Jazz News

Angeles Chorale Presents Spirituals, Gospel & Jazz, including Robert Ray's Gospel Mass March 24

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2012

Like Scheherazade, the Angeles Chorale has become a storyteller extraordinaire, devoting its entire 37th season to “Stories Worth Telling." The season opened last December with the story of Christ when the Chorale presented Handel's Messiah. Now, on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, the renowned choral ensemble will leave the Middle East for the New World, to tell the tale of “The American Experience: Spirituals, Gospel and Jazz."

“We'll share the story of ...

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Chihiro Yamanaka Trio at Iridium in NYC, March 21

Source: Scott Foster
March 16, 2012

The Chihiro Yamanaka Trio will perform at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City on March 21, 2012. The dazzling jazz pianist is celebrating the major-label release of her DVD, “Live In New York" (Universal Music) with this return engagement at Iridium, where the DVD was taped in 2011. Iridium Jazz Club is at 1650 Broadway at 51st St., New York, NY. Sets are at 8 PM and 10 PM. There is a $25 cover charge per set plus a ...

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Eclectic Singer/Songwriter Mimi Page Releases Debut CD "Breathe Me In"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
March 16, 2012

Los Angeles, CA—The LA music scene is buzzing about the debut CD by eclectic singer/songwriter/producer Mimi Page, whose unique style blends ethereal dreamy soundscapes with melodic, unique vocals and has been compared to the likes of Portishead, Enya and Fiona Apple. Her full length debut album 'Breathe Me In' featuring co-producer Warren Huart (The Fray, Aerosmith) was released on February 14th on Gonzo Multimedia's new electronica label, Hunter Records, and is distributed in the US through Entertainment One. Described as ...

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Bombino 2012 Spring Tour / 25+ Dates

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 16, 2012

Bombino, iTunes' Breakthrough Artist of 2011, is returning to North America this spring. With over 25 shows already confirmed and more to come, Bombino is bringing his rocking Desert Blues guitar wizardry to a variety of cities for the first time. If Bombino wasn't able to make it to your town last year now may be your chance to catch one of international music's hottest new artists! Discover why Bombino counts The Black Keys, Dave Matthews, Arcade Fire, Ozomatli, The ...

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"Sharqi Blues" Is All About Jazz And More

Source: Jan Wouter Oostenrijk
March 16, 2012

Europe is a source of new crossovers in jazz and world music. An inspiring example is the new album Sharqi Blues by Dutch guitarplayer Jan Wouter Oostenrijk (JWO), where energetic bellydance orientated rhythms melt with jazzy improvisations that move from Bebop phrases ...to screaming Blues and Rock ..to Oriental 'Maqam' like playing. On the album former Joe Zawinul drummer Karim Ziad from Algeria was invited to play the drums. JWO released innovative music crossovers before. His album Maghreb Jazz Guitar ...

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Jazz Arts Group Announces the 10th Annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award Competition

Source: Michael Ricci
March 15, 2012

Columbus, OH The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) is looking for Ohio's finest young musicians to participate in the tenth annual Hank Marr High School Jazz Award. This award demonstrates excellence in musicianship and performance amongst central Ohio's young students of jazz. “This competition is extremely important in these times where music and arts are being cut back all across the board in public education from K-12," states 2011 co-judge Tom Carroll. “Keeping this American art form in the ...

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Reluctant Genius of Jazz: Artie Shaw on Riverwalk Jazz This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
March 15, 2012

Artie Shaw was one of the top-grossing stars of the 1930s and the only serious rival Benny Goodman had to his title as “The King of Swing." To celebrate the Shaw legacy, Riverwalk's David Holt talks with Tom Nolan, the author of a new biography, Three Chords for Beauty's Sake: The Life of Artie Shaw. Nolan drew on extended interviews he conducted with Shaw in his home between 1990 and 2004. Also on our broadcast salute to Artie Shaw, clips ...

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Jody Watley Interview: Live in San Francisco, March 15-17

Source: Corey Andrew
March 15, 2012

Live music fans in San Francisco have a rare opportunity to see a pop icon this week when Jody Watley arrives on the intimate stage of the Rrazz Room in Hotel Nikko. She doesn't mind at all that some people don't realize Watley has been a chameleon in the world of music—gathering hit records since the '70s along the way. Sure, it's easy to remember her '80s smash radio tunes—and iconic music videos—like “Looking for a New Love," the pop-rap ...

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