It's a Hardbop Life
It's a Hardbop Life is the first Off-Broadway play to feature an entire cast of jazz musicians.[1][not in citation given] The play, co-written by trombonist Gregory Charles Royal and Denise Bird, was developed from Royal's weekly engagement at Birdland in New York City called The Art Blakey Jazz Messenger Review during 2001.[2][not in citation given]
The play debuted at the New York JVC Jazz Festival in July, 2004.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Mergner, Lee (June 2, 2010). "Gregory Charles Royal's Hardbop Life: Veteran trombonist stages production of jazz musical "It's a Hardbop Life" in Washington, DC". Jazz Times.
- ↑ "Jazz Clubs in New York City". Ny.com. 2001-04-30. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ↑ Vermes, Jenne (21 March 2010). "School of 'hard bops'". fsunews.com. Gannett. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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