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Festival

Bluesrock 2010 Blazes into Tegelen, Netherlands

Source: Phillip Woolever
September 4, 2010

As the 27th annual edition of Bluesrock descended upon a stirring Saturday evening it was clear this year's lineup was one of the strongest in recent memory. Bluesrock, at the friendly suburban confines of the Openluchttheater de Doolhof in Tegelen, alongside the border town of Venlo has consistently earned a reputation as one of the finest single day music festivals to be found in Europe. This year's informal theme could be cranked-up heavy metal blues behind the smoking guitars of ...

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Performance / Tour

Coming to Vegas for the long weekend and looking for Jazz?

Source: Raj Rathor
September 4, 2010

Performance / Tour

Randy Ingram Quartet at the 55 Bar, Tuesday Sept. 7th, 7-9pm

Source: Randy Ingram
September 7, 2010

Randy Ingram Quartet Randy Ingram, fender rhodes Mike Moreno, guitar Massimo Biolcati, bass Jochen Rueckert, drums Tuesday, Sept. 7th, 7-9pm at the 55 Bar 55 Christopher St, NY, NY 55bar.com No cover. A winner of the 2007 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer's Award, Randy Ingram is a much in-demand sideman and a creative force in the NYC jazz community. Originally from Laguna Beach CA and a graduate of the ...

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Radio

Chicago and Detroit Jazz Festival radio channels from AccuJazz.com

Source: Lucas Gillan
September 3, 2010

For over 30 years, Labor Day weekend in Chicago and Detroit has meant large-scale, free, world-class jazz festivals downtown. To celebrate the long-standing tradition of the Chicago and Detroit Jazz Festivals, AccuJazz Internet Radio has created two streaming radio channels playing music by the artists performing at this year's events. As with all AccuJazz channels, they are free and available 24/7. The Chicago Jazz Festival is known for presenting a wide array of jazz, from mainstream stars to artists on ...

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Radio

"The Charlie Parker Memorial Concert Songbook"

Source: David Brent Johnson
September 4, 2010

When Charlie Parker died unexpectedly at the age of 34 on March 12, 1955, the jazz world was devastated—and almost immediately, like the “Bird Lives!" graffiti that began to appear around New York City, musicians began to pay tribute, through live performances of his music, to the man who had done so much to revolutionize jazz. Phil Woods, J.J. Johnson, Howard McGhee, and Dexter Gordon were just a few of the colleagues and proteges who would honor Parker's musical legacy ...

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Festival

Tanglewood Jazz Festival Complete 2010 Lineup

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
September 4, 2010

Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents the 2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 4-5 in Lenox, Massachusetts Featured Artists to Include Kurt Elling, John Pizzarelli, Donal Fox, Maya Beiser, Jane Monheit, Eddie Daniels, Bob James, Peter Erskine, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Julian Lage, Jessica Molaskey, Laurence Hobgood, Noah Baerman, Audrey Silver, Kelley Johnson, and Brandon Wright The annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival will take place September 4-5 at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jazz ...

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Contest

Enter the Resonance "Christian Howes - Out of the Blue" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Resonance “Christian Howes - Out of the Blue“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 2nd.Click here to enter the contest (Following Christian Howes at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at Resonance Records About Christian Howes and Out of the Blue Already considered among the world's top jazz violinists, the Columbus, Ohio prodigy was classically trained ...

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Interview

Eden Brent: A Jazz Queen With a Case of the Blues

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
September 3, 2010

Jazz grew out of the blues some time in the late 19th or early 20th century in and around New Orleans. While the two styles grew apart as each developed its own lexicon, there's no mistaking the fact that the they are deeply intertwined—one need look no further than Billie Holiday, Count Basie and most musicians from New Orleans and other places on the Delta. Pianist Eden Brent falls into this nebulous musical world, singing in ...

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