Jazz News

You Are the Art, You Are the Product: Learn How to Advance Your Career with Alex Shapiro

Source: Susan Dadian
October 8, 2010

NEW YORK, NY—Chamber Music America (CMA) has invited composer Alex Shapiro to present her newest professional-development workshop for musicians, You Are the Art, You Are the Product: Making Your Music Available to the World. The seminar—the second in CMA's 2010-2011 First Tuesdays series—will be held on Tuesday, November 2, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., in Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street in New York City. The seminar is free of charge, but seating is limited, and reservations are required. ...

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John McLaughlin, Jan Hammer, Jerry Goodman, Allan Holdsworth on Gary Husband's new album

Source: Big Hassle
October 8, 2010

Gary Husband's new record Dirty & Beautiful Volume One features Mahavishnu Orchestra's John McLaughlin, Jerry Goodman and Jan Hammer—it's the first time they've performed on the same project since the Mahavishnu days. Allan Holdworth, Steve Hackett, Robin Trower and others are on it, too. It's as heavy as a jazz/rock record can get. Over the course of a remarkable, still-unfolding career, Gary Husband has defined himself as the ultimate musician's musician: a fiery, perceptive presence who elevates every scenario—from the ...

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Jazz Vocalist Magos Herrera Interview 2010

Source: Laura Sosa
October 8, 2010

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Blue Note (NY) Applum Release Show

Source: Mark Rapp
October 7, 2010

Jazz trumpeter, composer, producer and band leader Mark Rapp along with renowned guitarist/vocalist and composer Derek Lee Bronston celebrate the release of their brand new Applum “The Song Project—Art of the Song, vol. 1" with a special show at the Blue Note (NYC) on Monday, October 11 at 8pm and 10:30pm. The Song Project explores a wide range of material from AC/DC and Radiohead to Charlie Parker. Their “Applum" is an iPhone/iPad application that takes advantage of the elegance of ...

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Antonio Ciacca and TwinsMusic Enterprises Present Italian Jazz Days

Source: Seton Hawkins
October 8, 2010

Now entering its second year, Italian Jazz Days represents an exciting artistic collaboration between Antonio Ciacca, Director of Programming at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Todd Barkan, Artistic Director of Dizzy's Club Coca Cola. Originating from the Italian Cultural Institute and produced by TwinsMusic Enterprises, Italian Jazz Days showcases the tremendous artistic talent and heritage emerging from Italy's jazz tradition, and presents the artists in collaboration with American jazz musicians at venues throughout the New York City metropolitan area. For ...

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Charles Turner Quartet to Play Nancy Jazz Festival, October 11-15 Berklee Quartet Performs, Connects with Community in Lorraine, France

Source: Berklee Public Relations
October 7, 2010

Charles Turner Quartet to Play Nancy Jazz Festival, October 11-15 Berklee Quartet Performs, Connects with Community in Lorraine, France Berklee College of Music alum and vocalist Charles Turner will perform at the Nancy Jazz Festival in France's Lorraine region from October 11-15, 2010. Turner, who graduated from Berklee in May, 2010, will perform with his Berklee quartet: drummer Jonathan Pinson, pianist Takeshi Ohbayashi, and bassist Joshua Brozosky. The quartet was chosen to make the trip through a stringent ...

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Nu Jazz Entertainment Releases The First Jazz "LP" On iTunes--Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious

Source: Nu Jazz Entertainment
October 7, 2010

(New York, NY)—Nu Jazz Entertainment—a long time producer of high quality audio and video content in the genre of jazz—announced the January 4, 2011 release of the critically acclaimed album, Ellis Marsalis: An Open Letter To Thelonious, from the NEA 2011 Jazz Master inductee, as the first traditional Jazz release in the new iTunes “LP" format on iTunes, with bonus audio, bonus high-definition videos, bonus photos, bonus liner notes and bonus literary content. About the iTunes “LP" Format The iTunes ...

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NPR Music Presents Jason Moran At The Village Vanguard

Source: Amy Schriefer
October 6, 2010

The piano trio is known to deconstruct standards and assemble its pianist's mixed-media compositions in the same breath. Hear the recent MacArthur Genius Grant winner perform during a live webcast from the legendary venue starting at 9 p.m. ET at NPR.org/music and join the live chat. Listen again in the archives tomorrow where the show will also be available for download.

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One of the world's preeminent jazz venues, the Village Vanguard has regularly presented jazz's greatest musicians ...

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