Jazz News

Shipp and Parker play together at BAsics Event in Harlem on April 11th

Source: Nancy Van Ness
April 10, 2011

"On the Occasion of the Publication of BAsics: A Celebration of Revolution and the Vision of a New World"

Monday, April 11, 7pm Harlem Stage Aaron Davis Hall, on the campus of the City College of New York 150 Convent Avenue @ 135th Street #1 trains to 137th Street and Broadway; or by bus: #100 or #101 from 125th Street Matthew Shipp, William Parker, David Murray, and Ruby Dee along with approximately a dozen ...

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Enter the "Fred Hersch - Alone at the Vanguard" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
April 9, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Palmetto “Fred Hersch—Alone at the Vanguard“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 9th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Fred Hersch at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Palmetto Records About Alone at the Vanguard The Village Vanguard has been open since 1935 and up until a few years ago they had ...

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The Yardbirds Headline ZepFest, Memorial Day Weekend, May 27, 28, 29

Source: Anne Leighton
April 9, 2011

The Yardbirds will be headlining the first annual ZepFest, playing all three nights May 27, 28, and 29-Memorial Day Weekend, at the National Harbor, on the Potomac River, at Waterfront Street and St. George Blvd., in Prince George's County, MD. There are a variety of tickets and pricing plans available for the Fest, including one-day events and VIP get-togethers. The full Fest is $325.00, and tickets are available at missiontix.com. The ZepFest features over 50 bands on five stages. There'll ...

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Dean Brown releases ear-training app for Apple iPad/iPhone

Source: Dean Brown
April 9, 2011

Dean Brown has released an iPhone/iPad app called “Pickup Tunes." Dean says: “There are two versions available: Pickup Tunes Free (This is an introduction to the game that is basically the first few levels of the full game) and Pickup Tunes (the full version which has five stages and includes the “Final Challenge"). The idea was to base a game on the ear training techniques that I use in teaching. We developed it to look and feel more like a ...

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Gary Lucas One-Take - "Q & A"

Source: Dusty Wright
April 9, 2011

Former Captain Beefheart and Jeff Buckley guitarist performs a new instrumental piece entitled “Q & A" on Dusty Wright's One-Takes.

About Gary Lucas

A world class guitar hero, a Grammy-nominated songwriter, an international recording artist with over a dozen acclaimed solo albums to date, and a soundtrack composer for film and television, Gary Lucas is on the move in 2006. Dubbed the “legendary leftfield guitarist" by The Guardian, “Guitarist of 1000 Ideas" by The New York Times, “a true axe ...

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Thank You Philadelphia!

Source: Michael Ricci
April 8, 2011

All About Jazz would like to thank the jazz presenting community in Philadelphia for supporting our website with their advertising patronage.

Our sincerest gratitude goes out to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Painted Bride Art Center, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Keswick Theatre, the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival, the Cape May Jazz Festival and Roller's Flying Fish. They are early adopters to geo-targeted online advertising and they are reaping the benefits ...

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Flat Earth Society to tour the USA in May

Source: Anniek Vanhee
April 8, 2011

Flat Earth Society is coming to the USA for their first performances ever on American soil.

May 14, Tropical Heatwave, Tampa (USA première) May 15, The Palladium, St Petersburgh (Fl) May 17: Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center, Washington May 18: Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia May 19: Lincoln Center, Atrium Stage, NY May 20: Museum of The Moving Image, NY May 21: Surprise club gig, NY

About Flat Earth Society FES was founded in 1998, when no-nonsense artist, ...

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Toddd Clouser's A Love Electric (Ropeadope Records) Coast to Coast to Mexico Tour Apr 13 - May 9

Source: Calabro Music
April 8, 2011

Guitarist and Composer, Ropeadope Records Artist Todd Clouser takes his exhilarating modern jazz and groove based quintet, 'A Love Electric' back on the road for dates from Cali's Bay Area to an NYC debut, and a Philadelphia slot opening for DJ Logic. With tours of Latin America and the US behind them, and summer dates in Europe, Todd and A Love Electric have rapidly established themselves as an original and passionate voice on the modern music scene, performing what has ...

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