Jazz News

Historic Jazz Play It's a Hardbop Life Opens in New York February 2011

Source: Gregory Charles Royal
January 20, 2011

NEW YORK, NY— It's a Hard bop Life, the first play to feature an entire cast of jazz musicians, will open February 2011 at the Producers Club in midtown Manhattan. The play, which originally debuted as a Special Event at the 2004 New York JVC Jazz Festival and was featured in Jazz Times Magazine, has undergone some revisions. The play was written by and stars former Duke Ellington Orchestra and Broadway's Five Guys Named Moe trombonist Gregory Charles Royal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Charles_Royal ...

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Chick Corea Headlines at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: Greg Thomas
January 20, 2011

To judge by the latest whirlwind of activity, jazz great Chick Corea has no intention of slowing down after more than 50 years. Saturday he led a tribute to Herbie Hancock in Washington, D.C. Sunday he was in a Manhattan studio recording with Roy Haynes, who, at 85, may be the world's greatest living jazz drummer. Now the pianist and composer works with another legend, Wynton Marsalis, when he settles in for a three-night sojourn starting Thursday at Jazz at ...

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Bill Bruford Autobiography: It's the book everyone's talking about...

Source: Lori Hehr Public Relations
January 20, 2011

Bill Bruford, the Godfather of progressive rock drumming, has produced a short video (below) about the origins and aims of his Autobiography, the book everyone's talking about. It's a memoir of life at the heart of progressive rock and electric and acoustic jazz. It's an honest, entertaining, and brilliantly-written account of Bill's 40 years on the road and in the studio. Whether you are a starry-eyed beginner, an inquisitive fan, or a seasoned professional, you'll be intrigued as Bill lifts ...

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Why Advertise at AllAboutJazz.com? Watch Video.

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2011

Steve Provizer demystifies online advertising and explains exactly what All About Jazz can do for you.

1. All About Jazz is the biggest jazz website reaching over 900,000 unique visits a month.

2. We serve a valued demographic.

3. We can geo-target your ads or offer them run of site (globally)

4. The process is simple and accountable.

5. AAJ has a 15 year track record of serving the jazz community. ...

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CTI 40th Anniversary Celebration Continues With 6 More Classic Reissues by Sony Masterworks

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 19, 2011

CTI RECORDS 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES!

SONY MASTERWORKS JAZZ RELEASES CLASSIC REISSUES FROM GEORGE BENSON, DEODATO, MILT JACKSON, PAUL DESMOND, JIM HALL AND RON CARTER: Available January 25, 2011

Also available: Critically acclaimed CTI Records: The Cool Revolution deluxe 4-CD box and California Concert: The Hollywood Palladium 2-CD set featuring previously unreleased tracks

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 ...

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Brubeck Documentary to be ReBroadcast in Southern California

Source: Patrick Giblin
January 19, 2011

"Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way," a new documentary that aired on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on Brubeck's 90th birthday last month, will be rebroadcast Feb. 8 on KCET, the largest independent public television station in the United States. KCET is based in Southern California. The movie also will be screened at The GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. That showing will be followed by a concert by the award winning Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet, a group ...

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Ivan Julian Readies His First New Album in Years, "The Naked Flame," out March 29 on 00:02:59

Source: conqueroo
January 19, 2011

Former guitarist in Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Outsets and Lovelies, who has also backed Garland Jeffreys, Afrika Bambaata, Matthew Sweet and the Clash, steps to the fore. NEW YORK, N.Y.—Although his new release The Naked Flame is his first album under his own name, Ivan Julian has been one of rock's most celebrated players and most in- demand collaborators for more than three decades. The album, Julian's first collection of his own songs in more than 20 years, finds ...

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Nights Are Scorching Hot at the 2011 NYC Winter Jazzfestival

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
January 19, 2011

Every year, I come away from the NYC Winter Jazzfestival galvanized. The relatively inexpensive two-day event at five clubs in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village featured upward of 60 groups this year, offering sets from 6PM until sometime more than nine hours later. I joined 2,000 other jazz fans (happily—most of whom seemed college age or just after) on Saturday night to do my best to catch as much music as I could. But like other festivals, I also ...

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