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LAJC Residency at Blue Whale Part II: Thompson/Otto Duo, Ariel Alexander Group, Matt Otto Quintet

Source: Los Angeles Jazz Collective
January 10, 2012

LAJC Residency at Blue Whale, Part II, Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, January 11, 8pm Leonard Thompson/Matt Otto duo (CD release) Ariel Alexander Group Matt Otto Quintet Leonard Thompson/Matt Otto Duo Pianist Leonard Thompson grew up listening to jazz via his father Rex, a well known jazz pianist in Orange County, and eventually followed in his dad's footsteps, after a brief flirtation in college with becoming a geologist. Sexy rocks couldn't pull him away from ...

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Pat Metheny Headlines the Premier of Reeds & Deeds II

Source: Lydia Liebman
January 10, 2012

Reeds & Deeds II, the popular jazz radio program broadcast from Emerson College in Boston, premiers a 4th season this Sunday, January 15th at 6pm. The show is continuing on its great success of the past three season. From September to December 2011, Reeds & Deeds II interviewed greats such as Kurt Elling, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Stanley Sagov and The Jacob Fred Odyssey as well as up and coming jazz students including Jeremy De Jesus and The 427 Factory. This seasons' ...

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NEA Jazz Master Jack DeJohnette Week Begins at All About Jazz with Extensive Interview and More!

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2012

Approaching 70 later this year makes 2012 a special time for Jack DeJohnette. One of five artists to receive the 2012 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Fellowship only makes it more so for the veteran drummer/pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings over the past 45 years, including landmark sessions with artists including trumpeters Miles Davis and Kenny Wheeler, saxophonists Charles Lloyd and Joe Henderson, guitarists Pat Metheny and John Abercrombie, and pianists Bill Evans and ...

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Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)

Source: The Phillips Agency
January 9, 2012

Americans have had a love affair with Brazilian music since the 1962 release of the mega hit album, Jazz Samba featuring Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. With their fabulous melodies, harmonies and rhythms, the captivating sounds of Brazil continue to roll in on our shores. On Saturday, January 21, an inDepth jazz Clinic and Concert in Rockville, Maryland will give music lovers a chance to dig into this compelling sound. Both musicians and jazz fans will have opportunities to hear ...

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Canon USA Inc, Unveils First-of-its-kind Crowd-Sourced Music Video for Herbie Hancock

Source: Muse Media
January 9, 2012

Canon USA Inc, Unveils First-of-its-kind Crowd-Sourced Music Video for Herbie Hancock's Classic Song “Chameleon." The Print-Inspired Music Video was Created using Canon's PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet Printer , a Product Unveiled at Canon's “Legends in Imaging" Event in October 2011 LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.—Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, collaborated with Herbie Hancock, a legendary recording artist, bandleader and icon of modern music, to launch a first-of-its-kind music video generated from 1,800 crowd-sourced images for Hancock's hit song “Chameleon." ...

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In Memoriam: 2011

Source: Groove Notes
January 9, 2012

As 2011 comes to a close, I'd like to take some time to remember some of the great contributors to jazz that passed away in 2011. Here is a short list of some of the wonderful musicians we lost over the last year. Charles Fambrough, 60 Bassist Charles Fambrough died on January 1, 2011. He had been ill for last few years, battling end stage renal disease, congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. He had been receiving dialysis treatments as ...

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Groove Notes 10 Best Jazz Albums of 2011

Source: Groove Notes
January 9, 2012

I realize that there are a lot of people who do not care for the word “best" when it comes to music. To those, you may also call this list “Kevin's Favorite Jazz Albums of 2011" if you'd like. Regardless, it is simply my opinion of 10 releases that stood out to me over the past year (with an informal ranking). Enjoy!

Live in Marciac—Brad Mehldau (Nonesuch, February 2, 2011) Bird Songs—Joe Lovano/Us Five (EMI Catalogue, March 21, 2011) Three ...

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Calvin Keys "Shawn-Neeq" Reissued on 180g Vinyl

Source: Tompkins Square
January 9, 2012

Calvin Keys' debut Shawn-Neeq will be reissued on 180g vinyl LP tomorrow, Jan 10, on Tompkins Square. The LP is now available for purchase at tompkinssquare.com Originally released on the influential label Black Jazz in 1971, guitarist Calvin Keys' debut is a stone classic waiting to be re-discovered. The funky, deep grooves and Calvin's singular guitar stylings, coupled with a heady collaborative feel that inhabits so many early '70's jazz recordings, are all on beautiful display. 40 years later, Tompkins ...

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