Jazz News

Howard Alden, Marty Grosz on Riverwalk Jazz This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
December 20, 2010

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, two contemporary giants of jazz guitar, Marty Grosz and Howard Alden, join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band at The Landing in San Antonio for a show devoted to a trio of early jazz guitarists—Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang and Carl Kress. The show is distributed nationwide by Public Radio International and XM/Sirius sattelite radio, and can be streamed from the Riverwalk Jazz website beginning today. Recognized by Down Beat Magazine in 2008 as one of 75 ...

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Rale Micic Charts New Ground with Crowdfunding

Source: Rale Micic
December 20, 2010

New York, NY—Rale Micic, who is being hailed as “one of the most interesting young guitarists on the New York City scene," has turned to crowd funding, a new way of financing independent, creative projects, to produce a high-quality jazz music video for his composition “Serbology." Crowd funding is a grassroots, web-based approach to raising money that allows fans to be directly involved in the creation of new projects. In an all-or-nothing bid, artists establish a financial goal and timeframe ...

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Dan Andersen's CD "The Spark" Available Now!

Source: Daniel Andersen
December 20, 2010

The Spark is the exciting debut CD from jazz guitarist and composer Dan Andersen. This highly interactive quartet features the artistry of pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Ryan McGillicuddy, and drummer James Alsanders. Together they explore striking original compositions as well the works of Billy Stayhorn and Bill Evans. You can purchase The Spark directly form danandersen.com or CD Baby.

Dan Andersen Article Published in Revista Electrónica de LEEME—Journal of Music in Education

Dan Andersen's article, Jazz Guitar Improvisation: ...

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Os Elementos Fires up Toronto

Source: John Kelman
December 19, 2010

A Danceworks Coworks Presentation Supported by Toronto Arts Council Fleck Dance Theatre Toronto, Ontario December 17-18, 2010 Os Elementos, presented by Toronto dance company The Dance Migration, is a show that should be coming to a town near you: a live, contemporary, Brazilian-inspired concert, featuring a group of ten dancers accompanied by a Brazilian band. Adrianna Yanuziello is The Dance Migration's founder, artistic director, choreographer and dancer . She describes her vision for Os Elementos, the dance company's ...

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JW Marriott Starr Pass to Host Sell-Out New Year’s Eve Jazz Event

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
December 19, 2010

The unforgettable New Year's Eve Jazz Gala is back for a fun and fabulous fifth year at JW Marriott® Starr Pass Resort & Spa. More than just a swinging celebration, this is Southern Arizona's premier New Year's Eve event! For this year's annual New Year's Eve Jazz Gala, Starr Pass and the Tucson Jazz Society will create a memorable and entertaining year-end event featuring live jazz music, dancing on two dance floors, a delicious four-course gourmet dinner, a midnight champagne ...

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Empresarios "Sabor Tropical" Out 1/11/11 on Fort Knox Recordings

Source: Press Junkie PR
December 19, 2010

Fort Knox Recordings is proud to present Sabor Tropical (out January 11, 2011), the debut album from The Empresarios. The band was originally introduced on the 2009 label compilation The New Gold Standard 2, with infectious tunes that just begged to be remixed and reworked. The Empresarios are the first new artist to release their own full-length album on the ever-growing Fort Knox roster. With Sabor Tropical, they have set the bar very high for the new generation of artists ...

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Singer/Songwriter Doug Wamble Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
December 21, 2010

It's never easy for an established artist to make a change in their musical output mid-career, especially if up until that point they have made a name for themselves in the realm of traditional jazz. While some of these artists make a switch because for monetary reasons or to reach a wider audience, others are drawn to a new and exciting sound that they feel the need to explore further and share with their fans, both old and new. Guitarist ...

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Paul Winter Cosort Celebrate the Winter Solstice Jazz Style in a Cathedral

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
December 18, 2010

There are a number of holiday traditions to celebrate this time of year, including such religious ones as Christmas, Hanukkah and Ramadan. And I've gotten albums celebrating all three. But for the last 30 years around this time, New York City's Cathedral of St. John the Divine celebrates the Winter Solstice with a performance by Paul Winter Consort as well as a cast of guest musicians and dancers. Winter has a long background in jazz, recording his first album back ...

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