I got into jazz because of Dave Brubeck, but jazz got into me because of Eric Dolphy. I had just turned fifteen when a random encounter with Brubeck’s music made me start listening curiously to New ...
The Heritage Park Memorial Chapel was briefly transformed into a comedy bar on Saturday, July 14 as comedians honored Rodolfo “Dolphy” Quizon Sr. during the last night of his wake. Comedian Brod Pete, ...
Eric Allan Dolphy was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. Dolphy was one of several groundbreaking jazz alto players to rise to prominence in the 1960s. He was also the ...
(UPDATE3) The King of Comedy is gone forever. Rodolfo "Dolphy" Vera Quizon Sr., who made countless of comedy movies and whose humor was embraced by generations, has passed away. He was 83. According ...
Vintage Dolphy appeared originally in 1986/7 on both vinyl and CD. Featuring recordings from three separate live performances from Eric Dolphy, two at Carnegie Hall, both with his own quartet and in ...
LAST Sunday, we stayed up way past our bedtime to watch the “Alay Tawa” tribute to Dolphy on ABS-CBN. It was a noteworthy production because it involved the talents of all three of our leading TV ...
Seven months before his 1964 masterwork Out to Lunch! Dolphy recorded a pair of sessions with producer Alan Douglas. Critic Kevin Whitehead says this reissue is long overdue. This is FRESH AIR. In ...
COMEDY king Dolphy fought the good fight to survive his many illnesses last month but, just as it appeared that he was on his way to recovery, he expired shortly before his 84th birthday. He left not ...
Le Moyne College canceled classes in honor of Dolphy Day for the first and only time last year. Students shouldn't expect it to happen again, according to a new report. An email to faculty obtained by ...
That the passing of Dolphy should be mourned deeply by Filipinos is beyond any argument. Throughout his acting career, the acknowledged comedy king of Philippine cinema brought laughter to millions ...