Jazz News

Jazz Band Classic (NYC) Announces Auditions For The 2011-2012 Season!

Source: Matt Holman
September 6, 2011

Jazz Band Classic Auditions Are you a jazz instrumentalist looking for a new musical challenge? Are you 22 or under and enrolled at a Tri-State Region college or high school? Are you looking to play and network with other like-minded musicians and perform with world- renown guest soloists in some of NYC's best venues? We're now accepting audition applications for Jazz Band Classic's 2011-2012 season! About Jazz Band Classic The New York Youth Symphony's opportunities for young musicians include ...

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Dee Bell releases "Sagacious Grace" with Houston Person, Al Plank, John Stowell, Michael Spiro, Colin Bailey and John Wiitala

Source: Dee Bell
September 6, 2011

Former Concord Jazz Recording Artist Dee Bell Moves to the Laser Label with the new album Sagacious Grace (Cat #0708). Available on CD Baby, Amazon, and ITunes as of 15 August 2011 Featuring Al Plank: piano; Houston Person: saxophone; John Stowell: guitar; Michael Spiro: percussion; Colin Bailey: drums; John Wiitala: bass. Praised by critics both abroad and in the United States for her “gorgeous phrasing" and “clear and easy delivery (Stereo Review)" of the lyrics of a song, West Coast ...

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Westbeth 5th Annual Music Festival: September 23-25, 2011

Source: 104 Weeks
September 6, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011 8-11 pm Brecht Forum 451 West Street (Between Bank And Bethune Street) Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25 12 noon-7 pm Westbeth Courtyard 155 Bank St. (Between Washington And West Street) Westbeth, an artists' community established 41 years ago, presents music by its residents in a three-day festival on Friday, Sept. 23rd in the Brecht Forum, and Saturday, September ...

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"At the Crossroads": New Emarcy CD from James Carter Organ Trio, Oct. 4

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
September 6, 2011

One of jazz's most acclaimed, distinctive improvisers, virtuoso saxophonist James Carter returns to a favored format and simpatico colleagues with At the Crossroads, his 15th CD as a leader and the third showcasing his long-standing Organ Trio. Emarcy Records will release the CD on October 4. Enjoying consistently inspired interplay with fellow Motor City stars organist Gerard Gibbs and drummer Leonard King Jr., Carter gets down in his inimitable way on a 12-track program that boasts rollicking swingers, moving ballads, ...

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Jana Nyberg Group Releases "Fever" at Hell’s Kitchen (Minneapolis), August 20th

Source: Jana Nyberg
September 6, 2011

It only makes sense that a hot genre-bending jazz/pop band like the Jana Nyberg Group would release a CD titled Fever in Hell's Kitchen! And that's the plan for Saturday night, August 20th, when vocalist Jana Nyberg brings her devilishly smoldering ensemble to downtown Minneapolis after similar celebration in Door County last weekend. Twin Citian Jana Nyberg is an active music educator as well as jazz/pop/blues singer. In addition to leading the Jana Nyberg Group, she has performed with the ...

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Jazz Great Barbara Morrison To Be Honored in "A Benefit Evening of Jazz Legends For Barbara Morrison" at Local 47 Musicians Union in Hollywood, CA on September 11th

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 5, 2011

Music producers Stuart Elster and Richard Simon will present A Benefit Evening of Jazz Legends for Barbara Morrison, co-hosted by Helen Borgers, on-air talent for KJAZZ 88.1 FM and James Janisse, on-air talent for KCRW 89.9 FM for One Night Only on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Local 47 Musicians Union; 817 Vine Street; Hollywood, CA 90038 from 7:00㬆:00 p.m.

Richard Simon, one of the producers of the event, said: “Singer Barbara Morrison is a nationally treasured jazz artist. Barbara ...

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Saxophonist & Social Activist Fred Ho Chronicles Transformation into "Radical Cancer Warrior"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 5, 2011

DIARY OF A RADICAL CANCER WARRIOR: Fighting Cancer and Capitalism at the Cellular Level by Fred Ho; Foreword by Magdalena Gómez; Introduction by Cynthia Franklin “It's not every day you run into a musician who joins a protean range of talents—as a composer, saxophonist, writer, and bandleader—with a commitment to Marxist ideology." —The New Yorker “Pioneering." —Los Angeles Times “[Ho] achieves his cross-cultural goals with skill, grace, and humor...[he] has an audacious integrity." —The New York Times Civilization as we ...

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Natacha Atlas: "Mounqaliba – Rising: The Remixes" Out September 27

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 5, 2011

Mounqaliba—Rising: The Remixes Out September 27

After two highly acclaimed string driven, predominantly acoustic projects, Natacha Atlas returns to the Global Dance-floor with the Mounqaliba Remixes. Globally celebrated singer Natacha Atlas' latest release Mounqaliba was a decidedly acoustic affair, recorded with a 20-piece Turkish ensemble and a chamber orchestra & integrating western and Arabic styles. Mounqaliba (which means being in a state of reversal' in classical Arabic) was a stunning set of original songs, evocative interludes, and a beautiful version ...

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