Jazz News

The 2nd Annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival - A Success!

Source: Steve Rubin
September 16, 2011

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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 16, 2011

The explosive transformation of Miles Davis' “second great Quintet" with Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) is laid bare on Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Volume 1. Culled from original state-owned television and radio sources in Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Sweden, the program spans five northern European festival performances over the course of nine days in October-November 1967. The audio shows consist entirely of previously unreleased ...

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Dan White Releases "Between the Lines"

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2011

This month, composer and saxophonist released his self produced album everywhere online. Between The Lines combines two distinct concepts: original compositions and highly stylized covers. The core of the recorded material is a result of Dan White's Quartet winning the 2010 Rochester Jazz Star Competition. The originals are very personal pieces that document the summer of 2010. “Chief Waneta" and “Blue Skies" are written and arranged dedications to White's family. “Fire Blossom" was written during one of White's many visits ...

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Saxophonist Michael Pedicin's New Ballads CD Due Oct. 18

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 15, 2011

Tenor saxophonist Michael Pedicin, whose 40-plus-year career has included tours with Dave Brubeck and Maynard Ferguson, has long demonstrated a profound feeling for ballads—those slow, tender songs with lovely melodies that, in the hands of the best purveyors, create a powerful emotional intimacy. On his new CD Ballads... searching for peace, Pedicin focuses on the genre with seven masterful renditions, ranging from a timeless standard to attractive originals and classics of the jazz repertoire. The disc, Pedicin's 10th, is due ...

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Segerstrom Center, Orange County, CA, Announces 2011-12 Jazz Schedule

Source: Larry Taylor
September 15, 2011

The 2011-12 jazz season for Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, California, kicks off Sept. 25 with the appearance of tenor sax great Sonny Rollins. Appearing here with his quintet, Rollins is one of the few pillars from the golden era of jazz 60 years ago. Following, Oct. 21 and 22, at the center will be the Miles Davis Experience, 1949-1959, a collaboration with Blue Note Records, featuring the Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet. They will appear in Segerstrom's intimate ...

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West African Band Burkina Electric Launches Nationwide Tour

Source: AMT Public Relations
September 15, 2011

Burkina Electric Led By Composer/Percussionist Lukas Ligeti “An irresistible brew of West African music and electronic."—New York Times BURKINA ELECTRIC 2011 Tour:

9/16 + 9/17 Globalquerque Festival, Albuquerque, NM 9/21 Yoshi's, Oakland, CA 9/23 Dore Theatre, California State University, Bakersfield, CA 9/24 Angel City Jazz Festival with DJ Spooky, Los Angeles, CA 9/25 Carlsbad Music Festiva, Carlsbad, CA 9/29 + 9/30 Williams College, Williamstown, MA 10/2 Farafina, New York City, NY

Led by renowned composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti, Burkina ...

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2011 NEA Jazz Master Ellis Marsalis, Releases New Holiday Album Entitled "A New Orleans Christmas Carol"

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
September 15, 2011

NU JAZZ ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM FROM 2011 NEA JAZZ MASTER ELLIS MARSALIS: A NEW ORLEANS CHRISTMAS CAROL New York, NY: Nu Jazz Entertainment—a long time producer of high quality audio and video content in the genre of jazz—announced the November 2011 release of the special holiday album, Ellis Marsalis: A New Orleans Christmas Carol, from the 2011 National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, on iTunes, digital music services around the world, and in brick and mortar ...

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Yes Legends Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman To Tour The US Fall 2011

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 15, 2011

Asheville, NC—Much to the delight of fortunate music fans in the Eastern part of North America, music legends and former YES members Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman will be playing a select number of engagements this coming Fall 2011. The legendary duo performed a series of successful concerts in the UK in 2010 in support of their critically acclaimed CD release The Living Tree, and are now bringing their highly anticipated show to America! Having worked together on and off ...

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