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  • FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 2009 Madrid International Jazz Festival

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm
    Travellers staying in Madrid hotels next month will have the chance to soak up some culture at one of Europe's biggest musical events.

  • Hamsa Lila, Airto Moreira: S.F. Green Fest After Party

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:12 pm
    Hamsa Lila World music band Hamsa Lila will be returning to the San Francisco Bay area after a three year hiatus to headline a gala event benefiting Common Vision and featuring the legendary Brazilian drum master Airto Moreira .

  • Local trumpeters honor Clifford Brown

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm
    Trumpeter Clifford Brown's career only lasted a few measly years, due to his untimely death in a car accident at age 25.

  • Cascadia Yulegrass Dates Anger, Nershi, Moseley, Butler

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:10 pm
    Cascadia Yulegrass Tour: Inaugural Acoustic Holiday Bluegrass Celebration Darol Anger to direct players including Sharon Gilchrist, Scott Law, Bill Nershi, Keith Moseley Darol Anger Looking for an alternative to traditional holiday entertainment this season? Acoustic holiday bluegrass visits the Pacific Northwest December 16-20 with the inaugural ...

  • TV/FILM: New Episode of I Love Jazz Premieres Tonight on Hec-TV

    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    The second season of I Love Jazz, the HEC-TV program hosted by longtime St. Louis jazz DJ Don Wolff , begins tonight with a program featuring singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and the St.
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    NPR: Jazz & Blues

  • Aaron Diehl On Piano Jazz

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:43 pm
    Pianist Aaron Diehl is a fresh graduate of The Juilliard School of Music, but he's most assuredly an up-and-coming force in jazz. Dubbed "The Real Diehl" by Wynton Marsalis, Diehl displays brilliant technique and a truly creative approach to music, whether he's interpreting Tatum, Ellington or Mozart. He joins Marian McPartland on "Afternoon in Paris" and "One Morning in May."» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Maria Schneider Orchestra In Concert

    5 Nov 2009 | 12:08 pm
    It all began on Monday nights at the Visiones club in Greenwich Village, where a newcomer from Minnesota was leading a handsome band. Here, the Maria Schneider Orchestra spans 15 years of original, paradigm-shifting music at the 2009 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Alison Brown On Mountain Stage

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:26 pm
    The Grammy-winning banjo player has collaborated with Allison Krauss and Michelle Shocked. Now, she brings her own acoustic jazz band to Mountain Stage to play songs from her latest album.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Vijay Iyer Trio: Jazz At Its Finest And Friskiest

    4 Nov 2009 | 8:53 am
    Hip-hop aficionados will recognize "Mystic Brew" as the source material for A Tribe Called Quest's "Electric Relaxation," in which Ali Shaheed Muhammad exhumed Ronnie Foster's then-obscure 1972 soul-jazz tune. In "Mystic Brew (Trixation Version)," pianist Vijay Iyer at once returns the song to its jazz roots and infuses it with modernity.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • 50 Great Voices: Help Us Choose

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:17 pm
    In January 2010, NPR will launch a year-long exploration of 50 great voices in recorded history. The series isn't an attempt to catalog the so-called "greatest" singers. Instead, we hope to discover and re-discover awe-inspiring vocalists from around the world and across time. We asked you to nominate artists for the series and we received thousands of options. NPR and a panel of experts are in the process of whittling them down to about 100 singers — a mix of familiar names and surprising discoveries. Explore some of the nominated voices below, choose five favorites you think should be…
 
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    About.com: Jazz

  • A Brief History of Jazz Saxophonists

    4 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am
    It all started with Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument inventor. In 1842, he attached a clarinet mouthpiece to a brass creation that he named the saxophone. Because of its metal, conical body, the saxophone was capable of playing at volumes much higher than other woodwinds. It was used in military bands in the 1800s, but it took a while for it to be taken seriously by musicians. Here is a brief history of jazz saxophonists, structured around the stories of the musicians who changed an odd invention into one of the most iconic instruments in jazz. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a…

  • Album Review: Edmar Castaneda's 'Entre Cuerdas'

    27 Oct 2009 | 4:58 pm
    Harpist Edmar Castaneda's reputation has been growing steadily since his move to the United States in 1994, and seeing the list of all-star collaborators on his latest album, Entre Cuerdas, curiosity got the better of me. The result is a gem of an album: unique in texture, addictive in groove, and balanced between passionate performance and studio polish... Read more of James Hall's review of Edmar Castaneda's Entre Cuerdas. Image Courtesy of ArtistShare RecordsAlbum Review: Edmar Castaneda's 'Entre Cuerdas' originally appeared on About.com Jazz on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 at…

  • Latin Music USA

    25 Oct 2009 | 4:51 am
    In case you need to brush up on your Latin jazz history, PBS has a four-part documentary that you can view online called "Latin Music USA." I already had an understanding of the melding of jazz and Afro-Cuban music through Dizzy Gillespie and Machito, but what I didn't realize was how much the rock and roll of the 50s and 60s borrowed from the mambos of earlier decades. What I found especially fascinating was how the Latin music of the 60s and 70s then borrowed elements of R&B and rock music to create boogaloo, which led to the rise of salsa and the esteemed (notorious?) Fania Records.

  • Album Review: 'Reflections' by the Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio

    24 Oct 2009 | 4:05 pm
    On Kurt Rosenwinkel's Reflections, the innovative and iconic guitarist isn't playing any tricks. The melodic phrases are even and tuneful, the harmonies are familiar, and the rhythmic underpinnings and formal architecture are simple and subtle. But, despite a barefaced lack of complexity, Reflections is one of the most exciting albums of the year... Album Review: 'Reflections by the Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio Image Courtesy of Wommusic Records Album Review: 'Reflections' by the Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio originally appeared on About.com Jazz on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at…

  • Help Search and Restore

    16 Oct 2009 | 4:18 am
    Search and Restore has been programming progressive jazz in New York for the past few years. No one is doing as much as Search and Restore to create a buzz about exactly the sort of innovative, genre-straddling music that will help snag the ears of those outside the jazz world, and continue to build a young jazz audience. Now Search and Restore founder Adam Schatz is in the process of attaining 501c3 nonprofit status so that the organization can have the wherewithal to step up its game. The problem is, he has until October 30th to raise $450 for IRS filing fees, or they will drop the case.
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    Smooth News

  • Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards Announces Nominees

    Brian
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Michael Bublé, Sophie Milman, Jesse Cook, Four80East, Darren Rahn and Alexander Zonjic are among nominees for the sixth annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards just announced. Both Canadian and international artists who have contributed to the success of the smooth jazz format in Canada are recognized each year. The 2010 awards show, honoring music and musicians in 2009, takes place April 23 in Mississauga, Ontario. Nominated in the international instrumental category are saxophonists Euge Groove, Jessy J and Boney James, trumpeter Rick Braun and guitarists George Benson and Peter White. Benson,…

  • Bernie Williams Performing National Anthem At Knicks Game Tonight

    Brian
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Bernie Williams, whose single “Go For It” is a Top 5 hit on the Smooth Jazz Top 20, will be performing the national anthem on his guitar tonight, November 6, at Madison Square Garden in New York in a game between the host New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Williams, a five-time All Star with the New York Yankees, told the New York Post that he hopes to meet the Cavaliers’ LeBron James. James is considered one of the top basketball players in the world and the Knicks will certainly be looking to sign him after this season when he becomes a free agent. “I don’t know about…

  • Nick Colionne Supports Breast Cancer Research In New National Campaign

    Brian
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am
    Smooth jazz guitarist Nick Colionne has joined with The Pair Tree, a Chicago-area based nonprofit, and Mike Nordskog of Wine And Jazz magazine to create a national silent auction with all proceeds going to support breast cancer research. Colionne’s endorser, Epiphone Guitars, donated a Broadway archtop guitar and case, and Tobin James Cellars donated two nights at its on-property guest house and a magnum of 2006 James Gang Reserve Zinfandel autographed by Tobin James. Also included is a complete autographed Colionne discography and a guided wine tasting at the Tobin James Cellars. Colionne…

  • Michael McDonald Visits Smooth Jazz Top 20 And Allen Kepler

    Brian
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am
    Grammy Award-winning vocalist Michael McDonald this week stopped by the Smooth Jazz Top 20 studio to talk about his current release This Christmas. McDonald had a conversation with Smooth Jazz Top 20 host Allen Kepler, who is also president of the Smooth Jazz Network and Broadcast Architecture. This Christmas showcases McDonald’s distinctive vocals on holiday favorites such as “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “White Christmas,” as well as his versions of the Stevie Wonder Motown classic “That’s What Christmas Means to Me” and the…

  • Spencer Day Brings Down The House At Hollywood Showcase

    Brian
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm
    There are few new artists these days as exciting as young vocalist Spencer Day. Day’s major-label debut, Vagabond, on Concord Jazz, is his third overall and continues to show his songwriting and vocal maturity. Bonny Chick, director of affiliate relations for Broadcast Architecture, on Wednesday, November 4, had a chance to catch Day as he performed at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. Among the songs he sang was “Till You Come to Me,” a familiar song to listeners of the Smooth Jazz Network. Here is a review of the show filed by Chick: “It was a musical showcase that left the audience…
 
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    All About Jazz

  • FESTIVAL/CRUISE: 2009 Madrid International Jazz Festival

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm
    Travellers staying in Madrid hotels next month will have the chance to soak up some culture at one of Europe's biggest musical events. Taking place from November 4th until November 28th, Madrid International Jazz Festival is now in its 26th year and the 2009 edition features a world-class line-up of talented performers...

  • PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Mega Concert "The 3 Accordions" - Richard Galliano - Frank Marocco - Coba

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    To mark the Ninetieth anniversary of Victoria Accordions there was a truly superlative concert held in Tokyo. A mega-event of no equal, for there were three of the most famous Accordionists in the world together on stage in the Megura Permission Hall, a 1200 seat Theater with excellent acoustics. Richard Galliano (France), Frank Marocco (USA) and Coba (Japan) enchanted the audience with a concert program lasting approximately 2 hours, during which each Artist had the opportunity to present their own repertoire, but also to play together in duo and trio fashion. The concert began with a solo…

  • ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: 125 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:16 pm
    The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center has just been updated with 125 new releases, reissues, imports and DVDs...

  • EVENT: Tubman Museum Holds Annual Jazzy Fundraiser

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:17 am
    The Tubman African American Museum will host the 14th annual All That Jazz fundraiser in support of its educational outreach programs this weekend. Chris Spicer, director of sales and marketing for the museum, talked about the event in a recent phone interview. "Every year, we offer a different live jazz band. This year, we are very excited to have a local band--Harold Thomas and the Danger Zone--play for us for part of the evening," Spicer said...

  • EVENT: Steve Reid Ensemble at the Jazz Cafe London

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am
    Mean Fiddler and Elastic Artists presents THE STEVE REID ENSEMBLE 9th November 2009 @ The Jazz Cafe 5, Parkway, Camden, London, NW1 7PG 14 from seetickets.co.uk Doors: 7pm The Steve Reid Ensemble are set to play an exclusive London show at The Jazz Cafe on Monday 9th November. The cult free-Jazz drummer and percussionist has an illustrious career working with the likes of Miles Davies, James Brown, Sun Ra and Fela Kuti as well as a hugely successful collaboration with Kieran Hebden of Four Tet. Steve Reid and friends will be showcasing tracks from his new album 'In The Rhythms', due to be…
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    Jazzuality

  • Jazz Break Revival XVI : The Report

    Riandy K
    4 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am
    Month after month, Jazz Break Revival has continuously appeared with different stories. Different stories, but each one resulted with the same ending, success. Last month was the moment when the audiences got a new experience by enjoying arts from two directions, through paintings and musics, by the very special performance of Henning Sieverts Quartett translating some of the legendary collections of “Der Blaue Reiter”. This time, when Jazz Break Revival reached its 16th edition, the theme was ITB Jazz. ITB, or Bandung Technology Institute is one of the best university we have…

  • Music Clinic 2009 : Beat Up Your Music

    Riandy K
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:40 pm
    Today, there have been a rapid growth in the musicality in Indonesia, but there are not much events that can help theoritical and practical knowledge for musician to improve their musicality. BSO Band FE-UI, as the only music based organization in FEUI will held MUSIC CLINIC 2009, with the theme of “Beat Up Your Music”, to help the musician with lessons, consist of knowledge about music and the musical skill itself. 2009 has been a very interesting year. So far I have seen the rapid growth of jazz everywhere in Indonesia. From the big cities to smaller ones, even to villages and…

  • Symphonesia : Symphonizing the Asean

    Riandy K
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:18 am
    One of Bandung’s Greatest Event is BACK!!! Bigger and Better. We are pleased to announce Symphonesia: Symphonizing the Asean is on its way to hit Bandung, holding ASEAN as this year’s theme. ASEAN’s development requires nations to have a sense of awareness and identity in order to achieve cooperation amongst its members. The year 2015 will be the starting point of the ASEAN Community concept. Indonesia is known as the largest country among the ASEAN, therefore Indonesia also has the responsibility along with the rest of the ASEAN countries to point out ASEAN Community 2015. This…

  • JAKJAZZ 2009 Has CONFIRMED! First Announcement

    Riandy K
    31 Oct 2009 | 8:49 am
    We’re happy to announce that Jakarta International  Jazz Festival 2009, or better known as JAKJAZZ 2009 has confirmed! It’s going to happen just several day after a whole jazzin’ day at Jazz Goes To Campus 2009, on November 4-6, 2009. It’s going to be a grand “3 days jazz fiesta” just like the previous ones. This year Jakarta International Jazz Festival (JakJazz) has reached the 11th anniversary. It’s great to see JakJazz can still tackle all the obstacles year after year and still claim the spot of one of the biggest jazz event in the world. Jakjazz…

  • Jazz Break Revival XVI – November Edition

    Riandy K
    31 Oct 2009 | 7:04 am
    Jazz Break Revival continues on! It’s already confirmed that KlabJazz, BP Bumi Sangkuriang and Melinda Hospital are ready to present Jazz Break Revival  XVI this November, 2009. This time in coorporation with Jazz Community at ITB (Bandung Technology Institute), ITJazz, the theme will be made special: ITB JAZZ. JAZZ BREAK REVIVAL XVI, “ITB JAZZ” is featuring: THE STRAIGHTLINE The smooth jazz group with new students of ITB as its members, which is already shown their capability to deliver their music in such quality. BUY 3 GET 4 The band led by Bayu Kristanto who was just…
 
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    Google News: Jazz Music

  • Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Randy Ingram & Rob Garcia - All About Jazz

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:08 pm
    All About JazzBrooklyn Jazz Underground: Randy Ingram & Rob GarciaAll About Jazz continue to make great music for years. Concept albums abound in jazz, but it's probable that there's never been one whose theme is plants and flowers. Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records CD Release CelebrationsAll About Jazzall 2 news articles »

  • Master of the Mutable, in an Idiom All His Own - New York Times

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:24 pm
    Master of the Mutable, in an Idiom All His OwnNew York Times“But I was listening to as much Serbian music and country and western music and classical music as I was listening to jazz and blues,” he said, describing a

  • Events in New Jersey - New York Times

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:14 pm
    Events in New JerseyNew York TimesMORRIS TOWNSHIP Bickford Theater Jazz Showcase, featuring Dan Levinson, clarinet and saxophone. Nov. 16 at 8 pm $15 and $18. Bickford Theater, 6 Normandy and more »

  • Jazz inspired - Hunterdon Review

    6 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Hunterdon ReviewJazz inspiredHunterdon ReviewMaria Lupo of Roseland has three images, all mixed media pieces, in an art show titled “Inspirations,” an exhibition on jazz and music-inspired art, and more »

  • Fusion Jazz thrills Doha residents - Peninsula On-line

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm
    Peninsula On-lineFusion Jazz thrills Doha residentsPeninsula On-lineThe concert joined together musicians from different cultures sharing the same passion for jazz music. Dubai-based Kamal Musallam Trio composed of jazz
 
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    Wynton Marsalis

  • World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony

    Luigi Beverelli
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:01 am
    Music Director Robert Spano will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s new symphonic work, Blues Symphony. The new work celebrates the blues through the prism of different moments in American history, and will be the first work by Marsalis composed exclusively for symphony orchestra. Wynton will not be playing on this piece but will be in attendance. November 19 and 20, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. November 22, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center For tickets and more information, click here:…

  • Wynton To Be Awarded Legion of Honor

    Luigi Beverelli
    22 Oct 2009 | 11:44 pm
    On November 6, French Ambassador Pierre Vimont will confer upon Wynton Marsalis the insignia of chevalier of the Legion of Honor. The ceremony, which will take place at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, will be co-hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Philippe Camus (partner of Lagardère, Evercore, and chairman of Alcatel-Lucent). A performance by the Wynton Marsalis Quintet will follow the ceremony. Wynton Marsalis, one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians of his generation, is also a celebrated composer of both jazz and classical music, an inspiring educator and a tireless advocate for many…

  • Wynton Marsalis to perform fan appreciation concert in New York City

    Luigi Beverelli
    9 Oct 2009 | 6:37 am
    Wynton Marsalis will give back to his fans as he opens the doors of Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29th, 2009. More than 100 fans will be invited to join Marsalis and his quintet as they take the stage for this once-in-a-lifetime performance. Free tickets will be distributed randomly to Wynton Marsalis e-newsletter subscribers. “My fans have stuck with me through many styles of music - from modern burnout to standards to New Orleans music to baroque and beyond. They have embraced all of my bands - from small groups of various sizes to the big band,…

  • Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles in Theaters and on DVD

    Luigi Beverelli
    6 Oct 2009 | 10:40 pm
    On one special evening at Jazz at Lincoln Center, two musical icons, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis, along with the stunning songstress Norah Jones, collectively brought their unique musical perspective to 15 of legendary Ray Charles’ hits such as “Hallelujah I Love Her So,” “Hit the Road Jack” and “Unchain My Heart.” Recorded in High Definition by HDNet, WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON MARSALIS PLAY THE MUSIC OF RAY CHARLES gives music lovers a front-row seat to the sold-out concert, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, interviews and photos. WILLIE NELSON AND WYNTON…

  • Wall Street Journal: Wynton Marsalis’s Enduring Opus

    Luigi Beverelli
    24 Sep 2009 | 8:39 am
    Toddlers filled a classroom one recent Saturday morning inside Frederick P. Rose Hall. Most sat in a circle brandishing toy shakers, some wandered off in the stagger of the newly walking. Welcome to WeBop!, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s program for children 8 months to 5 years old, at which singer Patrice Turner cleverly fit the words to the children’s book “Goodnight, Moon” into John Coltrane’s “Central Park West.” From the start, the organization has built jazz awareness from the bottom up. Yet there’d be no Jazz at Lincoln Center were it not for…
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    Topix: Miles Davis

  • Music from the Art

    6 Nov 2009 | 8:11 pm
    Suddenly, at the start of the 80s, there were a lot of people called "Marsalis" in jazz.

  • What's hot at the London jazz festival

    5 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm
    London jazz festival stars ... Marcus Miller, Zoe Rahman, Charlie Hunter and Robert Glasper.

  • Build an Ark's Covenant

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:33 am
    Nio: 'very much a Californian' Carlos Nio had a change of heart around the age of 28, one that is at once thought-provoking and controversial.

  • Antoine Sicotte grooves in his kitchen

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:29 pm
    Antoine Sicotte, author of the musically minded cookbook Le Cuisinier rebelle. Photograph by: Les A At home in his kitchen, scanning recipe books and planning dinner, Antoine Sicotte plays everything from Lou Reed and the Rolling Stones to Bob Marley and Balinese lounge music on his iPod, speakers perched atop the microwave.

  • Music to my ears

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Monster has announced fancy looking limited edition a oein-eara headphones, as a tribute to jazz monolith Miles Davis.
 
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    Google News: Michael Buble

  • Michael Bublé at The O2 - About - News & Issues (blog)

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:05 pm
    Michael Bublé at The O2About - News & Issues (blog)Canadian multi award winning singer/song writer Michael Bublé is returning to The O2 on Saturday 15 May 2010 as part of his UK 2010 tour in support of his Michael Bublé album stays top in IrelandDigital Spyall 2 news articles »

  • Billy Vera and The Beaters:Rockin' for a Good Cause - Examiner.com

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm
    Examiner.comBilly Vera and The Beaters:Rockin' for a Good CauseExaminer.comCrooner Michael Buble' covered the tune for his new album “Crazy Love,” the number one album on the Billboard charts. The band performed a benefit concert

  • Michael Buble, Emily Blunt: Break-Up Details - LimeLife (blog)

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:56 am
    Michael Buble, Emily Blunt: Break-Up DetailsLimeLife (blog)We loved Michael Buble and Emily Blunt as a couple. And though we think Michael is an amazing performer and basically an awesome person, we've heard he's a Michael Buble : Michael Buble underwent therapy after Emily Blunt splitNewspost Onlineall 3 news articles »

  • 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2) - New York Times

    5 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do (Part 2)New York TimesIf someone doesn't like Frightened Rabbit or Michael Bublé, you have just ruined a meal. 95. Never hover long enough to make people feel they are being and more »

  • Buble Rocks - Malay Mail

    4 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm
    Buble RocksMalay MailMICHAEL Buble's brand new Crazy Love is all that is expected to be – jazzy, breezy and oh-so-Michael. Like his previous two albums, the latest musical treat Buble's Crazy Love offers jazz standards with a modern twistEKU The Eastern Progress Online (subscription)Michael Buble tickets still on sale with official partner viagogoPrfire (press release)all 3 news articles »
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    Topix: Chris Botti

  • Chris Botti in Concert in Paris

    31 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am
    Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD When I Fall In Love, Chris Botti has become the largest selling American jazz instrumental artist.

  • Sting, With A New Holiday Release, Performing On Letterman Tonight

    29 Oct 2009 | 4:05 am
    Songwriter, vocalist and bassist Sting this week released If On a Winter's Night , a holiday CDA inspired by his favorite time of year and featuring two original compositions as well as traditional songs, carols and lullabies from the British Isles.

  • Just a Minute With: Joshua Bell, violinist and Vegas fan

    28 Oct 2009 | 4:23 pm
    When violinist Joshua Bell performed a series of recent concerts here, he left his 1713 Stradivarius at home and played on a borrowed 1741 Guarneri del Gesu whose owner is trying to sell it.

  • Botti mixes music with showbiz

    26 Oct 2009 | 4:07 pm
    Chris Botti is a jazz trumpet player but, more importantly, he's a showman. His sold-out show Saturday night in Kleinhans Music Hall probably ranked up there with the great vaudeville acts.

  • Chris Botti

    24 Oct 2009 | 3:51 pm
    A gifted trumpeter, Chris Botti possesses an engaging lyricism and an attractive sound thata TMs as effective when subtle and muted as it is when open and lush.
 
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    Topix: Diana Krall

  • Details

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:39 am
    All music genres will mix-up on stage all along the upcoming month. Highlights include Diana Krall, Yan Tiersen and John Lord.

  • Diana Krall is one cool mother

    29 Oct 2009 | 9:32 am
    London, Diana Krall Jack Massarik's rating Description: A performance by the Grammy award-winning jazz pianist and singer.

  • Touring with my twins ...

    25 Oct 2009 | 2:54 am
    IT'S NO wonder Diana Krall is feeling tired and full of cold. The jazz singer and pianist's world tour started in March and then this summer she released her 12th album Quiet Nights, although you could read a certain irony into that title.

  • Jazz it up

    18 Oct 2009 | 8:32 pm
    Put Diana Krall, Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot in a show together and you've sure cornered a market.

  • Jazz vocalist bound to get toes tapping

    16 Oct 2009 | 8:27 pm
    Cle Thompson classifies her jazz as "user friendly," meaning folks won't be intimidated by songs that are all over the place.
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    Topix: John Coltrane

  • Art D'Lugoff, Village Royalty, Gone Too Soon at 85

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pm
    Here's to Art D'Lugoff, the great Village music impresario, the round and bearded political and artistic enthusiast, whose eclectic tastes educated more than one generation, and who died yesterday at 85.

  • Build an Ark's Covenant

    5 Nov 2009 | 2:34 am
    Nio: 'very much a Californian' Carlos Nio had a change of heart around the age of 28, one that is at once thought-provoking and controversial.

  • Sarajevo Jazz Festival Opens

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:19 am
    Sarajevo Jazz Festival Opens Sarajevo Sarajevo The 13th annual Sarajevo Jazz Festival opened here on Tuesday with a performance by the US singer Kurt Elling, one of the world's most distinctive male vocalists in jazz today.

  • Jazzy Jeff Mackevich has new funk/jazz band

    3 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    Wilmette saxophonist Jeff Mackevich will hit the stage with his new funk/jazz band, the J Beam Band, at Gabe's Backstage Lounge in Highwood at 9 p.m. Nov.

  • Three stars for Jamie Cullum's The Pursuit

    1 Nov 2009 | 7:59 pm
    There sometimes seems to be an unofficial competition among critics to see who can be rudest about Mr C. His new studio set - which takes its title from a Nancy Mitford novel - won't silence the cynics .
 
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    The Smooth Jazz Blog

  • Interviews and music on Smooth Jazz USA tonight

    2 Nov 2009 | 11:06 am
    Hey smooth people:The time it is changing. With the U.S. moving back to Standard time this weekend, most likely the local airing time of our show will be one hour earlier.So it's still 0UTC Tuesday, but 6pm central, 7pm eastern, 5pm mountain and 4pm pacific.On the show this week, it's kind of a special replay. I received an e-mail a few weeks ago from a listener that had missed some of the interviews I have done over the past few months. So I figured, they were interesting and why not air them again?So that is what is happening on the show tonight.We'll have several great…

  • Jazz Notes Radio Signs Off

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:11 am
    It was just three months ago I began programming music for Jazz Notes Radio.  I really was enjoying the process and had seriously hoped more people would gravitate over.  After promoting the station on lists, Twitter and Facebook, listeners just were not there.  In fact, I never saw more than single digit listener counts.  Listeners did have the option on the web page to use PayPal and send a contribution, but nothing came in, and that was about what I had expected.  So when my opportunity came along to voice the morning show on Smooth Jazz Now, I felt that more…

  • B98 Sunday Jazz Brunch Playlist for October 25, 2009

    26 Oct 2009 | 6:03 am
    The Sunday Jazz BrunchOctober 25, 2009KRBB (B98-FM)Wichita, Kansashttp://www.b98-fm.com10 a.m. to 12 noonHost: Steve Bauer10:00 HourNils - Soul MatesHiroshima - One WishRichard Elliot - Retro BoyMark Barrios - Spanish MorningJoyce Cooling - Grass RootsPaul Hardcastle - The CircleGeorge Benson - Breezin'Greg Adams - Always Take Two What's It Gonna BeVanessa Williams - Just Friends11:00 Hour:Paul Taylor - Burnin'Andrew Neu - Next Time I Fall In LoveCandy Dulfer - Still I Love YouBrian Bromberg - The AnticipationJoe McBride - CrazyNajee - Sweet Summer NightsCraig Chaquico -…

  • New music, special features and a tribute tonight on Smooth Jazz USA

    26 Oct 2009 | 3:11 am
    Hey smooth people:   After you survive Monday, how about joining me tonight for Smooth Jazz USA.  On the show tonight:   1.     Norah Jones will release a new CD "The Fall" on November 17th.  I've got the first single from this new CD and it's very different.  hear it tonight on the show.   2.     Several people have included special songs on their new CDs for the late Wayman Tisdale who passed away this last May.  Most recently, saxophonist tom Braxton.  But there's another artist who has included a very specail…

  • Peter White again this week, a big announcement and more

    18 Oct 2009 | 7:49 pm
    Hey smooth people:Last week, Peter White was my special guest. All I can say is this dude is a super guy. Toward the end of the show, I made a comment that I should just play all now, 15 of his number one smooth jazz hits. I received several e-mail messages and people thought that would be cool. So, yes, now that Peter has snagged the number one spot on the chart again with "Bright," from his new CD, "Good Day," I am going to play all 15 of his number one hits.Plus, we will check out tracks from two new CDs:Michael buble is in with "Crazy Love"and trumpeter Greg…
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    Night Lights Classic Jazz

  • “Jazz Is An Accident Waiting to Happen”: Spinal Tap Weighs In

    David Brent Johnson
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:25 am
    Forget time-consuming books or hip artistic koans--the members of Spinal Tap tell you what jazz is really all about:

  • Come On Down to Central Avenue: Jazz in Mid-20th Century L.A.

    David Brent Johnson
    2 Nov 2009 | 3:36 pm
    In this program we explore the sounds of the mid-20th-century Los Angeles jazz scene with historian Steve Isoardi. Jam sessions, bebop, r and b, big bands, visits from Hollywood celebrities--as the center of African-American culture in L.A., Central Avenue had it all.

  • Halloween: Haunted Love Songs, Strange Enchantment

    David Brent Johnson
    29 Oct 2009 | 5:54 am
    Haunted late-night love songs and some "spirited" jazz for your Halloween holiday.

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    David Brent Johnson
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:47 am
    In 1957 a fading Depression-era playwright, two hot box-office stars and a West Coast jazz group all played prominent parts in creating a dark portrayal of New York City showbiz life that’s now considered a cinematic masterpiece. Film-expert James Naremore and musicologist Phil Ford us to talk about the look and sound of "Sweet Smell of Success."

  • Before Rock, There Was Jazz: Tom Wilson and Transition Records

    David Brent Johnson
    19 Oct 2009 | 7:47 am
    Tom Wilson produced rock albums by Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, and the Velvet Underground that were some of the most influential records of the 1960s, but he got his start in the 1950s running his own adventurous jazz label, recording artists such as John Coltrane, Donald Byrd, Cecil Taylor, and Sun Ra.
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    Contemporary Jazz

  • Milano Jazz Dance Combo

    John Hilderbrand
    18 Oct 2009 | 7:06 pm
    I always find some good jazz while searching through the electronic category. Check out music from this new release, which features several vocal performances. Amazon.com Widgets

  • New on ContemporaryJazz.com Radio

    John Hilderbrand
    4 Sep 2009 | 9:00 am
    ContemporaryJazz.com Radio plays nu jazz, acid jazz, remixed jazz, jazzy house, dancefloor jazz, and other groove jazz styles. It’s online all the time and is free (with ads) or you can purchase a VIP package for commercial free listening and other benefits. See the embedded spreadsheet below for the most recent adds to the playlist. The spreadsheet contains the artist, track, album title, and links to how to buy the recording (CD and/or high-quality, DRM-free MP3 download) through Amazon.com. Buying through those links benefits ContemporaryJazz.com. Click here for a full screen…

  • New Dimensions from Urban Elements

    John Hilderbrand
    26 Aug 2009 | 6:33 pm
    Urban Elements is a quintet of musicians from Sweden and Chile. I sampled this release simply based on the name of the group and was impressed. This is what contemporary jazz is about! Amazon.com Widgets

  • Acid/Electronic/Lounge/Chill Jazz from Living Room

    John Hilderbrand
    14 Aug 2009 | 7:51 pm
    Discovered Liquid Jazz by Living Room while hunting for new sounds tonight: Amazon.com Widgets

  • Try It Out Tuesdays – MM7 Secret Jazz

    John Hilderbrand
    3 Aug 2009 | 11:00 pm
    From Hungary comes today’s Try It Out Tuesdays offering: MM7 Secret Jazz is an electronica/jazz project of trumpeter Miklós Mákó. Miklós records for Beagle Beat Records, a jazz-focused micro-label in Budapest. Check the label out on MySpace to sample their artist roster, which covers a range of contemporary jazz styles. Click the play button to hear “Bond Express” from the MM7 Secret Jazz project. If you like what you hear, click the Shopping Cart icon to buy it from Amazon.com. MM7 Secret Jazz – Bond Express
 
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    Topix: Tony Bennett

  • Preparing for change: State school superintendent warns of potential...

    6 Nov 2009 | 7:26 pm
    With financial cuts looming in the state, Indiana's top education official Tony Bennett stopped by The Evening News and The Tribune on Friday to talk about what's to come with budget cuts, teacher licensure changes, grading schools based on performance and charter schools, among other topics.

  • Indiana schools warned of funding cuts

    5 Nov 2009 | 11:00 pm
    Indiana's school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education spending, education officials said.

  • Indiana school officials warned of funding cuts

    5 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm
    INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's school chief warned school superintendents Thursday that declining state revenues could force cuts in public education spending, education officials said.

  • College of Lake County

    5 Nov 2009 | 4:58 am
    The College of Lake County jazz ensemble will present a guest artist concert on Nov.

  • What to Watch Wednesday: Bill Cosby, Johnny Mercer, Ed Begley Jr.

    4 Nov 2009 | 7:04 am
    Coach Taylor's difficult first season at East Dillon takes a turn for the better when a star player is dropped in his lap on " Friday Night Lights " . What's a cubit? Find out on " Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize 2009 " , which will include clips of classic Cosby moments and tributes from Carl Reiner, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Dick Gregory, ...
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    Rifftides

  • Listen To The Bass Player: Part 6, Scott LaFaro

    7 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    The Rifftides series of posts on improving hearing by listening to bass lines leads inevitably to Scott LaFaro. It was less LaFaro's virtuosity that made a difference in the role of the bass than the uncanny group thinking and interaction he made possible in the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro was what Evans had been looking for, dreaming of, a bassist who thought about music, and specifically about time, as the pianist did. There is an invaluable pre-LaFaro Evans album with his friend Don Elliott, the multi-instrumentalist. The CD consists of informal rehearsals at Elliott's house in 1956 and '57. I…

  • Listen To The Bass Player: Part 5, Red Mitchell

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    In the first paragraph of Part 3 of this series, it was not by random choice that I included Red Mitchell's name in the short list of important bassists who emerged in the 1940s. He discovered ways of playing the instrument that made a difference in the bass's role in jazz. Bill Crow, the hero of part 3, has kindly agreed to expand on some of the reasons for Mitchell's importance. In between the Blanton (and Pettiford) soloing styles that were so influential in the 1940s and 50s and the new age that was marked by Scott LaFaro's playing, was Red Mitchell. Red was the first bassist I heard who…

  • Listen To The Bass Player: Part 4, Paul Chambers

    4 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    For the new segment of our adventure in letting bassists be our guides, author, critic and sometime Rifftides commentator Larry Kart has a fine idea. May I suggest, for Part 4, Paul Chambers behind Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly and Jimmy Cobb on "So What." Like Heath and LaFaro in their various ways, where Chambers puts "one" is a place where no one who's playing with him literally is, but it's a place that all can touch and play off of. I think that's a fairly basic (no play on words intended) general principle. Good suggestion. The performance is from a 1959 episode of The Robert…

  • Listen To The Bass Player: Part 3, Bill Crow

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    As you may recall from parts 1 and 2, our theme in this series is that by concentrating on the lines played by a good string bassist, you can gain an understanding of the shape and structure of a piece of music, feel its heartbeat, sense its soul. Duke Ellington's Jimmy Blanton in the early 1940s opened the possibilities of the bass as an improvising instrument in modern jazz. Oscar Pettiford followed, then Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Red Mitchell (this is a limited and selective list) and Scott LaFaro. From the early 1960s, in great part due to LaFaro's influence, bassists went beyond the…

  • Listen To The Bass Player: Part 2, NHØP

    3 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Let us pursue the music appreciation method outlined in Part 1 (see the following exhibit). The theory is that concentrating on the bass lines of superior players can sharpen your perception of the music. Today's lesson is from another great bassist. It's Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen in 1971 at the Café Monmartre in Copenhagen. Niels Jørgen Steen is the pianist, Jørn Elniff the drummer, Finn Ziegler the violinist. NHØP was 25 years old. He had already established himself as the bassist most in demand by American musicians visiting Europe. Concentrate on his notes and you will be…
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    Jazz@Rochester

  • Jazz Around Town: Snow may blow soon, but there are others blowing around Rochester

    Greg Bell
    4 Nov 2009 | 5:07 pm
    The snows start to blow soon, but so do the sax and other wind instruments around our fair city. Check out the jazz over the next seven days in Rochester: Thursday, November 5, 2009 The Greg Clark Four @ Flour City Diner, 5:30 pm Todd East @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm Dawn Thomson & Friends @ Max at Eastman Place, 7:00 pm Don Mancuso & Regi Hendrix @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Ted Perry Trio +1 @ Rochester Academy of Medicine, East Ave., Rochester, 8:00 pm Ted Piltzecker Trio @ Grill at Strathallan, 8:30 pm Friday, November 6, 2009 Bobby…

  • Bringing the jazz on the interwebs...Try it out

    Greg Bell
    1 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm
    For me, listening to jazz is always about discovery. Once you get past relying on only the names everyone knows—Coltrane, Miles, Armstrong, and on and on—and are exposed to the great jazz music being played and recorded all over the country and world, it's easy to let someone else put together some selections. That's why we always listened to radio in the past. As there are only a couple of radio stations featuring jazz in these parts (Jazz 90.1 and WJZR), one place we can turn to the Internet for our fix of new sounds. A place I am turning to more often is AccuJazz.com. Coming out of my…

  • Jazz Around Town: Scaring up some music for you over the next seven days...

    Greg Bell
    28 Oct 2009 | 5:10 pm
    In addition to the listings, I thought I'd let you know that the folks over at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival  tickets for the 9th Annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, June 11 to 19, go on sale on Friday (yes, it's that time of year again) for the holiday pricing of $115 (it will go up to $135 and then $150 by showtime). While you're contemplating your ticket purchases, check out the jazz around Rochester for the next seven days: Thursday, October 29, 2009 Todd East @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 7:00 pm Dawn Thomson &…

  • Jazz in the short term ... some special gigs coming up soon

    Greg Bell
    27 Oct 2009 | 5:30 pm
    Just a quick note to give you a heads up now on some special stuff that will be coming up soon after I post the listings tomorrow night. On Thursday, Bop Arts will present drummer Harris Eisenstadt's latest project, Canada Day at the Bop Shop Atrium at 8:00 pm. Eisenstadt has a lot you can check out to learn more about him and his music: Hear some of the music on Eisenstadt's Myspace page. Check out Clifford Allen's review of Canada Day on AllAboutJazz.com. He blogs at Tie a Bow Not a Knot. Lots of video out there on YouTube (but it was "down for maintenance when I wrote this post, so you'll…

  • Jazz Around Town: It may be getting colder, but the hot jazz out there will keep you warm...

    Greg Bell
    21 Oct 2009 | 5:51 pm
    As we slide into the winter months, try to keep the heat up with some live jazz music at the restaurants and clubs in and around Rochester. It's kind of interesting. The "wordle" on the right is from last year, same week, and the words are not too dissimilar from what they would be if I had created it tonight! Are you on Facebook? Have you checked out Jazz@Rochester's page there? Hoping that readers will use it to have discussions about jazz in Rochester. I try to send some stuff that way as well. Thursday, October 22, 2009 Todd East @ Brio Wine Bar & Grill, 6:00 pm Ted Nicolosi with Greg…
 
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    Squeeze My Lemon

  • A Good Blues Name

    6 Nov 2009 | 6:32 pm
    In the history of the blues, it's been important to have a good blues name. There are numerous approaches. One is to have a descriptor tacked on in front of an ordinary name. For instance, who wants to hear a singer named Joe Hunter? Mundane, right? But Ivory Joe Hunter, now that's a whole other ballgame. Naturally Ivory Joe Hunter has to be a piano player because he tickles the ivories. Here's Ivory Joe Hunter with one of his most popular tunes, Since I met you Baby. Another approach is to have a name that specifically refers to something else altogether. For instance, Muddy Waters refers to…

  • San Diego' s Queen of Boogie Woogie

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:41 am
    From her web siteSan Diego' s Queen of Boogie Woogie, Sue Palmer, has amazed audiences all over the world with her unique style and phenomenal left hand. with Candye Kane

  • Jump Jump Jump

    6 Nov 2009 | 11:14 am
    Buzz me Baby Lovin' Machine

  • The Unemployment Blues

    6 Nov 2009 | 10:40 am
    I have always thought that blues music reflects what is going on in the US well. Right now unemployment is high, this is not the first time that this has happened in this country. And blues musicians have documented it and offered over the years some hope and escape from the frustration of not having a job.The Y! Raddish Blog put together a play list of blues songs about Unemployment.I thought it would be cool to see how many of the videos I could find at YouTube, plus some others that fit the theme. Enjoy, and if you are unemployed, here is hoping that you find a job soon. Big Bill Broonzy…

  • Today Is The Birthday of Rory Block

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am
    Rory Block was born on this day back in 1949, in Princeton, New Jersey. As I mentioned, in another post, she is a female blues guitarist and singer.The Lady and Mr. JohnsonClick on image for info @Amazon.comterraplane bluesRory Block mp3s @Elbo.wsRory Block mp3s @Amazon.comRory Block @SqueezeMyLemon
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    Jazz Lives

  • THE ELUSIVE MR. WILSON

    jazzlives
    6 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm
    Although I have tried to hear all the recordings Teddy Wilson ever made over more than half a century, the man himself was harder to find.  True, I did hear him in person several times at Newport Jazz Festival concerts in New York City, once at the Highlights in Jazz concert series, at The New School (alongside Claude Hopkins, Dill Jones, and Eubie Blake!), and once at a shopping mall, Roosevelt Field, where, in the winter of 1971, he was one of four or so jazz performers who had hour-long gigs among the shoppers.  (I recall that one other group was Roy Eldridge, an organist whose name I…

  • TENOR MADNESS (Hanna, Phil, and Tom)

    jazzlives
    2 Nov 2009 | 5:13 pm
    If you saw the title and assumed that this was a Sonny Rollins tribute band, get that thought right out of your head.  As much as I admire Rollins, the tenor saxophone is sufficiently well-established in jazz so that it doesn’t need the extra publicity. No, TENOR MADNESS looks like this: I’m only sorry that the picture is bite-sized, for it captures Phil Flanigan, heroic bassist, his wife Hanna Richardson, a wonderfully unaffected yet hip singer (and tenor guitarist), and Tom Bronzetti (also on tenor guitar).  Oh, say can they swing!  They have a MySpace page, where you can…

  • THE SPIRIT OF LOUIS, 2009

    jazzlives
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm
    Deep thanks to my fellow jazz cinematographer, Flemming Thorbye — http://www.thorbye.net – who took his video camera to the Kulturhus Brønden, Brøndby Strand, Denmark, on October 25, 2009, to capture three songs by the Scandinavian Rhythm Boys with Joe Muranyi as their esteemed guest star.  The SRB consist of Robert Hansson, trumpet; Frans Sjostrom, bass sax; Ole Olsen, bass; Michael Bøving, banjo/vocal.  Perhaps it’s their tempos, their choice of songs, their incredible feeling — but I felt as if Louis was everywhere on that stage.  Not that the players…

  • BOBBY HACKETT, 1939

    jazzlives
    2 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am
    I paid a visit to eBay not long ago to search for my usual favorites, among them Bobby Hackett.  The expected records and compact discs were all there, but this was new: Stops you cold, doesn’t it? Reader, I bid on it.  And now it’s MINE!  (Awaiting delivery, mind you, but I am a patient fellow.)  I could ruminate here about the practice of musicians, singers, and vaudevillians paying to have their portraits put on the covers of sheet music, and wonder if Feist paid Hackett or Hackett actually agreed to have his big band play THE TINKLE SONG in hopes that it would be a…

  • MR. TOBIAS COMES ON!

    jazzlives
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:19 pm
    THE BRONZE MESSENGER, by Ericka Midiri I’m very happy to report that cornetist Danny Tobias has finally come out with his own CD, aptly called CHEERFUL LITTLE EARFUL – a subtle trio session, intimate yet propulsive. I was fortunate enough to write the very brief notes for the CD: Danny Tobias is an old-fashioned jazz player in the best modern way, at home in any swinging jazz context. Like his heroes Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff, he loves melody, his improvisations have a beautiful shape, and he is always recognizably himself. Danny didn’t learn his jazz from a textbook but…
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    My Jazz World

  • Lalo Schifrin - Ins And Outs

    6 Nov 2009 | 1:03 am
    Lalo Schifrin released this straight-ahead acoustic jazz album in 1982 on the Palo Alto Jazz label, players are Lalo Schifrin on piano, Andy Simpkins on bass, Earl Palmer Sr. on drums, Sam Most on flute and Paulinho Da Costa on percussion. Production by Jeffrey Weber.1. Ins And Outs2. Con Alma3. Love Poem For Donna4. Down Here On The Ground5. Manteca6. Paraphrase7. Brazilian Impressions8. The FoxDownload

  • The Leslie Drayton Orchestra - Turning A Corner

    5 Nov 2009 | 1:06 am
    Trumpet player Leslie Drayton released this big band album in 1981 on the Esoteric label, soloists are Fred Jackson Jr., Robert O. Bryant, Curtis Peagler and Fred Smith on sax & flute, Spencer Bean on guitar, Thurman Green on trombone, Leslie Drayton on trumpet, Albert Aarons on flugelhorn, Larry Nash on piano and Raymond Pounds on drums.1. Turning A Corner2. Making Ends Meet3. Mellow Flight4. Comin' Outta Left Field5. Rush-Hour Traffic6. Le Boulevard St. Germain7. Fos-Alarm8. Pent-Up EmotionsDownload

  • The Players - Wonderful Guys

    4 Nov 2009 | 1:07 am
    The Players are Hiromasa "Colgen" Suzuki on piano & keyboards, Masabumi Yamaguchi on sax, Tsunehide Matsuki on guitar, Akira Okazawa on bass and Yuhichi Togashiki on drums, they released this LP in 1980 on CBS/Sony, guest artists are Terumasa Hino on cornet, Janice Pendarvis on vocals, Tatsuji Yokoyama on congas & percussion and Kazushi Sugihara programming synthesizers.1. Second Sight2. Wonderful Guy3. Touch Of The Rainbow4. Slush5. Romance6. Sirius7. Midnight Mellow8. Fascinating Glance9. Peaceful SleepDownload

  • Jazz Rock Experience - J.R.E.

    3 Nov 2009 | 3:20 am
    This obscure album seems to come from Switzerland, it was released in 1970 on the Decca label, players are Raffael Waeber on guitar, Kenny Schmidt on drums, Bruno Spoerri on sax & multivider, Hans Kennel on trumpet & multivider, Nick Bertschinger on wurlitzer piano and Hans Foletti on bass.1. Listen Here2. Ode To Billy Joe3. Blues No Blues4. Sham Time5. Street People6. Crazy Horse ChiefDownload

  • Morrissey Mullen - Badness

    2 Nov 2009 | 1:09 am
    This LP by Dick Morrissey on sax & flute and Jim Mullen on guitar has been released on the Beggars Banquet label in 1981, additional players are John Critchinson on keyboards, Clive Chaman on bass, Chris Ainsworth on drums, Chris Fletcher on drums and Linda Taylor on vocals.1. Do Like You2. Dragonfly3. Stay Awhile4. Blue Tears5. Badness6. Pass The Music On7. SlipstreamDownloadPS: This LP has been previously posted on this blog, this is a fresh rip of mine from a recently obtained copy.
 
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    All at Once

  • GREENER PASTURES

    15 Oct 2009 | 11:32 am
    It's been a long time coming, but I am finally making the switch to WordPress.As anybody who is still using this platform knows, Blogger blows. Aside from the inherent limitations and generic-ness of the template, my main issue with Blogger has to do with the lack of a way to integrate (in terms of design, searchability, ownership, and location) the content that I post here with my artist website, kristiner.com.I've had a simple HTML-based website for ten years (since GeoCities-RIP!) and I've had this blog, though the name has changed a couple of times, for well over four years. Simply put,…

  • SLOW SOUND

    16 Sep 2009 | 3:12 pm
    SoCal people take note: tonight begins the Slow Sound Festival, a two week-long celebration of quiet music:"Slow Sound is the mindful practice of experimental sound and music," says festival curator Glenn Bach, "and with the festival we hope to showcase musicians and composers who specialize in quiet, sparse, or otherwise low impact music. The festival will also give 'louder' artists an opportunity to experiment with quieter material."Slow Sound descends from a long tradition of contemplative music and sound, from John Cage and Morton Feldman to Brian Eno and Steve Roden, and incorporates…

  • CHUNG KING CORPSED

    12 Sep 2009 | 9:39 pm
    What a day, what a great event!Full audio/video/photo documentation will eventually be posted at the SASSAS website, but here are some quick mobile pics (courtesy of Cindy Bernard) of Alicia Mangan and I:The finale - Wadada Leo Smith, Vinny Golia, and William Roper on Sousaphone:And a couple more from my phone - try to find the musicians among the masses... Dan Clucas (trumpet) + Lynn Johnston (bari sax) + Eric Sbar (euphonium) + William Roper (Sousaphone):And Roper/Smith/Golia again:

  • SASSAS TURNS TEN

    8 Sep 2009 | 11:16 pm
    Happening this Saturday:MAPPING sound. – The SASSAS (Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound) 10th Anniversary Concert utilizes sites in 8 Los Angeles neighborhoods located along an east/west corridor and features more than 30 musicians drawn from the 10 year history of sound. for a day of concerts, presented free of charge! Concerts are from 11am - 11pm starting at the Sylvan Amphitheater in Eagle Rock and concluding at Beyond Baroque in Venice, with stops on Chung King Road in Chinatown, Amoeba Music in Hollywood and the Schindler House in West Hollywood among…

  • ALMOST LIKE BEING THERE

    13 Jul 2009 | 1:33 pm
    Some pictures below from our weekend romp through Zoey's in Ventura and Metro Galleries in Bakersfield. The pics of Chris and I were taken by Jeff Kaiser, pics of Kaiser and Liebig were taken by yours truly. Stay tuned for more commentary, audio, and if we're lucky, some of Kaiser's photos from the after-gig hang at the Crystal Palace...Also, local musician/composer James Sproul just posted a nice review of the Bakersfield show. Thanks, James!
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    Secret Society

  • CMJ Postscript (or, the Importance of Opening Bands)

    DJA
    1 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm
    So, uh, yeah, that was my week at CMJ -- a couple of very different Secret Society shows for very different audiences, with the off-days spent checking out as much live music as my schedule and my rapidly deteriorating meatbag would allow. All told, I had a grand old time and it would be fun to do this every year -- though I don't suppose anyone's about to hook me up with a lifetime pass. Part of the excitement -- beyond the shallow but immensely satisfying pleasure of flashing my "Artist" badge and being waved through the door -- was that most of the time, I had no clue…

  • Now isn't this an excellent adventure - part six (CMJ Day Five)

    DJA
    1 Nov 2009 | 10:23 pm
    I spend closing night at CMJ in the cozy confines of Union Hall's basement. I can't really see shows there without thinking of time (over three years ago, now) when we somehow managed to squash Secret Society into that space. Good times. Anyway, Saturday was kind of an unofficial roots/folk-rock night there, which suited me fine. La Strada were in mid-set when I arrived. As you can see, they've got kind of a postmodern Williamsburg troubadour vibe going on, with strings and accordion added to the usual guitar-bass-drums setup -- in fact their MySpace page talks about "the…

  • Now isn't this an excellent adventure - part five (CMJ Day Four)

    DJA
    29 Oct 2009 | 2:27 am
    My own personal CMJ companion and erstwhile guide, Amanda Marcotte, had to fly back to Austin Friday AM, so for the last two days I was left to my own devices. I elected to revisit Le Poisson Rouge and the Bell House to see what the showcases there had to offer. (You know what they say about the lure of returning to the scene of the crime.) I got to LPR in time to catch about half of the set by Staten Island's own Cymbals Eat Guitars. It's hard not to love a band named after a sonic phenomenon. They are a very young outfit that's been getting a fair bit of love this year from…

  • Now isn't this an excellent adventure - part four (CMJ Day Three)

    DJA
    26 Oct 2009 | 3:24 am
    On Thursday afternoon, I was out at Queens College, running through some of my music with the student bigband. This was fun but also unbelievably draining, and by the time I got home and dropped off the music folders, it was already getting kinda late -- but it was also Amanda's last night in town, so I quickly refueled and headed back out to meet her at Ace of Clubs for the French/Brazilia showcase. We both got there too late to catch any of the French groups, but the Brazilian rockers Sweet Fanny Adams and The River Raid were both endearing, if not precisely what you'd expect…

  • Now isn't this an excellent adventure - part three (CMJ Day Two)

    DJA
    26 Oct 2009 | 1:42 am
    Wednesday night was Secret Society's actual CMJ showcase night, a co-production between our label, New Amsterdam Records, and Cantaloupe Music, which is of course part of the Bang on a Can empire. The evening began with a lovely piece of solo piano music (Wed) by last year's Pulitzer Prize winner, David Lang, played with heartfelt grace by Ning Yu. Our New Amsterdam compatriots NOW Ensemble followed, with a mix of NOW staples like Judd Greenstein's Sing Along and some new works, including pretty sweet pieces by John Altieri (Not Yet) and Joshua Penman (The Whisper Gallery).
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    Cahl's Juke Joint

  • Sonny Rollins 2010 Calendar

    Carl Abernathy
    6 Nov 2009 | 7:13 pm
    I ordered a copy of the official Sonny Rollins calendar as a Christmas present for a friend, the biggest Sonny Rollins fan I know. I've attended Rollins' concerts with my friend in places ranging from Austin, Texas, to Chicago. My pal's also flown to Paris a couple of times to see the great saxophonist.So I'm sure he'll love the calendar, which features photos by my online friend Juan-Carlos Hernández. If you count a Sonny Rollins fanatic among your friends or loved ones, you should consider buying a copy of the calendar, too. It wouldn't be a bad Christmas treat for yourself, either.

  • Cahl's Jukebox, 11-6-09

    Carl Abernathy
    6 Nov 2009 | 6:09 pm
    Friday night blues:1) Big Bill Morganfield: "Lonesome Lonely Blues"2) Curtis Jones: "Lonesome Bedroom Blues"3) Homesick James: "Lonesome Road"4) Bishop Dready Manning: "Go Ahead Satan and Leave Me Alone"5) Jimmy "Duck" Holmes: "Devil Blues"6) Johnny Shines: "Kind Hearted Woman"7) J.B. Lenoir: "Slow Down Woman"8) Hubert Sumlin: "Come Back Little Girl"9) Sugar Blue: "Begging the Girl to Go"10) Roosevelt Sykes: "You Understand"

  • Lucero: '1372 Overton Park'

    Carl Abernathy
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:06 pm
    The guitars and the horn section sound like they're engaged in a switchblade fight on "Sixes and Sevens," a biting tune from Lucero's new album,"1372 Overton Park." It's like a summit meeting at a Hell's Angels convention between the Allman Brothers, the Rolling Stones and Tower of Power.Some longtime Lucero fans don't like the horns, which are new to Lucero on this album. That's silly. Those horns turn slower tunes such as "Goodbye Again" and "Darken My Door" into twangy soul manifestos. Lucero is, after all, from Memphis, the home of Stax Records."1372 Overton Park" is a terrific album.

  • Cahl's Jukebox, 11-5-09

    Carl Abernathy
    5 Nov 2009 | 3:58 pm
    Thursday is reggae night:1) Junior Murvin: "Police and Thieves"2) Alton Ellis: "The Valley of Decision"3) Junior Byles: "Long Way"4) Bob Marley: "Mr. Brown"5) Johnny Clarke: "Rude Boy"6) Freddie McGregor: "Undying Love"7) Garnet Silk: "Splashing Dashing"8) Lucky Dube: "Guns and Roses"9) Joe Higgs: "Oh Carol"10) Ken Boothe: "The Train is Coming"

  • Garland Green: 'The Very Best of Garland Green'

    Carl Abernathy
    4 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm
    On his biggest hit, "Jealous Kind of Fella," Garland Green mixes vulnerability with the same kind of raw sexuality that made Marvin Gaye a star. Green never quite became a household name, but the songs on "The Very Best of Garland Green" illustrate that he could have, should have.I suppose it's appropriate that I picked up my copy of the Kent Records release in Chicago, the soul singer's longtime base. Like the Windy City, Green's tunes are a melting pot of styles and influences.Three songs recorded in 1968 at the beginning of Green's career hint at that versatility. He dances through "It…
 
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    Jazz & Blues Music Reviews

  • Recent reads

    6 Nov 2009 | 12:07 pm
    Tower by Ken Bruen: Nicky and Todd grew up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, looking for any way to scrape by. Falling into the thug life, their paths diverge: one becomes a street criminal, the other an undercover cop. But their lives would continue to intertwine. This was a very well done collaboration, both Bruen and co-writer Reed Farrell Coleman take one character and tell their story. Both men have a strong, economical writing style that brings their characters stories into a bright light. Bruen seems to really enjoy thest types of collaborations, he also co-writes a series of novels for…

  • R.E.M. - Live at the Olympia (Warner Bros., 2009)

    4 Nov 2009 | 6:11 pm
    At first blush, this might appear to be a quickie live album from a veteran band, keeping the fans happy with a little product while they figure out what to do next. But digging a little deeper yields an interesting story. Their output in the 2000's was seen as a series of diminishing returns. So in preparation for their latest studio album, Accelerate, they did five concerts to preview the material and work out the kinks. Having fresh material which was at a very high level and a chip on their shoulder to prove that they were still relevant made for some excellent live performances captured…

  • Ornette Coleman - The Complete Science Ficiton Sessions (Columbia 1971, 2000)

    3 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm
    This is a fascinating two disc set that collects music that the great saxophonist Ornette Coleman recorded in a concentrated session in September of 1971. The music was eventually released on the albums Science Fiction and Broken Shadows. Coleman brought together former colleagues like bassist Charlie Haden, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, drummers Billy Higgins and Ed Blackwell and trumpeters Don Cherry and Bobby Bradford. These musicians and some other special guests explore the length and breadth of Coleman's vision of small group music at that time. Some of the more experimental tracks…

  • Stefon Harris and Blackout - Urbanus (Concord, 2009)

    2 Nov 2009 | 10:45 am
    Like his colleague, pianist Robert Glasper, vibraphonist Stefon Harris experiments with aspects of funk and hip-hop on his latest album. Harris plays vibes and marimba on this disc, joined by Marc Cary on electric and acoustic piano, Casey Benjamin on alto saxophone and vocoder, Ben Williams on bass and Terreon Gully on drums. I thought at the more straight ahead tracks were the most successful ones on the album, the ones where Harris' shimmering vibes and percussive marimba are able to stand out and take charge. An example of this is "Tanktified" which allows horn riffing and percussive…

  • Joey DeFrancesco - Snapshot (HighNote, 2009)

    31 Oct 2009 | 9:44 am
    Organist Joey DeFrancesco reunites his original trio with Paul Bollenback on guitar and Byron Landham on drums for a nice off the cuff live album, recorded earlier this year in Arizona. The music is shorn of pretensions and is a vivid representation of a club set by a fine working band. "Eighty-One" opens the album in style, with the band building from a medium tempo and slowly raising the heat. The standard "The End of a Love Affair" also keeps things on a low simmer, with DeFrancesco working the keyboard with patience and restraint. Things kick up a notch at the 3:00 mark settling into a…
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  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Rufus Reid

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am
    The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6 to 8 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM, KSDS San Diego, Webcast at http://Jazz88.org! Quick Link: Jazz 88 Playlist Archive for Thursday, November 5, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Coming Up On The Show… Rufus Reid - This great bassist is in his 4th decade of playing with all of the best in Jazz…check out Rufus’ AllMusic.com Credits page…woa! He’s playing 11/13/2009 at Anthology SD with Jon Mayer and Roy McCurdy in support of Jon’s chart-busting new disc,…

  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, October 29, 2009

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    29 Oct 2009 | 5:55 pm
    The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, October 29, 2009, 6 to 8 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM, KSDS San Diego, Webcast at http://Jazz88.org! Quick Link: Jazz 88 Playlist Archive for Thursday, October 29, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Here are the discs I’ve picked to select tunes from for tonight’s show…let’s see what we can find New and interesting… New This Week 10/29/2009 In The Jazz 88.3 Library….and prime candidates for a bit of focus on TNJT…

  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, October 22, 2009

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    22 Oct 2009 | 6:14 pm
    The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6 to 8 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM, KSDS San Diego, Webcast at http://Jazz88.org! Quick Link: Jazz 88 Playlist Archive for Thursday, October 22, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Coming…shots of the NEw Disc for the show and the adds to the Jazz 88 library and more….

  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, October 15, 2009

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    15 Oct 2009 | 3:56 pm
    Thanks to the 7 new members who pledge during The New Jazz Thing last week, Thursday, October 8!! You all rock!!!! The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6 to 8 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM, KSDS San Diego, Webcast at http://Jazz88.org! Quick Link: Jazz 88 Playlist Archive for Thursday, October 15, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Ron asked about Anat…

  • Become A Jazz 88 Member!!! This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, October 8, 2009

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    8 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pm
    Why Is Public Jazz Radio Jazz 88.3 Important To You? Because you can become a contributing member!!! Right Now at http://Jazz88.org and 619-388-3000!! The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6 to 8 PM PT on Jazz 88.3 FM, KSDS San Diego, Webcast at http://Jazz88.org! Quick Link: Jazz 88 Playlist Archive for Thursday, October 8, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) The CDs picked from the New section of the Jazz 88 Library as New Jazz Music that will be selected improvisationally during the flow of the show! … New This Week…
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    Casa Valdez Studios

  • Master Class videos on Banddirector.com

    1 Nov 2009 | 11:10 pm
    There are quite a few interesting videos on Banddirector.com, including a bunch of Bergonzi improvisation workshops.

  • Fourths Practice Template

    30 Oct 2009 | 12:01 pm
    Nat Kline wrote some very helpful exercises to practice fourths after he saw Dan Gaynor's Fourths Exercise. Nat designed a template that covers the entire range of the saxophone (or flute depending on where you start). He calls it a 'template' because he meant for the player to play through it while adding different key signatures each time. If you're ever tried to practice fourths you'll know that it is sometimes confusing when you come to the bottom or top of your range, because it can be hard to determine how to turn around smoothly. By adding your own key signatures you are also forced to…

  • IMAGINE THE SOUND-Tim Price's Improv. Workshop

    19 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am
    (From Rico's Facebook with Rico artist Tim Price) In this lesson, I’ve taken an in-depth approach to give you all some information, new ideas, ear training, and fresh approaches to this form.http://www.saxontheweb.net/Price/Blues1.htmlPick out a few licks that you like and that lay well for you that you can hear. Now, think of how your favorite player such as Sonny Rollins might play this lick articulation-wise or how Lester Young might play one of these licks very legato and behind the beat, or from a rock frame of mind, how someone like King Curtis, Gene Ammons or Cannonball might play…

  • The Jazz Problem- by Aaron Johnson

    13 Oct 2009 | 10:24 am
    Here's an article written by Aaron Johnson, one of the most talented students I've had in the past few years. Aaron recently moved from Portland, Oregon to NYC to study as a Jazz performance major at the Manhattan School of Music. Here I am, at a world-renowned conservatory in the greatest city in the world. I am sitting in a class with 15 or so other musicians, bright young artists from all over the world. I can't help but wonder, "Who here will actually end up with a career?” It doesn't seem very fair or indicative of the spirit of Jazz that musicians, depending on aesthetics, will starve…

  • Musician Wages.com- The website for working musicians

    12 Oct 2009 | 8:51 pm
    I ran across and interesting site called Musician Wages.com. It's all about the business side of making music, from ideas for hustling new gigs to motivating musicians as a bandleader. It's worth checking out.Musician Wages.com
 
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  • Interview: Marian McPartland (Part 2)

    Marc Myers
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:35 am
    Pianist Marian McPartland never assumed a hipster or cool mystique like many of her male jazz peers. Throughout her 70-year career, there was no brooding, no puzzling behavior, and no legendary binges or tantrums. Just a good-girl smile as wide as Piccadilly Circus and knowing eyes that bore a steely determination to stand out with graceful technique and an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz. Like Billy Taylor, Marian is both a brilliantly talented pianist and an open, friendly person, something of a misnomer in jazz. [Photo of Marian McPartland in 1959 by Al Fenn for Life] Marian knows more…

  • Interview: Marian McPartland (Part 1)

    Marc Myers
    5 Nov 2009 | 5:29 am
    Marian McPartland is probably best known today as a  pioneering jazz radio host (NPR's Piano Jazz) and the grande dame of the jazz piano. But starting back in the 1950s, Marian was one of bebop's most graceful and nimble messengers. Equally well versed in Dixieland, stride and other forms of early jazz that she grew up with in pre-war England, McPartland had one of the tenderest touches of the period and the deepest knowledge of songs. In fact, today her ability to play the melodies of thousands of well-known and obscure songs is legendary. When you chat with Marian, you quickly…

  • PhotoStory10: Dizzy and Duke

    Marc Myers
    4 Nov 2009 | 2:55 am
    On September 18, 1970, Paul Slaughter was at the Monterey Jazz Festival photographing the performers for Transworld Features when he captured the image you see here (click to enlarge). I love Paul's photo of Dizzy Gillespie and Duke Ellington. In their expressions, you see all of the joy, confidence and playfulness of jazz and jazz-entertainment history. But rather than get ahead of the story, let me have Paul fill you in:"This was my second Monterey Jazz Festival as a photographer. Just a handful of photographers were there, so we were pretty much given free rein to photograph at…

  • Artie Shaw: Making of a Box Set

    Marc Myers
    3 Nov 2009 | 4:46 am
    I don't know about you but I've always been curious about how Mosaic Records remasters recordings for its box sets. A long-time fan of Mosaic's restorations and attention to detail, I favor the "Producer's Note" that appears at the back of each set's calendar-size liner-notes brochure. Written by Scott Wenzel, Mosaic's award-winning producer, the note often tosses around terms like "metal parts," "lacquer discs" and "second generation LPs." After listening to Mosaic's new Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird and Victor…

  • Artie Shaw: 1938-45 RCA Sessions

    Marc Myers
    2 Nov 2009 | 4:41 am
    You can hear it in virtually everything Artie Shaw recorded in the late 1930s and early and mid-1940s. There, in track after track, is the restlessness, the confidence, the envelope-pushing and the Shangri-La search for a sound only Shaw could hear. Today, it's hard to understand why Shaw grew so peevish and dissatisfied with every band he assembled. Many observers have blamed Shaw's persistent unease and setting of impossible standards as self-loathing brought on by personal frustration and a media-fed superiority complex.But Shaw's bile wasn't inwardly directed. It was…
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    WBGO Blog: Jazz and Beyond

  • Paquito D’Rivera: He’s a Champion

    Becca Pulliam
    4 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm
    Last night — Tues, Nov 3 — WBGO celebrated 30 years with a Benefit Concert honoring Paquito D’Rivera and Down Beat magazine (now age 75). The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Ernie Andrews, Freddie Cole, Stefon Harris, Nikki Yanofsky, three saxophonists from the Lincoln Center Jazz Orch (Walter Blanding Jr., Sherman Irby, Ted Nash), MC Lester Holt .. [...]

  • WBGO wins award from UUCP

    bwood
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:01 am
    This past Friday evening, WBGO was celebrated via a jazz concert–featuring a student ensemble from William Paterson University and the Calvin Hill Trio (featuring Michael Cochrane on piano)–by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Palisades in Teaneck, New Jersey.  The church supports jazz and features a regular jazz concert series at the Puffin Cultural Center, [...]

  • Members Event Fun – Luna Negra Dance Theater

    Grey Johnson
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:18 am
    WBGO Members seemed extra spirited after spending part of a beautiful Sunday afternoon together at a performance by the Luna Negra Dance Theater, the Turtle Island String Quartet and renowned clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera. At the reception that followed, Morning Jazz host Gary Walker shook hands and took the mike to thank WBGO members for being [...]

  • Gary gets “official” birthday gift

    bwood
    23 Oct 2009 | 1:33 pm
    Morning Jazz host Gary Walker recently celebrated his 60th birthday, and the jazz community wasn’t the only one to recognize this important milestone. At Gary’s surprise birthday celebration, he received the following proclamation: The Newark Municipal Council Hereby issues this resolution commending Gary Walker on the auspicious occasion of celebrating his 60th birthday on October 17, [...]

  • NJ Gubernatorial Debate at WBGO

    bwood
    22 Oct 2009 | 6:18 pm
    Thursday, October 22, all three candidates for New Jersey Governor met at the WBGO studios to debate the issues for the last time in this race. Listen to the debate by clicking here. The debate was moderated by Doug Doyle, WBGO News Director since 1988, who has been covering New Jersey politics for the past 25 years. [...]
 
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    RVAJazz

  • Dave Douglas VCU residency announced

    Dean Christesen
    5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    At this evening’s VCU Jazz Orchestra I concert, Director of Jazz Studios Antonio Garcia announced that trumpeter Dave Douglas would be in residency with VCU Jazz in April 2010. Some of Douglas’s recent releases include A Single Sky, which features arrangements by Jim McNeely and the performance of Douglas with the Frankfurt Radio Bigband, and Spirit [...]

  • Fight the Big Bull at Balliceaux: A new space, a new sound

    Dean Christesen
    5 Nov 2009 | 6:07 am
    Last night, coming off of their three year gig at the restaurant and bar Cous Cous, Fight the Big Bull began their new bi-weekly residency at Balliceaux. The difference from the old home turf to the new was striking, from the band's sound to their appearance.

  • Glenn Wilson Quartet in photos

    Dean Christesen
    3 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    On Friday night, Glenn Wilson Quartet graced us with their presence for an incredible performance at The Camel. We've got the photos to bring the show back to life.

  • Weekend roundup: Wilson, Stein, free jazz

    Dean Christesen
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:25 am
    A lot went down this weekend in Richmond, but here's a taste of one thing a day from Friday to Sunday.

  • Jason Stein returns to Richmond

    Dean Christesen
    31 Oct 2009 | 11:00 am
    Bass clarinetist Jason Stein performs on Sunday night at Ghost Print Gallery in his first time back in Richmond since May 2008. Trombonist Bryan Hooten opens with a rare solo set.
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    Kirk Whalum Blog

  • Japan Blog 3

    Kirk Whalum
    2 Nov 2009 | 2:11 pm
    May I hasten to add to my last blog (bloog!) that last night our hosts treated us to the most amazing sushi you can imagine––including what we could call "Japanese Gumbo" ...mmmmm!––and invited the whole servant team.  I include this because we were so impressed with their eagerness (without having read my blog) to shower these hard-working young people with such love and appreciation––and a very pricey and delectable repass!  Given the previous insight on the economics of many young people today all around the world (certainly in the US) my "daddy"…

  • Japan Blog 2

    Kirk Whalum
    1 Nov 2009 | 6:31 pm
    And then there's the dessert from that same meal (see previous entry).  Briefly; the presentation of the awesome "angel cake" I ordered really dazzled us.  The usual lovely design of chocolate or raspberry sauce on the plate, done by the pastry chef with just that extra bit of flair for creativity, always adds a bit of glee as one devours the delicacy at hand!  But in this case, it was extra special, not just because it was created by a gifted volunteer––a beautiful young student 20 or 21 years of age––but that it was both artful and meaningful. I…

  • Japan Blog

    Kirk Whalum
    1 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm
    OK, I'll admit to being a fair-weather blogger!  Let's come up with a name for us shall we... I'm a blooger––one whose life moves at such a clip that I constantly look backward at the present!      At any rate, I awakened here in Tokyo this morning with soooo many impressions from the three rapid-fire days of performance at Kick Back Café that I had to get them down––even though it's really early here and my body's sore from all the activity.I'll recount only two impressions for now––they usually come to me as…

  • @LalahHathaway on The Mo'Nique Show - Forever, For Always, For Love

    Kirk Whalum
    15 Oct 2009 | 9:44 pm
    Lalah Hathaway on the Mo'Nique show... this should be available for sale––sounds like a record!

  • Ethics Quote for today (OK, this month)

    Kirk Whalum
    30 Sep 2009 | 9:24 pm
    "We are too limited in our knowledge and sinful in our perceptions to be able to control history.  It is far wiser to act with faithfulness to what is right, and let God control the outcome." John Howard Yoder
 
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    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Stage Photographer (Jazz Music Dance Theater Live Instruments Performance)

  • Tim Berne

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    6 Nov 2009 | 11:10 am
    Tim Berne, US alto saxophonist (http://www.screwgunrecords.com/)at the Tonic, New York, May 2006Heavy Mental (For Wayne Krantz) - Tim Berne

  • Eduardo Kohan

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    3 Nov 2009 | 7:40 am
    The Argentinean jazz-tango tenor saxophonist, Eduardo Kohan (http://www.myspace.com/eduardokohan), L'Ecurie, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2006

  • Bill Stewart

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    31 Oct 2009 | 10:18 am
    Bill Stewart, US drummer (http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Bill_Stewart.html) at the I.A.J.E (International Association Jazz Educators), New-York, January 2007Discover the playlist bill stewart with Benjamin Koppel, Larry Goldings, Bill Stewart

  • Lee Konitz and George Schuller

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    29 Oct 2009 | 9:57 pm
    The US alto saxophonist Lee Konitz and the drummer George Schuller at the AMR Jazz Festival, Alhambra, April 2005Discover the playlist lee konitz 2 with Lee Konitz

  • Ken Vandermark and Peter Brötzmann

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    29 Oct 2009 | 7:44 am
    The US saxophonist tenor, Ken Vandermark (http://www.kenvandermark.com/)and the German saxophonist tenor, Peter Brötzmann (http://www.myspace.com/peterbrotzmann)at the AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. May 2009Discover the playlist brotzmann with Peter Brötzmann Group
 
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    St. Louis Jazz Notes

  • New episode of I Love Jazz premieres tonight on HEC-TV

    Dean Minderman
    5 Nov 2009 | 12:04 pm
    The second season of I Love Jazz, the HEC-TV program hosted by longtime St. Louis jazz DJ Don Wolff, begins tonight with a program featuring singer/guitarist John Pizzarelli and the St. Louis band Dizzy Atmosphere.Pizzarelli's segment was taped last April before his concert at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, while Dizzy Atmosphere was captured in concert in September at the Sheldon Concert Hall.I Love Jazz airs Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. , with this latest episode set to run throughout the month of November and into December. HEC-TV can be…

  • Rubright, Ruffin to perform this Sunday at Webster Records

    Dean Minderman
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:48 am
    Webster Records will host a free live performance from guitarist Dan Rubright (pictured) and singer Lydia Ruffin as part of an "open house" sale to be held this Sunday, November 8.Rubright and Ruffin will perform from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., playing songs from their new CD Christmas Cafe, which will be available for purchase.The store also will be holding a bake sale in support of owner Jennifer Bellm's participation in the Phoenix Rock n' Roll Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Bellm hopes to raise $4,000 to fight blood cancers by taking part in the 26.2…

  • Recently on Heliocentric Worlds

    Dean Minderman
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am
    Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the Internet...it's another shameless plug for StLJN's sibling site Heliocentric Worlds, where each day we serve up a different music video from genres including jazz, blues, funk, soul, classic rock, prog rock and experimental. Whether you click over to the site occasionally and browse around, or add it your newsreader or home page as a "video of the day" delivery system, you'll find something worthy of your time and attention. Recent posts have included videos featuring Isaac Hayes, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Curtis Mayfield, Dave Holland…

  • Jazz this week: Nicholas Payton, Stanley Jordan, Kahil El'Zabar, Salty Dogs Jazz Band, and more

    Dean Minderman
    3 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm
    It's a busy weekend for jazz in St. Louis, with shows coming up from four touring ensembles in styles ranging from modern to traditional, plus plenty of activity from our local contingent of musicians. Let's go straight to the highlights:Tonight, guitarist Stanley Jordan opens a four-night engagement that continues through Saturday at Jazz at the Bistro. Jordan is no stranger to St. Louis audiences, having performed here in recent years at Finale Music and Dining, but if you'd like to see and hear some samples of his playing, check out the video post from last Saturday here.On Thursday,…

  • Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra confirmed for Sheldon Concert Hall benefit gala in March

    Dean Minderman
    3 Nov 2009 | 11:49 am
    Way back in June, StLJN told readers about a Pollstar listing showing a performance by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in March 2010 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Today, the Sheldon issued a press release announcing that Marsalis and the JaLCO (pictured) would indeed be coming to St. Louis next year on Saturday, March 13 to headline the hall's annual benefit gala.Patron tickets for the event are on sale now, and can be ordered by calling the Sheldon at 314-533-9900. Prices start at $500 and include cocktails, dinner, preferred seating, complimentary valet parking and a…
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