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Performance / Tour

Charles Lloyd Quartet January 2011 North American Tour

Source: ECM Records
January 8, 2011

Many critics have opined that Lloyd's “New Quartet," with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers and Eric Harland may be the best of all his groups. The quartet's previous release in this line-up, the live-recorded Rabo de Nube, met with across-the-board approval and was voted #1 album of the year in both the Critics and Readers Polls of JazzTimes. The Quartet has toured extensively since the September release of Mirror both in the states and abroad. Early in the new year they ...

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Radio

Riverwalk Jazz Class of '30: Surviving on a Song

Source: Don Mopsick
January 8, 2011

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and special guest artists Clark Terry, Vernel Bagneris and Nina Ferro celebrate the great popular songs and jazz created at the beginning of the Great Depression. The show also features an encore appearance by the late Kansas City piano great, Jay McShann. The show can be heard nationwide on public radio stations and is distributed by Public Radio International. On XM/Sirius satellite radio, the show can be heard Saturday, 1/15/2011 ...

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Performance / Tour

Clifford Carter to be Musical Director for Isabel Rose NYC Show; Rose Sets First Los Angeles Concert

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 8, 2011

"Isabel Rose Will Some Day be a Legend" TheaterMania Includes Rose Among Such Seminal Artists as Liza Minnelli, Betty Buckley, Barbara Cook Metropolitan Room NYC, January 21st; Catalina's, LA, March 2nd; Blue Note, NYC April 11th Rose: “Two of my greatest sources of inspiration are Edith Wharton and Charo" Rose is proud to announce that on January 21st, at NYC's Metropolitan Room, the celebrated Clifford Carter (Art Garfunkel, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Natalie Cole, Bette Midler, Carly Simon, more) will ...

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Recording

Bassist/Composer Robert Hurst to Release Two New CDs on His Bebob Records Label Jan. 25

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 8, 2011

For the last ten years, bassist/composer Robert Hurst's commitments and accomplishments as in-demand sideman, film composer, and university educator have left the music world anticipating new recordings from him as a leader. He delivers this month with the simultaneous release, on January 25, of two new and very different CDs on his Bebob imprint—Bob Ya Head, an intriguing foray into world music and electronica (with Darryl “Munyungo" Jackson, Marcus Belgrave, and Karriem Riggins), and Unrehurst Vol. 2, a 2007 all-acoustic ...

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Music Industry

2011 is Now, "Live Jazz" Thrives at APAP since 2007

Source: Daniel Kassell
January 8, 2011

By Daniel Kassell For the fourth consecutive year Jazz Journalist Association members have noted the influx of Jazz presenters showcases highlighted at the Association of Performing Presenters (APAP) in New York's Hilton Hotel and in 2011 concurrently at every conceivable venue in NYC. APAP's vision is to develop and support professionals who offer “Live" performance such as Talent and Management, Representatives, Artists, Performers and supporting services. This year expect 1000 independently produced Showcases and educational events. A sample of this ...

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Recording

Ian Moore's 'El Sonido Nuevo' Available on March 8

Source: conqueroo
January 8, 2011

Moore continues building his artistic legacy with his signature fretwork, smart songwriting, and a soulful voice on new release, available on March 8 SEATTLE, Wash.—El Sonido Nuevo, the seventh studio record from Austin-raised, Seattle- based singer-songwriter Ian Moore, bridges the gap between the stylistic offshoots of his past few records and the guitar-slinging bravado that characterized his earlier, often bluesier, output. “The album is a retrenching in the face of a diffuse pop culture landscape," says Moore, now fronting power-pop ...

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Performance / Tour

Jazz Singer, Spider Saloff, to Headline Valentine's Day Concert at Palais Royale on Feb. 13th, 2011

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
January 8, 2011

LAMPKIN MUSIC GROUP IS PROUD TO PRESENT CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ SINGER, SPIDER SALOFF, IN A SPECIAL VALENTINE'S EVE DINNER CONCERT “MY FUNNY VALENTINE" ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2011. 5:00 P.M.AT THE PALAIS ROYALE AT THE MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. DINNER AT 5:00PM, SHOW STARTS AT 7:00P.M. FEATURING THE JIM STEEL DUO DINNER SHOW TICKETS ARE $50.00 AVAILABLE AT 574-235-9190 OR ONLINE AT MORRISCENTER.ORG Nationally acclaimed vocalist Spider Saloff will make a rare appearance in South Bend ...

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Radio

Enjoy Great Jazz Music? Try JAZZRADIO.com

Source: Michael Ricci
January 7, 2011

If you're reading this, you're probably a jazz fan. If you're a jazz fan, you probably know how difficult it is these days to find jazz radio stations, but for those who don't, here's some sad news: Commercial and public jazz radio stations have been falling off the map due in part to the economy, but also lack of popularity. The swinging stations that remain might be forced to share their frequency with another format. But here's some good news: ...

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