Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Generations Band, Featuring Jimmy Cobb and Eric Alexander, Returns to Yoshi'S SF on Wednesday and Thursday, May 6 & 7
Two sets Wednesday night and "Battle of the Combos" Competition Finals on Thursday
(San Francisco, CA) The Generations Band, an all-star sextet featuring Jimmy Cobb, Eric Alexander, Andrew Speight, David Hazeltine and Ray Drummond, will make its return to Yoshi's San Francisco for two nights ...
(Published: April 21, 2009) [read more]
Duke Ellington's 110th on 110th
HARLEM, New York-April 20, 2009
On April 29, 2009, at 1:10 p.m., Duke Ellington's family and The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts will be launching a series of activities to commemorate and celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Duke Ellington.
The kickoff affair will be held at The Duke ...
(Published: April 20, 2009) [read more]
A-Train rolls through Snatch en route to America:
Alvin Atkinson and The Sound Merchants make Gemmayzeh night club last stop on their Middle East tour
By Matthew Mosley
Daily Star staff
Friday, April 10, 2009
BEIRUT: "We're going to take you on a trip to New York. Are you ready? All aboard the A-train. Mind the closing doors ..." Alvin Atkinson introduced Duke Ellington's classic tune over a chugging bass and swiftly-brushed drums. ...
(Published: April 18, 2009) [read more]
AccuJazz Launches new Organ Jazz channel
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels today with "Organ Jazz," an entire channel devoted to the incomparable sound of the Hammond B3 Organ. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day.
The organ took some time to become a ...
(Published: April 16, 2009) [read more]
Minton's Playhouse Celebrates Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday, 4/29/09
On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse hosts a special celebration in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th birthday. From 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Darby Dizard and the Blue Millenium Orchestra, featuring several alumni of Duke Ellington's Orchestra, perform a ...
(Published: April 14, 2009) [read more]
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - May 2009 Lineup
For Immediate Release 4/10/09
High resolution, downloadable photos available: http://www.jalc.org/dccc/artists/index.asp
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola May 2009 Lineup
WHAT/WHO:
Tuesday-Sunday, April 28 - May 3
Samba Jazz & The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim w/ Duduka Da Fonseca, ...
(Published: April 11, 2009) [read more]
McCoy Tyner Trio w/ Special Guest Ravi Coltrane - Jazz at Lincoln Center - May 15-16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 7, 2009
For High Res Downloadable Photos:
http://www.jalc.org/about/artists.asp
McCoy Tyner Trio With Special Guest Ravi Coltrane In The Allen Room - May 15-16, 2009
Who/What:
Jazz at Lincoln Center brings in four-time GRAMMY® winner, McCoy Tyner ...
(Published: April 11, 2009) [read more]
Saxophonist John Richmond Quartet at Cecil's Fri-Sat April 17-18
Tenor and soprano saxophonist John Richmond will lead a quartet at Cecil's Jazz Club Fri-Sat April 17 & 18. The group features Guitarist Bob DeVos, Gene Perla, bass and Steve Johns, drums. They'll be playing originals by John as well as by Bob DeVos mixed in with standards and ...
(Published: April 10, 2009) [read more]
New Internet Radio Station Devoted to the Compositions of Parker and Gillespie
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels today with "Composers: Bird and Diz," a channel devoted entirely to the compositions of bebop masters Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. The channel is free to use and available 24 hours a day.
When Parker and ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
TK Blue Quartet Performs at Minton's Playhouse, 4-25-09
Saxophonist and bandleader TK Blue performs with his quartet - featuring Benito Gonzales on piano, Belden Bullock on bass, and McClenty Hunter on drums- at The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The show begins at 9:00 p.m. with a $10 cover charge.
Saxophonist, ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
Luciana Souza releases new album TIDE May 26
TIDE
Luciana Souza
In describing her choice of material for Tide, Luciana Souza says "geography and language have played a big part in my life. Feeling uprooted and disoriented, but also aspiring to being centered and calm - a real dichotomy of feelings, but somehow thriving in the memories ...
(Published: April 09, 2009) [read more]
Tonight: NPR Music Webcasts The Tom Harrell Quintet Live From The Village Vanguard, Hear It Again In The Archive
A veteran known for his lyrical compositions and full, round tone, Tom Harrell is one of the jazz world's most respected mainstream trumpeters. He's racked up accolades from critics and reader polls, his discography houses more than 20 discs under his own name, and he's been gigging ...
(Published: April 08, 2009) [read more]
Our Man Higgins
Very Truly Yours Consultants Inc.
Proudly Presents
Live at the Bassline
Another Sunday Serenade
For
"Our Man Higgins"
Featuring
Abraham Burton: Tenor Saxophone & Bruce Harris: Trumpet
with
Benito Gonzalez:Piano/Santi Debriano: ...
(Published: April 07, 2009) [read more]
cheryl pyle trio -TIL SOON-new cd 11street music 2009
i have just recorded 10 new flute jazz compositions, playing all the flute and bass myself. the new cd is out now on my label 11 street music.
thanks to my flute friend alice barmore, for doing the incredible cd cover graphics and printing them for me..
i am so thankful for these 2 talented ...
(Published: April 03, 2009) [read more]
Oran Etkin Bridges Bamako and Brooklyn on Kelenia
Clarinetist/Saxophonist's Motéma Music Debut, Featuring Lionel Loueke, John Benitez, and Malian Musicians, To Be Released on June 9
Through a decade of work in the many musical worlds that harmoniously coexist in New York, 29 year old Oran Etkin has cultivated a singular voice that ...
(Published: April 03, 2009) [read more]
Accujazz Internet Radio Introduces "Modern Mainstream" Jazz Channel
AccuJazz Internet radio continues its weekly roll-out of new streaming jazz channels with "Modern Mainstream," a collection of the best in mainstream jazz from the last three decades. The channel is free to use and available 24 hours a day.
For fans of quality modern jazz, the channel is ...
(Published: April 02, 2009) [read more]
Peak Records Set to Release New Paul Brown & Marc Antoine Album
Peak label-mates and superstar guitarists Paul Brown and Marc Antoine are set to release Foreign Exchange - a stylistically diverse collaboration album, available next week (4.7) on CD and digitally via Peak Records (Concord Music Group).
Having performed together at ‘Paul Brown's Guitar ...
(Published: April 01, 2009) [read more]
Tony Reedus Musical Celebration.- April 28, 2009
Join us for a musical celebration of Tony Reedus at Smoke in NYC.
Featuring: Mulgrew Miller, Carl Allen, Jeff Watts, Jerome Jennings, Billy Drummond, Joe Magnarelli, Bill Easley, Bill Mobley, Dave Stryker, David Hazeltine, Steve Davis, Essiet Essiet, Richie Goods, George Mesterhazy, David ...
(Published: April 01, 2009) [read more]
Jazz Boston's Jazz Week '09 Set for Apr. 25-May 3 in Greater Boston, Will Feature More Than 200 Events in 75 Locations
JazzBoston's Jazz Week '09 Celebrates Boston Scene's Staggering Stylistic Diversity
Nine Days of Music Answer Question Posed by 2009 Theme: What's Your Jazz?
Mayors Thomas M. Menino of Boston, E. Denise Simmons of Cambridge Officially Proclaim April 25 - May 3 "Jazz ...
(Published: March 26, 2009) [read more]
Cassandra Wilson To Release New Covers Collection on April 7th
Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson will release Closer To You: The Pop Side on April 7th via Blue Note / EMI.
With her unmistakable honeyed husky voice, she has made intimate and personal statements with jazz, blues, R&B, country and pop. Closer To You: The Pop Side is a new ...
(Published: March 23, 2009) [read more]
Vocalist and composer Maria Neckam and pianist Mika Pohjola explore innovating and daring sounds from 20th century classical via avant garde to jazz genres.
Das Wörterbuch, The Dictionary, is a spontaneous thesaurus in improvised expression. Vocalist and composer Maria Neckam and pianist Mika Pohjola explore innovating and daring sounds from 20th century classical via avant garde to jazz genres. Included are a few of Neckam's original compositions ...
(Published: March 20, 2009) [read more]
JIMMY GREENE MAKES A MISSION STATEMENT ON NEW RAZDAZ CD
Saxophonist's 7th CD as a Leader To Be Released on April 7
Critically acclaimed tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene will release a new CD, Mission Statement, on April 7 on Sunnyside/Razdaz Recordz, home to such eclectic artists as Sam Barsh and Amos Hoffman. Razdaz founder, bassist Avishai ...
(Published: March 19, 2009) [read more]
Jazzing Flamenco comes to Montreal International Jazz Festival
News release
For immediate distribution
From the creators of TANGO FLAMENCO
Jazzing Flamenco
From Madrid to Montreal,
the passion of España in TNM!
Montreal, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - As part of its 30th anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal proudly presents ...
(Published: March 19, 2009) [read more]
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin at Jazz at Lincoln Center - April 23-25
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin
Lead All-Star Five Peace Band
Rose Theater Debut -
April 23-25, 2009
Who/What:
Jazz at Lincoln Center presents the all-star Five Peace Band with legendary pianist-composer Chick Corea and influential guitarist John McLaughlin in their long-awaited Rose ...
(Published: March 11, 2009) [read more]
Cliff Korman Ensemble to Appear in Turning Point Café Jazz Series
April 20
Cliff Korman Ensemble
Featuring
Billy Drewes (woodwinds)
Andy Eulau (bass)
Adriano Santos (drums)
Brazilian-tinged contemporary jazz at the
Turning Point Café
2 sets 8pm and 9:30pm
$15 cover, no minimum
468 Piermont Ave. Piermont, N.Y. 10968
(845) ...
(Published: March 11, 2009) [read more]
