Jazz News

Over the Rhine Announces CD, Tour

Source: conqueroo
January 4, 2011

March and April dates to hit theaters in Midwest and East including New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and more CINCINNATI, Ohio—Over the Rhine is ready to make waves in 2011 with a new release and spring tour dates that will take them to theaters throughout the Midwest and the East Coast. The Long Surrender, the new studio album from the southern Ohio-based husband-and-wife team of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Karin Bergquist, is something rare and wondrous—an intimate ...

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Singer Jane Monheit Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
January 4, 2011

Jane Monheit's voice is not a reflection of somebody else's talent: it is all on her. Home (Emarcy, 2010) is her new ticket to the legacy of the Great American Songbook, and her journey has been quite spectacular. Produced for the first time in its entirely by the Long Island-raised singer, the album also features guests including violinist Mark O'Connor), guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli, singer Peter Eldridge, trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and guitarist Frank Vignola, perfectly assembled in a project where Monheit's ...

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Bill Taylor Remembered Thomas "Fats" Waller

Source: Daniel Kassell
January 3, 2011

By Daniel Kassell Billy Taylor was a generous man. His enthusiasm relating his memories of seeing Fats and how that influenced his piano style was contagious. To me “Billy was it! He cut it, man!" I offer this in tribute to our greatest jazz media personality. At the International Association of Jazz Educators Convention publicist Arnold Jay Smith arranged a private interview with pianist educator Billy Taylor on January 24, 2004: Dan Kassell: Well I want to thank you in ...

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Stix Bones & Friends Live at the Paradise Theater

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
January 3, 2011

New York, NY, December 21, 2010—Stix Bones & Friends will be performing live on Saturday, January 29th, 2011, from 8:00 to 11:00 PM at the legendary Paradise Theater's Jazz Night on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. Built in 1929, The Paradise Theater is the 23d largest movie theater ever to be built in the US and was one of the last entertainment 'palaces' built by the Hollywood movie moguls of the 20s. Recently renovated, this historical landmark is under ...

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Ansambl Mastika - Songs and Dances for Life Nonstop - CD Release Party

Source: Michael Ricci
January 3, 2011

Ansambl Mastika Release for their new album, Songs and Dances for Life NONSTOP Saturday, February 5th, 10pm-midnight Barbes, 376 9th St at 6th Ave, Park Slope, Brooklyn $10 suggested Ansambl Mastika, Brooklyn's favorite electric Balkan band, presents the release of their second album, Songs and Dances for Life NONSTOP. Come drink a glass of slivovica and help celebrate on Feb 5th, 10 pm-midnight at Barbes, our favorite venue in New York City. ...

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Vibist, Jerry Tachoir and Pianist, Marlene Tachoir at Jazz Educators Network Conference

Source: Jerry Tachoir
January 3, 2011

Jerry and Marlene Tachoir will be one of the featured clinicians and performers at next weeks Jazz Educators Network Conference in New Orleans. Jerry and Marlene will present an Outreach clinic/performance at the KIPP School for the Creative Arts in New Orleans, present by the Jazz Educators Network and sponsored by the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer company, Innovative Percussion, and Avita Jazz Records. In addition, Jerry will be featured in an evening concert with percussionist Ruben Alvarez for a ...

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Vicki Burns Debuts at Studio 100 in New York!

Source: Vicki Burns
January 3, 2011

Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns will be debuting at the Studio 100 jazz club in the Residence Inn by Marriott on Thursday January 13th at 7:00pm. With her will be Leonard Thompson on piano and Mike Karn on bass!

About Vicki Burns

Vicki Burns is a jazz singer who has been delighting audiences for years. A vocalist with impeccable taste, a sure sense of rhythm and a glorious tone, she infuses each song with heartfelt expression, digging into the ...

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Melvin Gibbs presents Phree-dem Download 7: Osétura

Source: Melvin Gibbs
January 3, 2011

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