Jazz Menagerie Productions

03/07/2025

As if the pairing of Jackson and Monk wasn’t enough, check out the rest of the lineup.

Vibraphonist Milt Jackson was a frequent presence on Blue Note sessions in the bebop era. As part of the fabled 1500 Series begun in 1956, the label issued the 12” compilation Milt Jackson and The Thelonious Monk Quintet which expanded Jackson’s 10” LP Wizard of the Vibes with tracks from 1948...

03/07/2025

Awesome!

It was June 28, 1928, when Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five recorded one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century: 'West End Blues.'

17/06/2025

Put it on your calendar. Even if you just catch one day, it’s worth it!

The Roaring 20’s are BACK at the 2025 Bix Jazz Festival 🎉🎶💃🏻 Celebrate with HOT live jazz from world-renowned musicians! It’s a 3 day party 🥳

🎟️Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bix-jazz-festival-2025-tickets-1093733970749

04/05/2025

Celebrating my 10th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

04/05/2025

The power of music.

02/05/2025

Rest in peace.

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08/04/2025

What a voice!

A pioneering bossa nova singer, Astrud Gilberto made her name with ‘The Girl From Ipanema,’ but she has had a long and varied career.

24/03/2025

Good choices!

The albums highlighted below are benchmarks in the history of jazz on record and if you are discovering jazz for the first time then you've just found the perfect place to start

06/03/2025

Very nice.

20/02/2025

Killing it!

19/01/2025

This new release shows what a phenomenal live performer she was.

A recently unearthed recording from the private tape collection of Verve Records founder Norman Granz of a never-before-released 1967 Ella concert featuring members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra will be issued on 28 February on Verve

03/10/2024

Timeless!

Recorded in October 1965 and released the following year, ‘Cape Verdean Blues’ by Horace Silver deserves to be more widely heard.