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  • Sam Leak writes about the Wednesday Jam at Oliver's in Greenwich

    LondonJazz
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    Pianist Sam Leak writes about the Wednesday jam sessions at Oliver's Music Bar, Nevada Street, Greenwich Olivers Jazz Bar, an authentic old fashioned style Jazz club hidden away in a basement near Greenwich park, is one of Greenwich's best kept secrets. For years some of the best known UK and International Jazz Musicians have graced it's stage, from Mark Turner and Will Vinson to Kit Downes and Jim Hart. The Wednesday Jazz Jam has long been a favourite haunt for London's top Jazz musicians and students, particularly from the local Trinity College Of Music. Recently the Jam has been taken over…

  • RIP Clare Fischer (1928-2012)

    LondonJazz
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    Composer/arranger/ pianist Dr. Clare Fischer died yesterday following a heart attack earlier in the month. The track, In The Beginning from The Clare Fischer Big Band album, Continuum (Clavo Records) is nominated for a 2012 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category.An appreciation to follow. clarefischer.com

  • Artist Profile: Saxophonist and Composer Wayne Shorter

    About.com Jazz
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:12 am
    A new artist profile for the jazz logs: saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Image © Rick Diamond / Getty Images

  • Around The Jazz Internet: Jan. 27, 2012

    Jazz
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:57 pm
    On L.A.'s club scene, Harlem's young musicial residents and the latest BAM discussions.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott

    All About Jazz News
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    All About Jazz is celebrating Ronnie Scott's birthday today! The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the country. Working on the Atlantic oceanliners in the late 1940s, Scott got to hear modern jazz being played by the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis at first hand...The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the…
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  • Around The Jazz Internet: Jan. 27, 2012

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:57 pm
    On L.A.'s club scene, Harlem's young musicial residents and the latest BAM discussions.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Remembering Clare Fischer On Piano Jazz

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:57 pm
    The composer-arranger and jazz pianist, who worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Prince, Cal Tjader and Chaka Khan alike, has died at 83. Hear a conversation and performance with host Marian McPartland.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Jimmy Owens Navigates Monk's 'Brilliant Corners'

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:46 am
    Owens mostly dresses Thelonious Monk's tunes for uptown wear — Monk the Harlem jam-session swinger.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • The Extraordinary Career Of A Man Who Managed Jazz Musicians

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:29 pm
    The late John Levy was many things — African American, a bass player, nearly 100 years old when he died last weekend. But it was his work behind the scenes, as a businessman, which defined his pioneering legacy in music.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Etta James: Songs We Love

    21 Jan 2012 | 6:16 am
    A string of stunning '60s singles cemented James as one of the great female vocalists of all time. James died Friday in a Los Angeles hospital after a battle with leukemia.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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  • Artist Profile: Saxophonist and Composer Wayne Shorter

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:12 am
    A new artist profile for the jazz logs: saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Image © Rick Diamond / Getty Images

  • Album Review: 'Polylemma' by Hertenstein, Heberer, Niggenkemper, and Badenhorst

    25 Jan 2012 | 7:02 am
    Read Douglas Detrick's review of Polylemma, the album by drummer Joe Hertenstein, trumpeter Thomas Heberer, bass clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst, and bassist Pascal Niggemkemper. Image Courtesy of Red Toucan Records

  • Album Review: 'Frame' by Ben Wendel

    23 Jan 2012 | 5:30 am
    Jon Lindhorst reviews Frame, the new album by saxophonist, bassoonist(?!), and composer Ben Wendel, featuring pianists Tigran Hamasyan, Adam Benjamin, Gerald Clayton, guitarist Nir Felder, bassist Ben Street, and drummer Nate Wood....Read Full Post

  • 2011: A Year in Reviews

    30 Dec 2011 | 8:56 am
    Happy New Year from jazz.about.com. Check out my list of favorite jazz reviews and interviews of 2011!

  • RIP Sam Rivers

    29 Dec 2011 | 6:30 am
    Sam Rivers died on December 26th in Orlando, Florida. The saxophonist who played too "out" for Miles Davis back in the '60s was 88 years old. Read his artist profile. Image Courtesy of GRP Records
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    All About Jazz News

  • INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Ronnie Scott

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    All About Jazz is celebrating Ronnie Scott's birthday today! The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the country. Working on the Atlantic oceanliners in the late 1940s, Scott got to hear modern jazz being played by the likes of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis at first hand...The son of a musician, Scott became a saxophonist in his teens. Eventually, as the owner of the UK\'s most famous jazz club, his name was virtually synonymous with jazz in the…

  • RIGHTS: #Twitterblackout: Tweeters Protest Nation-Specific Blocks

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:24 pm
    Twitter faced a growing backlash on Friday, less than a day after it announced that it can now block specific tweets from being published in specific countries that legally require such censorship. On Friday, a day after the country-specific plan was announced, #TwitterBlackout and #TwitterCensored were trending topics on the hugely popular social network...

  • RIGHTS: Battle for the Interneta€(TM)S Soul

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:17 pm
    Shutdowns, blackouts&#151Wikipedia, Google, Reddit, and a host of other websites are staging protests against two ambitious anti-piracy bills, SOPA and PIPA. Organizers from Reddit and Cheezburger share their battle plan with Brian Ries. The 33-year-old Internet entrepreneur, who oversees a popular Seattle-based network of cat-heavy comedy blogs known as Cheezburger, is hours away from the biggest day of direct action in his life...

  • OBITUARY: Onetime Internet Darling Yahoo Now on a Deathwatch

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    Yahoo above all reminds us just how unromantic and unforgiving the golly-gee world of new technology is. Less than 16 years ago, Yahoo was an Internet sensation that vanquished rivals like Lycos and Excite. Now, even with a new CEO and a vast audience, it is on the verge of eclipse&#151as is Kodak, another firm once on the cutting edge...

  • TV/FILM: Channel Surfing: A€~tony Bennett: Duets Iia€(TM)

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:53 pm
    Tony Bennett is known for his smooth, nontaxing sound, but there's a jarring moment in "Tony Bennett: Duets II," which documents the making of that hit album and is being broadcast Friday night on PBS's "Great Performances" series. (Check local listings.) It's when Amy Winehouse turns up to sing "Body and Soul" with him. It was apparently the last track she recorded before her death in July. Seeing the two deliver the number is eerie, though the song sounds pretty good...
 
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    Elements of Jazz

  • "Outstanding Jazz Album" Nomination for Guitarist Stanley Jordan - 2012 NAACP Image Awards

    Donna M
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Stanley Jordan [photo credit: Keith major] Guitarist Stanley Jordan has been nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award in the category of "Outstanding Jazz Album" for his latest Mack Avenue Records release, Friends. The NAACP Image Awards, currently celebrating its 43rd anniversary, are presented each year to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music and literature. In conjunction, the ceremony offers awards to individuals or groups who help promote social injustice through creative efforts. Members of the NAACP vote on the awards…

  • Announcement: Composer/Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and Vocalist Anthony Hamilton to Perform at GRAMMY In The Schools Live!

    Donna M
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    WHO:           Members of the GRAMMY Camp®— Jazz Session, along with student alumni from GRAMMY Camp and GRAMMY® Signature Schools, with special guest performances by current GRAMMY nominee Terri Lyne Carrington and GRAMMY-winning artist Anthony Hamilton.

  • Top 50 Jazz Albums for the Week of 23 January 2012 [JazzWeek]

    Donna M
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:30 am
    Charlie Haden & Hank Jones - Come SundayHi! This is the 23 January 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com. Want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information.

  • Pianist Monty Alexander Celebrates 50 Years in Music With Star-Studded Two Week Engagement at Blue Note, Feb 20 - Mar 4!

    Donna M
    18 Jan 2012 | 10:30 pm
    PRESS RELEASE "Monty Alexander's blend of jazz and reggae made for an outrageously good time... When Mr. Alexander-the Jamaican-born pianist with a cheerful, chatty style-surrounded himself with a Caribbean quartet to the right and a jazz trio to the left, the result was fresh, lilting interpretations of Bob Marley's greatest hits, as well as Mr. Alexander's original compositions..."   - Pia Catton, Wall Street Journal Monty Alexander [photo credit: Alan Nahigian] In a career spanning five decades, pianist Monty Alexander has distinctively bridged the worlds of jazz,…

  • Top 50+ Jazz Albums for the Week of 16 January 2012 [JazzWeek]

    Donna M
    17 Jan 2012 | 1:15 am
    Jimmy Owens - The Monk ProjectHi! This is the 16 January 2012 US/Canada radio airplay list from JazzWeek.com. [FYI - There wasn't a list for the first two weeks of January 2012; the folks at JazzWeek must have been on vacation on something...;-)] Want to see the stats on how many radio stations played your favorite artist or how much s/he moved up or down the chart from last week? Click here to get that information. The cover artwork for 2012 NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens' The Monk Project (pictured to the left) looks interesting; I hope that the music is just as…
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    Jazzuality.com - Indonesian Jazz News

  • Exclusive Interview with George Brooks

    Riandy K
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:33 am
    George Brooks: Bridges between jazz and Indian classical music American saxophonist and composer George Brooks was in Bangalore this week as part of the star-studded lineup in the concert series “Splendour of Masters.” I was fortunate to catch up with him for an interview the day after the concert. Organised by Mumbai-based Banyan Tree Events, the concert tour lineup this year included Ustad Shujaat Khan (sitar – Hindustani), Ganesh-Kumaresh (violin – Carnatic), Vidwan Vikku Vinayakram (ghatam – Carnatic), Satish Kumar (mridangam), Amit Choubey (tabla) and Ojas Adhiya…

  • Ligro – Dictionary 2 : Album Launching

    Riandy K
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    LIGRO. Read the word backwards and you’ll find “orgil”, a shortened for “Orang Gila” or in English means “Crazy People”. What kind of band named themselves with this kind of name? Actually the name fits totally to describe three men behind the group. Crazy here doesn’t mean that they are having some kind of mental derangement, but more to their freedom of creating something unusual and might never been or seldomly explored by others yet. They are powerful, chaotic, in some parts can be derange, provocative and even able to deliver some terror within…

  • Jacques Pellarin Quartet – Sup Dude

    Riandy K
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:37 am
    What’s on your mind when someone talking to you about French jazz music? Instantly you might feel the air, the bustling downtowns, the people, all fused into a single unbroken string. It’s an irresistible fact that jazz is always an appropriate element to be mixed up with traditional music creating some unusual and explorative tunes. Suddenly your wild delusion will be drifted away to a typical, familiar French atmosphere while sitting in a small cafe, looking out through the window alone, and savoring a piece of Chausson aux pommes and a cup of tea. Probably you’ll…

  • Concert Coverage and Exclusive Interview with Trilok Gurtu

    Riandy K
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:01 pm
    Trilok Gurtu: Indian classical music + jazz + world music! Percussion and fusion fans were treated to a special open-air performance at the UB City Amphitheatre in Bangalore this month: by ace percussionist Trilok Gurtu. The event was presented as the Sur Taal Festival by Bangalore-based World Music Centre (http://wmc.org.in), which in the past has also featured East-West fusion performances by other international artistes like Guy Mauffait on the Chapman stick (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31830/todays-letters.html). A world-class percussionist on tabla and a whole range of percussion…

  • Martin Denev Meets Colonel Red & Other Survivors: Bamness

    Riandy K
    24 Jan 2012 | 9:59 am
    Artist : Martin Denev Meets Colonel Red & Other Survivors Album :Bamness Released : December 2011 Label : Demajors Independent Music Industry Have you ever imagine listening up to jazz tunes in a club? That is a good idea if you are a jazz freak and also a night clubber. Now, easy for you guys to enjoy two contrast sensations at the same time. Technology always affects the emergence of new types of music. Jazz not only can be found in bars or lounges; it spreads out on the dance floor from every DJ set. People often call it nu jazz. Nu jazz scoops from forging free improvisation of jazz…
 
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    Wynton Marsalis New

  • Released today: The Music of America: Wynton Marsalis

    25 Jan 2012 | 8:50 am
    From “Hellbound Highball” to “Happy Feet Blues,” this collection of works is the greatest retrospective of Wynton as a composer. For the first time, Wynton Marsalis brings you this self-curated 2-CD set featuring ONLY his compositions. Performed by a diverse group of artists including musicians from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Orion String Quartet, Mark O’Connor, members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and Danny Barker. Preview the songs and buy the album

  • Paul Simon & Wynton Marsalis Collaborate On “The Paul Simon Songbook”

    24 Jan 2012 | 9:27 am
    In a unique and historic collaboration, legendary musician and songwriter Paul Simon and Jazz at Lincoln Center Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis will perform together for three nights at concerts entitled “The Paul Simon Songbook.” The premiere on April 18, 2012 will be Jazz at Lincoln Center’s 2012 Annual Gala Concert and will be followed by two public concerts on April 19 and 20, 2012. The gala will honor Lisa Schiff, Chairman of Jazz at Lincoln Center, for her brilliant leadership over the past decade and bestow upon her the organization’s Ed Bradley Award for…

  • On Martin Luther King’s Legacy

    16 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am
    On Monday January 16, 2012 Wynton appeared on “CBS This Morning” to premiere his remembrance piece on Martin Luther King Jr. Check out the video below: Unedited Version of the Essay I grew up in segregated towns in Louisiana: Breaux Bridge, Little Farms, Kenner….the old south. My parents sat behind screens on buses well into adulthood. Our world was entirely black. I was in the second grade when Martin Luther king Jr. was assassinated. We were sent home early that day. I had absolutely no sense of who he was at the time. The next year my brothers and I went to the white…

  • Recorded live broadcast of December 29th gigs at Dizzy’s Club

    6 Jan 2012 | 2:25 pm
    On December 26-27-28-29-30-31, 2011, Wynton and members of JLCO performed the Music of Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in New York City. On December 29th, set 1 and 2 were live broadcast on Livestream. Enjoy the archived videos from that evening and some pictures about the week long concerts. Also check out the NPR recording from New Year’s Eve 2011 gig at Dizzy’s.

  • Live Video Broadcast from Dizzy’s Club on December 29th

    27 Dec 2011 | 9:34 pm
    Live Video Broadcast from Dizzy’s Club on December 29th at 7:30pm and 10pm ET. Wynton and his tentet are bringing in the New Year with a week long engagement at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Every set sold out within an hour, but thanks to Livestream, we will be streaming it for free on Wynton’s facebook page and on Livestream. Join us. Facebook Livestream
 
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    ContemporaryJazz.com

  • 8 from 1989 – Mix Online!

    John Hilderbrand
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:12 am
    Take a step into the past with these eight tracks from contemporary jazz releases that came out in the year 1989! Listen to classics from the Rippingtons, Miles Davis, and Hiroshima. Also, who put the meat in my bed?! It’s the second mix I’ve published on 8tracks. If you like this blast from the past, check out my 1988 mix with David Sanborn, David Benoit, Spyro Gyra, Tom Grant, Kim Pensyl, and Al Jarreau. 1989 Contemporary Jazz from contemporaryjazz on 8tracks.

  • Sting, Branford, and Herbie

    John Hilderbrand
    16 Nov 2011 | 4:18 pm
    If you have an iPad, I recommend downloading the free Sting 25 app. Sting is celebrating 25 years as a solo artist. Among the cool things in the app are clips from his 60th birthday concert, from early October, in which he teamed with other artists. On “Consider Me Gone,” we’re treated to Sting with Branford Marsalis and Herbie Hancock. The man on the bass for that evening was another contemporary jazz legend, Christian McBride.

  • Nu Jazz from Fujimoto Tetsuro

    John Hilderbrand
    6 Oct 2011 | 12:59 pm
    Check out the nu-jazz/acid jazz feel of the track “Swim” by Fujimoto Tetsuro. It’s from the producer’s new EP Reflections, which I found in Amazon’s MP3 Store (it’s not on iTunes). Swim by Fujimoto Tetsuro

  • Global Noize – A Prayer for the Planet

    John Hilderbrand
    29 Sep 2011 | 5:10 am
    I’ve been listening to A Prayer for the Planet, the new recording by the jazz/electronica/world collective Global Noize. I can’t imagine why a fan of contemporary jazz wouldn’t want to sample this. It doesn’t follow any formulaic smooth jazz style. It’s got the duo of Jason Miles and DJ Logic leading a cast of talented musicians including Falu, Karl Denson, Mocean Worker, Jeff Coffin, and Oz Noy. It’s a recording that has something for everybody: from the rocktronic/world vocal track “Charisma Love” to the atmospheric “Walking on…

  • Us3 Lies, Cheats, and Steals in October

    John Hilderbrand
    23 Sep 2011 | 9:11 pm
    Hip hop/jazz collective Us3 returns with their eighth studio recording, Lie, Cheat & Steal next month. The first of the 13 tracks, “Ghost,” leans on the jazz side, telling a story of abuse and revenge. It’s the first of the messages relating to the theme of the title. Leader Geoff Wilkinson explains  ”I’ve become increasingly disillusioned by the people we, as children, are traditionally brought up to look up to. Politicians, police, business leaders, sportsmen, religious leaders, etc. all seem to be up to their eyeballs in corrupt practices. The gap…
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    Rifftides

  • Remembering Clare Fischer

    Doug Ramsey
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:58 am
    After Gary Foster informed me of Clare Fischer’s death on Friday at 83, I went to the LP shelves, got out Dizzy Gillespie’s 1960 recording A Portrait of Duke Ellington and listened to all of it. For perhaps the hundredth time, I was moved by the originality that Fischer brought to the daunting task of [...]

  • Recent Listening: Jerry Gonzalez

    Doug Ramsey
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:02 am
    Jerry Gonzalez Y El Comando de la Clave (Sunnyside) Since Jerry Gonzalez changed his base of operations from New York to Madrid a decade ago, the trumpeter and congero has worked with many musicians while seeking a satisfactory combination of players for his own band. In Los Comandos de la Clave, he seems to have [...]

  • Compatible Quotes: Radio

    Doug Ramsey
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:19 pm
    Radio has no interest in music. It is in the advertising business. The record industry has no interest in music. It is in the business of selling pieces of plastic. It is a gigantic machine, almost entirely owned now by international conglomerates, whose only purpose is to accrue profits. It is indifferent to what is [...]

  • Let It Snow

    Doug Ramsey
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:03 pm
    There have been several inquiries about whether we are affected by the winter storms in this part of the world. Yes. My shoveling muscles are affected. Driving can be interesting. But when you wake up to sights like these, who cares if there’s a foot of snow. Way off in the distance in the upper [...]

  • John Levy, 1912-2012

    Doug Ramsey
    22 Jan 2012 | 2:43 pm
    Word came this morning from Devra Hall Levy that her husband John, a major advocate for and representative of jazz musicians, is gone. Levy died in his sleep on Friday at home in Altadena, California. He was 99. Ahmad Jamal recently described Levy as “one of the foremost supportive bassists” of the postwar period. In [...]
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    Jazz@Rochester

  • Live Shots: Dr Carl Atkins & Culture Clash

    Greg Bell
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:39 pm
    Culture Clash includes Howard Potter on vibes, Jeff Smith on bass, & drummer J. Alan Jackson. It's not all lecture, but great Monk music (tonight) & some learnin... Last Friday if the month... at the Baobab Cultural Center Check it out!

  • Jazz Around Town: XRIJF and local headliners

    Greg Bell
    25 Jan 2012 | 6:10 pm
    The folks over at XRIJF have announced some of the headliners for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, which will be running from June 22-30th this year. The fourt announced yesterday include a returning for Norah Jones, who appeared at the first Jazz Fest before she was "discovered" and will appear on June 29th, as well as Diana Krall on Friday, June 22nd, Dweezil Zappa playing Zappa the father on Tuesday, June 26th, Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin, but on banjo) & The Steep Canyon Rangers on Wednesday on June 27th. Tickets go on sale Friday and can be purchased on the…

  • Live Shots: Gerald Clayton & Tamir Hendleman doing duets for MoKA

    Greg Bell
    22 Jan 2012 | 5:42 pm
    While you're watching the playoffs and other pursuits, these two fantastic jazz pianists came into town to play duets (mostly) in the Exodus to Jazz series in a benefit for the Museum of Kids Art.

  • Jazz Around Town: I get on my SOPA box (no that's not a typo) and then some jazz around Rochester ....

    Greg Bell
    18 Jan 2012 | 7:14 pm
    Unfortunately, the day selected for protesting the effects that two bills pending in Congress (the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act,, which are two bills pending in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate respectively) will have on the Internet is today, a day that I post this listings post for you (one of the few things you come to this site for). Wikipedia is dark until midnight as are a number of other major Internet sites. While I'm not going "black" today, I wanted to join them and others in protesting these bills. SOPA and PIPA are efforts,…
 
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    Upcoming shows

  • Stanley Clarke Trio in St. Louis on 05/23/12

    23 May 2012 | 10:30 pm
    Artist: Stanley Clarke Trio Date: Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - Saturday, May 26th 2012 Time: 9:30pm City: St. Louis Venue: Jazz at the Bistro Address: 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Country: US Admission: $35 W/Th; $40 F/Sat; $20 student Box office: 314.534.1111 Buy tickets Notes: For student tickets, call 314.289.4030 during regular business hours or purchase at the door w/valid student ID. More info. Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

  • Stanley Clarke Trio in St. Louis on 05/23/12

    23 May 2012 | 8:30 pm
    Artist: Stanley Clarke Trio Date: Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - Saturday, May 26th 2012 Time: 7:30pm City: St. Louis Venue: Jazz at the Bistro Address: 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Country: US Admission: $35 W/Th; $40 F/Sat; $20 student Box office: 314.534.1111 Buy tickets Notes: For student tickets, call 314.289.4030 during regular business hours or purchase at the door w/valid student ID. More info. Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

  • Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo in St. Louis on 05/18/12

    18 May 2012 | 10:30 pm
    Artist: Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo Date: Friday, May 18th 2012 Time: 9:30pm City: St. Louis Venue: Jazz at the Bistro Address: 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Country: US Admission: $30 F/Sat Box office: 314.534.1111 Buy tickets More info. Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

  • Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo in St. Louis on 05/18/12

    18 May 2012 | 8:30 pm
    Artist: Frank Vignola with Vinny Raniolo Date: Friday, May 18th 2012 - Saturday, May 19th 2012 Time: 7:30pm City: St. Louis Venue: Jazz at the Bistro Address: 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Country: US Admission: $30 F/Sat Box office: 314.534.1111 Buy tickets More info. Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

  • Dafnis Prieto Trio in St. Louis on 05/09/12

    9 May 2012 | 10:30 pm
    Artist: Dafnis Prieto Trio Date: Wednesday, May 9th 2012 - Saturday, May 12th 2012 Time: 9:30pm City: St. Louis Venue: Jazz at the Bistro Address: 3536 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103 Country: US Admission: $25 W/Th; $30 F/Sat; $10 student Box office: 314.534.1111 Buy tickets Notes: For student tickets, call 314.289.4030 during regular business hours or purchase at the door w/valid student ID. More info. Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal
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    SqueezeMyLemon

  • Ana Popovic - Unconditional

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:20 am
    A great blues guitarist

  • Joe Louis Walker – While my guitar gently weeps

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:43 pm
    Wow!

  • They're Red Hot - Robert Johnson

    25 Jan 2012 | 12:12 pm
    some pretty good versions - any preferences?

  • Chris Isaak - Beyond The Sun

    24 Jan 2012 | 3:21 am
    Just saw him publicising his new album (in UK)- sounds goodIt is a collection of songs recorded by Sun Records artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Most of the songs were originally released on Sun Records. "Ring of Fire" (Johnny Cash 1963) "Trying to Get To You" (Elvis Presley 1955) "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" (Elvis Presley 1955) "Great Balls of Fire" (Jerry Lee Lewis 1957) "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley 1961) "Dixie Fried" (Carl Perkins 1956) "How's the World Treating You" (Elvis Presley 1956) "It's Now or Never" (Elvis…

  • Blues Books: Delta Blues Life and Times of Mississippi Masters

    23 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American MusicPaperback: 449 pagesPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company (November 2, 2009)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0393337502ISBN-13: 978-0393337501Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches“The essential history of this distinctly American genre.”—Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn this “expertly researched, elegantly written, dispassionate yet thoughtful history” (Gary Giddins), award-winning author Ted Gioia gives us “the rare combination of a tome that is both deeply informative and enjoyable to read”…
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    JAZZ LIVES

  • ZELDA: THE MAGAZINE OF THE VINTAGE NOUVEAU

    jazzlives
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:22 pm
    This post is about a charming magazine you ought to know — ZELDA: THE MAGAZINE OF THE VINTAGE NOUVEAU — whose fifth issue has just appeared. If you are instantly taken by that cover, you may skip what follows and leap into http://www.zeldamag.com — why waste time with descriptions when you could become a subscriber right away?  ZELDA is published twice a year, and its issues are not the kind of thing you would want to throw out. ZELDA (named for the brilliantly creative and underacknowledged bride of F. Scott Fitzgerald) was the creation of the very talented Diane Naegel…

  • TAKING RISKS, HAVING A BALL: TWO CINEMATIC MASTERPIECES from “THE SOUND OF JAZZ” (1957)

    jazzlives
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm
    Next to JAMMIN’ THE BLUES and HOT HOUSE, the 1933 footage of Louis in Copenhagen, Duke in CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK, the silent newsreel film of the Randall’s Island Carnival of Swing, the 1957 THE SOUND OF JAZZ might be the most famous film of jazz performance extant.  I’ve seen it in various forms: on a muzzy VCR copy, an improved DVD, and in bits and pieces on YouTube. And I hope everyone has seen it so many times that it has the gleam of photographs of a dear old friend — lovingly glimpsed from many angles in a leisurely way. But when the generous collector Franz…

  • HAVE YOU HEARD?

    jazzlives
    22 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    Upon hearing the news, Chloe Lang (the West Coast JAZZ LIVES mascot) was suddenly wide awake and wanted to know more! What news? How about a new CD compilation of live recordings  featuring pianist Ray Skjelbred and hot cornetist Jim Goodwin from Port Costa, CA gigs?  The CD is called — simply — RAY SKJELBRED ABD JIM GOODWIN / RECORDED LIVE IN PORT COSTA, and it’s issued on Ray’s own label, “Orangapoid,” number 104.  All the music was recorded at the Bull Valley Inn. So far it’s available only at Ray’s gigs — which is a good thing: you…

  • GRATITUDE IN 4/4 (Part Eight): THE GRAND DOMINION JAZZ BAND at the 2011 SAN DIEGO THANKSGIVING DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL (thanks to Rae Ann Berry)

    jazzlives
    22 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm
    Here’s another helping of spicy gumbo from the Grand Dominion Jazz Band:  Bob Pelland, leader, piano; Clint Baker, trumpet, vocal; Jim Armstrong, trombone; Gerry Green, reeds; Bill Dixon, banjo; guest Marty Eggers, bass; Jeff Hamilton, drums. Brought to you thanks to Paul Daspit, who combines organization, swing, and a sense of humor, and “SFRaeAnn,” Rae Ann Berry, who couldn’t be any deeper in the music without sitting in: visit her up-to-date list of hot jazz gigs in the area on www.sfraeann.com and her YouTube channel here. I like a band what takes its time! …

  • GRATITUDE IN 4/4 (Part Seven):TIM LAUGHLIN – CONNIE JONES NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS at the 2011 SAN DIEGO THANKSGIVING DIXIELAND JAZZ FESTIVAL (thanks to Rae Ann Berry)

    jazzlives
    22 Jan 2012 | 4:10 pm
    “Tonation and phrasing,” Louis said.  “Let the people hear that lead,” Joe Oliver reminded him. Both of those heroes would have been very pleased with the music created by this band — Tim, clarinet; Connie, trumpet; Bob Havens, trombone; Chris Dawson,piano; Katie Cavera, guitar; Marty Eggers, string bass; Hal Smith, drums — on November 27, 2011. Here’s a sweet song with its own special niche in jazz history: Earl Hines was playing this one day in 1924 at the Chicago Musicians’ Union headquarters when a stocky young fellow with a cornet came in,…
 
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    Secret Society

  • Secret Society with Anti-Social Music @ Galapagos - 9 March 2012

    DJA
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:14 pm
    On March 9, 2012, my co-conspirators and I will be returning to Galapagos Art Space for a double-bill with the estimable Anti-Social Music. In addition to selections from Brooklyn Babylon, Secret Society will be playing music written especially for the band by Vijay Iyer and David T. Little. This is a rare opportunity to hear the band play compositions by someone else for a change. Also, Vijay and David have both written fantastic works that cut against the grain of what's expected from a large ("j-word") ensemble. For their part, Anti-Social Music will be bringing their own Large Assemblage…

  • Secret Society @ The Jazz Gallery, Jan. 6-7, 2012

    DJA
    3 Jan 2012 | 12:10 pm
    [cross-posted to the new Jazz Gallery blog, Jazz Speaks] My co-conspirators and I have, as they say, "a history" with The Jazz Gallery. They were the first legitimate jazz venue to host Secret Society -- by "legitmate jazz venue," I mean a venue with the word "jazz" in its name. (That was April 5, 2007, for those keeping track.) Two selections from Infernal Machines, "Jacobin Club" and "Obsidian Flow," were commissioned by and premiered at The Jazz Gallery immediately prior to us going into the studio. Those who have not seen a big band perform in the Gallery's intimate confines are often…

  • RIP Sam Rivers

    DJA
    27 Dec 2011 | 2:50 pm
    Another great gone... Obviously Rivers leaves behind a vast and varied body of work, but don't sleep on his' '90s and '00s bigband recordings, now collected on a 3CD Mosaic Select box.

  • Celebration: Remembering - a tribute to Bob Brookmeyer

    DJA
    23 Dec 2011 | 5:58 pm
    My tribute to Bob Brookmeyer is up at NewMusicBox. As important as Bob is to me, I knew my own words would be inaquate to convey the full sweep of his career and the enormous influence he had on generations of musicians — so the piece also includes excerpts from interviews I conducted with Jim Hall, Bill Holman, Jim McNeely, Joe Lovano, Maria Schneider, and others.

  • RIP Bob Brookmeyer

    DJA
    16 Dec 2011 | 3:31 pm
    Bob Brookmeyer was the most extraordinary teacher -- more than a mentor, he was and is the most important shaping force in my musical life. He saw the spark of something in me and invited me to study with him at New England Conservatory, and any succes I've had since is directly attributable to his influence. I'm going to miss him something fierce. A more extensive tribute is in the works [UPDATE: it's here], but in the menanwhile, here's my post in honor of Bob's 80th birthday celebration -- he would have turned 82 this Monday. Elsewhere... The official announcement on BobBrookmeyer.comTerry…
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    Music and More

  • Alice Coltrane - Huntington Ashram Monastery / World Galaxy (Impulse 2-on-1) (Impulse, 2012)

    26 Jan 2012 | 5:12 pm
    There has been a new batch of 2-on-1 albums released delving deep into the back catalog of Impulse! Records and releasing some music that hasn't seen the light of day in a while or possibly never during the CD/Download era. This disc/download collects two albums by Alice Coltrane, where she deftly switches between piano, organ and harp accompanied by some excellent musicians and occasional string arrangements. Huntington Ashram Monestary was Alice Coltrane's second album for the Impulse and featured Ron Carter on bass and Rashied Ali on drums in addition to the leader's harp, piano and…

  • Books: Tom Piccirilli

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:46 pm
    Short Ride to Nowhere by Tom PiccirilliMy rating: 4 of 5 starsJenks and Hale are two regular working guys that live side by side, they're not great friends, but not enemies either. But when the recession comes, they suffer the same fate. Losing their jobs, having their houses foreclosed upon and having their wives leave them foce them to leave the outer boroughs and sleep in cars, homeless shelters and parks in Manhattan. When Jenks learns that Hale has killed himself at an asylum after being found near-dead next to the body of a young girl, Jenks makes it his mission to find out what…

  • Daunik Lazro, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Roger Turner - Curare (NoBusiness, 2011)

    24 Jan 2012 | 5:02 pm
    This collective trio, consisting of Daunik Lazro on baritone and alto saxophones, Jean-Francois Pauvros on guitar and Roger Turner on drums & percussion creates a wide variety of interesting soundscapes that test the boundaries of improvised music on this album, which brings together selections from two live concerts. "Morsure" opens the album with atmospheric low moans, scrapes and clanks. Escalating guitar and drums develop a chaotic maelstrom. There is a dynamic downturn to open percussion and an ominous feeling. Saxophone screeches are overblown with fear and angst. Brief probing…

  • Chick Corea with Eddie Gomez and Paul Motian - Further Explorations (Concord, 2012)

    23 Jan 2012 | 2:35 pm
    Pianist Chick Corea recorded this homage to the late pianist Bill Evans with former Evans collaborators Eddie Gomez on bass and drummer Paul Motian recorded live in 2010 at the Blue Note in New York City. These recordings are particularly poignant as they are among the last recorded documents of the great drummer Motian who anchored Bill Evans’ sublime trio with Scott LaFaro before embarking on a stellar career as a bandleader. The album contains a number of Evans compositions and as well as songs that are associated with him like the original “Peri’s Scope” and the LaFaro composition…

  • Books: Love Goes to Buildings on Fire by Will Hermes

    22 Jan 2012 | 4:54 pm
    Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever by Will HermesMy rating: 5 of 5 starsMany books and articles have been written about the music scene of the 1960's and then the punk scene of the late 1970's, but in music history, the mid-1970's have been something of a lost era, snubbed by critics as a time of vapid pop and pretentious progressive rock and jazz fusion. Will Hermes looks to set the record straight by focusing on the vibrant music scene in New York City during the years 1973-1977. Taking a wide angle view from rock to jazz, salsa and disco,…
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    Casa Valdez Studios

  • NAMM madness

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:11 pm
    If you've ever been to NAMM you know that it is insane. It's like being in a war zone, but with thousands of freaks. Well, of course there are plenty of normal looking music store owners, instrument markets reps and a few haggard looking Jazz musicians, but it is a truly a great place for freak and hootchie mamma spotting. I saw groups of leather clad guys with matching grey reptile eye contact lenses, hordes of surgically enhanced Goth Death Metal mini-skirt/fishnet wearing spokes models, EVEN the SEXY SAXMAN was making the rounds. That guy is killing, so killing.   Let's not even get…

  • Mighty Bright Orchestra Light review

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:09 am
    One of the things I was on the lookout for at NAMM was a really good stand light. I have a small battery powered LED light and an AC powered Manhasset light, but the first isn't bright enough and the second has a cord and a breakable bulb. I went to many different booths before I found one that had everything I was looking for, this turned out to be the Mighty Bright Orchestra light.  The MB Orchestra Light is very lightweight and comes in a durable soft travel bag. The light has a bank of nine bright white energy-efficient LEDs and the bulbs are made to last over 100,000 hours.

  • NAMM 2012 and the L.A. Jazz Collective

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:25 am
    Last weekend was the NAMM convention. It was my second time going down to SoCal for the convention and was a lot of fun seeing old friends, checking out all the new products, and witnessing all of the freaks on display. I got down to L.A. on Wednesday and played at a club in Little Tokyo called the Blue Whale that night. The gig was part of a weekly residency at the club by the L.A. Jazz Collective, which is a group of musicians who have banded together to produce regular performances of creative Jazz music. Here's what the LAJC website says about the organization: Members of the LAJC The Los…

  • Weber Iago/David Valdez Chamber Quartet Recording

    25 Jan 2012 | 2:38 am
    Last week I went into the studio and recorded a few tracks with the Chamber Quartet I co-lead with Weber Iago. Below are links to the latest mixes. Astor Now is my home Shades of Happiness Nature Boy The Nest Autumn Leaves Perserverance Meadows Musicians: Weber Iago- piano, composerDavid Valdez- alto saxophoneJohn Nastos- flute, clarinet, bass clarinetEvan Kuhlmann- bassoon Engineered and mixed by Jonathon Swanson on 8/11/11

  • Sax neckstrap smackdown

    23 Jan 2012 | 12:48 pm
      There didn’t used to be many options when it came to choosing saxophone neck straps. Remember when everyone played Ray Hyman straps? Those straps cut of the circulation to your brain in about five minutes. I can’t imagine a more uncomfortable strap than the Ray Hyman. Now there are many more options to choose from. I’ve had a history of neck and upper back problems that have been aggravated by playing the saxophone, so I have tried a lot of different neck straps over the years. For a while I thought that a harness was the answer, but the harness design has it’s own set of…
 
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    JazzWax

  • Weekend Wax Bits

    Marc Myers
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Is jazz growing increasingly tedious? And if so, why? Often when I go out to hear music—as I did last week—I often find I'm disappointed and bored by what I hear. In many cases, there doesn't seem to be much advance planning on the part of the musicians, and engaging audiences no longer seems to be on the agenda. [Pictured: Blues in Green by Bill Matthews] As I've argued in the past, part of the blame for jazz's slide away from cultural relevancy rests in large part with the universities, where many professors teach students not to worry about what audiences think and…

  • Interview: Arno Marsh (Part 2)

    Marc Myers
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    On the phone, Arno Marsh sounds the way he plays. There's a smoothness to his voice, and the cadence of his words swings. Swinging, in general, is a lost art. Those who came up in the '40s and '50s have a real knack for it. When they start blowing, they slip right into the groove, with that two-four junkyard dog chasing after them. [Pictured: Arno Marsh in recent years, courtesy of Arno Marsh] Swinging, of course, has nothing to do with reading. As Arno says, you feel it and want to play it, and your mouth and fingers do the rest. Guys from the big band era have that feel…

  • Interview: Arno Marsh (Part 1)

    Marc Myers
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    If you were a superb musician back in the 1940s and lived in a city or moved to one, you were likely going to find yourself auditioning for a name band pretty quickly. But for every great musician who wound up in a major orchestra, there were hundreds of others who remained in their smaller home towns and earned a decent living playing in territory bands. Tenor saxophonist Arno Marsh was one of those regional musicians—until he ran into Urbie Green in 1951. [Pictured, from left: Trumpeter Don Fagerquist, Arno Marsh and tenor saxophonist Georgie Auld at Capitol Records in Hollywood in 1958,…

  • JazzSnaps: Randy Brooks (1946)

    Marc Myers
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Randy Brooks played trumpet like Harry James. Lots of pep and power with plenty of bent notes. Brooks recorded with Hal Kemp in the late 1930s, Claude Thornhill in '42 and Les Brown in '43 and '44. In 1945, Brooks formed a band that included tenor saxophonist Stan Getz and Getz's vocalist wife Beverly Byrne. The band recorded until 1947, the year of one of Brooks' biggest hits, Tenderly. But swing was his thing at a time when fans were going for bop. By the end of the decade, according to Wikipedia, Brooks married bandleader Ina Ray Hutton and moved to Los Angeles,…

  • Al Hibbler: Holding a Thrill

    Marc Myers
    23 Jan 2012 | 11:05 pm
    Before Sam Cooke, before Clyde McPhatter, before Ray Charles and before Earl Coleman there was Al Hibbler. Blind from birth, Hibbler began his recording career in 1942 with Jay McShann's band, when Charlie Parker was in the reed section. Then in 1943, he joined Duke Ellington, a tenure that lasted until 1950. A dispute with Ellington over compensation led to Hibbler's departure and the start of a successful solo recording career that lasted until the end of the decade. Today, Hibbler remains one of the greats—not just for what he did with his voice but also for what he didn't…
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    笑看风云的BLOG

  • [转载]中美谈判筹码的交换

    13 Jan 2012 | 4:43 am
    中美谈判筹码的交换猴王    前天晚上有个网友打电话问我后面大宗的走势，我说假如中美完成筹码交换，那么原油价格和农产品价格就下来，假如没有完成筹码交换，那么原油价格就维持高位（不会再有大的突破），但是黄金和农产品可能上去。从昨天的走势看基本明白了，所以也可以做一下台湾选举的推测了。  …

  • 请不要做残害孩子的帮凶

    27 Nov 2011 | 11:23 pm
    20-30

  • [转载]北京同仁医院医生被砍，卫生部强烈谴责行凶者的

    27 Nov 2011 | 8:23 am
    北京同仁医院医生被砍，卫生部强烈谴责行凶者的暴力行为，那么谁来谴责医院以及卫生部的暴力行为呢？肥猪满圈一李贵宝 砍人者王宝洺童鞋 同仁被砍的女医生耳鼻喉科主任徐文副教授 我还是那句话，一个巴掌拍不响，没有旷世的深仇大恨，我不相信有人采用如此暴力的手段来对付一个女医生的。…

  • 谎言千遍，自成真理（二）

    23 Nov 2011 | 3:20 am
    …

  • 谎言千遍，自成真理（一）

    14 Nov 2011 | 8:55 am
           10 1.            20 2.            3.           http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5940780f0100chlc.html  
 
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    RVANews - Richmond News, Local Sports, Entertainment & Richmond Virginia Events » Jazz

  • Listening back: UTVchamber

    Aaron Williams
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    In Listening Back, we chronicle the happenings at The Camel’s free weekly jazz series on Tuesday nights.

  • Jason Ajemian and High Life

    Aaron Williams
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:57 pm
    In September, Scott Burton explained how Jason Ajemian uses architecture software called AUTOCAD to build “groove mansions” for his group High Life. Wednesday night, Jason Ajemian and The High Life took the stage at Balliceaux. Jason Ajemian’s music is not quite like anything you might have ever heard. Trumpet player Jaimie Branch and alto saxophonist [...]

  • 2011 in (RVA) Jazz

    Aaron Williams
    6 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    We look back at 2011.

  • Old Soul – sounds before the silence

    Aaron Williams
    16 Dec 2011 | 7:45 am
    Old Soul Sounds Before the Silence (self released, 2011) Paul Willson graduated from the VCU jazz program last spring and he hasn’t wasted a minute since then. Sounds Before the Silence is Old Soul’s first release and while it isn’t under Willson’s name, his vision is clear. Mixing the ubiquitous sound of Kurt Rosenwinkle, the [...]

  • Gretchen Parlato didn’t swing (and that’s OK)

    Aaron Williams
    2 Dec 2011 | 9:11 am
    University of Richmond's Modlin Center hosted Gretchen Parlato, a Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competion winner, on Thursday night December 1st.
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    Kirk Whalum | Blog

  • National Civil Rights Museum TV Broadcast of Freedom Awards on @PBS

    Kirk Whalum
    14 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Hi All,  Tune in to PBS this evening. They will be airing the Freedom Awards ceremony in celebration of the National MLK Holiday. Check local listings for times. I was incredibly honored to have been chosen as one of this year's recipients.  Check out the release below.   ​Off to 3 weeks at sea with Jazz Cruises! I'll post pics to Facebook and Twitter!  Paz,Kirk \\ halum (hey... ever been to Soulsville!? Ask me about it) www.soulsville.com       National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates National MLK Holiday with TV Broadcast of Freedom Awards and Mobile…

  • Home

    Kirk Whalum
    14 Jan 2012 | 9:23 am
    The Master revealed to me ystrdy while prfrmng Softly & Tenderly that we are able, weary in the rat race, to close our eyes briefly, breath deep, & go "home"

  • Where we live

    Kirk Whalum
    8 Jan 2012 | 10:47 am
    My black brother, how far do you live from your barbershop?

  • Where we live

    Kirk Whalum
    8 Jan 2012 | 10:44 am
    My black brother, how far do you live from your barber?

  • Matt 4:17B

    Kirk Whalum
    4 Jan 2012 | 4:27 am
    *Changez , car le règne des cieux est proche.
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    Tour maps for bands mentioned in this article

  • Live: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:38 am
    map of Live upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 16 times http://jazz.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans

  • Three: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:35 am
    found today: map of Three upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 8 times http://jazz.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans

  • Broadcast: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:32 am
    found today: map of Broadcast upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 7 times http://jazz.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans

  • Down: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:28 am
    found today: map of Down upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 6 times http://jazz.alltop.com, has 113022 myspace fans

  • James: tour map of concerts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:25 am
    found today: map of James upcoming shows , get alerts of concerts nearest you Mentioned 4 times http://jazz.alltop.com, has 54321 myspace fans
 
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    Juan Carlos Hernandez - Stage and Jazz Photographer

  • #photo #jazz Brad Mehldau Trio

    Juan Carlos Hernandez
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm
    The US musicians, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Jeff Ballard at the Victoria Hall at the Victoria Hall. Geneva. Switzerland. October 2005Don't forget to visit my other blog "Juan Carlos Hernandez - Life Photographer" Amazon.com Widgets

  • #photo #jazz Ricky Ford

    Juan Carlos Hernandez
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:43 pm
    The US saxophonist Ricky Ford at the Sunset, Paris, France. January 2006 Don't forget to visit my other blog "Juan Carlos Hernandez - Life Photographer" Amazon.com Widgets

  • #photo Hands of a trumpeter (+ videos of the best #jazz trumpeters)

    Juan Carlos Hernandez
    17 Jan 2012 | 9:55 am
    and some great trumpeters of the history Don't forget to visit my other blog "Juan Carlos Hernandez - Life Photographer" Amazon.com Widgets

  • #photo #jazz Congrats to Sheila Jordan, NEA Jazz Master Award, since the 01.10.2012

    Juan Carlos Hernandez
    10 Jan 2012 | 5:10 am
    My warm congrats to the US legendary jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan who will receive the 10th of January 2012 a NEA Jazz Award (US National Endowment for the Arts). Photography taken  at the Sud des Alpes, AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. October 2005Sheila JordanDon't forget to visit my other blog "Juan Carlos Hernandez - Life Photographer" Amazon.com Widgets

  • Cover for the new CD of Linda Jozefowski, #jazz flutist #photo

    Juan Carlos Hernandez
    7 Jan 2012 | 7:26 pm
    Hi folks,I'm delighted to share with you the cover of the new CD of the greatly talented swiss and polish jazz flutist, Linda JozefowskiI'm pleased and honoured to be the author of the photo she used for her cd I recommend warmly.The title of this CD recorded for Unit Records is "For My Dead Folks" and you will find all the details, including how to order it, clicking hereYou will find below the CD cover and the original photo, 3 YouTube videos I uploaded in order to introduce to you her delicate but strong music.Enjoy !Juan CarlosLinda Jozefowski Don't forget to visit my other blog…
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    St. Louis Jazz Notes

  • So What: Local News, Notes & Links

    Dean Minderman
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    Here's the latest wrap-up of assorted links and short local news items of interest:* Bassist Darin Gray talked with Terry Perkins for a St. Louis Beacon article about Saturday's New Music Circle concert featuring percussionist Chris Corsano (pictured), Gray, and saxophonist David Stone at the Kranzberg Arts Center.* Perkins also has another piece up at the Beacon this week, about the closing of Webster Records.* Meanwhile, Jason Rosenbaum of the Riverfront Times this week penned a birthday tribute to saxophonist Julius Hemphill.* The Sheldon Concert Hall staff has posted photos of Sunday's…

  • Interview with the Wee Trio's Dan Loomis now online

    Dean Minderman
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:18 am
    The Wee Trio is in town this weekend to play at Jazz at the Bistro, and the group's bassist Dan Loomis, who's originally from St. Louis, took some time last week to talk on the phone with me about their new album Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie Intraspective. You can read the interview with Loomis online at the Riverfront Times' RFT Music Blog here.

  • Jazz this week: The Wee Trio, Chris Corsano, "Jazz Under The Stars," Freddie Washington, and more

    Dean Minderman
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:31 am
    If there's a theme to this week, it would seem to be "youth," as the next few days' worth of jazz and creative music in St. Louis will feature a number of fresh faces (plus a few relatively grizzled veterans) performing in a variety of styles ranging from the traditional to the experimental. Let's go to the highlights...Tonight, vibraphonist Peter Schlamb and his group will kick off the winter/spring 2012 Jazz at Holmes series of free concerts at Washington University.Also tonight, up-and-coming young pianists Stephanie Trick and Paolo Alderighi will team up for a performance at Robbie's…

  • UNT One O'Clock Lab Band to play Thursday, February 23 at Webster Groves High School

    Dean Minderman
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:57 pm
    The University of North Texas' One O'Clock Lab Band (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform at 7:00 p.m. , Thursday, February 23 in the main auditorium at Webster Groves High School, 100 Selma Ave. The Webster Groves High School jazz bands will open the show.The One O'Clock Lab Band is directed by Steve Wiest and is considered the top band of the nine large jazz ensembles at UNT, which has one of the most famous and long-running collegiate jazz programs in the nation.Their concert on February 23 at Webster Groves High School will be open to the public, with a $5 donation requested at the…

  • Freddie Washington to open Black Rep concert series on Sunday, January 29

    Dean Minderman
    24 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    Saxophonist Freddie Washington (pictured) and his group will be the first performers for a Sunday night concert series being presented by the Black Rep. Washington will kick off the series at 7:00 p.m. this Sunday, January 29 at the Grandel Theater.A mainstay on the local jazz scene from the 1960s through the mid-2000s, Washington recently returned to St. Louis after living in Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta. The Black Rep's marketing director Joe Hanrahan tells StLJN that Washington's concert is the first of a planned series of four or five Sunday night shows that will take place about once a…
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    Jazz Blues Florida - Florida's Online Guide to Live Jazz & Blues at JazzBluesFlorida.com

  • Award Winning Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz Festival set for February 18, 2012

    Jazz Blues Florida
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:07 pm
    The Rippingtonsfeaturing Russ FreemanStarring Peter White&Mindi Abair7th Annual Punta Gorda Wine & Jazz FestivalFebruary 18, 2011,  1-6 P.M. Laishley Park   100 East Retta Esplanade Punta Gorda, FL 33950-3651All VIP and Premium tickets are SOLD OUT. General admission tickets still available, though may not be available on day of event! Visit www.puntagordachamber.com and click Online Payment Center for ticket reservations. Tickets will be mailed next business day until week of event, when they will be held at WILL CALL in park.Don’t delay and miss out on three amazing…

  • Sax Great Boney James at King Center in Melbourne FL January 31, 2012

    Jazz Blues Florida
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:29 am
    Boney JamesTuesday, January 31st - 8:00pm Praise for Boney James...Boney James' album "Contact" was nominated for a 2011 Soul Train Music award in the Contemporary Jazz category.Four Gold albums, three Grammy nominations, a Soul Train Award and an NAACP Award nomination.Named "The No. 3 Top Contemporary Jazz Artist of the Decade" by Billboard Magazine.James' song "Spin" marked his 20th single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart.Ticket Prices:$40, $35, $20Plus applicable handling feesTickets Available At:THE BREVARD MUSIC…

  • Jupiter Performing Arts Fund Hosts Jazz Great Bill Mays' "Mays at the Movies" Feb 18, 2012

    Jazz Blues Florida
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:42 pm
    http://jpaf.org/http://www.billmays.net/JUPITER — An Evening with Bill Mays to Benefit Jupiter Music StudentsJupiter Performing Arts Fund presents “Mays At The Movies” on February 18, 2012, 7-10 pm. at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta. Join us for a special night with legendary pianist, composer, & recording artist Bill Mays along with Marty Morell on drums & Richard Drexler on bass. Bill has played alongside Sarah Vaughan, Woody Herman and Frank Sinatra and will be performing excerpts from original movie scores as well as other scores to which he has contributed. Some of…

  • Rose Max to perform at Jazz at Pinecrest Gardens January 28, 2012

    Jazz Blues Florida
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:03 pm
    “Rose will take you on a trip to thebeaches, bars and clubs of Riowithout ever leaving the room”Miami HeraldPinecrest GardensRose Max and RamatisIn an evening of Sizzling Samba, Sultry Bossa Nova and Pure Unadulterated JazzBanyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens 11000 SW 57th Ave, Pinecrest Fl 33156Gates 6:30pm, Show 8pm, $20 & $25 TICKETS 1.877.496.8499 – pinecrestgardens.orgCocktails and Brazilian Inspired Tapas by ThierryUpcoming showsFebruary 18, 2012Harvey Nevins Orchestra Plays George Gershwin & Cole PorterMarch 17, 2012Tito Puente Jr. & The Latin Jazz EnsembleApril 28,…

  • ELIZA NEALS "messin with a fool" Album Release & Live Performance at Van Dyke in Miami FL Feb 6, 2012

    Jazz Blues Florida
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:24 pm
    Eliza Neals is "handily bridging the idea of a blues chanteuse, the classy, sexy singer, to a genre that seems to be overrun with style-over-substance singers... husky crooners don't come along like this very often" Metrotimes 2011 An assembly line of blues and rock drives “messin with a fool,” it captures Detroit’s independent spirit with true grit and motor city soul. Eliza Neals sought out the unique talents of veteran writer/producer Martin ‘Tino’ Gross (Kid Rock, RL Burnside) and united him with Detroit legend Barrett Strong (Marvin Gaye, Temptations) to begin provocative…
 
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    LondonJazz

  • The What's your Blues Name Chart

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:58 am
    No claims that this is original content, nor can I find an attribution to the creator (?) I quite like the idea of a legend of Welsh rugby (and later an orthopaedic surgeon) as Boney Back Jefferson.

  • Sam Leak writes about the Wednesday Jam at Oliver's in Greenwich

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:50 pm
    Pianist Sam Leak writes about the Wednesday jam sessions at Oliver's Music Bar, Nevada Street, Greenwich Olivers Jazz Bar, an authentic old fashioned style Jazz club hidden away in a basement near Greenwich park, is one of Greenwich's best kept secrets. For years some of the best known UK and International Jazz Musicians have graced it's stage, from Mark Turner and Will Vinson to Kit Downes and Jim Hart. The Wednesday Jazz Jam has long been a favourite haunt for London's top Jazz musicians and students, particularly from the local Trinity College Of Music. Recently the Jam has been taken over…

  • Review: Systems Quartet

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:01 am
    Rudi Mahall. Drawing by Geoff WinstonCopyright 2011. All Rights ReservedSystems Quartet(Vortex, Tuesday 24 January 2012. First night of 6-night season, 'May I suggest ...', curated by Evan Parker. Review and drawing by Geoff Winston) For the first of six Anglo-German collaborative concerts at the Vortex, devised by Evan Parker and generously supported by the Goethe-Institut, Systems Quartet offered a reassuringly uncomfortable collision between live instrumentation and electronic intervention in what Parker reckoned would probably be the most confrontational event of the series. Alex Dörner…

  • Previewing: Spitz Collective Sunday Nights at the Park Plaza SE1

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:17 am
    The Park Plaza Hotel in SE1 hosts Sunday night jazz, produced by Spitz Collective. Saxophonist Pete Grogan (above - appearing this Sunday January 29th with Hannes Riepler – guitar- and Karl Rasheed Abel – double bass) writes: For me, the great thing about the Spitz collective is it's uniqueness in bringing together such a diverse collection of musicians and allowing them to share in their mutual love. Its very easy in London to feel the divide between musicians that is, to a certain extent dictated by geography if not by genre/sub genre etc. The get-together's and 'plays' that we all have…

  • RIP Clare Fischer (1928-2012)

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:59 am
    Composer/arranger/ pianist Dr. Clare Fischer died yesterday following a heart attack earlier in the month. The track, In The Beginning from The Clare Fischer Big Band album, Continuum (Clavo Records) is nominated for a 2012 Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category.An appreciation to follow. clarefischer.com
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    PlayJazz

  • Why jazz musicians make terrible shopkeepers

    11 Jan 2012 | 11:55 am
    A man walks into a jazz furniture shop and says to the owner "Hello, I'm interested in buying a table. I'm having a party in few weeks and I want to lay out a big buffet but I don't have a suitable table. Do you sell tables?". "Yes Sir we do." says the owner, "We sell all kinds of tables. Exactly what kind of table did you have in mind?" "Hmm. I'm not exactly sure." says the man. "What do you have in stock?". "Ah, well I don't actually have any in at the moment. We usually just make them however the customer wants them you see. I mean we make all different kinds of tables and it just depends…

  • PlayJazz - A Life of its Own.

    11 Jan 2012 | 11:41 am
    So after taking a hiatus from the blogosphere for a while, I am amazed to discover that the blog has been trundling along under it's own steam without my hand anywhere near the tiller. For some reason, December was a new record month for visitors and page views and I have a whole host of new subscribers - despite not writing a single post all month! Yes, it seems that I am not as important to my own blog as I think I am. In fact, PlayJazz seems to be carrying on just fine without me! Unfortunately I don't think I'm ready to accept the fact that things won't actually fall to bits if I'm not…

  • Can you handle the truth?

    29 Sep 2011 | 7:39 am
    The economy is on it's knees, the media is telling us nobody's got any money and gigs have been much harder to come by in the last couple of years. Nevertheless, there are still gigs happening, people are still playing and other people are coming to listen to them. Music will always survive even the toughest times because there is something fundamental in music that is intrinsically bound up with our human existence. Music seems to have played a significant role in every human society going back thousands of years. As long as there are people on this planet, there will be music. And yet the…

  • Why musicians' expectations are unreasonable

    8 Sep 2011 | 4:54 am
    "God, it's pathetic. I really should be able to do this by now!" A student of mine said this the other day as he grappled to sight-read a chord sequence from a lead-sheet and kept mixing up his major-seventh and dominant-seventh chords. I get this kind of comment from my adult students a lot. Whereas kids are open to all things new and are capable of simpy enjoying the ride, most adults seem to study in a state of embarassed frustration. The majority of my students are adults and without exception, they all struggle with their own feelings of inadequacy and the perception that they should be…

  • Four random thoughts on practising

    1 Sep 2011 | 1:55 pm
    With just coming back from holiday and trying to get ready for moving house tomorrow, my brain, like my stuff, is a bit all over the place at the moment! As a result, there's a kind of stream-of-consciousness feel to this week's post, which consists of some random thoughts about practising. Without further ado, I present four postulations on the topic of practice for your consideration and delectation (there were probably five originally, but I think one has been packed by accident and I can't remember which box it's in!) Practising should never be done in real time A definition of practising…
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    Miles Davis Online

  • The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jose Mardi

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:24 pm
    (Artist Series Volume 18) I cannot say I know much about collage art. But after viewing the delightful work of Jose Mardi, I definitely want to know more, see more. And there is no better place to start enjoying sensational collage artwork than on Mardi’s Flickr page, which features dozens and dozens of brilliant, jazz and soul inspired collage art. The three Miles Davis collages, one above and one below, are excellent, which is an obvious declaration. But to explore Mardi’s unique artistry is quite exciting, like a visual jolt to the eyes and mind. Each collage is a cool…

  • Finally: U.S. Post Office To Issue Miles Davis Stamp

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:34 pm
    It’s about time. Here is a link and snippet of text below from the news item via TheTelegraph.com. Linn’s Stamp News announced that stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf would be issued in 2012 as part of a joint issue with French postal service, La Poste. “This is a fitting honor,” said Lee Barham, chairman of the steering committee for the Miles Davis Jazz Celebration. “Miles Davis was one of the greatest jazz musicians and trumpet players in the world. Before Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, there was Miles Davis.” The Steering Committee…

  • Chaka Khan Speaks Fondly Of Close Friend Miles Davis

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    22 Jan 2012 | 8:14 pm
    It’s not often I link to a story from SeattleLesbian.com, but they recently published a good interview with Chaka Khan – who had some nice things to say about Miles Davis. From Sarah Toce’s interview: I recently asked the Rock’n Roll Hall of Fame nominee which memory over the past three decades was closest to her heart. She simply replied, “Working with Miles Davis.” When a colleague asked which collaborations she wished she had the chance to entertain, she introspectively shared, “Amy Winehouse was my choice.” Here is a YouTube clip of Chaka Khan performing with…

  • The Miles Davis Online Interview: Jesse Watson

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    11 Jan 2012 | 12:45 pm
    (Artist Series, Volume 17) Stumbling across the Internet and discovering a talented artist and author like Jesse Watson really makes my day. Sure, he features outstanding Miles Davis paintings, which is what led me to his official website in the first place, but all of his artwork – which includes wonderful collections like Jazz & Blues, Jamaica, Faces of Reggae and NW Surf Art – should definitely definitely definitely be enjoyed. I see a painting of Miles Davis dressed in a spacesuit, I am immediatley going to need to know what all that’s about. So I dropped Jesse a…

  • The Miles Davis Movie: Don Cheadle Stirs Up Buzz With Comments About His Miles Davis Film

    Jeffrey Hyatt
    4 Jan 2012 | 8:37 pm
    Of all the news to come out of Don Cheadle’s interview with the Wall Street Journal last week about his Miles Davis Film, his comment about the movie being ‘a gangster pic’ has attracted the most attention. Gangster like ‘Goodfellas’ gangster? No, most likely not – let’s hope. More like the modern slang ‘gangsta’, which I assume Cheadle means in reference to the tone, the style and the many changes happening in popular music around 1979, which is where the Miles Davis Movie is set. Between the ‘gangster pic’ comment and also…
 
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    JazzWorldQuest - Daily World Jazz News

  • Jazz Quartet EYOT Crowned the Winner of Cannes 2012 MIDEM OFF Competition

    JazzWorldQuest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:58 pm
    EYOT is the Nirvana of European jazz; their sound fusion can best be described as a marriage of Kurt Cobain and Keith Jarrett. They have recently won the 2012 MIDEM OFF Competition, and are open for interviews about their war-singed lives and electrifying music.EYOT is the winner of the 2012 Cannes, France MIDEM Festival OFF Competition. Click here to see the MIDEM announcement.Internationally acclaimed jazz quartet EYOT is a winner of the MIDEM OFF Competition in 2012, winner of the Umbria Jazz Balkanic Windows Competition in 2009, video and mp3 of the day on prominent jazz website "All…

  • USA: Carmen Lundy Returns With All-New Nine Song Collection, CHANGES

    JazzWorldQuest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:56 pm
    Composer and Jazz Vocalist Teams With Legendary Engineer Don Murray and an All-Star Band to Create an Album of Unprecedented Warmth and Depth Carmen Lundy - ChangesEncountering the work of Carmen Lundy can, admittedly, be a bit surprising for the first time listener. In an age of prepackaged, mass-produced beats and slavishly retro stylings, Lundy offers something that's become increasingly rare: utter authenticity.A unique and adventurous singer, often compared to the likes of Sarah Vaughn, Betty Carter and Billie Holiday, Lundy writes and performs songs with an emotional vulnerability…

  • KICKSTARTER: The Center City Jazz Festival A Jazz project in Philadelphia, PA by Ernest Stuart

    JazzWorldQuest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:53 pm
    "Jazz wipes away this dust of everyday life."- Art BlakeyThe Idea: On April 28, the Center City Jazz Festival is set to showcase great new jazz in an exciting, youthful, energetic environment, and introduce a new crop of the Philadelphia area's best up-and-coming artists to both jazz aficionados and the jazz curious.  We're going to take jazz out of concert halls and put it into a number of Center City's best restaurants/bars and music venues clustered around Broad Street, all within easy walking distance of each other.  The music will range from hard-bop to groove and from…

  • Vijay Iyer Trio - ACCELERANDO (ACT 2012)

    JazzWorldQuest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pm
    Surprising interpretations of traditional jazz, vintage and recent pop and funk tunes as well as Iyer's own infectious compositions: One of the most important pianists (The New Yorker) is back with his award-winning trio. Line Up: vijay iyer / pianostephan crump / bassmarcus gilmore / drums Accelerando is the follow-up to the Vijay Iyer Trio's Grammy-nominated Historicity – voted the No. 1 jazz album of 2009 around the world, including in the Downbeat critics' poll and by The New York TimesPianist-composer Vijay Iyer's career has moved on an ever-accelerating…

  • DENMARK: Vinter Jazz Festival - Bardaro-Villani Reunion, feat. A. Hatholt

    JazzWorldQuest
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:50 pm
    Saxophonist and composer Gianni Bardaro meets Universal Music artist Pierluigi Villani, among the most prominent jazz drummers of the italian jazz scene. mostly modern jazz originals with cross-overing shades of mediterranean and scandinavian moods.Gianni Bardaro - SaxAndreas Hatholt - BassPierluigi Villani - Drumshttp://jazz.dk/dk/jazz-for-kids/event?eventId=4185 www.giannibardaro.comhttp://www.universalmusic.it/jazz/news/newsdet.php?idn=4033www.pierluigivillani.comhttp://www.universalmusic.it/jazz/artista/biografia/?f=ok&ids=302326
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