Jazz News

The Microscopic Septet in Baltimore August 31 at An die Musik Live (Baltimore)

Source: Scott Foster
August 29, 2011

The Microscopic Septet proves yet again that it's more powerful than a hurricane when it performs August 31 at An die Musik Live in Baltimore, MD, bouncing back from a storm that scratched its weekend engagement at the venue. The concert, which will begin at 7:30 PM, will feature music from the band's critically accaimed CD, “Friday the 13th: The Micros Play Monk" (Cuneiform Records), inventive arrangements of Thelonious Monk compositions as reimagined by Phillip Johnston and Joel Forrester, the ...

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Kansas City's Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival Line Up Announced

Source: Christopher Burnett
August 29, 2011

The 2011 Rhythm & Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival Artist and Entertainment Schedule has been confirmed for Saturday, October 8th and is as follows: (All talent subject to change) SPRINT BLUE ROOM STAGE 12:00PM-12:45PM Elderstatesmen of Jazz

1:30PM-2:15PM KC Sound Collective

3:30PM-4:30PM Wild Women of Kansas City

4:30PM-5:15PM Mary Bridgett Davies

6:00PM-7:00PM WIld Men of Kansas City

8:00PM-9:45PM Charlie Hunter** **$10 cover charge applies to general ...

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"Rise and Fall" by Hamilton Sterling - CD Release

Source: Hamilton Sterling
August 29, 2011

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This Week at The Cornelia Street Cafe: August 29-September 5

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 29, 2011

SUMMERTIME CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: TONIGHT—Monday, August 29, 8:30PM MELODY FADER AND FRIENDS Melody Fader, piano; Emily Popham Gillins, violin; Hamilton Berry, cello Tuesday, August 30, 8:30 PM neoLIT ENSEMBLE neoLIT Ensemble presents a program of modern works written for flute, cello and piano. Wednesday, August 31, 8:30PM DUANE EUBANKS QUINTET Duane Eubanks, trumpet; Abraham Burton, tenor saxophone; Orrin Evans, piano; Eric McPherson, drums; Corcoran Holt, bass Thursday, September ...

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Documentary on Peruvian Rapper Immortal Technique to Premiere at Harlem Film Festival 9/7

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 29, 2011

Documentary on Peruvian Rapper IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE to Premiere at Harlem Film Festival 'The (R)evolution Of Immortal Technique' is Set For 9/7, Followed by In-Person Q&A with the Hip-Hop Artist and the Director of the film, Cary Stuart; Fans Worldwide Can Login via Skype Peruvian rapper Immortal Technique, one of the most dynamic figures in hip-hop, is the subject of 'The (R)evolution Of Immortal Technique,' a revealing documentary by Director Cary Stuart. The upcoming film, which shows Tech (born Felipe Coronel) ...

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North Carolina Symphony Pops Series Begins with Tour of Bernstein's Greatest Hits, Sept. 23-24

Source: Arthur Ryel-Lindsey
August 29, 2011

The North Carolina Symphony will have special help in guiding concertgoers through one of music's most engaging legacies next month. Jamie Bernstein joins the Symphony, led by Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks and featuring an ensemble of celebrated guest vocalists, for an entertaining tour of her father Leonard Bernstein's greatest hits. “Bernstein on Broadway," the first concert in the Symphony's 2011/12 Pops series, takes place in Raleigh's Meymandi Concert Hall, in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, on Friday ...

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Musical Alchemist Janet Robbins Releases "Song of the Gypsy Tree"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
August 29, 2011

CA—Weaving sonic tales of magic and mysticism, Janet Robbins has released her fourth album 'Song of the Gypsy Tree.' Described as “moody, laconic, enticing, sometimes baffling," Janet's music possesses a “dark beauty and symphonic grandeur." With ethereal ambient soundscapes intertwined with world music rhythms and hauntingly beautiful vocals, Janet's work continues in the path of her contemporaries Mike and Sally Oldfield, Kate Bush and Gilli Smyth. “This is what you might listen to after you are awakened from cryo-sleep and ...

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Cornell Dupree Last Recording Released on Dialtone Records

Source: Edward stout
August 29, 2011

Cornell Dupree: I'm Alright (Dialtone Records, DT0023) I'm Alright, has the stamp of Cornell through and through. Cornell's theory was to surround himself with great musicians and he got what he needed from the young hotbed of players in Austin TX. In the studio Cornell would put out an idea, roll it around and just start playing with the song. On “Doin' Alright" Cornell and George Porter came up with the basic idea and everyone else chimed in with their ...

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