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  • PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Last Waltz Ensemble Atlanta Holiday Show 11/28

    22 Nov 2009 | 4:26 am
    The Last Waltz Ensemble The Last Waltz Ensemble will celebrate rock-n-roll history, The Band , and the music of Bob Dylan when they perform their Sixth Annual Thanksgiving Holiday Concert Celebration at Smith's Old Bar in Atlanta on November 28.

  • Jazz Mass tonight

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:26 pm
    Imagine an unlikely marriage of a dignified and seemingly somber Latin Mass with somebody like tenor jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins playing free-wheeling riffs at the breaks.

  • The Pointer on the Hub: Review: RENT brings love to Stevens Point

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:22 pm
    Central Wisconsin Hub will occasionally post stories from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point's student newspaper The Pointer.

  • Pick U... - Kenny G / David Sanb...

    21 Nov 2009 | 9:05 am
    Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts, Kenny G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations since the mid-'80s, making him a household name.

  • Top global jazz musicians to play in capital

    21 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am
    Jazz lovers in the capital have an exciting weekend in store. The 100 Pipers Jazz Utsav 2009 Saturday and Sunday will feature some of the biggest names in international jazz.
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    NPR: Jazz & Blues

  • These People Recorded A Song In A Weekend: Fin

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:30 pm
    This is our gift to you: All of them. Alphabetically. By first name. Band names beginning in 'The' may be found with the T's. If a link isn't working or something holler and we'll fix it. Now go out and celebrate! You deserve it!» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • These People Recorded A Song In A Weekend: Part Five

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:17 pm
    This is our gift to you: All of them. Alphabetically. By first name. Band names beginning in 'The' may be found with the T's. If a link isn't working or something holler and we'll fix it. Now go out and celebrate! You deserve it!» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • These People Recorded A Song In A Weekend: Part Four

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:24 pm
    More, more, more songs!» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • End Of The Decade: Concluding Thoughts

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    By Carrie Brownstein And it's naptime. (courtesy of The Patton Veterinary Hospital) It's hard to believe that we've reached the end. For the past two weeks, all of us — the NPR Music Team, a handful of outside contribut...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • The Past (And Future) Of Online Music

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:39 am
    Back in 2001, I sat in a San Francisco federal courtroom and watched a judge order Napster to shut down. The record companies won their battle against the world's first peer-to-peer file sharing service. But, as everyone now knows, it was a Pyrrhic victory; to reference another Greek myth, Napster turned out to be a Hydra.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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    About.com: Jazz

  • 2009 Holiday Gift Guide

    15 Nov 2009 | 3:23 am
    The holiday season is near, so I've muscled up the temerity to decide which of 2009's jazz releases are the ones that would make the best gifts for your jazz-loving loved ones. These albums were a few of my favorites from this year, but you may prefer some of the other CDs reviewed here. Holiday Gift Guide For Jazz CDs Released in 2009 Image Courtesy of Wommusic, Demi Sound, Palmetto, ACT, Marsalis Music, and Fully Altered 2009 Holiday Gift Guide originally appeared on About.com Jazz on Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 11:23:26.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • Album Review: Myron Walden's 'Momentum'

    12 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    Saxophonist Myron Walden, who is known mainly for his alto playing, switches to tenor on Momentum, the first of three records Walden is releasing over the course of the next few months. The music on Momentum is inspired by 1960s Miles Davis, but bound with more rhythmic cohesion, and with a heartier helping of soul. Album Review: Myron Walden's Momentum Image Courtesy of Demi Sound Records Album Review: Myron Walden's 'Momentum' originally appeared on About.com Jazz on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 21:07:00.Permalink | Comment | Email this

  • Album Review: Michael Bublé's 'Crazy Love'

    8 Nov 2009 | 5:32 am
    The paying of dues is a concept strongly linked to the jazz tradition. That's why when I'm forced encouraged by my editor to write about singer Michael Bublé, I take my lumps and hope for better days ahead. I guess paying dues pays off, because this time, with the release of Bublé's new album Crazy Love, I was able to pawn off the review onto my esteemed colleague Charlie Christenson. Read Charlie's humorous and polite trashing of the jazzified pop singer's new release. And if you are familiar with Bublé, try to determine whether he is guilty of anything that Charlie lists in his "Ten…

  • 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…
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    Smooth News

  • Whitney Houston And Alicia Keys Performing At American Music Awards

    Brian
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    Whitney Houston and Alicia Keys will both be performing at the 37th annual American Music Awards this Sunday, November 22, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. ABC will televise the show. Houston’s new CD, I Look to You, features the smooth jazz hit single of same name. Keys’ upcoming CD, The Element of Freedom, features the current Smooth Jazz Top 20 hit “Doesn’t Mean Anything.” Janet Jackson will open the show. Also performing are Green Day, Lil’ Wayne, Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Keith Urban, Jay-Z and Carrie Underwood. Beyonce in nominated three times. She is…

  • Earl Klugh Appearing At Judging Table With Chef Ted Allen

    Brian
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm
    Smooth jazz guitarist Earl Klugh will be performing on Sunday, November 22, during a festival in Daytona Beach, Florida, but fans may also want to check out Klugh’s cameo as a judge. Earl will be a judge with celebrity chef Ted Allen during Halifax Uncorked, a two-day celebration of the best in culinary and jazz delights. Presented by the Daytona Beach International Festival, the two days’ events will be held at the riverfront News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach. Smooth jazz saxophonist Richard Elliot is featured Saturday night, November 21. Allen, formerly of the Bravo TV series Queer…

  • Gato Barbieri Performing At Special 77th Birthday Party

    Brian
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:52 am
    Saxophonist Gato Barbieri, who in 1972 recorded what would become one of the most popular and requested smooth jazz songs of all time, “Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile),” will be 77 on November 28. But he isn’t waiting until then to mark the occasion. Barbieri will be performing Saturday, November 21, at a special birthday show in his honor at Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, N.Y.  Barbieri was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1932. He’s also well-known for composing the Grammy Award-winning score to the controversial motion picture Last Tango in Paris. His 50th and most…

  • Aaron Neville Creates New Holiday Song, Performing On Wake-Up With Al

    Brian
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Grammy-winning vocalist Aaron Neville has teamed up with the Weather Channel and the Salvation Army to create a new holiday recording titled “Please Don’t Forget.” The song is included on a new CD, Holiday Party. A portion of the proceeds from Neville’s song and the entire CD will be donated to the Salvation Army’s Annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. The song and CD are available by download from theweatherchannelmusic.com. It will also be available at major retailers such as Walmart. A song about true joy and peace received from helping others, “Please Don’t…

  • John Mayer Appearing On Letterman And On Live CBS Stream Today

    Brian
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    Guitarist and vocalist John Mayer is a guest on Late Show With David Letterman tonight (November 19), but you don’t have to wait until then to see him perform. Mayer will star in an online-only show at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT from the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan. It will be streamed at cbs.com. Mayer will be playing songs from his latest CD, Battle Studies, which was released just this week and is expected to debut at the top of the Billboard albums sales chart. He will also be on Letterman’s regular show at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT, and be joined by other guests Stephen Colbert and Emily…
 
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    All About Jazz

  • EVENT: Motown 50 Gala Celebration is Detroit House Party

    22 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    Detroit -- It was a real Detroit house party Saturday night at the downtown Marriott, as the Motown family, friends and fans celebrated the 50th anniversary of when the "sound of young America" was born in a dowdy middle-class neighborhood in Detroit. There was birthday cake (for Berry Gordy's 80th birthday next Saturday), Stevie Wonder love songs, a video tribute from the President of the United States (Gordy made music "for rich and poor, urban and rural, old and young -- especially the young," President Obama said), Aretha Franklin tearing the house down, Sinbad making…

  • INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Gunther Schuller

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am
    All About Jazz is celebrating Gunther Schuller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Gunther SchullerThe composer Gunther Schuller is, famously, a man of many musical pursuits. He began his professional life as a horn player in both the jazz and classical worlds, working as readily with Miles Davis and Gil Evans as with Toscanini... more...

  • PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Anat Cohen at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am
    First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and WGBH 89.7 present Anat Cohen, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, kicking off NPR's annual worldwide broadcast, Toast of the Nation. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival. Entrancing audiences on both clarinet and saxophone, Berklee alumna Cohen is one of jazz's brightest young stars. She recently completed a week-long engagement at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York, and was named Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Her…

  • BOOK/MAGAZINE: The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:47 am
    The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 By Sam Stephenson Available November 24, 2009 Published by Alfred A. Knopf 288 pages $40.00 Hardcover ISBN/EAN: 978-0-307-26709-2 The following is excerpted from the prologue of the book. January 29, 1960...

  • EVENT: The Jazz Loft Project Celebrates Book and Website Launch in Durham, NC on December 3

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:42 am
    The Jazz Loft Project, based at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, will host a celebration at the West End Wine Bar in Durham on Thursday, December 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. to mark the publication of The Jazz Loft Project: Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965 and the launch of www.jazzloftproject.org. Author and Project Director Sam Stephenson will give a reading, answer questions, and sign books, followed by a performance by former jazz loft resident Ronnie Free and his Trio. This event is free and open to the public. Durham's The…
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    Jazzfest Impact

  • Senate votes to begin health care legislation debate

    The Associated Press
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:36 pm
    A full-scale debate will begin after Thanksgiving

  • Atlantis astronauts take 2nd spacewalk of mission

    The Associated Press
    21 Nov 2009 | 2:25 pm
    A spacewalking astronaut put aside the impending birth of his daughter and blazed through his first-ever venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday.   AP Photo/NASAIn this video frame grab taken from NASA television, space shuttle Atlantis Mission Specialist...

  • Postal Service to resume North Pole Santa letters

    The Associated Press
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am
    Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all. AP Photo/Sam HarrelThe U.S. Postal Service has reversed a decision to stop responding to letters addressed: "Santa Claus, North Pole."During Christmas seasons for...

  • Weekend forecast calls for rain, then sun

    The Times-Picayune
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm
    The National Weather Service forecasts scattered showers Friday night for the New Orleans area, with a low around 58. Chance of rain is 50 percent. Rusty Costanza/The Times-PicayuneMore showers are predicted for Saturday, with chance of rain increasing to 80 percent....

  • Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in North Carolina

    The Associated Press
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:47 am
    AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliHealth officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It's the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S. Health officials...
 
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    Yahoo! News: Jazz

  • Enjoy 'An Evening of Jazz' (Farmington Press)

    22 Nov 2009 | 5:08 am
    The Band Department at Farmington High School will present “An Evening of Jazz” on Nov. 24 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Centene Center in Farmington.

  • CD-reviews: New music from Aspen-bound musicians (The Aspen Times)

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:47 am
    Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer, "The Melody of Rhythm" Since banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer met - in front of an Aspen ice cream parlor, in 1983 - the partnership has taken the music all over the map, touching classical, jazz and bluegrass bases. The latest journey is perhaps the most adventurous yet. They bring in Indian-born percussionist Zakir Hussain, and the three ...

  • PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Peter Martin to Present New Jazz Concert Series (All About Jazz)

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:18 am
    Pianist and St. Louis native Peter Martin (pictured) has announced the first in a proposed series of jazz concerts he plans to present here in his hometown. From Martin's Web site:"I'm excited to announce my new series: Peter Martin Music. I've been looking forward to bringing home to St. Louis some...

  • CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Experimental Jazz-Groove Sextet out to Lunch Release "Melvin's Rockpile" on Accurate Records ... (All About Jazz)

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:18 am
    Band Leader David Levy and Out To Lunch Ignite the Downtown NYC Improvisational Jazz Scene with an Adventurous Blend of Instrumental Funk, Soulful Grooves and World Music Elegance NEW YORK, NY -- Pushing the depths of the experimental NYC funk and jazz music scene, New York City based Out To Lunch will be releasing its sophomore album, Melvin's Rockpile on the highly esteemed label Accurate ...

  • Jazz Plus to change dates in 2010 (Sonoma Index-Tribune)

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:03 pm
    While it was always a staple of Memorial Day Weekend, officials at Sonoma Jazz Plus announced today that the music extravaganza will move to the weekend prior. The slightly shorter festival, including the Wine and Song program, is now set for May 21 through 23 at the Field of Dreams.
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    Wynton Marsalis

  • World Premiere of Wynton Marsalis’s Blues Symphony

    Luigi Beverelli
    29 Oct 2009 | 12:01 am
    Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will now premiere selected movements of composer-musician Wynton Marsalis’s new symphonic work, Blues Symphony, November 19-22, 2009 in Atlanta Symphony Hall. The programming change was made in order to give the Orchestra an adequate amount of time to fully realize the composer’s expanded vision for the piece. The new work, celebrating the blues through the prism of different moments in American history, will be presented as part of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Annual King Celebration on January 14, 2010. Now in its 18th year, the King…

  • 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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  • Too many Miles?

    21 Nov 2009 | 8:29 am
    It's been 18 years since he passed away, but Miles Davis is still the biggest jazz artist on the planet.

  • The Few Records anniversary party

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:59 am
    Most record labels tend to be a bit genre-centric. Locally, we've got Ghetto Recorders , Mack Avenue , Small Stone , and plenty of others.

  • Ten Under $10

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:56 am
    With its wave-like glass canopy roof, the atrium gets a boost from 5 to 7 when the ten-piece Brad Linde Ensemble plays tunes by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Lester Young.

  • Smuin Christmas Ballet's a holiday gift to us

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:48 pm
    THE SMUIN Ballet's Christmas Ballet is like spending the holiday with loved ones, opening brightly wrapped presents under the tree.

  • Miles Davis set a feast for jazz lovers

    18 Nov 2009 | 1:14 pm
    Curiously, at a time when entire music collections can be shrunk to the size of a couple of sticks of gum, some music packages keep growing.
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    Google News: Michael Buble

  • Lady GaGa Will Sing in Front of The Queen of England - eparsa Magazine

    21 Nov 2009 | 10:51 pm
    BBC NewsLady GaGa Will Sing in Front of The Queen of Englandeparsa Magazine 2009 Royal Variety Performance, joining previously-announced performers that include Bette Midler, Michael Buble, Miley Cyrus, Alexandra Burke and Mika. Queen goes gagaDotMusic.comLady Gaga signs onto Royal Variety showUnited Press InternationalLady Gaga to perform for the Queen in LondonNME.comguardian.co.uk -Undercover Music News -Gigwiseall 121 news articles »

  • Michael Buble wants concerts to be for "everyone" - The Skinny

    21 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    Michael Buble wants concerts to be for "everyone"The SkinnyMichael has confirmed he mimes every concert he performs. “I'm the Milli Vanilli of jazz,” he told Australia's Herald Sun newspaper.

  • Fan Catcher Michael Buble - NewsBlaze

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm
    NewsBlazeFan Catcher Michael BubleNewsBlazeThe 'Haven't Met You Yet' hitmaker delighted the mystery woman by stopping to chat with her - only for her to pass out after being overcome by his presence, and more »

  • Am I the last person in the world to discover Michael Bublé? - Financial Times

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:11 pm
    Am I the last person in the world to discover Michael Bublé?Financial TimesOne of them offered me a CD with a picture of the young man on the front, from which I gathered that he was called Michael Bublé.

  • Michael Bublé Gets Pucked Up! - Star Magazine

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:03 pm
    Star MagazineMichael Bublé Gets Pucked Up!Star MagazineLike many Canadians, Michael Bublé is into hockey. He loves the sport so much, that for each concert venue he plays, he demands one "local team hockey puck"
 
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    Topix: Diana Krall

  • Almanac

    21 Nov 2009 | 11:14 pm
    Today is Monday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2009. There are 45 days left in the year.

  • INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Diana Krall

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:53 pm
    All About Jazz is celebrating Diana Krall's birthday today! Diana Krall It had only been a few days since singer and pianist Diana Krall publicly announced that she and husband Elvis Costello were expecting their first child.

  • Portrait of the artist: Diana Krall, jazz musician

    17 Nov 2009 | 10:34 pm
    'I often take my children on tour. I order them room service, wash their clothes in the sink - then do my show' 'I get inspired by young artists' a Diana Krall What got you started? My family.

  • Birthdays for Monday, Nov. 16

    15 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pm
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  • Krall presents an expanded edition

    13 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    'Live in Rio Special Edition,' Diana Krall This two-disc Oct. 27 DVD adds several performances from around the world to the cool DVD reviewed May 29.
 
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    Google News: Diana Krall

  • Rob Klevan: Celebrating pre-turkey not allowed - Monterey County Herald

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:34 am
    Rob Klevan: Celebrating pre-turkey not allowedMonterey County HeraldThis includes those favorite old albums with pictures of Elvis under the Christmas tree, Willie Nelson's "Hill Country Christmas," Diana Krall's "Christmas

  • He's played the circuit - San Diego Union Tribune

    22 Nov 2009 | 12:06 am
    He's played the circuitSan Diego Union Tribune“Mike is a great pianist, and I love his playing,” said fellow pianist Diana Krall, a longtime admirer. “I'd really like to take some lessons from him.

  • A year of living famously - PerthNow

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm
    A year of living famouslyPerthNowLife couldn't be better for Diana Krall. That's the way she sees it. “I couldn't be more blessed or more thankful for the life I have right now,” she says. DVD Review - Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... Season 1Film.comall 3 news articles »

  • Diana brings her own cook - Blic

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:05 am
    BlicDiana brings her own cookBlicDiana Krall, the popular Canadian jazz pianist and singer, will perform tomorrow night at the Sava Center. She has asked from the concert organizers to have

  • Correspondence: That Mercer Show - All About Jazz

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:16 am
    Correspondence: That Mercer ShowAll About JazzAlan Broadbent--pianist, composer, arranger, conductor for Diana Krall and Natalie Cole, among others--wrote in response to the Fresh Air program promoted
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    The Smooth Jazz Blog

  • The Sounds of the Season and a Special Hour with Tony Bennett

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:23 am
    Hey smooth people:   On our show this week we break open some new holiday jazz.  The Trippin' and rhythm Record label has released a new compilation CD titled "The Very Best of Christmas."  It features new Christmas Jazz from artists signed to the label, including: Gregg Karukas, Oli Silk, Cindy Bradley, Tim Bowman, Jaared and Paul Hardcastle.  It is rare that a CD will come out where every single track is good, but this one does.  So, I'll play all ten tracks for you to hear.   In hour #2, we will hear a special feature with Tony Bennett who talks about singing…

  • Miles Davis

    17 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am
    Sirius XM To Salute Miles Davis - 11/16 - Sirius XM is launching Miles Davis Radio, a channel devoted entirely tothe zazz legend. The limited-run channel runs from Friday, 11/20, to Wednesday, 11/25,on Sirius-72 and XM-70.....--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~

  • Smooth Jazz USA tonight?

    16 Nov 2009 | 8:44 am
    hey smooth people:On our show tonight, we will check out tracks from the new CD from saxophonist Everette Harp titled "First Love."I'll also have several other new tracks, smooth jazz news, artist birthdays and another Frank Truth Podcast.Remember that since we are on Standard time now, the show most likeley is starting an hour earlier than it has.Tuesday 0 UTCMonday, 6pm central, 7pm eastern, 5pm mountain and 4pm pacific.This programming note:Next week, I will feature a special program with Tony Bennett. he talks about his 6 decades in the music business and shares some…

  • Sunday Jazz Brunch Playlist for November 15, 2009

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:50 am
    The Sunday Jazz BrunchNovember 15, 2009KRBB (B98-FM) Wichita, Kansashttp://www.b98-fm.com   10 a.m. to 12 noonHost: Steve Bauer   10:00 HourDiana Krall - I Love Being Here With YouJim Brickman - Beautiful WorldEuge Groove - Sunday MorningFour80East - Roll OnMarcin Nowakowsky - I Love Your SmileJackiem Joyner - Take Me ThereNajee - Mind Over Matter          Sweet Summer Nights   11:00 hour:J.D. Daniel - Mornin JoeAshling - Jazz ManAl Jarreau - So Good          Moonlighting ThemePeter White…

  • Joseph Vincelli in Wichita for a concert

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:49 am
    If you are a fan of saxophonist Joseph Vincelli, he will be at the Clifton Wine and Jazz Bistro, Friday, 11/20 at 8pm.  3700 E. Douglas.  For tickets and info, call 316.686.5299.   Steve  
 
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    Night Lights Classic Jazz

  • Cold War Jazz From the Archives

    David Brent Johnson
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:02 pm
    Companion pieces for this week's "Jazz Impressions of Brubeck" program: a biographical and musical portrait of Voice of America jazz DJ Willis Conover, and an in-depth look at the U.S. State Department's sponsorship of international jazz tours during the Cold War era.

  • Johnny Mercer at 100

    David Brent Johnson
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm
    Afterglow honors the centennial of one of America's greatest songwriters, with recordings of Johnny Mercer's songs by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and others. Afterglow founding host and Mercer expert Dick Bishop joins the program to share his insights about the man from Savannah.

  • The Jazz Loft Project: Bringing a Hidden History to Life

    David Brent Johnson
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:43 pm
    The reclamation of an amazing 1950s/60s New York City jazz shrine, through photographs, interviews, and audio recordings of jazz greats and other artists at work and at play.

  • Jazz Impressions of Brubeck

    David Brent Johnson
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:31 am
    In the 1950s and 60s the Dave Brubeck Quartet became one of the most popular jazz acts in the world--one of the reasons why the group ended up doing a State Department tour in 1958 at the height of the Cold War that took them to countries such as India, Poland, and Iraq.

  • Dolphy ‘64

    David Brent Johnson
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am
    Eric Dolphy, a highly-skilled musician who played alto sax, bass clarinet, and flute, created a bracing, unique sound forged in both bop and the avant-garde. His last year was one of his greatest, as he worked with pianist Andrew Hill and bassist Charles Mingus, and recorded an album for Blue Note that many consider to be his masterpiece.
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    Topix: Tony Bennett

  • Tony Bennett makes the rounds in Astoria and Westbury

    22 Nov 2009 | 2:30 am
    Tony Bennett and his wife, Susan, walk through the brand-new halls of Astoria's Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and still marvel at all the details they notice for the first time.

  • Elton John says he's back on his feet

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:17 am
    Elton John says he's back on his feet after being sidelined for the flu and an E. coli bacterial infection.The entertainer spoke about his recovery before Monday's annual benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation, which honored former President Bill Clinton and Sharon Stone among others.Earlier this month, John was forced to cancel shows after ...

  • Teacher-training ideas not shared by 3 Hancock County principals

    18 Nov 2009 | 1:56 am
    If the views of three Hancock County principals are any indication, Indiana's superintendent of public instruction faces skepticism regarding certain proposals to change teacher-training standards.

  • Leavenworth school earns Blue Ribbon

    16 Nov 2009 | 1:52 am
    Since being voted into office last November, a point of emphasis for Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr.

  • Virginia beats Longwood 85-72 in Bennett debut

    14 Nov 2009 | 1:47 am
    The Tony Bennett coaching era at Virginia began with an 85-72 win against Longwood on Friday night.
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    Rifftides

  • A Further Weekend Note

    22 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    It comes from Bill Kirchner, frequent Rifftides commenter, stalwart broadcaster and man of many parts, usually on reed instruments in the key of B-flat. Recently, I taped my next one-hour show for the "Jazz From the Archives" series. Presented by the Institute of Jazz Studies, the series runs every Sunday on WBGO-FM (88.3). Tenor saxophonist Jay Corre's (né Lischin) career goes back to the 1940s with the Raymond Scott and Boyd Raeburn orchestras. But his time in the spotlight came in 1966-67, when he became the most frequently featured soloist in drummer Buddy Rich's big band. Corre's warm,…

  • Notes Going Into The Weekend

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Jazz History Preservation Not all of the reconstruction work to be done in New Orleans is a result of Katrina's damage. One of the city's jazz landmarks has been falling apart for decades. Now, it appears that Crescent City officialdom may be about to ride to the rescue of the Halfway House. It could be a long, slow process. To read Danny Monteverde's story in The Times-Picayune and see photos of the building in its heyday and in deterioriation, go here. l Jazz.Com I have not kept up with the doings at the valuable web site jazz.com now that its founder Ted Gioia has announced that he is…

  • Indelible Lines

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:05 am
    Before the Rifftides staff gets back to business as usual, whatever that is, we're finding it difficult to let go of thoughts about Johnny Mercer. Lines from his songs won't go away -- ever. There's a dance pavillion in the rain, All shuttered down... I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell like rain, out of the blue. Faint as a will-o-the-wisp, crazy as a loon, sad as a gypsy serenading the moon. The days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play... Go out and try your luck-- you may be Donald Duck. Hooray for Hollywood! I know every trail in the Lone Star State,…

  • Correspondence: That Mercer Show

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:08 pm
    Alan Broadbent--pianist, composer, arranger, conductor for Diana Krall and Natalie Cole, among others--wrote in response to the Fresh Air program promoted in the previous exhibit. Thanks for posting Dave and Rebecca's Fresh Air show which I have just finished listening to and would have missed but for you. Last week the TCM channel had a marathon of Mercer movies beginning in the late 30's and I had to sit through hours of nonsense just to see him perform. Worth its wait in gold, though. Speaking of "P.S. I Love You": I learned it as a kid from Johnny Mathis (I think it was the flip side on a…

  • Other Matters: Mercer, Mercer, Mercer

    18 Nov 2009 | 12:41 am
    Today is the 100th anniversary of Johnny Mercer's birth. To celebrate it, Dave Frishberg and Rebecca Kilgore will be the guests on National Public Radio's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. See your local listings for station and time, or check here. If you live somewhere other than the United States or if your town doesn't have an NPR station, the network will archive the program here, usually late the day of the broadcast. We may presume that, whatever Ms. Gross has up her sleeve, Becky and Dave will accentuate the positive, among other things. I couldn't find a clip of Mercer singing that famous…
 
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    Jazz@Rochester

  • Jazz Around Town: Prelude to a bird (but not Bird)...

    Greg Bell
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:17 pm
    As I wing off to Kansas for Turkey Day with my parents, I leave you with some jazz to get out to before tucking in the bird next Thursday. Thursday, November 19, 2009 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 Jimmie Highsmith Jr. & Funkbox @ Merchants Grill, 7:00 pm Don Mancuso & Regi Hendrix @ Little Theatre Cafe, 7:30 pm Steve Davis duo with Bob Sneider @ Strathallan Hotel, 8:00 pm Exodus to Jazz presents Paradigm Shift with Bobby Militello, 8:00 and 10:00 pm Friday, November 20, 2009…

  • Listen to some jazz grooves while doing good ... Check out Jazz@111

    Greg Bell
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:54 pm
    In the Loop Ministries, located at the Reformation Lutheran Church at 111 Chestnut Street in the City’s Eastman School of Music and Theatre district (and the home of the Nordic Jazz Now Series during the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival), is launching the first in a series of jazz concerts entitled “Jazz@111”. On Sunday, November 22nd, “Jazz@111” is presenting a double bill of local favorites The Bill Tiberio Group and Paradigm Shift Trio. The benefit concert starts at 4:00pm. There is a suggested $10 donation. Those who have attended a concert during the jazz festival…

  • Get 2 twofers at Exodus to Jazz ... Paradigm Shift with special guest Bobby Militello and a 2-for-1 ticket offer!

    Greg Bell
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:27 pm
    Exodus To Jazz is inviting you to treat a friend to enjoy the popular Rochester-based trio Rochester-based trio Paradigm Shift reuniting for a concert with its special guest, Dave Brubeck's acclaimed saxophonist Bobby Militello on Thursday, November 19th at Frontier Hall in the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside in downtown Rochester for sets at 8:00 and 10:00 pm. If you have attended an ETJ show in the past, one friend (who is attending for the first time) will be admitted free for each reserved seat or general admission ticket you purchase. If you are purchasing a ticket to your first ETJ…

  • Jazz Around Town: Listing jazz in the clubs, halls and restaurants of Rochester

    Greg Bell
    11 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    Sometimes just don't have enough steam to get more than the Wednesday listings post out. I'm sure you're lives went on without it... So, enough with the bellyachin, here's the jazz for the next seven days: Thursday, November 12, 2009 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 Standard Jazz Quartet @ Starry Nites Cafe, 8:00 pm Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 8:00 pm Filthy Funk All-Star Jam with DJ Tim Tones @ Lovin' Cup, 9:00…

  • 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…
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  • Young Friends of Jazz St. Louis featured on KMOV.com

    Bob Bennett
    9 Nov 2009 | 8:18 am
    The Young Friends of Jazz St. Louis were recently featured in "Kristen in the City", Kristen Cornett's blog on KMOV's website. Read the blog here: http://www.beloblog.com/KMOV_Blogs/kristen/2009/11/connect-withspotlight....

  • A Special Offer from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Gene Bradford
    29 Sep 2009 | 12:18 pm
    As a friend of Jazz of St. Louis, The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra would like to invite you to join them for SLSO presents “Swing, Swing, Swing” – a Big Band Blast! Be there for the swingin’, sentimental sounds of the great Big Bands. Hit Parade standards of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, and more. read more

  • Joey DeFrancesco & Alyssa Graham switch dates

    Bob Bennett
    25 Sep 2009 | 11:03 am
    Due to scheduling conflicts, Joey DeFrancesco has been forced to reschedule his dates for March of 2010. To make things easier for everyone, we have switched his dates with those of Alyssa Graham. The new dates will be: Alyssa Graham: March 3 - 6, 2010 Joey DeFrancesco: March 31 - April 3, 2010 read more

  • Gene Dobbs Bradford Wins Inclusive Leadership Award!

    Melissa Jones
    8 Sep 2009 | 8:28 am
    Gene Dobbs Bradford, Executive Director of Jazz St. Louis, is a winner of one of the St. Louis Business Journal's Inclusive Leadership Awards. The award celebrates ethnic minorities who are making their mark on the St. Louis business community, from high-ranking executives to fast-moving entrepreneurs. read more

  • Houston Person to replace Robert Glasper at Jazz at the Bistro

    Bob Bennett
    4 Sep 2009 | 9:58 am
    Due to circumstances beyond our control, ROBERT GLASPER will not be appearing at Jazz at the Bistro, October 7-10, 2009. read more
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    Squeeze My Lemon

  • Death Don't Have No Mercy

    22 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am
    Rev. Gary Davis doing Death Don't Have No MercyRev. Gary Davis @ SqueezeMyLemonRev. Gary Davis @ Amazon.com

  • Blind Boy Fuller Sonny Terry Pistol Slapper Blues

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am
    "Pistol Slapper Blues" written by Blind Boy Fuller was recorded in New York City on April 05 1938 with Blind Boy Fuller doing the vocals and Sonny Terry on harmonica.

  • Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm
    Charles Brown singing "Merry Christmas Baby". Classic Merry Christmas Baby: A Compilation @SqueezeMyLemonCharles Brown & Bonnie Raitt Merry Christmas Baby @Blip.FMMerry Christmas Baby @ Amazon.comCharles Brown – Merry Christmas Baby @Blip.FM - blues ♫Merry Christmas Baby @ Amazon.com

  • Coco Montoya hot blues guitar

    20 Nov 2009 | 9:56 am
    Coco Montoya (b. Henry Montoya, January 1, 1951 in Santa Monica, California) is a blues guitarist and former member of John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - his career began in the mid-70s with Albert Collins as a drummer. Some good staples on this albumThe Essential Coco MontoyaThe Essential Coco Montoya

  • John Hammond Mother in Law Blues

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:20 am
    John Hammond singing "Mother-in-law Blues".John Hammond @Amazon.comJohn Hammond @SqueezeMyLemon
 
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    Jazz Lives

  • “A PRINCE OF A GUY”

    jazzlives
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:11 pm
    MARIANNE MANGAN REMEMBERS LEROY “SAM” PARKINS A PRINCE OF A GUY Prequel: After spending a wonderful week in Israel (during which time he had, curiously or presciently, found the spot where he wanted his cremated ashes scattered), Sam Parkins fell gravely ill. We lost him on November 18, 2009. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye I Wish That I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate I’m A Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas On the Alamo These were the songs that Sam choose to play (and sing boisterously!) as solos over this last year or so since I met him. And what a Sam list it is: ebullient,…

  • SUNSET: LEROY “SAM” PARKINS

    jazzlives
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:06 pm
    Leroy “Sam” Parkins, clarinetist, raconteur, and enthusiastic friend of this blog, died in Israel on November 18, 2009: he was 83.  Sam loved beautiful photographs, so I offer this sunset, taken from a window on the Upper West Side, in his memory. I am an unabashed jazz matchmaker: I tried to get Whitney Balliett to hear Kevin Dorn, but Whitney died before it could happen.  But I succeeded in getting Sam to jam with the Cangelosi Cards — only once, alas — but I captured a set with my Flip video camera.  That was February 2, 2009, at Banjo Jim’s — and…

  • OH, “PLEASE”!

    jazzlives
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:35 am
    In honor of Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Bing Crosby, Adam Keller, John Gill, and Jon-Erik Kellso – here is the sheet music for PLEASE.  It’s my dream to hear world-class jazz musicians, deep in Swing Romanticism, make this song their own.  Unfortunately, the folio doesn’t have the lyrics — but perhaps that enabled the Famous Music Corporation to publish eleven songs and photographs from Bing’s then-current films: THE BIG BROADCAST, COLLEGE HUMOR, and TOO MUCH HARMONY – for fifty cents. I’d also like more people to know about Ralph Rainger and…

  • 1959: JACK, BOBBY, GENE, KENNY

    jazzlives
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pm
    I don’t quite know how “Wolfgang’s Vault” tapped into the great store of recordings made — presumably for the Voice of America — for the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival, but the second neatly-wrapped present has arrived.  What interests me are two sets: one featuring the master, Jack Teagarden, with his working band of the time (Don Goldie, trumpet; Henry Cuesta, clarinet; Don Ewell, piano; Stan Puls, bass; Ronnie Greb, drums).  Aside from delightful work from Ewell — in ensemble as well as solo — and a very happy Teagarden, the band itself is…

  • AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT!

    jazzlives
    17 Nov 2009 | 8:15 pm
    When Chris Dawson told me that he had recorded a solo piano album of Christmas music, inwardly I cringed, but remained polite.  He assured me that it wasn’t treacly or sanctimonious: holiday tunes that he swung.  I remained hopeful but inwardly skeptical, although I trust Chris.  This evening, I was so busy grinning at the YouTube clip of him ripping through WE THREE KINGS that my skepticism is all gone.  I want this CD — before Christmas, mind you — and you will, too.  Check this out!  And I’ll have more to say in future.  Right now I’m in stride /…
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    My Jazz World

  • Shooting pictures in Scotland

    21 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am
    I am away shooting pictures in Scotland for a few days, so the next update will be later next week. In the meantime, catch up with your previous downloads, post your comments, check out my smooth pictures and have fun with music!

  • Ray Nance - Body And Soul

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am
    This LP by violinist Ray Nance was released in 1970 on the Solid State label, personnel is Ray Nance on violin & vocals, Brew Moore on sax, Tiny Grimes and Tommy Lucas on guitar, Jaki Byard and Roland Hanna on piano, Carl Pruitt on bass and Steve Little on drums. Production by Duke Pearson.1. Take The A Train2. Get Happy3. Sunny4. Body And Soul5. Mimi6. A Hard Day's Night7. Oh Happy Day8. Stardust9. She's Funny That Way10. Jolie Janice11. Guitar Amour12. TranquilityDownload

  • Dizzy Gillespie - Cornucopia

    19 Nov 2009 | 1:01 am
    Trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie did this LP in 1970 on the Solid State label, it was arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky, personnel includes Lou Soloff, Sol Schlinger, Jerome Richardson, Stan Webb, Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Don Corrado, Tony Mirando, Earl Chapin, Ed Shaughnessy, Jack Jennings, Paul Griffin, Richard Tee, Mike Abene, Billy Butler, Carl Lynch, Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Rainey, Richard Davis, Pretty Purdie and Bill LaVorgna. Production by Richard Carpenter.1. The Windmills Of Your Mind2. My Cherie Amour3. Get Back4. Yesterday's Dream5. Lorraine6. Ann, Wonderful One7. Love Theme…

  • Carioca (Kitty Fusion Boutique Series)

    18 Nov 2009 | 1:02 am
    Japanese latin-jazz band Carioca released this best of compilation as part of the "Kitty Fusion Boutique" series, year of release has not been stated.1. Sunrise Smilin'2. We And The Sea3. Dream Away4. Coconuts Samba5. Quero De Volta O Meu Pandeiro6. Quick Step Motion7. Samba In The Morning ~ Sunny Place Carnival8. Little Train Of The CaipiraDownload

  • Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union - Black Pearl

    17 Nov 2009 | 1:03 am
    This big band LP by Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union was released in 1980 on the Zen label, featured guest players are Herbie Hancock on piano, Slide Hampton on trombone and Richie Cole on sax.1. Black Pearl2. Speak Like A Child3. Darts4. Life Is More Precious Than Diamonds5. With The Force Of Nature6. Soul EyesDownload
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    Secret Society

  • SECRET SOCIETY LIVE

    DJA
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:08 pm
    25 November 2009 Iridium Jazz Club 1650 Broadway, New York NY 8:30 PM & 10:30 PM$25 featuring special guest Kendrick Scott, drums

  • A Thousand Evenings Deep

    DJA
    10 Nov 2009 | 9:58 am
    Coming soon from Greenleaf Music -- I Tre Trombe present The World's Most Romantic Ballad Album of Trumpet Love Songs Ever -- a timeless collection of eternal melodies that linger in the heart forever, as performed by the latest sensational cylindrical brass supergroup, I Tre Trombe: Franco Ambrosetti, Dave Douglas, and Chris Botti:Okay, I keed, I keed. See here for the real story of on-the-road chance meetings, reunions, et al.

  • Yeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?

    DJA
    7 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    I am not sure whether UnitedCDL sells t-shirts with this design, but if so, you'd think they'd at least have had the courtesy to send me one:Source (scroll down)

  • 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…
 
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    Cahl's Juke Joint

  • Leslie Mendelson: 'The Joel Dorn Sessions'

    Carl Abernathy
    22 Nov 2009 | 4:50 am
    Joel Dorn's been one of my musical tour guides since I was a teenager. Now, two years after the legendary producer's death, he's still turning me on to great music."The Joel Dorn Sessions," an EP of songs on which singer Leslie Mendelson collaborated with Dorn, is as smooth as the 18-year-old Scotch I drank last night. The album's cover of The Rolling Stones' "Waiting on a Friend" sounds like a Rickie Lee Jones arrangement, but Mendelson's voice is rounder, softer. Mendelson glides through The Ronettes' "Be My Baby" — her rendition sounds like a lullaby. The original tunes on the album…

  • Harrison Kennedy: 'One Dog Barkin''

    Carl Abernathy
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:09 pm
    In the late '60s and early '70s Harrison Kennedy helped lead the R&B group Chairmen of the Board to the top of the charts with his golden voice. These days Kennedy's singing the blues, but on his new album, "One Dog Barkin'," you can still tell he was once one of the best soul crooners in the business.In fact, if you took away a few blues licks, "Leading Lady," "What About Forgiving" and "I Can Feel You Leaving" would be classic soul burners. But most of all, "One Dog Barkin'" is an excellent blues album filled with some fine slide guitar licks and gritty vocals.Highlights include "Healing…

  • Cahl's Jukebox, 11-21-09

    Carl Abernathy
    21 Nov 2009 | 9:06 pm
    The daily mix:1) The Orange Peels: "The Great Outdoors"2) The Brilliant Mistakes: "What Will They Write on Your Stone"3) XTC: "King for a Day"4) Sleepy Jackson: "Vampire Racecourse"5) Camera Obscura: "Honey in the Sun"6) The Scotland Yard: "The World Has No Plans for Me"7) Graham Day and the Gaolers: "Something About You Girl"8) Brothers and Sisters: "The Trees are Bare"9) The Heavenly States: "Pretty Life"10) Honeydogs: "Rumor Has It"

  • Papercuts: 'Can't Go Back'

    Carl Abernathy
    21 Nov 2009 | 8:04 pm
    I guess I need to talk about music with my hipper students more often because I'd never heard of Papercuts, an indie rock band from San Francisco, until a few weeks ago. I've listened to a few tracks from the group's latest album, "You Can Have What You Want," and they're great. I'm stone in love, though, with the dreamy jangle of "Dear Employee," "Unavailable" and "The World I Love" from Papercuts' "Can't Go Back," an album released in 2007. I dig "Outside Looking In," too, especially the twangy guitar riffs that sneak into the ethereal mix.Here's hoping Papercuts will perform at Austin City…

  • Cahl's Jukebox, 11-21-09

    Carl Abernathy
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:01 pm
    Saturday morning jazz:1) Ted Nash: "Still Evolved"2) Enrico Pieranunzi: "K3"3) Pete La Roca: "Basra"4) Louis Smith: "Brill's Blues"5) David "Fathead" Newman: "As Time Goes By"6) Richie Cole and Art Pepper: "Things We Did Last Summer"7) Harold Land: "Chocolate Mess"8) The Herbie Nichols Project: "Shuffle Montgomery"9) Horace Silver Trio: "How About You"10) Jaleel Shaw: "The Flipside"
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  • Harris Eisenstadt - Canada Day (Clean Feed, 2009)

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:14 pm
    A patriotic album that doesn't resort to brash jingoism... how refreshing! Drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt has become a mainstay of the growing Brooklyn scene, while performing as a leader and a sideman around the world. Along with Eisenstadt are: Nate Wooley on trumpet, Matt Bauder on tenor saxophone, Chris Dingman on vibraphone and Eivind Opsvik on bass. Opening with "Don't Gild the Lilly," they strike a medium tempo with probing vibes and horns blowing across the musical landscape of vibes, bass and drums. Wolley takes a pinched sounding solo over rolling drum accompaniment that is…

  • Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls - Seize the Time (Naim, 2009)

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:20 pm
    Drummer and composer Ted Sirota draws from a wide range of influences to create an interesting spin on post-bop instrumental jazz. Influenced by afro-pop, funk, reggae, ska and hip-hop as well as jazz, the group creates an interesting instrumental soundscape. Sirota is accompanied on this album by Geof Bradfield on tenor and soprano saxophones and bass clarinet, Greg Ward on alto saxophone, Dave Miller on guitar and Jake Vinsel on bass. The mission of this album was to draw attention to the musicians who spoke up for social change. Whether through rock 'n' roll music like "Clampdown" by The…

  • David Murray - The Devil Tried to Kill Me (Justin Time, 2009)

    18 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am
    Tenor saxophone and bass clarinet master David Murray's decade plus tenure on the Canadaian Justin Time label has seen him launch many milti-cultural projects. On this album, reunites with two Gwo Ka Master drummers and vocalists, Klod Kiavué and François Ladrezeau, and also employs Sista Kee on vocals and piano, Rasul Siddick on trumpet, Christian Laviso and Herve Samb on guitar, Jaribu Shahid on bass and Renzel Merritt on drums. "Kiama For Obama" starts the album out in a thrilling fashion, honoring the first African-American with a percussion driven ten minute instrumental performance…

  • Decade's best jazz?

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:01 pm
    Patrick Jarenwattananon at A Blog Supreme has thrown down the gauntlet once again, this time asking which jazz albums should be included in a list of the decade's finest. Jazz has always been a great musical sponge, from Jelly Roll Morton's idea of the "Spanish tinge" to today's multi-culti improvisational stew. But the jazz that meets different music on it's own terms and maintains it's identity, is what I find fascinating. With that in mind, I submit the following.Bill Frisell - The Intercontinentals: Frisell takes the music of Mali, Brazil and elsewhere and crafts it to his own unique…

  • Albert Ayler - Vibrations (Freedom, 1964)

    17 Nov 2009 | 6:47 am
    Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler performed his greatest music in a state of spiritual ecstasy. Like fellow seekers John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, he looked to use music as a Buddhist might use meditation or a Baptist might speak in tongues: to make contact with something greater than himself. Recorded in Copenhagen on September 14th, 1964, this may be the finest group Ayler ever led. Featuring the trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray, they were playing collective music at an extraordinarily high level. Ayler would compose a fragment of melody, usually taken…
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    TheNewJazzThing

  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, November 19, 2009 - Cynthia Scott

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:01 am
    The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, November 19, 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 19, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Tonight on the show….Cynthia Scott: A great story about a unique Jazz vocalist. We’ll be chatting about her Jazz charting latest release “Dream For One Bright World”. The discs to choose tunes from during tonight’s show, with Cynthia Scott’s New right on top!! New This Week 11/19/09…

  • This Is The New Jazz Thing on Jazz 88.3! Thursday, November 12, 2009

    VO@TheNewJazzThing.com (Vince Outlaw)
    12 Nov 2009 | 4:42 pm
    The New Jazz Thing is LIVE! Thursday, November12, 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 12, 2009 (scroll to 6PM to see the tunes spontaneously mixed on Tonight’s show!) Tonight’s discs, with Mr. Mole guarding the Jazz 88 Office Desk…

  • 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….
 
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    Casa Valdez Studios

  • A letter to a student at a Jazz Conservatory

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:13 am
    Here is part of a letter that I sent one of my students who recently moved out east to study at a major Jazz school in the New York area. I thought that it was worth reprinting because it contains a lot of advice that I wish that someone had given me when I was a student at Berklee."I'm glad you're enjoying school. It sounds pretty exciting. In fact I just had a dream last night that I was back at Berklee. In the dream I told myself- "this time I'm not going to get distracted with a girlfriend". What a huge distraction that was. :-)Mr.X (major tenor player) sounds like a teacher that you need…

  • WTF: Pops sings Pharaoh's 'The Creator Has A Master Plan'

    14 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    Yes, it's no joke.This is from the great Avant-Garde Jazz site Destination: Out"We tend to think of Armstrong and Sanders as inhabiting entirely different universes, but one of the interesting things about the late 60s and early 70s was the generational overlap of so many key jazz figures. But rarely have worlds collided in more unexpected and almost hallucinatory ways.The mere concept of this track smacks of the most clueless sort of commercial pandering. For some reason, it brings to mind Jackie Gleason’s LSD trip in Skidoo (check out the Youtube clip here). Did Louis really need this so…

  • The Jazz Personality- by Aaron Johnson

    10 Nov 2009 | 11:43 am
    Aaron's last post caused quite a stir all over the blogosphere. Readers and bloggers either loved it or they wanted to wring his young neck. The role of the musician in our society has become so domesticated over the past 30 or so years. I believe this has to do with the modern trend of conservatory jazz education. Now, Jazz is just another degree that one can get...with a monetary return that is similar to a degree in Norse Folktales (with a minor in Finnish arts and crafts).What happened to the role of the jazz musician as the romantic, wandering free spirit as it used to be during it's…

  • 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…
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  • Sunday Wax Bits

    Marc Myers
    22 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    Waxing & musings. Many jazz legends do not know how to use a computer. A good number don't even own one. That's not a big shocker, but it is a shame. As jazz artists from the 1950s age, many are completely unaware that their fan base has expanded worldwide and that they have tens of thousands of acolytes online. What's more, many jazz legends probably are unaware of studies that show that computer-use forces the brain to think and actually keeps the mind active and slows the onset of dementia.As you can see from the links under "JazzWax Interviews" in the…

  • Interview: Ray Santos (Part 2)

    Marc Myers
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:15 am
    For years, Latin-jazz has been ignored or unduly dismissed as repetitive novelty music by jazz fans who should know better. While Latin-jazz is certainly foreign to those who have little knowledge of or connection with the Latin experience in America, the music's tempos and syncopation remain exceptional and worthy of scholarship. Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie understood this in their early forays into Afro-Cuban music in the late 1940s. When Latin-jazz moved into the ballrooms in the 1950s, the music took on a sexual energy and dramatic excitement that was rivaled at the time…

  • Interview: Ray Santos (Part 1)

    Marc Myers
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:19 am
    As Latin-jazz legends go, saxophonist Ray Santos ranks high on the list. Few living Latin-jazz artists today can claim to have played in and arranged for the bands of Machito, Tito Puente and Tito Rodriguez. To give you an idea of what this trifecta means, it would be akin to a saxophonist playing in the Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Woody Herman bands. In addition, Ray is one of only a handful of surviving musicians who recorded on Kenya: Afro-Cuban Jazz, a 1957 landmark album that combined Machito's Latin-jazz band with Cannonball Adderley, Doc Cheatham and Joe Newman.Ray's…

  • Zoot Sims: Bossa Nova Sessions

    Marc Myers
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:34 am
    Jazz saxophonists had a field day with the bossa nova in 1962. The jazz-Brazilian folk experiments first undertaken by alto saxophonist Bud Shank and guitarist Laurindo Almeida in the early and late 1950s became a winning formula for jazz in the spring of 1962. With Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's Jazz Samba LP racing up the charts, many established jazz saxophonists took a shot at the new beat with great success. In May 1962, alto saxophonist Leo Wright recorded No More Blues with Dizzy Gillespie. Coleman Hawkins and Gene Ammons recorded bossa albums in September. Ike Quebec was next in…

  • Tom Talbert: Bix, Duke, Fats

    Marc Myers
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:35 am
    I tend to avoid tribute albums. Barring a handful of gems, among them Louis Armstrong's salutes to Fats Waller and W.C. Handy, most miss the mark because they try too hard to one-up or mimic the subject of their adulation. One of the rare exceptions is Tom Talbert's Bix, Duke, Fats. Recorded in 1956 for Atlantic Records, the album features dynamic arrangements by Talbert for three different studio groups that included trumpeters Joe Wilder and Nick Travis, alto saxophonist Herb Geller, pianist George Wallington and bassist Oscar Pettiford.I spoke with Joe Wilder yesterday about this…
 
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    WBGO Blog: Jazz and Beyond

  • Jazz Up Your Thanksgiving with songs about food!

    bwood
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:02 am
    Starting on Sunday, November 22, through Monday, November 30, you can log on to the “Songs for Stuffing” NPR webstream to hear food-themed songs from various genres.  NPR reached out to several affiliate stations to get a list of songs about food, and WBGO was happy to oblige.  Vice President of Programming and Production here [...]

  • Michael Bourne Interviews Theodore Bikel

    Michael Bourne
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:02 pm
    A Jewish boy looked out the window of his family’s home. He saw a parade of Nazis rolling into his city. And there in an open car was Hitler. Theodore Bikel was that boy in Vienna. Theodore Bikel is an actor I’ve always enjoyed in the movies — The African Queen, The Defiant [...]

  • Dr. Billy Taylor Celebrates Art Tatum’s 100th

    Simon Rentner
    12 Nov 2009 | 7:44 am
    - Photo by Tad Herschorn from the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University. Rachmaninoff praised him.  George Gershwin celebrated him.  Fats Waller called him god.  There will never be another Art Tatum, whose astonishing talent and creativity cannot be repeated or forgotten.  WBGO celebrated the pianist’s centennial when Morning Jazz host Gary Walker interviewed Tatum’s [...]

  • Christian McBride: Live at the Village Vanguard TONIGHT

    Joshua Jackson
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm
    Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Live At The Village Vanguard

  • Doug Doyle wraps up the NJ Gov race on TV

    bwood
    11 Nov 2009 | 12:49 pm
      Tune in to Caucus: New Jersey’s “Democracy Works: NJ Race for Governor Roundtable Wrap Up” featuring WBGO Jazz 88.3’s News Director, Doug Doyle. This half-hour program features members of the print, electronic, television and radio media analyzing the campaigns of New Jersey gubernatorial candidates Jon Corzine, Chris Christie and Chris Daggett. The panel is a [...]
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  • Jason Arce returns to Bogart’s

    Dean Christesen
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Jason Arce is back in Richmond for the weekend and is playing at Bogart’s tomorrow night. The tenor/alto/soprano saxophonist’s band will include Marcus Tenney (tenor sax or trumpet, or both), Alan Parker (guitar), Andrew Randazzo (bass), and Devonne Harris (drums). Jason — who graduated from VCU in ‘07 — is currently up at NYU getting a graduate degree in [...]

  • The Camel: VCU Jazz’s new home away from home

    Dean Christesen
    17 Nov 2009 | 6:13 am
    Lucas Fritz is stirring up activity off campus with the VCU Jazz at The Camel series, which starts tomorrow. Let's say if Making Things Happen 101 were a class, Lucas would get an A.

  • Third Tuesdays belong to Brian Jones

    Dean Christesen
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:58 pm
    Tomorrow night, drummer Brian Jones’s monthly series returns to The Camel. This time, it features his New Trio, which includes JC Kuhl on tenor saxophone and Alan Parker on guitar, and his duo with experimental musician and keyboardist Marty McCavitt. The first round of the series — which has so far celebrated the releases of new [...]

  • VCU Jazz Orchestra I stands and delivers

    David Tenenholtz
    10 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
    On Thursday evening's concert at the Singleton Center, the music performed by VCU's Jazz Orchestra I displayed a varied program consisting of three staples of Ellingtonia along with a cross-section of big band writing. Led by the jovial director Antonio Garcia, the Jazz Orchestra I made the selections look easy.

  • 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 [...]
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  • If you haven't tried Green Tea Icecream... you should!!! (taken in Kyoto, yum!)

    Kirk Whalum
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:52 am

  • 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!
 
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    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Stage Photographer (Jazz Music Dance Theater Live Instruments Performance)

  • Arthur Hnatek

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:46 pm
    The swiss jazz drummer Arthur Hnatek at the Chorus, Lausanne. May 2009

  • Charlie Mariano

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:58 am
    Charlie Mariano (http://www.charliemarianotribute.de/), US alto saxophonist, September 2007 at the AMR, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Tony Malaby

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pm
    The US tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby at the AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. May 2009

  • David Kikoski also known as Dave Kikoski

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:53 am
    The US pianist David Kikoski also known as Dave Kikoski (http://www.davidkikoski.com/home.html) at the AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. January 2006

  • Joe Lovano and Barry Ries

    Juan-Carlos Hernandez - Photographer
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am
    US sax Joe Lovano and US trumpeter Barry Ries at the Festival Jazz Onze+, Salle Paderewsky, Lausanne, Switzerland. October 2009
 
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  • StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Jeremy Davenport

    Dean Minderman
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Once again this year, we dedicate our pre-Thanksgiving Saturday video post to the St. Louis native, trumpeter and singer Jeremy Davenport, who's coming back from New Orleans next week for his annual Turkey Day weekend gig Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at Jazz at the Bistro.For some background on Davenport, please feel free to peruse last year's video spotlight post, which covered his biography in some detail. Since then, Davenport has signed with New Orleans-based Basin Street Records, and earlier this year issued We'll Dance 'til Dawn, his first effort for the label.These…

  • Peter Martin to present new jazz concert series

    Dean Minderman
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 pm
    Pianist and St. Louis native Peter Martin (pictured) has announced the first in a proposed series of jazz concerts he plans to present here in his hometown. From Martin's Web site:"I’m excited to announce my new series: Peter Martin Music. I’ve been looking forward to bringing home to St. Louis some of my musical friends and experiences in an intimate, casual, and interactive experience.I’m pleased to partner with one of my favorite venues, the The Duo featuring my dear friend and special guest, four-time Grammy® Award winning vocalist Dianne Reeves on Feb. 5, 2010, 8pm. Tickets go on…

  • Goldmine spotlights Euclid Records

    Dean Minderman
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:11 pm
    Euclid Records, the Webster Groves music store that offers an extensive inventory of jazz on vinyl, is featured in the November issue of the record collecting magazine Goldmine.Owner Joe Schwab talked to the mag about the store's history, the challenges facing music retailers in today's market, and the fun of serving customers with nicknames like "Mr. 2-Tapes, Schleprock, Grandmaster Fence Post, Elvis’ Sister, Mr. Forgetful and Blind Larry." Read the whole article online here.(Edited slightly after posting.)

  • Jazz this week: Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Nellie McKay, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, ROCKPILE Poetry and Music Festival, and more

    Dean Minderman
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:33 pm
    We've got an interesting variety of jazz and creative music events in St. Louis over the next few days, starting with the eclectic singer, songwriter, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Nellie McKay, who's in town tonight and Thursday to perform at Kranzberg Arts Center for the Cabaret St. Louis series.Also tonight, bassist Christian McBride (pictured) and his new acoustic jazz group Inside Straight will begin a four-night engagement just around the corner at Jazz at the Bistro. For more on McBride and the concept behind Inside Straight, which also includes St. Louis' own Peter Martin on…

  • Tory Z Starbuck featured in St. Louis magazine

    Dean Minderman
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:59 pm
    Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and musical experimenter Tory Z. Starbuck is featured in an entertaining interview done by Jeannette Cooperman for the November issue of St. Louis magazine. As fate would have it, Starbuck also has a performance this Friday, November 20 called "Japanese Koto meets Space Age Electronics" at S. Carmody Photography, 2707 Sutton Blvd. in Maplewood. Described in typically Starbuckian fashion as "a surreal fusion of Insect Ambient Edge" the event is part of the first-ever Maplewood Arts Walk, which will feature art openings, music, dancing and studio open houses at…
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