Jazz News

Korean Pianist Hey Rim Jeon Performs at Birdland March 29

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 19, 2012

World-renowned pianist, composer and educator Hey Rim Jeon will be performing at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club on Thursday, March 29, supporting her recent release Introducing Hey Rim Jeon. Jeon will take the stage with Richie Barshay on drums and Luques Curtis on bass at 6pm, prior to Christian McBride's performace later that evening. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at www.birdlandjazz.com or by calling (212) 581-3080.

Jeon showcases her percussive jazz style on Introducing Hey Rim ...

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Rockwired.Com's All New Jazzed and Blue Podcast Features Endangered Speeches and Their Debut CD "The City is Rough"

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
March 18, 2012

The weekly online radio series Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is back and is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features an exclusive interview with keyboardist Michael Hurwitz of the the 13-piece, international band Endangered Speeches regarding their mesmerizing debut CD 'The City is Rough.' In the opening segment, Hurwitz discusses the inspiration behind the tracks of their new project and the creative process that brings about such compelling music. The second half of this edition ...

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Jazz Crooner Andy De Campos Live at Toronto's Hugh's Room March 31

Source: LMC Media
March 18, 2012

Hugh's Room 2261 Dundas Street West Toronto Saturday, March 31st, 8:00 PM Performing with Canada's finest little Big Band The Seventet: Richard Whitehouse—piano Tien Yeung—bass Steve MacDonald—tenor sax and flute Phil Skladowski—baritone sax and flute Christopher Butcher—trombone Howard Leathers—trumpet Anthony Terpstra—drums TORONTO, ON: Toronto's own crooner Andy De Campos will appear at Toronto's famed Hugh's Room jazz club on March 31st. Accompanied by Canada's ...

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Galloping Goat Announces New Release by Phil Scarff

Source: Phil Scarff
March 18, 2012

Galloping Goat announces a new Indian classical release by saxophone virtuosos Phil Scarff, Ragas from Dusk, Galloping Goat GGCD-4422. Phil Scarff is pioneering the performance of North Indian classical music on soprano saxophone, exquisitely capturing the subtlety and depth of this music on this Western instrument. He has “beautifully molded the saxophone to Indian classical music," extols Sakal, Kolhapur, India. In his new release, Ragas from Dusk, Phil Scarff presents bada khyal and chhota khyal in popular ragas, as well ...

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Enter the "Yuval Cohen - Song Without Words" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
March 17, 2012

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Bill Frisell, Scrape to team up for new show in Seattle

Source: Groove Notes
March 17, 2012

Scrape, the exciting 16-piece string orchestra with harp, known for performing the music of inimitable composers Eyvind Kang and Jim Knapp, will be joined by guitar legend Bill Frisell for shows in Seattle and Vashon Island. The orchestra is made up of top professional players. The concerts will take place April 4th & 5th at the Good Shepherd Center in Seattle, and April 7th & 8th at Open Space on Vashon Island. In addition to performing, this series will feature ...

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Alon Yavnai takes Big Band sound global with "Shir Ahava" CD + NY and Boston concert debuts

Source: Cindy Byram PR
March 17, 2012

Jazz Pianist/Composer Takes Big Band Sound Global with Influences from North Africa, Cape Verde, Middle East and Peru Credits Include Grammy CDs with Paquito D'Rivera and Yo-Yo Ma NEW YORK CD Release Concert Sunday MARCH 25TH at BIRDLAND Special Guests: Paquito D'Rivera & Malika Zarra BOSTON CD Release Concert Thursday APRIL 19TH at Scullers Israel-born, Brooklyn-based pianist/composer Alon Yavnai has teamed up with Germany's NDR Bigband for Shir Ahava (Hebrew for “A Love Poem"), his first album of music for ...

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Vibraphonist Joe Locke Debuts on Motema with New CD from The Joe Locke/Geoffrey Keezer Group, Signing

Source: GoMedia PR
March 16, 2012

CD Will Be Released April 10 in the US and Europe In a career moving from one milestone to the next with accelerating regularity, the past decade has represented particularly extraordinary artistic growth for vibraphonist Joe Locke as a composer and leader. Beginning in 2001 with the Storms/Nocturnes Trio collaboration with Geoffrey Keezer and Tim Garland, and moving forward with projects under his own leadership—ranging from the Four Walls of Freedom group and Milt Jackson Tribute Band to the more ...

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