthRead More

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Mort Weiss: Getting ready for showtime – when you're the show

This time out, I’d like to delineate how it is for me when I go somewhere to appear as a guest artist. Specifically, I’m thinking about the time I headlined the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival in Portland, Oregon. You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a JazzRead More

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Mort Weiss: Let's compare your average jazz cat to those with classical gas

This question goes way back, but is still relevant in 2012: Who’s the better musician — a jazz or classical player? I remember talking to someone, about someone, and the cat asking: Is he jazz or legit? You May Also Like: Mort Weiss – Mort Weiss Is a Jazz RealityRead More

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Mort Weiss: A first-take life, with everything from hard times to hard rock