Jazz News

David Rhodes' "Bittersweet" Compared to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir"

Source: Seth Cohen PR
September 15, 2010

Bittersweet is deep and thoughtful, to be sure, but it's very much a rock album—the type that Gabriel, Sting and David Byrne just aren't making anymore" Comparisons to Led Zeppelin's “Kashmir," and Even Ravel's “Bolero" M Music & Musicians Magazine, Performer Magazine, Sound + Vision, USA TODAY, BlogCritics and others rave for David Rhodes' Debut CD National magazines have begun to weigh in on guitarist/singer/composer David Rhodes' debut 'Bittersweet,' and the response has been extraordinary: Sound + Vision Magazine raved, ...

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Yellowjackets Sign with Mack Avenue Records: Announced at the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival

Source: DL Media
September 15, 2010

Mack Avenue Records is proud to announce the signing of Grammy® award winning jazz group, the Yellowjackets. The signing was made official at the 2010 Detroit International Jazz Festival, where the group headlined on the Carhartt Amphitheatre Stage. Comprised of saxophonist Bob Mintzer, keyboardist Russell Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Will Kennedy (who was a member of the group from 1986-1998 and returned this year), the group joins the Mack Avenue family during its 30th anniversary of making music. ...

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Todd Clouser's A Love Electric to release debut record at the Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis, September 27

Source: Todd Clouser
September 16, 2010

Monday, September 27th, guitarist, composer Todd Clouser will be releasing the debut record with his new collective, A Love Electric on the Out of Tuba Music label. Todd's newest project is a modern take on 70's era electric jazz, featuring some of the brightest names in Minnesota's new music scene, Bryan Nichols on piano, Chris Bates—bass, Greg Schutte—drums, and Adam Meckler—trumpet. The record prominently features legendary NYC jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein, a veteran of the Lounge Lizards, his own Grammy ...

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Free Full Set of Charts for the First 75 High School Jazz Bands to Apply

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2010

The first 75 High School Jazz bands to apply to 2011 Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop will receive the following sets of charts free of charge: “Jada" by Oliver Nelson “After You've Gone" Arranged by Bill Holman “Slide's Derangement" by Slide Hampton Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop March 30-April 1, 2011 Savannah Music Festival promotes the growth of jazz music by providing students with access to world-class jazz ...

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Music Without Borders - Extraordinary Conversations with Extraordinary Musicians

Source: Abstract Logix
September 15, 2010

BJORK, CHUCK D, ANI DIFRANCO, BELA FLECK, MCCOY TYNER, JOHN MCLAUGHLIN AND 18 OTHER LEGENDARY MUSICIANS REVEAL UNIQUE, IN-DEPTH INSIGHTS IN INNERVIEWS: MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS BOOK—FOREWORD BY VICTOR WOOTEN Twenty-four of the world's most renowned musicians share incredibly candid, in-depth thoughts on the joy and pain of the creative process, their careers and aspirations, conflicts and collaborations, and the realities of today's music business in Innerviews: Music Without Borders, the first book by acclaimed music journalist Anil Prasad. Artists featured ...

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Storyville Records Releases Teddy Wilson "Solo Big Band" 8-CD / DVD Box Set

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2010

Teddy Wilson made national news when he went on tour as part of the Benny Goodman Trio, the swing era's first interracial group. Teddy Wilson's style evolved from the influence of Earl Hines, Art Tatum and Fats Waller, achieved a neat, quietly swinging symmetry, mostly in single-note lines, that was revolutionary in jazz and influenced countless musicians. The box contains 8 CD's and 1 DVD. There are studio sessions, transcriptions, radio broadcasts and live performances from 1939 to 1983. The ...

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Chicago Guitar Festival Full Schedule Announced

Source: Buzzword PR
September 15, 2010

Dot-to-Dot Management, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Serbian Cultural Arts Center of Chicago Present The Chicago Guitar Festival Thursday, October 7th-Thursday, October 14th

Chicago, IL: Dot-to-Dot Management, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the Serbian Cultural Arts Center of Chicago will present the groundbreaking Chicago Guitar Festival, a weeklong event bringing renowned classical and jazz guitarists from around the world to venues across Chicago, from Thursday October 7th through Thursday, October 14h. Featuring performances ...

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Jazz From Monterey: 1958, Birth of a Festival

Source: David Brent Johnson
September 15, 2010

In 1958 a California DJ and a journalist realized a dream that would become one of the longest-running live jazz events in the world—a weekend-long outdoor series of concerts in a beautiful central California coastal setting featuring some of the music's greatest artists. Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck and Gerry Mulligan were just a few of the musicians who showed up to help inaugurate the Monterey Jazz Festival. “Jazz From Monterey: 1958, Birth of a Festival" takes a look ...

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