Jazz News

Downtown Boston's Jazz Swarms for Jazz Week from JazzBoston

Source: Chris Rich
May 1, 2011

Ken Field graciously shared his sense of the role of swarming. It really turns on the reappearance of music in the public square without the conventions of venue performance. “Since the earliest days of my musical career I have always been attracted to the choral and contrapuntal sound of multiple iterations of the same instrument. Decades ago, when I was asked to add a sax solo to a track, I would invariably record multiple takes of the solo, and then ...

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Uri Caine Trio at Bucks County Community College on May 5th

Source: Jeff Baumeister
May 1, 2011

World-renowned, Philadelphia native Uri Caine brings his trio of bassist John Hebert and drummer Ben Perowsky to Bucks for an unforgettable night of modern jazz. The New York Times has called Uri Caine “a ferociously versatile jazz musician known for playing fluid funk, fusion and traditional jazz as a fixture in New York's downtown music scene." Gateway Auditorium at Bucks County Community College 275 Swamp Road Newtown, PA 18940 Thursday, May 5th at 8:00 ...

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Dave Brubeck Radio on Sirius XM

Source: Trinity Colon
May 1, 2011

Sirius XM's latest limited-engagement channel is dedicated to a living legend and a national treasure, Dave Brubeck. In a grand conclude to Sirius XM's Jazz Appreciation Month celebration, “Dave Brubeck Radio" honors this jazz icon with a weekend of non-stop music from his over 6 decade career and music from the artists inspired by him. Hosted by the legend himself, Dave Brubeck as well as his manager of three decades, Russell Gloyd. Featuring exclusive commentary from friends and family, including ...

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Enter the "Matthew Shipp - The Art of the Improviser" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
May 1, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Thirsty Ear “Matthew Shipp—The Art of the Improviser“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select THREE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 28th.

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(Following Matthew Shipp at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Thirsty Ear

About Matthew Shipp and The Art of the Improviser

For the better part of fifty years Matthew Shipp has been ...

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UYS: Larry Coryell Interview

Source: underyourskin
May 1, 2011

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Guitarist Mahan Mirarab dazzlingly blends traditional jazz with Persian folk on new album

Source: Lauren Rogers
May 1, 2011

In the midst of war, guitarist Mahan Mirarab was able to find solace in his music. Born in Tehran, Iran on July 13, 1983, Mirarab was raised with the Iran-Iraq War as an ominous backdrop. But proving that music is a universal language, especially the poetry of jazz, Mirarab discovered the records of jazz icons like Charlie Parker and Wes Montgomery. Their artistic brilliance captivated Mirarab as a young teen; they opened a new world to him, one of peace ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Stellar 2011 Lineup, September 16-18

Source: Larry Taylor
May 1, 2011

The 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Sept. 16 through 18, will include headliners Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Huey Lewis & The News and Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, starring Terence Blanchard, to name a few. A variety of other jazz and blues greats totaling 500, will perform on eight stages, during three days at the Monterey, California , Fairgrounds. Among them are James Farm featuring Joshua Redman, the John Pizzarelli Quartet, An Afternoon in Treme with Dumpstaphunk and ...

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George Kahn Quintet Returns to the Culver Club - with a Tribute To Horace Silver

Source: Imaginary Friends
May 1, 2011

The George Kahn Quintet, featuring George Kahn on piano, returns to the Culver Club in Culver City for an exciting night of West Coast Jazz on Friday, May 20th, 2011. The evening will feature music from George's most recent highly regarded album, Secrets From The Jazz Ghetto, as well as a very special tribute to the great Horace Silver. Accompanying George Kahn will be: Larry Klimas on sax, John Fumo on trumpet, Karl Vincent on bass and M. B. Gordy ...

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