Jazz News

This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe: March 5-12

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 5, 2012

The Cornelia Street Cafe is Proud to Announce “Spotlight On New Talent" A NEW monthly series, dedicated to showcasing some of the most brilliant up-and-coming jazz musicians March 22—Trumpeter John Raymond Kicks off the series with a CD release celebration for Strength & Song (produced by Jon Faddis), featuring Jon Raymond (trumpet), Gilad Hekselman (guitar), Javier Santiago (piano), Linda Oh (bass) & Obed Calvaire (drums) April 12—Drummer Devin Gray CD Release featuring Ellery Eskelin, Mike Formanek & Dave Ballou! NEW ...

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The 5th Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open Continues With the Noah Preminger Quartet

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
March 5, 2012

CONNECTION WORKS PRESENTS The 5th SEASON OF BROOKLYN JAZZ WIDE OPEN @ The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music Concert Hall The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Ave (at Lincoln Place), Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY, Tel 718 622 3300, reduced admission! Tkts are now ONLY $10 NEXT Concert of the 2011-2012 season SUNDAY, March 11, 2012, 8:00 PM NOAH PREMINGER Quartet NOAH PREMINGER—tenor saxophone FRANK KIMBROUGH—piano CECIL MCBEE—bass ...

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2012 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Entertainment Line Up

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 4, 2012

The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2012 festival, which will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wis., Sept. 7—Sept. 8, is set.

Tickets for the 2012 KMJF are now available, with prices as follows: One-day Sept. 7 or Sept. 8 General Admission Ticket: $65 One-day Sept. 7 or Sept. ...

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Cypress Hill's DJ Muggs Signs To ULTRA Records; Releases Video Featuring Dizzee Rascal

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 4, 2012

Ultra Records is home to some of the biggest names in electronic music, representing Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Benny Benassi, Armin van Buuren and the mighty David Guetta amongst others. Now, the label has signed legendary producer DJ Muggs for his upcoming solo effort, 'Bass For Your Face.' “Snap Ya Neck Back" is the lead single from 'Bass For Your Face' and sees DJ Muggs teaming with platinum UK rapper Dizzee Rascal for a mind-bending dub-hop experience. The pair have unleashed ...

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New Tab Benoit Compilation from Telarc/Concord Coming April 3

Source: conqueroo
March 4, 2012

In a career of more than two decades, blues guitarist/vocalist Tab Benoit has generated an impressive body of work—every note of it rooted in the rich and centuries-old musical and cultural traditions of his native Louisiana. While his earliest recordings and performances may have established him as a genuine blues musician, his ever-expanding body of work has become even more resonant in the years since Hurricane Katrina and its devastating aftermath in 2005. Through his environmental advocacy work with Voice ...

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Janiva Magness Celebrates New Release "Stronger for It" in Sellersville, PA

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 4, 2012

JANIVA MAGNESS CELEBRATES NEW RELEASE IN SELLERSVILLE!

Award-winning blues and soul vocalist Janiva Magness will celebrate the release of her new Alligator Records CD, Stronger for It, with a live performance at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Sunday, April 8, 2012. A charismatic artist known for her electrifying live shows, Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today; her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. Last year, Magness was ...

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Award-Winning Janiva Magness to Release "Stronger For It" March 13

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 4, 2012

On March 13, Alligator Records will release Stronger For It, the powerful and stunning new release from award-winning vocalist (and songwriter) Janiva Magness. Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. Her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. Through her passionate vocals and, for the first time, through her own original songs, Magness, with Stronger For It, delivers the most moving and intimate album of her career.

Produced by Dave ...

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Rockwired.Com's All New Jazzed and Blue Podcast Features The Jeff Hamilton Trio fro their CD "Red Sparkle" and Oleg Frish for his CD "Bring Me Sunshine"

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
March 4, 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 exclusive interviews with Jeff Hamilton of the Jeff Hamilton Trio regarding their brand new release Red Sparkle and with Russian television personality Oleg Frish regarding his latest release Bring Me Sunshine. In the opening segment, Hamilton discusses the inspiration behind the tracks of his new project, collaborating with bassist Christopher Luty and pianist Tamir Hendelman ...

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