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Event

12th annual Newport Beach Jazz Party

Source: Patricia Myers
February 11, 2012

By Patricia Myers Tributes to Nat King Cole, Oscar Peterson,Chet Baker, Paul Desmond and the “Four Brothers" sound made famous by Woody Herman will be among the 44 sessions of the 12th annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, Feb. 16-19 in at the Newport Beach Marriott in southern California. This year's edition has the biggest advance sale in years, according to Joe Rothman, party co-producer with John McClure. “This lineup is as strong as we've ever had, and we're nearly a ...

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Performance / Tour

Marc Perrenoud Trio at the Allen Room (NYC) on March 11

Source: Ropp
February 11, 2012

Hailed as “remarkable" by Jazzman (France) and “always masterful" by All About Jazz, Marc Perrenoud is one of the most acclaimed Swiss jazz musicians of his generation. For his first New York appearance, the 30-year old pianist-composer brings his trio to the Allen Room to celebrate the release of their third album, Two Lost Churches (March 2012). Along with Marco Müller on double bass and Cyril Regamey on drums, he will perform compositions that defy convention while honoring the tradition ...

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Performance / Tour

Beal: Lofton adds to KRTU's jazz fete-1950's Miles Davis tribute

Source: Jeff Lofton
February 10, 2012

This weekend there's jazz, there's an “out of the house" concert and there's metal. Get busy. Jazz ala Miles When Trinity University's KRTU kicked off its “Year of Jazz" in October, the station and its community organization partners aimed to stage a well-rounded concert series to showcase the station, the city's nonprofit organizations and a whole lot of varied jazz. The aim has been true. Saturday the “Year of Jazz" moves to the East Side, to the Jo Long Theatre ...

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Recording

Belgium-based guitarist Fabien Degryse showcases fingerstyle mastery on new CD

Source: Graham Taylor
February 11, 2012

For Fabien Degryse, the guitar is an extension of himself. On his latest album Fingerswingin', Degryse uses the guitar to convey his various moods and feelings, from the snappy jubilation of “Bock to Bock" to the sun-drenched contentment of “(In My) Solitude" to the rain-swept infatuation of “Fly Me to the Moon." Each track is sculpted in Degryse's trademark fingerstyle playing. Each string of Degryse's acoustic guitar has a sensuous chime; throughout the album it produces a calming, hypnotic effect ...

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Interview

An interview with jazz vocalist Dheepa Chari: From Ella Fitzgerald to Depeche Mode

Source: Lauren Rogers
February 11, 2012

The growth of an artist is measured between records. In the case of New York-based jazz vocalist Dheepa Chari, it is the creative evolution unveiled from her 2010 debut EP, On 4th Street, to her new full-length debut, Some New Fashion. The first glimpse of development is already revealed on the first track, “Rocks in My Bed." Here Chari offers a deep, bluesy delivery that is quite unlike anything from her EP. It's a exciting shift in style, one that ...

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Website

Jazz Venue? Upload Your Photos to All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2012

Contest

Enter the "Carmen Lundy - Changes" CD Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2012

Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Steve Wilson to Perform with the William Paterson Jazz Orchestra on March 4

Source: Michael Ricci
February 10, 2012

Jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson will join the William Paterson University Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Pete McGuinness on Sunday, March 4 on the University's in Wayne as part of the Spring 2012 Jazz Room Series. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. in the Shea Center for Performing Arts on the campus. Prior to the concert, Wilson will be the guest for “Sittin' In," an informal discussion about jazz, at 3 p.m. in room 101 of Shea Center. Tickets ...

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