Jazz News

Pianist Eiko Rikuhashi debuts with classy, stylish EP

Source: Lauren Rogers
May 28, 2011

The model-like beauty and stylish classiness of pianist Eiko Rikuhashi is reflected in her music as well. On her debut EP You Are My Strength, Rikuhashi combines her own compositions with immortal classics from Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene de Paul, and Joe Zawinul, every track gorgeously and tastefully played. It's a dazzler of a first effort, displaying the kind of emotional depth and artistic maturity that one usually doesn't find on a newcomer's record. Born in Osaka, Japan, Rikuhashi began ...

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Re-Introducing Aimee Allen and Winters & Mays

Source: Kari-On Productions
May 27, 2011

Re-Introducing Aimée Allen Aimée Allen—vocals Pete McCann—guitar Toru Dodo—piano Craig Akin—bass Jacob Melchior—drums and percussion Victor Prieto—accordion Aimée Allen's intimate connection with music began as a child. Her childhood was literally scored with classic jazz, because of her mother's intense love of the music. The influence of the jazz tradition can be heard in Aimée's musical style and interpretation choices. But Aimée's listeners can also hear her individual voice, nuanced ...

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Newport Folk & Jazz Festival Ticket Office Opening at Alex and Ani on Friday

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 27, 2011

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces New Ticket and Information Location at Alex and Ani, One Bowen's Wharf, Beginning Friday, May 27, at Noon NEWPORT, RI—The Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management will open a new Ticket and Information Center at the Alex and Ani store at One Bowen's Wharf in Newport, beginning Friday, May 27, at noon, it was announced by the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., the recently-formed 501(c) (3) organization that produces ...

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Okan Ersan's "A Reborn Journey"

Source: Okan Ersan
May 27, 2011

Okan Ersan presented his passionate interpretation of life A Reborn Journey to the world, and as Dave Weckl cited, “A Reborn Journey has the potential to make a lot of noise in the world of jazz fusion- it's fresh and different!" FREE MP3: Download “Quantumising Myself" at AAJ now. em>A Reborn Journey was released at the beginning of April 2011 and it blends different genres from Rock to Jazz and includes ethnic elements of Anatolian & Mediterranean tunes. After being ...

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Jazz Singer Martha Lorin, fresh from LA, stops at Martuni's in SF on Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
May 27, 2011

Martha Lorin “Just Jazz" with Grant Levin (piano) Dean Reilly(bass) Bob Blankenship (drums) May 28, 2011 Showtime 7:00pm to 9:00pm $15 Martuni's 4 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 415-241-0205 Martha Lorin, hailing from Colorado and now based on the East Coast, has been praised by critics worldwide for the brilliance of her tone, the beauty of her voice and her exceptional way with a lyric. Martha has received ...

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Concord Original Jazz Announces Six New Reissues

Source: conqueroo
May 26, 2011

Remastered recordings set for release on June 14, 2011 LOS ANGELES, Calif.—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 ...

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Chick Corea Plans Month-Long Jam Session for His 70th Birthday

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
May 26, 2011

It's safe to say that most people who reach their 70th birthday have started to slow down and take it a bit easier than in their youth. But that is certainly not the case for keyboardist Chick Corea, whose early career saw him make his debut as a leader in 1966 and perform alongside Joe Henderson and Stan Getz. He hit it big with Miles Davis' landmark late-'60s electric bands and his landmark '70s fusion group Return to Forever. Recently, ...

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Terence Blanchard To Score "Red Tails," A George Lucas Production

Source: Muse Media
May 26, 2011

Grammy winning composer/ trumpet player Terence Blanchard to score Red Tails, a George Lucas production. The film is Golden-Globe nominated composer's 52nd film score and stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard and more

World-renowned film composer and trumpet player Terence Blanchard is set to score the soundtrack for Red Tails, the feature film directorial debut by Anthony Hemingway. Based on the true story of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, Red Tails tells the tale of a group of ...

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