Guitarist Bob Keefe gives Christmas music a surf kick on new album
(Lansing, NY) - Written by Robert Sutton. The snow is just beginning to fall but guitarist Bob Keefe (http://www.bobkeefe.com) is already melting the ice.
While many artists release Christmas albums with Frosty the Snowman and the North Pole in mind, Keefe is running to the beach with ...
(Published: December 10, 2010) [read more]
Jazz/Blues Pianist Henry Butler Profiled In HBO Documentary - "Dark Light: The Art Of Blind Photographers"
Photos By New Orleans' Native Musical Son Are The Subject Of Compelling Film Airing This Month Nationwide On The Cable Network As Well As A Traveling Photo Exhibit
Los Angeles, California. Henry Butler, pianist extraordinaire, will now be recognized in another medium for which he excels - ...
(Published: December 09, 2010) [read more]
Jazz Legend Chet Baker's Last Studio Sessions With Norwegian Poet Jan Erik Vold Sees CD Release
12/9/2010 - Norway - Considered the holy grail of Chet Baker recordings by many collectors around the world, the new CD released by Norway's Hot Club Records titled TELEMARK BLUE features Chet Baker's last studio sessions, in Paris February 1988, just three months before his untimely death. ...
(Published: December 09, 2010) [read more]
The Bad Plus Live Stream on Sunday 12/12
Telluride Jazz Celebration is inviting the world to watch and listen when the highly acclaimed trio, The Bad Plus plays two special shows at DazzleJazz in Denver on Sunday December 12. The two shows, taking place at 6 and 8pm, will be streamed live over Telluride Jazz' internet site at ...
(Published: December 09, 2010) [read more]
Enter Music Publishing Thrives And Survives In 2010
Looking Back At DRUM!'s Rolling Ride Over The Year
San Jose, Calif., -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide and online, had a very interesting year. Despite the economy, the company was very successful in regard to its commitment in covering the drum industry in its position as the best magazine in the ...
(Published: December 08, 2010) [read more]
Dee Dee Bridgewater Receives Grammy Nomination--Best Jazz Vocal Album
Los Angeles, California. Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning homage to Billie Holiday, Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award in the category of "Best Jazz Vocal Album." The CD, released this past Spring on DDB ...
(Published: December 08, 2010) [read more]
BITCHES BREW LIVE by MILES DAVIS
RARE LIVE PERFORMANCES OF MUSIC FROM CLASSIC ALBUM, AT 1969 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL (PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED) AND 1970 ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
Four decades later, it remains the great game changer, the genre-bending, barrier-smashing double LP that would become Miles Davis' first RIAA gold album, and influence two - three! (so far) - generations of jazz and rock musicians to come. Released in April of 1970, Bitches Brew refracted the ...
(Published: December 08, 2010) [read more]
Motéma's Gregory Porter and Oran Etkin Get Grammy Nods
Gregory Porter' s Debut, Water, Receives GRAMMY® Nomination as Best Jazz Vocal Album
Clarinetist Oran Etkin's Track, "Unique Monique," Included on Album Nominated in Best Spoken Word Album for Children Category
A scant six months after the release of his debut album, Water, ...
(Published: December 07, 2010) [read more]
2011 NEA Jazz Masters:
Hubert Laws, David Liebman, Johnny Mandel, Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
Panel Discussion with
2011 NEA Jazz Masters:
Hubert Laws, David Liebman, Johnny Mandel, Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and Orrin Keepnews
Monday, January 10, 7pm
Free Event with Live Webcast
Who/What:
The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center will present a free panel ...
(Published: December 06, 2010) [read more]
JOE LOVANO US FIVE TO RELEASE BIRD SONGS
JOE LOVANO US FIVE TO RELEASE BIRD SONGS AN EXPLORATION OF THE CHARLIE PARKER SONGBOOK DUE OUT JANUARY 11 ON BLUE NOTE RECORDS
LOVANO SET TO LAUNCH ALBUM WITH
NPR LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD WEBCAST ON JANUARY 12
On January 11, 2011, Joe Lovano Us Five will release Bird Songs, an ...
(Published: December 06, 2010) [read more]
Scot Albertson Quintet - Scot's 6th Annual Pre-New Year's Eve Event - Dec. 30th @ The Kitano in NYC
Thurs. Dec. 30th @ The Kitano in NYC - 66 Park Ave. & East 38th St. within the Kitano Hotel - 2nd Floor - 2 Sets - 8:00p.m. & 10:00p.m. No Music Cover & $15.00 Food / Drink Minimum Per Set. Scot & Band return to The Kitano for Scot's 6th Annual Pre-New Year's Eve Celebration. Scot's ...
(Published: December 06, 2010) [read more]
This Week @ The CORNELIA STREET CAFE DECEMBER 6-13, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
www.REDCATPUBLICITY.com
"A CULINARY AS WELL AS A CULTURAL LANDMARK"
Proclamation, City of New York, 1987
This Week @ The CORNELIA STREET CAFE
DECEMBER 6-13, 2010
LISTINGS INFORMATION:
Venue: The Cornelia Street Café
"A Culinary As Well A ...
(Published: December 06, 2010) [read more]
ALAN OX IN CONCERT: "Song, Shtick & Soft Shoe"
An Evening of Classic Stage Variety
What: Alan Ox in Concert: "Song, Shtick & Soft Shoe"
When: Friday, November 5, 2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Washington University • 560 Music Center • 560 Trinity Avenue
University City, MO 63130
Cost: $20 / Adult, $10 ...
(Published: December 04, 2010) [read more]
Fans Inspire Jazz Guitarist B.D. Lenz's New CD Five and Live --
"Featuring Scorching Live Set and Brand New Song"
Who: B.D. Lenz, Dan Paul, Geoff Mattoon, Tom Cottone, James Rosocha, Josh Orlando
What: New CD release "Five and Live" by B.D. Lenz
When: November 1, 2010
Where: Hackettstown, NJ
How: Order through www.cdbaby.com, www.itunes.com, www.bdlenz.com.
You can also call CD Baby at ...
(Published: December 04, 2010) [read more]
Ohio-based jazz artist Rusty Burge releases follow-up to critically-acclaimed debut
(Cincinnati, OH/Robert Sutton) - A vibraphone is to Rusty Burge (http://www.rustyburge.com) as quill pens were to the Romantic poets. In other words, it is an extension of his soul, the bridge in which feelings and ideas cross from the imagination to the listener. On his latest album, Illumination, ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
Washington, D.C.-based jazz artist Joshua Rich releases album inspired by childbirth
(Washington, D.C./Robert Sutton) - The unbridled joy and sweet innocence of childbirth can now be found on the keys of a piano. That is, if the fingers playing it belong to jazz pianist Joshua Rich (http://www.joshuarich.com). The Washington, D.C.-based musician has just released Rain, a collection ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
Saalik Ziyad plays at Chicago's Jazz Showcase for the first time
Okay maybe you haven't heard or not, but this band is something else. After having their premiers in Poland last year and the Chicago Jazz Festival this year, they are ready to perform at the world famous Jazz Showcase here in Chicago, Illinois. You will hear jazz standards, bebop and hardbop ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
HERBIE HANCOCK'S "THE IMAGINE PROJECT" NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS
HERBIE HANCOCK'S "THE IMAGINE PROJECT" NOMINATED FOR THREE GRAMMY AWARDS INCLUDING BEST POP COLLABORATION WITH VOCALS, BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO AND BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)
Critically-acclaimed CD "The Imagine Project" recorded across the globe features a ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
Charles Lloyd New Quartet - Jan 29 - JALC Debut
CHARLES LLOYD NEW QUARTET
DEBUTS AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER
JANUARY 29 - ROSE THEATER
Who/What:
Saxophonist Charles Lloyd, after a brilliant five-decade plus career, will be making his Jazz at Lincoln Center debut with his New Quartet, featuring pianist Jason Moran (recipient of the 2010 ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
Montreux Jazz Fest Breaks Tradition w. 2011 Poster
The Montreux Jazz Festival has broken with tradition to mark its 45th anniversary by choosing an abstract design from local artist Francis Baudevin for the 2011 edition of its highly collectible poster.
The Montreux Jazz Festival on July 1-16, 2011 will seek to add to the success of the 2010 ...
(Published: December 03, 2010) [read more]
PLENA LIBRE and YERBABUENA @ Lehman Center For The Performing Arts
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its amazing 30th Anniversary Season with a special holiday celebration with the torch bearers of Puerto Rico's plena, bomba and beyond, PLENA LIBRE and YERBABUENA, on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 8pm. With four GRAMMY nominations and a ...
(Published: December 02, 2010) [read more]
The Evolving Music Series presents ExPosed Blues Duo / Juju Seahorse / Brad Farberman Group / Pet Bottle Ningen
Arts for Art's Evolving Music Series presents the best of New York Creative Jazz every Monday Night at the Local 269 (Lower East Side).
December 27
7pm : Juju Seahorse
> "they bring new meaning and style to the merging of lyricism and music"- Bruce Mack, musician.
With Paul Harding ...
(Published: December 02, 2010) [read more]
Evolving Music / Evolving Music presents Jason Mears Group + Sean Conly Quartet + Steve Dalachinsky & Ken Filiano Duo + Vocal Improv Session 7
Arts for Art's Evolving Music Series presents the best of New York Creative Jazz every Monday Night at the Local 269 (Lower East Side).
December 27
7pm : Vocal Improv Session #7
> "Nora McCarthy is a highly original singer, lyricist, composer, poet and educator" - JazzReview
With ...
(Published: December 02, 2010) [read more]
Back Alley Players Live at the Sugar Bar with Special Appearance by, Piano Great David Bennett Cohen
New York, NY November 15, 2010-The Back Alley Players perform live every Tuesday night at 8:00 PM at Ashford & Simpson's legendary Sugar Bar in NYC as the house band in its weekly Tuesday night "Nuttin' But the Blues" series hosted by Nick Ashford of Ashford and Simpson which frequently ...
(Published: December 02, 2010) [read more]
The Music of Sarah Vaughan / Jazz at Lincoln Center / January 21 and 22
Fri-Sat, Jan 21-22, 7:30pm & 9:30pm
The Allen Room
There was no one else like her in all of music: Sarah Vaughan had more sheer chops than any six opera singers put together, not to mention more energy, humor, and sheer imagination than anyone else in jazz. Aided by two outstanding ...
(Published: December 01, 2010) [read more]
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