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Interview

Esperanza Spalding and Her Jazz Bass Still on the Move After Her Grammy Nomination

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
January 21, 2011

It was just over a year ago that I wrote about Esperanza Spalding in this space. Back then, the bassist was hot off her performances at the White House and President Obama's Nobel Prize awards ceremony. That is enough for most people to hang a career hat on, but then came the 2011 Grammy nominations: Spalding was nominated in the Best New Artist category, going up against the likes of Justin Bieber, Drake, Mumford and Sons and Florence and the ...

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Education

Tired of the Cold? Online Piano Lessons Perfect For Winter Doldrums!

Source: Edward Weiss
January 19, 2011

Noted author, educator and musician Ed Weiss has a suggestion for these cold winter days—learn to play the piano! Now, before you think this is some sort of slick marketing trick, it isn't as far fetched as it may at first sound. Ed's been teaching people of all ages and all walks of life to play the piano in as little as 30 days. Even better, his students learn in the comfort of their own home, without the expenses and ...

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Recording

Mosaic Records: Vinyl LPs @ Princeton Record Exchange

Source: Jon Lambert
January 20, 2011

New Arrivals: a large assortment of Mosaic Records Jazz LP Box sets! We have just put out a nice collection of 15 out-of-print Mosaic Records deluxe box sets. Coupled with a similar-sized collection from a couple of weeks ago we now have over 30 of these rare sets in stock. Considering that there are only around 150 titles (on LP, there are more CD sets) that have been produced by this label, we have a pretty good percentage of the ...

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Recording

German jazz trio Indigo pay tribute to Al Green and other '70s soul stars on new CD

Source: Lauren Rogers
January 20, 2011

The German trio Indigo is illuminated by the stirring soul of Al Green on their new album, Stay Together. The name of the record itself is a nod to the great reverend, whose 1972 classic “Let's Stay Together" is also covered here with a smooth-jazz sheen. Featuring Jost Edelhoff (acoustic and electric guitars), Michael Thomas (acoustic bass), and Carsten Steinkämper (drums and percussion), Indigo display their deep affection for '70s soul on Stay Together. Not only is Green paid tribute ...

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Video / DVD

Marcus Shelby's "Soul of the Movement" - New Video Now Available

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
January 20, 2011

Check out the new video of the Marcus Shelby Orchestra live in concert, presenting snippets of an electrifying performance at Yoshi's in San Francisco, CA. It features the music of Shelby's acclaimed project, “Soul of the Movement: Meditations on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." For Marcus Shelby, history breathes music. Over the past decade, the San Francisco bassist/composer has created a series of captivating large-scale works that illuminate the accomplishments, spiritual fortitude and tribulations of African-Americans. In his debut recording ...

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Video / DVD

New Miles Davis Audio and Video at Wolfgang's Vault

Source: Wolfgang's Vault
January 20, 2011

Performance / Tour

February 2011 at The Cornelia Street Cafe!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 20, 2011

Showtimes: Weeknights: 6:00 PM, 8:30 PM, 10:00 PM, Weekends: 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM (doors open @ 5:45 PM-early shows, & @ 8:30 PM-late shows) Admission: Currently $10, $10 drink minimum. Beginning on February 18 the cover charges will be: Sun-Thurs-$10 cover + $10 drink minimum, Fri-Sat-$15 cover + $10 drink minimum Tuesday & Wednesday, February 1 & 2, 8:30 PM JESS KORMAN:IN SONGS OF DESPERATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Jess Korman, piano; Mark ...

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Radio

Gary Giddins on Bing and Louis This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
January 20, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, Gary Giddins, author of Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams-the Early Years, 1903-1940 shares a look into the life-long friendship between Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong. The hour-long radio presentation is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on satellite radio by Sirius/XM and streamed worldwide from the Riverwalk Jazz website at riverwalkjazz.org. In 1929, Bing Crosby was about to become the most famous pop singer in the country. He would score more #1 ...

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