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Big River Project: The Music of Johnny Cash

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2008

Words by: Matthew Jaworski

The Big River Project: The Music of Johnny Cash 07.26.08 :: World Financial Center Winter Garden :: New York, NY

Quintessential Cash Few figures in American music history are more universally respected and revered than Johnny Cash. The Man In Black's songs are timeless and appeal to even those who wouldn't consider themselves country music fans. Fittingly, the dozen artists that gathered at New York City's World Financial ...

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Pianist Lisa Hilton Releases "Sunny Day Theory"

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

"That the complex can be dealt with one step at a time, that there can be great depth in something as simple as a melody or a walk on the beach, that within every blues there is astounding beauty, and that with tomorrow there is always the hope for a sunny day." --Lisa Hilton We all face challenging times, and 2007 was a year of particular challenge for passionate pianist, prolific composer and hardworking producer Lisa Hilton. The passing of ...

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iTunes Goes "Brown" on August 12th

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

Los Angeles, August 6, 2008: On “New Music Tuesday", August 12th; iTunes, the world's largest music retailer, goes brown when it launches the world premiere of Ray Brown Jr's new album, Friends And Family. The new CD is an all-star duets album with Ray joined by Dionne Warwick, Jane Monheit, James Moody, Dr. John, Freda Payne, Melba Moore, David “Fathead" Newman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Paul Williams, Maria Muldaur, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Terry Gibbs, Sally Kellerman, Dave Somerville, Haylee and Kim ...

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Donny McCaslin to Release New CD "Recommended Tools" on Greenleaf Music

Source: Two for the Show Media
August 6, 2008

Recommended Tools is the 7th release from 2008 Downbeat Rising Star Poll winner Donny McCaslin. It is also his first for Dave Douglas' Greenleaf Music label. “I asked Donny McCaslin to write and record the Great American Tenor Trio Record, half jokingly. Well, he delivered, with a stunning set of music," says Douglas about the release. McCaslin has been performing with Douglas' highly publicized Quintet since 2005, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination for his work with the Maria ...

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Apple Tops Online Music Vendors, but Amazon Climbs

Source: PC Magazine
August 6, 2008

Apple's iTunes store remained the number one music retailer in the first half of 2008, but the launch of Amazon's mp3 store has helped it jump one spot to number four, according to a Tuesday report from NPD Group. The top five music retailers, according to NPD, are iTunes, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Amazon, and Target. The launch of Amazon's mp3 store helped it overtake Target this year, but also assisting the online retailer was the fact that people usually purchase ...

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Revisiting Latin Jazz Classics: Urban Oasis, Jorge Dalto and the Interamerican Band

Source: The Latin Jazz Corner by Chip Boaz
August 6, 2008

The Revisiting series features albums from the past that played a significant role in Latin Jazz history. The purpose of this series is to introduce new Latin Jazz listeners to important albums and look back at these albums in historical perspective. Each entry will jump to a different point in Latin Jazz history--this week well visit 1985. Respect doesnt come easily in the musical community. An artist must display an exceptional musical ability. They might stand out as an improviser, ...

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Recent Listening, New and Old

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
August 6, 2008

New: Torben Waldorff, Afterburn (ArtistShare). The Danish guitarist accomodates his early rock leanings to absorption with expansive jazz of the kind that thrives in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn and is spreading around the world. Waldorff, tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin and pianist-organist Sam Yahel are leaders among the articulate standard bearers of the movement. They play off one another with fiery inventiveness and with grace that allows the music to breathe. Bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Jon Wikan are fully immersed ...

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Vocalist Karen Ristuben's "Too Much" on Daring Records

Source: Powderfinger Promotions
August 5, 2008

Karen Ristuben offers new arrangements of jazz tunes by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Mason Daring, among others, on her debut album, Too Much. Ms. Ristuben brings a fresh sound to the standard and not-so-standard gems of the '20s, '30s and '40s with a blend of sultry jazz, blues, and roots music. The players on the album provide a fantastic floor for her to sing over. The rhythm section holds down the groove, whether it be swing, bossa, or syncopation. ...

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