Jazz News

Berklee and High School Students Teach Music in Kenya, Donate Instruments and Laptops

Source: Berklee Public Relations
June 29, 2011

A group of Berklee College of Music students and alumni, and Newton North and Needham, MA, High School students are using the summer break as an educational opportunity. The students will participate in a cultural exchange program in Kenya (June 25-July 15) through local organization Global Youth Groove (GYG), whose mission is to transform the lives of youth through music, where they will teach, perform, study Swahili, learn about traditional Kenyan music, instruments and dance, and be immersed in Kenyan ...

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20 Years Of Jazz In The Park Celebrated With Great Concerts At Serralves Museum Of Contemporary Art, Portugal: July 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
June 29, 2011

In 2011 Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates the 20th edition of Jazz in the Park, a summer jazz festival that takes place in Serralves 18 ha Park. To commemorate this 20th anniversary, Serralves presents some great musical moments. The concerts will take place on July 10, 16, 23 and 30, at 6 p.m. For Antonio Curvelo, responsible for programming the festival, “the 20 years of Jazz in the Park that are celebrated in 2011 are not only one more ...

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New Dutch band Taconieuwenhuizen Group blossoms with infectiously energetic album

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 29, 2011

For bassist Taco Nieuwenhuizen, there was a mystique to the instrument that reeled him in at the age of 17. “The coolness; the sound of the instrument," Nieuwenhuizen revealed, almost like the affection for detail that an adoring husband has for his wife. “There is magic around the bass guitar. The thickness of the strings; you can play fast with two fingers, pull and slap. There's a world out there to explore." And creative exploration, especially with the bass, summarizes ...

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Daniel Marques: Brazilian Jazz with Gunpowder

Source: Charles Blass
June 29, 2011

From Rio de Janeiro, 7-string guitarist Daniel Marques recently won the greatest award in his country, the 'Brazilian Grammy' known as the Prêmio da Música Brasileira (2010). “The Brazilian Award was for my last project called Frevo Diabo Orchestra. I created that band, produced the awarded CD and directed the band, also composing and making arrangements. My new project is like a microcosm of the orchestra." Daniel is now releasing his debut solo album, Carnaval de Perneta (2011), independently on ...

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Lew Tabackin; Jammin' On The Hudson

Source: Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC
June 29, 2011

Riverbank State Park, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, for our seventh consecutive year are pleased to present: “Jammin' On The Hudson." 'Jammin'; The Summer Concert Series for the 'serious' Jazz Lover! The series features 'World-Class' Players, appearing one Sunday in July and one in August. What could be more inviting than listening to the sounds of great Jazz Artists, cast out over The Hudson River, at sunset, for Free?! On Sunday July 10th we open our Series with ...

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Percussivo Mundo Novo to Tour US in July

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
June 28, 2011

Touch-Screen Samba and Joystick Roots: Percussivo Mundo Novo Channels Cascading Brazilian Beats and Smiling Cyberfunk on North American Tour, July and August 2011

The first of the cyber-Mohicans hits the stage, shredding like a rock star on a touch-screen tablet melded with a Guitar Hero controller-and creating a huge chorus of Brazilian rhythm. With a three-foot tall Mohawk and the blessing of the spirits, he and his crew invent new instruments for ancient roots: the rumbling joys of Afro-Brazilian beats, ...

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All About Jazz Re-Launches Download of the Day Section

Source: Michael Ricci
June 27, 2011

As part of the website relauching initiative, All About Jazz has upgraded its MP3 download of the day page. The new page (see example) also allows members to post comments about the track, read the editor's track comments and share the track with their Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

We'd also like to announce that Dave Sumner is now AAJ's new Download of the Day Editor and will handle track scheduling and musician outreach moving forward.

Enjoy!

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Jazz Corps Legend Tommy Peltier Releases Eclectic New Solo CD "Love, Women and Song"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 27, 2011

Los Angeles, CA—Jazz aficionados and music enthusiasts worldwide are buzzing with the new solo release by legendary Jazz Corps founding member Tommy Peltier. An eclectic mix of rock, bop, pop, classical and jazz, Tommy Peltier's 'Love, Woman and Song' is an unexpected sonic adventure from the former jazz cornet virtuoso turned vocalist. “The concept for this solo album was to be free and explore many genres," explains Tommy. “With the subjects love, the women in my life and music, made ...

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