Jazz News

Cuneiform Artists on Tour - April 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
March 31, 2011

AFUCHE (our latest signing! CD out in May!) May 21—Music Hall of Williamsburg—Brooklyn, NY (record release show—opening for Tune-Yards) JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN June 26—Hungry Brain—Chicago, IL (Celebrating the Hungry Brain's 10th Anniversary!!) June 28—Museum of Contemporary Art—Chicago, IL November 18—The Stone㬌 Avenue C (the corner of Avenue C and Second Street)—NYC, NY 10009

BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC with Encanti May 6—Democracy Center㬩 Mt. Auburn St.—Harvard Sq, Cambridge, MA—$8.00 June 17—Zumix𤻜 Sumner St.—East Boston, MA 02128 (617) 568-9777׮:00 pm November 26—The ...

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Jakko Jakszyk, Robert Fripp and Mel Collins to release new King Crimson ProjeKct

Source: Lori Hehr Public Relations
March 31, 2011

DGM/Inner Knot Records announce the upcoming release of A Scarcity of Miracles, a new release in the King Crimson ProjeKct series. The ProjeKct features Robert Fripp, Jakko Jakszyk and Mel Collins with a rhythm section of Tony Levin and Gavin Harrison. A Scarcity of Miracles will be released on May 30, 2011. Information and merchandise for the release can be found at dgmlive.com. When Fripp (King Crimson founder and guitarist) and Jakszyk (Level 42) got together in February 2009 neither ...

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WD-41+2 Free Downloads from the album "Temi Per Cinema"

Source: Willie Oteri
March 31, 2011

Enjoy three free download tracks BB-2, W-5 and U-5 from the album WD-41+2 Temi Per Cinema. The track BB-2 features Willie Oteri (guitar and live loops), Scott Amendola (drums) and Dave Laczko (trumpet and effects). W-5 and U-5 are performed by Oteri and Lazkco with laptop beatjocky Dino JA Deane who is also performing slide on a fretless dulcimer. All of the tracks on Temi Per Cinema were improvised by Oteri and Laczko live to a 2 track recorder in ...

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Mojoflo - Neo Funk from Columbus Ohio Releases 7" Single "Home To You/Dance"

Source: George Barrie
March 31, 2011

In a digital world of mp3s, iPods, and online listening services the Columbus based neo-funk band Mojoflo is going old-school. The band's first release of 2011 will be a 45rpm vinyl single due out on April 1st. The A side “Home To You" is a mojo-fan favorite. It's an up-tempo James Brown inspired groove that details a musician's long trip home after a gig. The song features a heavy drum break, a scorching performance from lead vocalist Amber Knicole, and ...

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All About Jazz: Upgrades Underway - March 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
March 30, 2011

Dear Readers,

Your beloved All About Jazz is under construction. We're making improvements to how we handle and present content and we're making significant changes to our appearance.

AAJ has a long legacy of technical development, nearly 16 years, so we fully expect challenges during the conversion and implementation process and we'd like to ask for you patience during this time. If the home page looks strange, hold the Shift key down and click your browser's Refresh button to clear ...

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Enter the "Anthony Wilson - Campo Belo" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Anthony Wilson—Campo Belo“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select THREE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 29th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Anthony Wilson at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! About Campo Belo Ever since the passion and beauty of Bossa Nova first reached the ears of North American listeners more than half a century ago, jazz artists and their Brazilian counterparts ...

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Rick Estrin & The Nightcats to Perform in Edgely, PA, Sunday 17 April

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 30, 2011

Blues harmonica master /singer/songwriter Rick Estrin and his band The Nightcats will perform at the Terchon V.F.W. in Edgely on Sunday, April 17, 2011. Estrin and The Nightcats will be performing songs from their Alligator Records debut, Twisted. For more than 30 years and nine albums, Estrin fronted the jumping, swinging Little Charlie & The Nightcats, featuring guitarist Little Charlie Baty. With Baty's recent retirement from touring, Estrin—along with the Nightcats' longtime rhythm section of J. Hansen and Lorenzo Farrell ...

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P.J. Pacifico's 'Outlet' Set for 6/7 on Viper Records; CD Evokes Gin Blossoms, James Taylor

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 30, 2011

A New Marriage Sparks Songs of Hopefulness, as Radio-Friendly Rock/Pop CD Evokes Gin Blossoms, Matthew Sweet and a Bit of Simon and Garfunkel P.J. Pacifico's Outlet is Set for June 7th on Viper Records—Features Tracks Produced by Grammy Award Winner Dave O'Donnell (John Mayer, James Taylor) Singer-songwriter P.J. Pacifico delivers a confident, upbeat collection of road-tested rock/pop music, on his June 7th Viper Records release, 'Outlet.' With a radio-friendly sound that evokes Gin Blossoms and Matthew Sweet, and a storyteller's ...

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