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Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke with Chikamorachi "And That's the Story of Jazz..." (2011) and live LP

Source: Eric Weddle
October 17, 2011

Akira Sakata is revered as the most powerful alto saxophonist to ever come out of Japan since starting with the Yosuke Yamashita trio in the 1970's. But for far too long Sakata's albums, as leader or side player, have been only available as expensive Japanese imports limiting Western ears from hearing him—until now. Family Vineyard Records is excited too announce the October 2011 release of Sakata's first ever U.S.-only 2xCD set and LP as leader. Both albums feature Sakata's long-running ...

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Saxophonist Jeremy Udden Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 17, 2011

Jeremy Udden is one of those outstanding working musicians on the scene in Brooklyn. A saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, he is—like so many musicians of his generation—influenced by a variety of things outside what is known as jazz, and his music reflects that. He's developed a band called Plainville that offers a different sound and feel. A different tapestry on which musicians can subtly embroider their improvisations. A different mosaic. Out of the New England Conservatory, he cut his teeth ...

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Annual Jazz Party at Sea Announces Lineup

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
October 16, 2011

The Annual Jazz Party At Sea is pleased to announce the lineup for the 12th Annual departure, November 4th through the 11th, 2012. We will set sail from New Orleans for seven nights aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's m/s Norwegian Star visiting Costa Maya, Belize City, Roatan and Cozumel.

Featured artists include Renee Rosnes Quartet with Peter Washington, Lewis Nash and Steve Wilson, The Judy Carmichael Trio with Harry Allen and Chris Flory, Bill Charlap, Paulinho Garcia, Eric Alexander Quartet with ...

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Rockwired.Com's "Jazzed and Blue" Presents: Baritone Saxophonist and Bass Clarinetist Brian Landrus of The Landrus Kaleidoscope and Their New CD "Capsule"

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
October 16, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features an exclusive interview with baritone saxophonist and bass clarinetist Brian Landrus of The Landrus Kaleidoscope and their latest CD “Capsule." In the opening segment Landrus discusses the inspiration behind the buoyant sound featured on his adventurous CD, working with the electro-acoustic quintet The Landrus Kaleidoscope and the inspiration behind such choice cuts as Striped Phase, Like The Wind and ...

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Bass Trombonist/Jazz Educator Tom Everett Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 18, 2011

It's no accident that forty years of jazz at Harvard coincides with forty years of Tom Everett at the esteemed university. Everett founded Harvard University's first student jazz band, taught its first jazz history course and welcomed the campus' first visiting jazz artist. He now leads two jazz bands at the prestigious university, continues to teach jazz history courses and welcomes a different visiting jazz artist each year, working with and commissioning works from Anthony Braxton, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, ...

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Saxophonist Achille Succi Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2011

Saxophonist and bass clarinetist Achille Succi has recently been singled out as “one of the European musicians to keep an eye on in the next ten years" by (Bill Schoemaker in Giornale Della Musica (January 2010), while journalist Mario Gamba defines him as a “genius of Italian Jazz" in Alias (March 20th, 2010). Among the many artists he has collaborated with are Uri Caine, Louis Sclavis, Ernst Reijseger, Pierre Dørge and Franco D'Andrea; he has also participated in the recording ...

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JJ Johnson Birthday Celebration at Baha'i Center (NYC) on January 17th

Source: David Chamberlain
October 15, 2011

Dave Chamberlain's Band of Bones will present a birthday celebration in honor of JJ Johnson on Tuesday January 17th, 2012 at the NYC Baha'i Center at 7 PM. 12-time Downbeat Poll winner Steve Turre will be the featured guest artist. The show will be MC'd by Eulis Cathey of WBGO Radio. The music will feature compositions and arrangements by JJ Johnson, the greatest trombone player in the history of jazz. All of today's jazz trombone players have been influenced by ...

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Enter the "Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari - Tree of Life" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2011

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