Jazz News

Henry Grimes and Wadada Leo Smith Offer a Rare Acoustic Duo Concert in NYC on July 10th

Source: Margaret Davis Grimes
July 4, 2011

On Sunday, July 10th, 2011 starting promptly at 6:30 p.m., continuing an artistic collaboration that started last October in California, two legendary and visionary musicians, Henry Grimes (upright bass, violin, poetry) and Wadada Leo Smith (trumpets), will offer a rare acoustic duo concert at Zurcher Studio, 33 Bleecker St. betw. Lafayette & Bowery one block above Houston St. and just opposite Mott St. Admission is $20 ($10 for low-income persons), phone 212-777-0790. From the late 50s throughout the 60s, after ...

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Guitarist T.C. Ortberg embodies free-form spirit of Minnesota music scene with eclectic jazz-fusion CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 4, 2011

Once upon a time Purple Rain drenched the Minnesota music scene. What many outsiders didn't realize was that during regional hero Prince's '80s heyday, Minneapolis cooked quite a diverse rhythmic stew. From the synth-popped R&B of Prince and his Paisley Park cohorts to the pioneering underground rock & ruckus of Hüsker Dü and the Replacements. It is in this wellspring of musical creativity that guitarist T.C. Ortberg recorded his latest album, Hot Jupiters, which spices jazz fusion with teaspoonfuls of ...

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A Love Electric Announce Summer Tour

Source: Calabro Music
July 4, 2011

Ropedope Records artist Todd Clouser and his quintet, A Love Electric, have announced their summer tour, spanning the upper midwest and east coast. The band's press release “A Love Electric, on leave from touring overseas and under the border, take their genre bending, “blistering neo-jazz rock (The Prague Post, June 2011)," “sporting avant flourishes and grooves galore (Minneapolis Star Tribune)" to the American road for their inaugural summer tour, an east coast heavy dog days of July run designed to ...

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Rockwired.com's Latest Edition of Jazzed and Blue Features the Psychedelic Jazz Sound of Teddy Presberg and music from Curtis Stigers, Luba Mason, The Dangling Success and Barbara Martin

Source: Rockwired Media LLC
July 4, 2011

The latest edition of Jazzed and Blue: Profiles in Blues and Jazz is now available for download at Rockwired.com and features music and an exclusive interview with the psychedelic sound of jazz guitarist Teddy Presberg, In this opening segment, Presberg discusses the evolution of his sound from his debut CD “Blueprint of Soul" to his follow-up release “Outcries from a Sea of Red” and the recent release three volumes of remixes of his latter album. The second half of this ...

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Dr. E Headlines Lansing JazzFest

Source: Dr. E
July 4, 2011

Listening to—and watching—the soulful, open-hearted, raw-yet-refined talent of Dr. E, audiences feel as she does: elevated. This Columbus, Ohio-based songstress is a fast-rising jazz and soul star who freely shares her resonating soul with her audiences, leaving them with a sense of freedom, connectedness, and inspiration. “We are all human and we want to feel connection to others; I do my best to do that," says Dr. E. Dr. E's many eclectic musical influences have evolved into an exciting style ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour: July 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2011

The heat of summer tends to knock out most touring by smaller acts, but there's still a lot of information below. We post this information here at at All About Jazz once a month. You can always check our website for information that is updated weekly. Thank you for your interest. JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN November 18—The Stone㬌 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street)—NYC, NY 10009 November 20—Cuneifest 2011—tba AFUCHE July 28—Cake Shop—NY,NY (with The Suite Unraveling) ...

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All About Jazz Relaunches "On the Road With..." Series - Musicians Road Stories Wanted!

Source: Michael Ricci
July 1, 2011

Longtime readers may remember bassist Jimmy Haslip, pianist Dave Frank, guitarist Rodney Jones and saxophonist Ellery Eskelin all sharing their anecdotal stories from their various globetrotting tours. Well, AAJ is bringing back this engaging column and relaunching it with On the Road with Lenny White. Lenny will keep us briefed on the current RTF IV tour and invites readers to post comments and say hello.

If you're a musician on the road, have a gift for writing, and would like ...

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Toots Thielemans Honored at San Sebastian Jazz Festival

Source: San Sebastian Jazz Festival (Jazzaldia)
July 1, 2011

Since 1994, the San Sebastian Jazz Festival (now Heineken Jazzaldia) has honored an outstanding musician or impresario for his or her contribution to jazz. This year, Toots Thielemans joins previous award winners: Doc Cheatham (1994), Phil Woods (1995), Hank Jones (1996), Steve Lacy (1997), Chick Corea (1998), Max Roach and Clark Terry (1999), Kenny Barron (2000), Ray Brown (2001), Elvin Jones (2002), Bebo Valdés (2003), Shirley Horn and the director Fernando Trueba (2004), Keith Jarrett and Charles Mingus (In Memoriam) ...

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