Jazz News

Fund Drive Discussion on the All About Jazz Bulletin Board

Source: Michael Ricci
December 13, 2010

Continue Reading

The All Jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 Features Jazzed Up Holiday

Source: Bill King
December 13, 2010

The all jazz EJN Music Sampler # 19 features jazzed up holiday songs “Sleighride" and “Carol of the Bells" by singer Karin Plato as well as a smokin' live set “Goin' Down" by Cory Weeds that features B3 Czar Joey DeFrancesco along with two tracks from World Jazz for Haiti CD that showcases David Clayton-Thomas jazz chops on “Where Did They Go" and “There's No Escaping Spring" by pianist Mike Janzen. If you are an artist who would like to ...

Continue Reading

Michael Wolff & Alex Foster NYC January; Wolff Trios at Knickerbocker in February

Source: Seth Cohen PR
December 13, 2010

Wolff Takes New York By Storm in January and February, with High-Profile/Eclectic Band Line-Ups, Ten Nights of Shows The great saxophonist James Moody Comments: “I love playing with Michael Wolff. He's a monster musician; so talented!" On the heels of two sold-out concerts at Snug Harbor in New Orleans, acclaimed jazz pianist Michael Wolff is set to take New York by storm in January and February, with ten nights of shows and multiple performances featuring high profile, eclectic band line-ups. ...

Continue Reading

A Message to the Jazz Community

Source: Michael Ricci
December 13, 2010

Continue Reading

Enter the "Jacques Coursil - Trails of Tears" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Sunnyside “Jacques Coursil—Trails of Tears“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 12th.Click here to enter the contest (Following Jacques Coursil at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Sunnyside Records About Jacques Coursil and Trails of Tears So much of the world's cultural legacy has been branded by the oppression, forced expulsion, and colonization inflicted upon ...

Continue Reading

View Photo Gallery Upload Statistics at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
December 12, 2010

Continue Reading

Reed/Woodwind Multi-Instrumentalist Charles Pillow Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: John Kelman
December 14, 2010

Charles Pillow is a musician's musician who works with diverse ensembles from jazz to pops to classical, small group to large ensemble, straight-ahead to avant-garde. He grew up in Baton Rouge, La., and studied music at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, before eventually settling in the New York City area as a working professional. Pillow ventured into forming his own groups for recording with the 1997 release of Currents (Challenge Records), featuring Tom Harrell. In This World (Summit, ...

Continue Reading

Jane Ira Bloom releases new CD "Wingwalker" (OTL140) in January 2011

Source: Jane Ira Bloom
December 12, 2010

Soprano saxophonist/ composer Jane Ira Bloom releases her latest CD Wingwalker on the Outline label in January 2011. The album features long-time bandmates pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Mark Helias, and drummer Bobby Previte. Jazz media interested in receiving advance review copies of the CD should email [email protected] with their email address.

About Jane Ira Bloom Soprano saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom has been steadfastly developing her unique voice on the soprano saxophone for over 30 years. She is a ...

Continue Reading