Jazz News

Riverwalk Jazz presents William Warfield This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
April 7, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, the late theater legend William Warfield joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in an encore presentation, combining Mr. Warfield's masterful readings of Langston Hughes' poems with musical selections by Duke Ellington and James P. Johnson. The hour-long radio show is distrubuted across the US by Public Radio International and worldwide on Sirius/XM sattelite radio, as well as streamed on-demand via the Riverwalk Jazz website. Langston Hughes has been called the “Poet Laureate of black America," ...

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UDC JAZZforum to Feature Jazz Music Specialist and Veteran Broadcaster Paul Anthony

Source: Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives
April 7, 2011

Washington, D.C.—The University of the District of Columbia Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives welcomes jazz music specialist and veteran radio broadcaster Paul Anthony to the JAZZforum series on April 13, 2011 from 7-9 PM. A familiar voice to Washington, D.C. listeners for over 45 years, Paul Anthony produced shows devoted to jazz for radio station WRC in Washington, DC (1966 to 1972); National Public Radio (1972 to 1979); for radio station WGMS in Washington, DC (1980 to 1990); and for ...

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CTI Records 40th Anniversary Celebration Continues

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 7, 2011

MASTERWORKS JAZZ continues the celebration of the 40th anniversary of CTI Records, the beloved jazz label founded in 1970 by producer Creed Taylor with the release of 4 more classic reissues available on April 12, 2011. They include: George Benson's Beyond the Blue Horizon, Freddie Hubbard's First Light, Don Sebesky's Giant Box and Stanley Turrentine's Salt Song. The reissues are packaged in eco-friendly softpack sleeves that replicate the original gatefold LP design and their iconic covers most with photos by ...

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Tribeca World Premiere: "When the Drum is Beating"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 7, 2011

Two Tone Productions is proud to announce the world premiere of When the Drum is Beating, the feature documentary by director Whitney Dow (Two Towns of Jasper) about Haiti's rich musical culture and the legendary and beloved band the Orchestre Septentrional, on April 25 at the Tribeca Film Festival as part of the Spotlight section. Through its sweeping historical narrative and infectious music, When the Drum is Beating captures the nuances and complexities that make Haiti one of the most ...

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New Release from Ella Fitzgerald "Ella In Japan" On Hip-O Select / Verve

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 7, 2011

Ella Fitzgerald reigns supreme as one of the great, if not the greatest, singers of all time. She was a prolific performer, both on stage and in the studio—and, as we saw in late 2009, with the release of Ella In Hollywood, the 4-CD box set of jaw-dropping unreleased live recordings, a never-ending source of surprises. Prepare to be surprised once again.

'S Wonderful: Ella In Japan, a new release from the acclaimed Verve Select imprint at Hip-oSelect.com, is a ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Next Generation Jazz Festival Results

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 7, 2011

The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the results of the annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the National High School Jazz Competition. A full list of top groups, scholarship and award winners can be found on the Festival's Web site. Major funding for the 2011 Next Generation Jazz Festival was provided by The Hearst Foundations and AT&T Foundation. This program is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the ...

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Shane Endsley Celebrates The Release of His New Recording - Then The Other - At The Cornelia Street Cafe on May 4!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 7, 2011

On May 4 at The Cornelia Street Cafe, Shane Endsley celebrates the release of his new recording on Kneebody's new label, Low Electrical Records, Shane Endsley and The Music Band—Then The Other.  Endsley will be appearing with Craig Taborn (piano), Matt Brewer (bass), and Nate Wood (drums).  

In addition to his work with the Grammy-nominated band Kneebody, and leading The Music Band, Endsley has been working with some of today's most exemplary and hippest musicians, including Chris Speed, Charlie ...

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Wynton Marsalis Spreads the Gospel of Commitment to Youth

Source: Greg Thomas
April 7, 2011

Practice. As in dedication. Also see: integrity. Every time he gets a chance, Wynton Marsalis lays a message on young people that requires no fancy instrument, just a solo commitment. The jazz and classical trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer got that chance recently at a Passport to Manhood program in the gym of the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle. He shot some hoops—hitching up his suspenders and complaining that he hadn't worked on his game in the two ...

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