Italian-American pianist and composer performed in public at the age of four
Diaa Bekheet has worked for a host of media outlets, including Radio Cairo in English, ETV News, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) and the Associated Press. He joined VOA in Feb. 1989 as an International Broadcaster, hosting a variety of popular news and entertainment shows such as Newshour, Radio Ride Across America, Business Week, and Jazz Club USA. He has interviewed a number of Jazz celebrities, including the legendary Dizzy Gillespie, Ramsey Lewis, Wayne Shorter, and George Benson. Diaa is currently an editor for our main English site, VOAnews.com.
All posts by Diaa Bekheet
Tribute to Guitar Giant Wes Montgomery
Posted April 13th, 2012 at 9:31 pm (UTC+0)
Wes Montgomery is one of the greatest and most influential of jazz guitarists worldwide
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JAM Honors Frank Sinatra, His Activism
Posted April 5th, 2012 at 3:56 pm (UTC+0)
This April, Jazz Appreciation Month is honoring the legendary singer Frank Sinatra for his early bold stand for human rights in 1945.
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Jazz in Pop: John Pizzarelli’s Double Exposure
Posted March 30th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC+0)
Grover Washington Jr.’s Just the Two of Us
Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:44 pm (UTC+0)
Many of Grover’s albums successfully proved that he was a new force in jazz, soul and R&B
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Tony Williams, Drummer Extraordinaire with China Connection
Posted March 15th, 2012 at 6:56 pm (UTC+0)
The innovative drummer known for control of sticks and use of polyrhythms and metric modulation in jazz
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Lester Young’s Smooth Tone
Posted March 8th, 2012 at 8:48 pm (UTC+0)
Many saxophonists have copied his improvisational smooth tone and relaxed lyrical style
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Keiko Matsui’s Rose in Morocco
Posted March 4th, 2012 at 3:43 pm (UTC+0)
sensation Matsui’s blend of eastern flair music and American jazz is introspective and soothing
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Whitney Houston Smooth Jazz Tribute
Posted February 23rd, 2012 at 8:59 pm (UTC+0)
Tim Hagans, The Moon is Waiting
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 8:33 pm (UTC+0)
Hard bop trumpeter will be awarded an honorary doctorate of music from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki
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