Recording News

Watts, the Place, Inspires Jeff 'Tain' Watts

Source: Michael Ricci
February 21, 2009

It was more than a shared name that first got the attention of drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts. Even as a kid growing up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, he recognized something profound about a distant neighborhood in Los Angeles.

He knew of those six days of rioting in 1965, but he also knew that Watts was the hometown of Charles Mingus, the monumental bassist and jazz composer whose work was often fueled by the heavier sociopolitical issues of his ...

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Joni Mitchell Hopes to Spread "Fiddle"

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2009

With The Fiddle and the Drum, her collaboration with the Alberta Ballet, recently documented on DVD, Joni Mitchell is looking forward to spreading the piece worldwide.

“The whole thing in a certain way is out of my hands," Mitchell tells Billboard.com. “It's going to be featured at the (2010) Winter Olympics in Vancouver. We've had a request from Alabama, of all places, to play. It depends on money and a lot of things.

“My art dealer spoke to someone who ...

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JFJO:Winterwood (Take 1)

Source: JamBase
February 20, 2009

By: Trevor Pour

Before I was able to put pen to paper - or fingers to keys, I suppose - and write this review for Winterwood (released for free download in January), I was compelled to watch an archival video of Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey from the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, recorded in early 2003. The performance in question features Reed Mathis strumming upright acoustic bass for the entirety of the set, with Brian Haas at the baby ...

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Nickel & Brass Septet Releases Debut CD "Four-Color Heroes!"

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

The Nickel and Brass Septet's debut CD Four-Color Heroes! presents new music for improvising ensemble by composer and guitarist Andrew Boscardin. The music combines elements of jazz, rock and new music and is performed by some of the finest players in the Seattle jazz and improvised music scene. Along with Boscardin on guitar, the CD features Chris Stover on trombone, Clark Gibson on sax, Tom Varner on French horn, Ben Thomas on piano, Jon Hamar on bass, and Brad Gibson ...

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Dominick Farinacci's "Lovers, Tales & Dances" Released February 24th

Source: Susan Blond, Inc.
February 20, 2009

Young Trumpeter Poised To Help Shape Next Generation Of Jazz Artistry U.S. Debut Lovers, Tales & Dances In Stores February 24, 2009 (E1 Music) New U.S. Tour Dates Announced “Dominick's tone shines...he is reminiscent of Clifford Brown and Miles Davis." --Russ Titelman February 20, 2009 (New York, NY) -- Fresh off two sold out concerts at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola (Jazz @ Lincoln Center), young trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is set to release his highly anticipated debut U.S. album, Lovers, Tales ...

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Grammy Winning Composer Billy Childs Launches "Jazz Chamber Music Vol. 2" Project!

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

Get an inside look into Grammy award winning composer Billy Childs creative process as it unfolds during the creation of his latest recording - Jazz Chamber Music Vol. 2. Participants will have the unique opportunity to experience the artistic world of Billy Childs through the work and words of the musician himself as it happens. Highlights: Access to the complete ArtistShare project experience Receive prominent ArtistShare credit listing on the new recording Get an inside look into Billy Childs' creative ...

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JazzLoft.com Daily Arrivals

Source: Jazz Loft Publicity
February 20, 2009

Thelonious Monk Complete Live At The Five Spot 1958 (Lonehill Jazz) Catalog: Jazz Price: $18.95 Laird Jackson Quiet Flame (Venus) Catalog: Jazz Price: $22.95 J.J. Johnson / Kai Winding The 1958 European Tour (RLR) Catalog: Jazz Price: $29.95 Krzysztof Penderecki Music for Chamber Orchestra (Dux) Catalog: New Music Price: $15.95 ATOM TM Liedgut (Raster-Norton) Catalog: ...

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Indie Band Pays Fans to Download Album

Source: HypeBot
February 19, 2009

As part of a marketing campaign motivated by tough economic times and a cluttered music marketplace, Indie rock band Officer Roseland is paying fans $1 to download their new album from the website MyStimulusPackage.org.

The band will offer fans two option: The first called “TAKE" pays $1 to download the album Stimulus Package. The second “GIVE" donates that $1.00 to the charity Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. In either case, the fan receives the album at no cost to them.