Jazz News

Enter the "Roberta Piket - Sides, Colors" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
May 26, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Thirteenth Note “Roberta Piket—Sides, Colors“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on June 27th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Roberta Piket at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck!

About Sides, Colors Thirteenth Note Records is pleased to announce the March 2011 release of Roberta Piket's seventh CD, Sides, Colors. This ambitious release features intriguing arrangements for strings, reeds, ...

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Brazilian Legend Deodato Releases New CD Featuring Special Guest Al Jarreau

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
May 26, 2011

"quintessential Deodato, flexing both his compositional muscle and industry connections." —Ryan Snyder, Yes! Weekly San Francisco, CA / May 17, 2011 There are some artists that will always withstand the test of time.... NuGroove 2.0 / SMC proudly presents the United States and Canadian release of Eumir Deodato's “The Crossing" with special guest appearances by contemporary jazz legend Al Jarreau on “Double Face" and “I Want You More." With combined sales of over 25 million records as an artist, arranger ...

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Tribeca New Music Festival: May 31 and June 5

Source: Michael Ricci
May 26, 2011

The TRIBECA NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL invades Brooklyn at the Galapagos Art Space as the TRIBECA MONSTERS! tackle some of the hottest avant-pop pieces on the planet. Monster violinist Mary Rowell (ETHEL), keyboardist Geoffrey Burleson, with cellist Wendy Law and percussionist John Ferrari (May 31). They are joined by such talents as Jacob TV on solo cello and boombox; 2011 Young Composer Competition winner Dylan Mattingly and Ed Harsh on piano, Michael Gandolfi on piano, cello and percussion; Daniel Bernard Roumain ...

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Benny Goodman, The Great Innovator—This week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
May 26, 2011

To celebrate Benny Goodman's innovative style, Riverwalk Jazz has assembled performances and stories from our stable of jazz greats drawn into his orbit—Lionel Hampton, Doc Cheatham, Helen Ward—and our own Ron Hockett and Jim Cullum. In 22 years of Riverwalk Jazz radio broadcasts, we've welcomed several artists closely associated with Goodman—or deeply influenced by his music—to The Landing in San Antonio. The weekly hour-long public radio show is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, Sirius/XM satellite, and can ...

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RKO Records Artist Laura Shaffer CD "The Julie London Songbook" Now Available on I Tunes

Source: Tom Ficara
May 26, 2011

RKO Records, the iconic music home to jazz artists such as Herbie Fields, Westchester Jazz Ensemble, Herb Jeffries, Ted Lewis, Rudy Vallee, Orrin Tucker, and Muggsy Spanier, has just released “The Julie London Songbook." The album is performed by long time Las Vegas jazz singer Laura Shaffer in her debut album. It is currently available from I Tunes and 28 other music download services. A 24 carat gold limited number CD will follow in June and a collector vinyl version ...

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Anthony Braxton Live & interview

Source: underyourskin
May 25, 2011

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"Phase 1" Of Brian Adler's Helium Project Lifts Off

Source: Brian Shankar Adler
May 25, 2011

Drummer/composer spearheads digital-only collaboration featuring the musical talent of Kate McGarry, Dave Eggar, Peter Ehwald, Mark Lau, and others. “Adler is an amazing instrumentalist who has seemingly mastered all aspects of percussion... his bubbling, percolating rhythms carry the music forward in the most graceful possible ways."—Dave Wayne, Jazzreview.com. Drummer and composer Brian Adler will release the first in a series of digital recordings from The Helium Project, his ongoing creative collaboration with jazz musicians that transcends, time, space and international ...

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Announcing the Winners of the "Jeff Beck - Rock 'N' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2011

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