Jazz News

Dee Dee Bridgewater’s Midnight Sun, A Collection Of Favorite Love Songs From Throughout Her Career, Set For Release August 23rd

Source: Muse Media
June 1, 2011

CD is an homage to the art of passion and features 11 remastered tracks, including one previously unreleased bonus track Los Angeles, CA—MIDNIGHT SUN, a collection of love songs from throughout Grammy and Tony Award-winning artist Dee Dee Bridgewater's critically acclaimed career, is set for release on DDB Records/Emarcy (Universal) on August 23rd. A love letter of sorts, Midnight Sun, produced by Tulani Bridgewater-Kowalski, is the ultimate mixed tape, traversing landscapes of melodically mournful tales of love lost, heartrending ballads ...

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Phase 2 of Brian Adler's Helium Project Lifts Off July 12

Source: Brian Shankar Adler
July 1, 2011

DRUMMER/COMPOSER SPEARHEADS DIGITAL-ONLY COLLABORATION FEATURING THE MUSICAL TALENT OF ARGENTINE MUSICIANS RODRIGO DOMINGUEZ, JUAN PABLO ARREDONDO, JERONIMO CARMONA. Drummer and composer Brian Adler releases the second in a series of digital recordings from The Helium Music Project, his ongoing creative collaboration with jazz musicians that transcends time, space and international borders. Entitled Phase 2, the digital EP will be available as a digital download on July 12 at HeliumMusicProject.com. With his eyes and ears on the future, Adler is among ...

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Kevin Eubanks to perform at OKC’s Charlie Christian music festival

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2011

For 18 years, Kevin Eubanks and his guitar came right into America's living room through the television set. On Thursday, the former music director of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" will bring his eclectic musical interests, tight-knit band and, yes, his guitar to the Civic Center Music Hall to perform as part of the 26th annual Charlie Christian International Music Festival. “Our concert is probably more energetic than people think, and we like to play. And I think it ...

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New Brunswick Jazz Project garners award from City Market

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2011

The New Brunswick Jazz Project has been up and running for a little more than a year and the effort to make New Brunswick a jazz music destination is already receiving recognition. The New Brunswick City Market, a nonprofit group that promotes the city's businesses and the revitalization of its downtown area, gave the jazz project an award at its annual board of directors meeting in April. The award, for outstanding music program contribution, is a sign to the founders ...

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Keeping jazz music alive with the Young Sounds of Arizona

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2011

PHOENIX—Over the years, studies have shown that kids involved in music programs overwhelmingly do better in school overall. Eric Rasmussen, Music Director of the Young Sounds of Arizona says with music education programs being cut statewide, Young Sounds give talented students an outlet to pursue their musical goals, even if their high school music program is struggling.

Young Sounds is all-city jazz ensemble comprised of the best young jazz talent in the Valley, started in 1971. ...

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Dr. Michael White's Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1 Coming This Month

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2011

Basin Street Records have set a June 21, 2011 release date for Dr. Michael White's Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1 (Part 2 will be released in early 2012). White has recorded ten projects under his own name and has participated on over forty recordings including the latest projects of Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, and Marianne Faithful. This is the fifth release of Dr. Michael White's on the Basin Street Records label following A Song for George Lewis, Jazz ...

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Schiff Brothers - Express - Has Arrived!

Source: Michael Ricci
June 1, 2011

The Schiff Brothers, Dave and Don Schiff, have released their first joint album—Express. A little bit smooth, a little bit funk, and a mix like you've never heard before, the Schiff Brothers have laid down tunes that will make you love, groove, and sweat. This whole new sound has bass that drives, sax that swings, and sensual lines that seduce. The music is all original tunes written by Dave and Don, except for I Will Be Strong which was written ...

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Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk, Cannonball Adderly Headline Concord Jazz Reissues

Source: conqueroo
June 1, 2011

Concord Music Group will release six new titles in the Original Jazz Classics Remasters series on June 14, 2011. Enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, generous helpings of bonus tracks (many of them previously unreleased), and new liner notes that provide historical and technical context, the series showcases some of the most pivotal recordings of the past several decades by artists whose influences on the jazz tradition is beyond measure.

“These six releases bring us to 20 titles altogether ...

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