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Recording

Lenora Zenzalai Helm's New CD: "I Love Myself When I'm Laughing..." Available Now

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 5, 2011

Lenora Zenzalai Helm Releases New CD I Love Myself When I'm Laughing ...And Then Again When I'm Looking Mean and Impressive NEW YORK, NY: There comes a point in an artist's life when she hits her stride: when all of the musical, artistic and emotional elements align themselves perfectly in that artist's orbit; making her shine brighter than she ever did before. With the release of her new CD, I Love Myself When I'm Laughing ... And Then Again When ...

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TV / Film

DocuClub NY Screens "Finding Carlton"

Source: Susheel Kurien
October 4, 2011

Our October DocuClub will take place on Tuesday, October 4, 7 p.m., at DCTV, located at 87 Lafayette (at Walker). This month, we will screen a rough cut of Finding Carlton by Susheel Kurien. The film tells the story of a bygone age of jazz in India through the moving portrait of one of its last survivors, the bebop guitarist Carlton Kitto. Weaving verite scenes of Carlton's life struggles with archival material and poignant encounters with other artists, the film ...

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Performance / Tour

Bob Gluck Trio NYC Performance to Mark the Release of "Returning" (December 22)

Source: Bob Gluck
October 4, 2011

The Bob Gluck Trio will celebrate the release of its second CD, Returning (FMR) at a December 22 performance in New York City. The Thursday evening show will take place at the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East 27th Street (between Fifth and Madison), at 8:00 pm. Returning has received rave reviews since its release in Spring 2011. John Book (Book's Music) calls iit “a fantastic listen... something exceptional." Bill Millkowski (Jazz Times) writes that the CD is “a perfect balance between ...

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Interview

Saxophonist Bunky Green Interviewed at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2011

Saxophonist Bunky Green bristles at the idea of playing by the rules. On more than one occasion, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin native was on his way to jazz stardom, but each time his principles guided him elsewhere. This is a significant reason why the highly influential musician has mostly remained unsung and out of the spotlight for decades, instead focusing his energies on his role as a leading jazz educator. For the past two decades, Green has served as the Director ...

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Performance / Tour

Billy Harper Quintet to appear at Montgomery County Community College (Bluebell, PA) on October 15

Source: Helen Haynes
October 3, 2011

Blue Bell, PA: Montgomery County Community College's Lively Arts Series will present the Billy Harper Quintet, Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 8PM at Science Center Theatre. Billy Harper is one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists who actually built upon the master's work, rather than simply copy it. His 1973 album Capra Black “remains one of the seminal recordings of jazz's black consciousness movement—a profoundly spiritual effort that channels both the intellectual complexity of the avant-garde as well as ...

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Book / Magazine

"Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club" Photographs and Interviews by Kathy Sloane; Edited by Sascha Feinstein and Kathy Sloane

Source: Michael Ricci
October 3, 2011

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. In the December 2005 issue of Jazz Times, esteemed jazz critic Nat Hentoff presented a challenge to writers: “There should be a book about those jazz clubs that have been a vital part of the evolution of the music... with reminiscences by the musicians who played and hung out there." Keystone Korner: Portrait of a Jazz Club answers this summons. During the 1970s, when jazz clubs all over America were folding under the onslaught of rock and roll ...

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Book / Magazine

"David Baker: A Legacy in Music" By Monika Herzig, with a Foreword by Quincy Jones

Source: Michael Ricci
October 3, 2011

From Studio to Stage with One of the World's Best-Loved Living Legends in Music BLOOMINGTON, Ind. A Living Legend, musician, educator, and composer David Baker has made a distinctive mark on the world of music in his nearly 60-year career—as performer (chiefly on trombone and cello), educator, composer, and conductor. In this richly illustrated volume accompanied by a full-length CD, with a foreword by Quincy Jones, Monika Herzig explores Baker's artistic legacy, from his days as a jazz musician in ...

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Recording

Chicago's Flippomusic Releases the First Jazz Setting of the Tao Te Ching: "Tao Tunes" (Oppilf Records)

Source: Dave Flippo
October 3, 2011

Dave Flippo's modern jazz quintet Flippomusic has been blending various ethnic music with jazz since 1992. Their most recent project creates an ethnic collaboration through the ancient Chinese texts, the “Tao Te Ching" to create Tao Tunes. Flippo has adapted several translations into lyrics and set them in a wide range of styles. The CD, on Oppilf Records, is due for release on November 27th. Players include Dan Hesler-sax/flute, Dave Flippo-keys/vocals, Donn De Santo-bass/vocals, Heath Chappell-drums; Guest artists include: Larry ...

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