Jazz News

Maria Faust Groups New Release "Warrior Horse"

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2010

Maria Faust Group was formed in 2005 by Maria Faust, Estonian saxophonist and composer, during her studies at the music conservatory in Esbjerg. The group is currently based in Copenhagen and has become one of the strongest jazz acts on the Danish music scene. Maria Faust's music is multi-faceted and has elements of classical music as well as Estonian folk music, pop and rock. The music is also influenced by the concept of free improvisation and the composer likes to ...

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Maxwell/Frenette/Gray @ Outpost 186 on 10/21

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 19, 2010

Thursday—October 21, 2010 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM David Maxwell's Quantum Mathematics David Maxwell (piano) Kevin Frenette (guitar) Luther Gray (drums) David Maxwell has amassed an enormous resume throughout the years playing piano with some of the greatest and well-known musicians in jazz and blues. David plays many styles of jazz, improvised music and blues, but he is best known for his soulful virtuosity ...

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Touch Guitarist Markus Reuter Interviewed at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2010

German touch guitarist Markus Reuter stands at the forefront of the international ambient music community. From his various collaborations with King Crimson alumni and electronic music pioneers Ian Boddy and Robert Rich, Reuter has crafted a busy schedule of his own recordings, lent his own ear and expertise to engineering and production work in parallel with leading classes on the unusual 8-stringed instrument he uses to promote his art. All About Jazz contributor Jeffrey L. Melton spoke with Reuter about ...

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Jambalaya Live at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar on November 9th

Source: Carol Green, Redwood Entertainment
October 19, 2010

New York, NY—Jambalaya Brass Band will be performing live in celebration of their new CD release It's a Jungle Out There on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:00 pm at Paddy Reilly's Music Bar in New York, NY. The Jambalaya Brass Band is a group of seasoned musical pros from a variety of impressive previous musical settings as diverse as the Duke Ellington Orchestra to the Lounge Lizards, yet they have a knack for integrating these disparate musical experiences into ...

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Join the All About Jazz Party on the 2011 Jazz Cruise!

Source: Michael Ricci
October 19, 2010

January 30 to February 6... the tradition continues

Fewer than 35 premium cabins remain! Reserve your cabin now. Call us toll free (US and Canada) 1-888-852-9987 (Int'l) 1-800-852-9872, mention the All About Jazz group, and ask about our cabin rates.

Join us while we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Jazz Cruise—the first and only full ship charter dedicated to straight-ahead jazz! It's a once in a lifetime jazz experience that is sure to leave ...

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More Peruvian Music: Peña: Afro Peruvian Music From Secret Stash Records

Source: Press Junkie PR
October 18, 2010

Peña (CD/DVD)—Out October 12, 2010 (Secret Stash Records) Two Record Diggers Explore Peru's Deep Musical History & Return with Invigorating New Recordings of the Afro-Peruvian Scene

Thanks to the fast moving world of Twitter, Facebook, and blogs, it's only a few clicks away to share and listen to music from around the world, even across thousands of miles for a whole new audience to enjoy. Every once in a while an incredible form of music may not make ...

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All About Jazz's Chris May to speak at Fela Kuti events across UK

Source: Chris May
October 19, 2010

AAJ senior editor Chris May will give the first in a series of talks about Nigerian Afrobeat originator Fela Anikulapo Kuti at the British Library, London on Saturday 23 October, as part of the Nigeria 50+ festival. The event is the first of several to be held in British cities this fall. May, the author of AAJ's Afrobeat Diaries column and a friend of Kuti's since the 1970s, will be speaking alongside Rikki Stein, Kuti's longtime manager, Gilles Peterson, the ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Monday Nights with WBGO" Series Presents the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Octet at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, November 1

Source: Berklee Public Relations
October 18, 2010

Renowned ensemble features Berklee students from Japan, Israel, Ireland, Korea, Spain, Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn Boston, MA—Jazz at Lincoln Center's “Monday Nights with WBGO" series, which showcases talent from top U.S. college jazz programs, will feature the Berklee Global Jazz Institute Octet, Monday, November 1, at Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. The Octet is comprised of students from Japan, Israel, Ireland, Korea, Spain, Portland, Oregon, and Brooklyn. The performance will be hosted by WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton. The Berklee Global Jazz Institute ...

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