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Recording

Guitarist-Composer Chris Taylor Casts a Spell with Nocturnal Auspicious debut by new discovery due out on Abstract Logix in May

Source: Abstract Logix
April 8, 2011

Seemingly from out of nowhere, New York-based guitarist-composer Chris Taylor has emerged after nearly 30 years on the scene with a brilliant, fully-realized first album as a leader. And though it's been a long time in coming, Nocturnal may be the most auspicious debut of the year. Reflecting the influences of such potent bands as Weather Report, Tribal Tech and the Zawinul Syndicate, as well as such guitaristic icons as John Scofield, Bill Frisell and Allan Holdsworth, Taylor's compelling album ...

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Recording

The Greencards Ready 'The Brick Album' with Guests Vince Gill and Sam Bush

Source: conqueroo
April 8, 2011

Vince Gill and Sam Bush make guest appearances on Justin Niebank-produced album, due for release June 21, 2011. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—From the first notes struck together in 2003 through tours with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, up to and beyond their fourth studio album in 2009, The Greencards have won steadily escalating acclaim for their multi-dimensional Americana vision. Each step they've taken has widened their appeal. Their releases have topped the Billboard Bluegrass charts. In both 2008 (for their Viridian album) ...

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Performance / Tour

Grateful Dead Take Europe '72 Tour Online

Source: 1888 Media
April 8, 2011

Dead.net And The Band's Facebook Page Will Retrace The Celebrated European Tour With Interactive Experiences And Premieres Of Exclusive Tracks From The Massive Europe '72 Boxed Set Due Out In September. The Dead Will Also Reissue The Long Out-Of-Print Mono Mix Of Their 1967 Debut On 180-Gram Vinyl Exclusively For Record Store Day 2011. LOS ANGELES—On April 7, 1972, Grateful Dead played the first of 22 European concerts and began an extraordinary run regarded by many to be the band's ...

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Recording

Sinouj's Live at Play! Album. New Ways in World Jazz (Tunisia/Spain/Nigeria/Italy)

Source: Michael Ricci
April 8, 2011

Sinouj's releasing its album with the great flamenco master el Guadiana Sinouj is an Afro-Mediterranean band which bases its music on Magreb and Middle Eastern traditions that they mix with contemporary jazz, funk, as well as West African Music. Sinouj therefore integrates such elements as Arabic rhythms and modes into a modern vision of jazz and funk music with an electronic tinge. Sinouj's sound is characterized by its unique combination of oriental violin and sax propelled by an unstoppable African ...

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Recording

Aaron Comess Readies Powerful Instrumental CD 'Beautiful Mistake' for June 14th

Source: Seth Cohen PR
April 8, 2011

Emotive Without Words, Instrumental Rock Album Creates Drama via Commanding Drums and Electric Guitar's Lyrical 'Voice' 'Beautiful Mistake,' a Powerful New Collection by Aaron Comess, Set for June 14 Release Respected drummer/guitarist/composer/producer Aaron Comess steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight with his powerful new rock instrumental CD, 'Beautiful Mistake.' Comess, who wrote and produced the June 14th album, creates sweeping songs that are emotive without words, leaving his commanding drum work and the 'voice' of his band's ...

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Education

Wynton Marsalis to Launch Lecture Series at Harvard University

Source: Dan Tracy
April 8, 2011

Will Teach a Master Class at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Harvard University announced today that Wynton Marsalis will launch a two-year performance and lecture series on April 28, with an appearance at Sanders Theatre. Currently the Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis is an accomplished musician, composer, bandleader and educator who has made the promotion of jazz and cultural literacy his hallmark causes. “Wynton Marsalis is both an internationally acclaimed musician and a leader in educating people ...

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Event

Vitello's Jazz Club Hosts "Jazz For Japan" Concerts And Fundraiser Event With Support From Local Jazz Community

Source: Kim Koury
April 8, 2011

100% Proceeds Donated To The Japan Red Cross Vitellos's Jazz Club in Studio City in association with the Los Angeles Jazz Society welcomes the LA jazz community to come and support the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Musicians and fans will be coming together from 11:00 AM-11:00 PM Saturday, April 9 for an all day concert benefit raising funds for the Japanese Red Cross. Vitello's is located at 4349 Tujunga Ave, Studio City, CA 91604. The ...

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Event

Robin D.G. Kelley, Author of Acclaimed Thelonious Monk Biography, to Present Free Public Lecture at The Kimmel Center, Philadelphia April 9th

Source: Victor L. Schermer
April 7, 2011

Robin Kelley's Thelonious Monk:The Life And Times of an American Original, was published in 2009 by Free Press and quickly has become a classic, gaining critical acclaim and numerous awards, and provoking constant discussion and raves among jazz musicians and fans alike. Renowned pianist and educator Geri Allen remarked: “Thelonious Monk: The Life And Times of an American Original is one of the most anticipated books in jazz scholarship... Robin D. G. Kelley represents one of this generation's most important ...

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