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Event

NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald is Focus of "Women in Jazz Month" at AJM with Local, Regional and International Artists

Source: Artists Recording Collective + the ARC Record Label
February 27, 2012

NEA Jazz Master Ella Fitzgerald is Focus of “Women in Jazz Month" at AJM with Local, Regional and International Artists The theme for March is centered around Women in Jazz Month at the American Jazz Museum and The Blue Room performance calendar is literally packed with talent that showcases the continuing contributions of women within all aspects of perpetuating the jazz musical art form. Deborah Brown will be “Celebrating Ella" with her performance on the first Saturday (3) and will ...

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Interview

Violinist Jenny Scheinman Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2012

It's often the case that the most interesting music is made by musicians with a broad musical palette and openness to new paths and horizons. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman certainly qualifies in both regards. Equally at home playing folk tunes or working in essentially modern jazz setups, Scheinman also jumps at the chance to play with classical musicians, and is increasingly in demand as an arranger for a diverse range of musicians, such as Lou Reed and Metallica, Lucinda Williams, Bono, ...

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Recording

Rad Jazz Music Introduces "The Tip Of The Sword"--The Latest Release From Conrad Herwig Featuring Richie Beirach and Jack DeJohnette

Source: hubtone PR
February 27, 2012

AVAILABLE NOW AS CD OR DOWNLOAD EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH conradherwig.com NEW YORK,NY—Trombonist Conrad Herwig, known for “Latinizing" the classic compositions of jazz greats John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter, among others, presents The Tip of the Sword, a vital new release featuring Richie Beirach and Jack DeJohnette. It is a courageous recording—freely interactive, oftentimes fierce—that focuses on daring improvisation within a trio context. It showcases seven originals and it couples Herwig with one of jazz's legendary figures (pianist ...

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TV / Film

Catalina Film Festival: May 4-6, 2012

Source: Shelly Wong
February 27, 2012

MAY 4TH-MAY 6TH, 2012 About Catalina Film Festival Catalina Film Festival, an annual celebration of film on the only West Coast resort island, features more than 75 films, nightly events and entertainment. From Charlie Chaplin to Marilyn Monroe, celebrities and filmmakers have flocked to Catalina for inspiration. Clear blue water and coastal breezes provide the perfect backdrop for unparalleled premieres, yacht and mansion parties, industry networking and discovering everything that the island has to offer, just 26 miles ...

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Performance / Tour

Matthew Shipp Celebrates Elasticity at Jazz Standard

Source: Chris Rich
February 26, 2012

The Matthew Shipp Trio with Michael Bisio and Whit Dickey will be closing out February with two days of performance at Jazz Standard to celebrate the release of Elastic Aspects on Thirsty Ear Records. There will be two shows each night at 7:30 and 9:30 with a cover charge of $20.00 for each show. “Elastic Aspects is a well-considered condensation of Shipp's most recent works, and then some. In a time of sonic inflation—when a wheelbarrow of music is needed ...

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Recording

Babel Label Releases "Indigo Kid"

Source: Paul Lewis
February 25, 2012

A young musician these days will often form a band with his or her musician friends and peers but miss out on an important old jazz tradition, that of learning from your seniors on the bandstand. Not so the upcoming young guitarist Dan Messore. As with another Babel artist and drummer Seb Rochford who chose the highly regarded ex-Loose Tubes saxophonist Mark Lockheart as a sideman for Polar Bear, it's to the young guitarist/composer Messore's credit, that his right hand ...

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Event

Giant Steps Album Celebrated with Clinic & Concert

Source: The Phillips Agency
February 25, 2012

The title track from John Coltrane's landmark album Giant Steps is a rite of passage for all serious jazz musicians. On Saturday, March 31 five acknowledged jazz masters will teach a special inDepth Jazz Clinic focused on “Giant Steps" and other groundbreaking Coltrane tunes. Jazz fans can experience this thrilling music when the same powerhouse musicians perform at Twins Jazz on March 30 and 31. The Workshop The Giant Steps clinic takes place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Arts Group presents world premiere of "Beyond the Blackberry Patch" led by Wycliffe Gordon

Source: Scott Vezdos
February 26, 2012

Columbus, OH—The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series returns to the Lincoln Theatre with the world premiere performance of “Beyond the Blackberry Patch," March 2-3, 2012 led by critically-acclaimed trombonist, renowned composer, and jazz ambassador Wycliffe Gordon with an all-star cast featuring Aaron Diehl, the Bobby Floyd Trio and many more homegrown artists. The Blackberry Patch is a folkloric name given to the area on Columbus' near east side where many settled during the Great Migration. Once known as the ...

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