Jazz News

The Artwork of Cal Schenkel at Roller's Flying Fish in Chestnut Hill on September 26th (2-6pm)

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2010

The Art Of Cal Schenkel, with music by Jim Dragoni Sunday, September 26, 2-6 PM Roller's Flying Fish 8142 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19118 Free admission; cash bar Meet the artist who created the Frank Zappa albums covers! New work, paintings and prints, as well as album cover originals and memorabilia in all price ranges! About Cal Schenkel Cal Schenkel was born in Philadelphia and attended the Philadelphia College of Art but left in 1967 after ...

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Remembering William Marcel "Buddy" Collette

Source: John Kelman
September 24, 2010

By Ed Hamilton Saxophonist and flautist Buddy Collette brought color to white TV game show orchestras, before Martin Luther King fought for civil rights in the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott. He paved the way for the hiring of musicians of color into all-white TV and film orchestras: Clark Terry, J.J. Johnson, Count Basie, Quincy Jones, Benny Golson, Oliver Nelson and, in this millennium, Kevin Eubanks, Ernie Fields, Ricky Minor, and Ralph Moore can all pay homage to Collete's selfless efforts. ...

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Auction to Benefit Alex Chilton Family

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 24, 2010

Bid on Autographed St. Blues Guitar From the Big Star Concert & Tribute to the Late Alex Chilton On a beautiful night this past Spring in Memphis, many friends, family, and fans gathered for the season opening of Memphis' historic Overton Park Shell, now called Levitt Shell. This special kickoff concert was the highly anticipated homecoming performance of Memphis' beloved sons, Big Star. Only the most beloved son, Alex Chilton, had passed away very unexpectedly two months earlier on St. ...

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The Sonic Acrobatics of Jienat: A First in World Music

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
September 24, 2010

Tundra Songs and Musical Saws beyond the Arctic Circle: Norway's Jienat Has You Surrounded with Arctic Echoes

“We could be banging on mammoth skulls and logs millennia ago," modestly exclaims Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer Andreas Fliflet behind Jienat. “The feeling would be the same." Yet if Jienat got their hands on them, bone and wood would resound in full-on, crystal-clear surround sound to the beat of samba, reggae, or candombe.

Recorded in an old parish hall 600 miles north ...

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The Cuban Cowboys' Racy Exile Rock

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
September 24, 2010

Spanglish Superheroes of Degeneracy: The Cuban Cowboys' Racy Exile Rock

“On stage, I'm The Cuban Cowboy, a superhero of exile and degeneracy!" exclaims singer and songwriter Jorge Navarro. Spitfire Spanglish blazing, Navarro sends the perfect American icon colliding with a whole family's worth of émigré tension, exile, tenderness and lust. “I turn on the accent, I come out of it; switching back and forth. 'Is it real; is it parody?' It takes people a minute to decide."

But The Cuban ...

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John McLaughlin's Out of Print "The Promise" to be Reissued November 2

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 24, 2010

JOHN McLAUGHLIN: THE PROMISE

Now available exclusively at www.Hip-OSelect.com and available to all retailers November 2

John McLaughlin is universally recognized as one of the world's greatest guitarists. His pioneering recordings range from his landmark work with Miles Davis and Tony Williams, his own fusion recordings with The Mahavishnu Orchestra and his dazzling solo work in jazz and world music.

In 1996, McLaughlin released The Promise, an album that encapsulated his diverse resumé but has since gone out of print. ...

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Marc Ribot Taps Into Lyricism for His Solo Guitar Soundtrack to Nonexistent Movies

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
September 24, 2010

There are few musicians that have worked in a wider and more creative catalog of material than Marc Ribot. As a sideman, the guitarist has backed singers including Tom Waits, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, Richard Hell, Elvis Costello and Norah Jones, not to mention John Zorn and vast array of avant-garde jazz musicians. His own material tends to be wildly eclectic: He's probably the only person who will ever record an Albert Ayler tribute for solo guitar for Atlantic ...

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Pianist Taylor Eigsti to release "Daylight at Midnight" September 21, 2010 on Concord Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
September 24, 2010

Eigsti Showcases Innovative Renditions of songs by contemporary composers such as Nick Drake, Rufus Wainwright, Elliot Smith, Imogen Heap and Feist Concord Jazz is proud to announce the release of Daylight at Midnight, the newest album from the pianist/composer Taylor Eigsti. This innovative collection includes original Eigsti compositions, as well as other remarkable musical renditions by composers such as Nick Drake, Imogen Heap, Elliot Smith and Rufus Wainwright. The 11-track collection marks Eigsti's third Concord Jazz release and is available ...

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