HAPPY 91st BIRTHDAY, DAVE BRUBECK!

THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET – THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA STUDIO ALBUMS COLLECTION SPANS 1954 TO 1967

DELUXE 19-CD BOX SET INCLUDES 9 ALBUMS ON CD IN THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST TIME

Perfect box set gift for the holiday season, released December 6, 2011 – Dave Brubeck’s 91st birthday – by Columbia/Legacy

Dave Brubeck has long served as proof that creative jazz and popular success can go together. This is one of our favorite jazz tunes!
Dave Brubeck "Take Five"

Dave Brubeck Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits

Celebrate Dave Brubeck's 90th Birthday with this 2-CD set handpicked by Dave Brubeck. Features 21 tracks from 17 iconic Columbia Albums 1954-1970 including a previously unreleased track from Dave's personal archives. Order your copy today!

Watch the documentary Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way on December 6th at 5pm ET on Turner Classic Movies!

21 Songs Handpicked By Brubeck, Spanning His Columbia Records Tenure (1954-1970); Includes Previously Unreleased Live Take Of "Three to Get Ready" Recorded At Classic Quartet's Final Concert, December 26, 1967

Kick-off of year-long Brubeck 90th birthday campaign at Legacy Recordings

Available at both physical and digital retail outlets starting November 16, 2010, through Columbia/Legacy

On December 6th, TCM to premiere new documentary, Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way, executive-produced by Clint Eastwood

Dave Brubeck Celebrates 90th Birthday As Special Guest with Wynton Marsalis Quintet at CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, August 8

Dave Brubeck has been thrilling fans in Newport for more than half his life, and George Wein is proud to announce that the legendary pianist is returning to the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival to celebrate his 90th birthday as a special guest with his friend Wynton Marsalis on Sunday, August 8.

by Scott Gargan, Correspondent (for ctpost.com)

Dave Brubeck is a master at multi-tasking.

Just take a look at his exercise room, where you'll find an electric keyboard mounted on his treadmill.

"I'm so busy, I'm just trying to keep up with the mail," Brubeck joked during an interview from his Wilton home last week. "The only way I (have the time to) practice and exercise is to have an electric piano at shoulder level. Otherwise, I wouldn't get any exercise."

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianist and composer Dave Brubeck; opera singer Grace Bumbry; actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro; and singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

JamsBio Magazine has just posted a wonderful piece on the three 1959 Columbia Jazz Legacy Edition titles titles, Miles Davis: Sketches of Spain,