Jazz News

Italy's finest jazz players unite in Domenico Sanna Trio's debut album

Source: Lauren Rogers
June 1, 2011

Take three of Italy's finest jazz players and combine them in the same band. The result? It's Too Marvelous for Words. Featuring pianist Domenico Sanna, bassist Giorgio Rosciglione, and drummer Marco Valeri, the group has the distinction of being the first jazz band signed to Rome, Italy's Tosky Records label. Naming themselves the Domenico Sanna Trio, their debut album Too Marvelous for Words provides credibility to the swagger behind the record's name. The group isn't boasting, at least not in ...

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The Jazz Session Needs Your Help to Survive

Source: Michael Ricci
May 31, 2011

BROOKLYN, NY—The Jazz Session, the online interview show, needs members to continue. The show, which was started four years ago by host and producer Jason Crane, has been downloaded more than 1.1 million times and features interviews with established masters and up-and-coming artists. Listeners can become members at thejazzsession.com/join. “This show has been a labor of love for the past four years," said Crane. “I still love it, but now I need some financial support for the labor part." Crane ...

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Lineage and Vision Festival 16: June 5-11

Source: Chris Rich
May 31, 2011

So much of our experience is increasingly place-less as franchise smiles crafted by human resources consultants greet us daily no matter what the biome or weight of memory. The fast food smile and store floor uniform must ever be the same. Crowd counts displace quality practices with childlike aspirations toward some eternal Superbowl as the only metric that matters.

But really. That's for people who are determined to make lots of money and everyone gets what they pay for. Vision ...

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Terakaft & the Desert Blues

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
May 31, 2011

Old-school rock rebels and musical elders from the desert. Terakaft brings together the raw sounds of minimal indie guitar rock and the swaying pulse of Saharan journeys. They harness the energy of flirtatious midnight songs and the gravitas of respected advisors calling for peace and unity. Tuareg guitar warriors, Terakaft keeps alive the musical spirit honed by decades of oppression, rebellion, and exile on Aratan N Azawad (Children of the Azawad, World Village; June 14). Drawing on traditional forms of ...

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Gypsy Jazz In Paradise Added to Crested Butte Music Festival Roster

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
May 31, 2011

Jazz has long been part of the 15th annual Crested Butte Music Festival's lineup, but this year the focus is on a truly unique style of music attributed to legendary French/Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. “Gypsy Jazz In Paradise," presented by the Crested Butte Music Festival and DjangoFest(TM), is slated for the weekend of August 12th through the 14th at the base area of Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Mt. Crested Butte, Colo. Born into a family of Romani ...

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Reza Khan & Painted Diaries New Recording, "A Simple Plan"

Source: Kl Ma
May 31, 2011

REZA KHAN AND PAINTED DIARIES ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW STUDIO RECORDING, A SIMPLE PLAN, AVAILABLE NOW ON THE PAINTED MEDIA LABEL Features Andy Snitzer, Graham Hawthorne and Grammy Nominee Fabrice Dupont “It's like a nice walk on the beach with your family," says Reza Khan, speaking about his latest CD, A Simple Plan (on the Painted Media label). Following the 2009 release of Painted Diaries, a paean to the affecting stories of everyday life that “mostly disappear in ...

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Thomas Zehetmair conducting SPCO in Minnesota

Source: ECM records
May 31, 2011

Thomas Zehetmair is one of the most significant violinists of our generation. He enjoys a successful international career, thrilling audiences and critics with his abilities as a soloist, chamber musician and conductor. In Europe, Zehetmair is a regular guest of the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, Gewandhaus Leipzig Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, among others. He also performs with the NHK Tokyo Orchestra and with the Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra and Cleveland Orchestra. Thomas also ...

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Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival - July 2011

Source: Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival
May 31, 2011

Now in its 33rd year, the UK's longest running jazz festival runs from 22-31 July and offers a diverse and exciting range of jazz and blues with over 90 shows in concert halls, clubs, bars, churches, streets and glamorous tents! With a range of special offers, free events and tickets from only £5, there's something for everyone to enjoy, whether you're a jazz aficionado or experiencing jazz or blues for the first time. Creating a real buzz around Scotland's beautiful ...

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