How Dave Brubeck made liturgy swing

December 5, 2012 By

I found this great piece by Bob Faw on Dave Brubeck, and it gives more dimension to his religiously themed jazz music, including his legendary jazz Mass called “To Hope!” Watch Dave Brubeck on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly. And YouTube offers this sensational piece of music from his Mass: the gorgeous, [...]

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Remembering jazz great Dave Brubeck, Catholic

December 5, 2012 By

The composer and musician died today:  Dave Brubeck, a jazz musician who attained pop-star acclaim with recordings such as “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk,” died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., said his longtime manager-producer-conductor Russell Gloyd. Brubeck was one day short of his 92nd birthday. He died of heart [...]

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