Jazz News

A Joyful Noise: Big Bands x 2 at Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 26, 2011

August 5-7, 2011 International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino Fort Adams State Park Newport, RI—From Duke Ellington's “rebirth" in 1956 and Count Basie's Sixteen Men Swinging, to Dizzy Gillespie's bebop sounds and the soulful strains of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival has presented the full range of jazz's finest big bands for six decades. And, as we are locked and loaded into the21st Century, this year's festival, presented by ...

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Brass Masters Sound Off at Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 26, 2011

August 5-7, 2011 International Tennis Hall of Fame at Newport Casino Fort Adams State Park NEWPORT, RI—From its inception in the fifties, the Newport Jazz Festival has been the place to hear the full scope of the jazz trumpet tradition: from the promethean horn of Louis Armstrong and the re-birth of the cool Prince of Darkness Miles Davis, to the debut of the late20th Century Crescent City crown prince of classic jazz, Wynton Marsalis. And the ...

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Announcing Taste In San Pedro, Featuring Local Cuisine, Music And Art At The Port Of Los Angeles

Source: Kim Koury
July 26, 2011

Featuring Live Music By Legendary Latin Jazz Sensation Poncho Sanchez And His Latin Jazz Band, and Tribute Bands FanHalen, INXSive and LedZepagain San Pedro's premiere family, music and food festival will take place on the Waterfront Promenade at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro from August 5-7. The event will showcase local cuisine and wines and spirits and will offer continuous entertainment including live bands, a family fun zone with activities for the whole family; merchants and crafters, ...

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23rd Annual Bayfront Blues Festival: Ready to Rumble August 12th - 14th in Duluth, Minnesota

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 26, 2011

The Bayfront Blues Festival is one of the largest annual outdoor music events in the upper Midwest. Each year nearly 20,000 fans come to Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park to listen to the who's who of the blues and blues/rock world. Downtown Duluth, Minnesota is where Bayfront Park is situated right on the beautiful harbor of the citites of Duluth and Superior on the shores of Lake Superior. The park is within walking distance to Duluth's scenic downtown and canal park ...

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"Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl - Expanded Edition" On Hip-O Select / Verve

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 26, 2011

Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl was the first recorded jazz concert at the prestigious Los Angeles outdoor venue. It was a prime example of jazz elevated to the concert stage, a concept developed by Norman Granz, record producer, label owner, artist manager and the foremost jazz promoter in the world. It was recorded August 15, 1956, the year Granz established Verve Records, and featured some of Verve's greatest talent: Ella Fitzgerald, Art Tatum, the Oscar Peterson Trio, et al.

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The Tomorrow's Warriors Jazz Orchestra becomes The Nu Civilisation Orchestra. New programme Firebird debuts Autumn 2011

Source: Adam Sieff
July 26, 2011

The Nu Civilisation Orchestra is the new name of the Tomorrow's Warriors Jazz Orchestra, a fully professional 16-piece orchestra comprising past and present members of the Tomorrow's Warriors artist development programme. Tomorrow's Warriors Artistic Director Gary Crosby OBE said, 'this is our response to feedback from promoters and the public who were not fully aware of our Orchestra's depth of quality and professional status. It is also to avoid any confusion with other Tomorrow's Warriors lineups, such as the Yamaha ...

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Bobby Broom's Deep Blue Organ Trio Salutes the Music of Stevie Wonder with "Wonderful!," out on Origin 8/16

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 26, 2011

With the release of their new CD Wonderful!, Chicago's acclaimed Deep Blue Organ Trio reveals just how well Stevie Wonder's songs adapt to a jazz-rooted setting. The disc, due out August 16 on Origin Records, features guitarist Bobby Broom, organist Chris Foreman, and drummer Greg Rockingham and their deeply informed, strongly felt versions of nine Wonder songs from the 1970s. “Stevie was a huge influence," states Broom, who produced and arranged Wonderful!, the trio's fourth CD and second for Origin. ...

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London-born Katerina Polemi delivers beautiful balance of Brazilian and Gypsy jazz on new CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 26, 2011

Greatness can exist from beneath the most humble of appearances. The goal of jazz artist Katerina Polemi may be to Spread the Music, Not the Name with her latest album, but she'll likely end up doing both whether she intends to or not. Polemi's record is a spicy amalgamation of Brazilian and Gypsy jazz with sweetly brewed Greek and world-music ingredients tossed in as well. Together they culminate in an unidentifiable genre all of Polemi's own. Welcome to the accessible ...

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