While Houston is loaded with talented musicians, flautist Hubert Laws is probably the only one who performs annually at Carnegie Hall. A child prodigy born into a family of musicians in the Studewood ...
Welcome to the 900th episode of Neon Jazz! After 14 incredible years, we've hit yet another milestone—one that wouldn't be possible without the legends who have shaped jazz and the fans who've ...
We ring in 2011 by celebrating a native musical son: distinguished and versatile flutist, Hubert Laws. Mr. Laws tells stories about his journey from Houston’s Wheatley High School to New York’s ...
“I’m constantly learning things about myself,” said internationally celebrated flutist Hubert Laws after his quintet’s standing ovation June 25 performance to close the 2011 Red Clay Jazz Festival.
After James Moody and Frank Wess established the flute as a solo jazz instrument in the 1950s, and Herbie Mann popularized it in the 1960s, the musician that has become most identified with virtuosic ...
NPR's Tony Cox sits down with internationally renowned flutist Hubert Laws for a conversation about his expansive music career and latest CD, Moondance, which blends classical and jazz vibes.
The Bellevue Jazz Festival got under way Wednesday, but two of the hottest headliners are still on deck. Booker T. Jones, the Hammond B-3 giant whose funky “Green Onions” was a hit in 1962, plays ...
Speaking to the Hubert Laws Quintet is a rather spiritual experience. Each member is an accomplished musician in his own right and yet, a conversation with them leaves you enriched and inspired by the ...
Two are master musicians, and two are accomplished vocalists. Houston's four Laws siblings — flutist and saxophonist Hubert Laws, vocalists Eloise and Debra Laws and saxophonist Ronnie Laws — have had ...
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