Jazz News

Dan Wilensky's new CD first since 1997

Source: Dan Wilensky
September 23, 2010

New York, September 15—Speechless Productions is pleased to announce the release of If You Only Knew, the new CD by saxophonist and composer Dan Wilensky (Ray Charles, Jack McDuff), featuring pianist Bob Himmelberger (Charlie Rouse, Nelson Riddle), bassist Dean Johnson (Gerry Mulligan, Bill Frisell), and drummer Scott Neumann (Dave Liebman, Maria Schneider). This is Wilensky's first studio recording as a leader since 1997. After he played on over 250 records as a sideman, received a grant from the NEA, wrote ...

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Dave Liebman & his NY Quartet Perform Two Nights at Vitellos on September 24 & 25

Source: April Williams
August 23, 2010

2011 RECIPIENT OF THE NEA MASTERS OF JAZZ AWARD (National Endowment of the Arts) Dave Liebman will perform with his New York Quartet Iive at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City on September 24th and 25th 2010. Official statement: “It is an honor to be recognized by the country where jazz was born and raised. Most of all, it is gratifying to join such a select and prestigious group of past Jazz Masters recipients. Among this group are ...

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Manhattan Transfers' Vocalist Janis Seigel performs at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club on September 10, 2010

Source: April Williams
August 23, 2010

The Manhattan Transfers' vocalist Janis Seigel will perform at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City on September 10th 2010. There will be two shows each night at 8p and 10p. Tickets are avilable at ticketweb.com or 818-769-0905. The Janis Siegel Quartet will feature Alan Pasqua (piano) Darek Oles (bass) and Steve Hass (drums &percussion) Over the past three decades, the voice of Janis Siegel—a nine-time Grammy winner and a seventeen-time Grammy nominee—has been an undeniable force in The ...

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L.A. Music Academy Music Producer Degrees: Spring 2011

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 22, 2010

Los Angeles Music Academy to Offer Associate of Arts Degree in Music Production Sean Halley Named Music Production Department Chair Pasadena, CA: Los Angeles Music Academy College of Music (www.lamusicacademy.edu) announced that beginning in Spring 2011, it will offer an Associate of Arts in Music Production Degree. The program focuses on managing the production process as a whole, and will immerse students in more than 25 classes that provide the tools and techniques they need to become successful music producers. ...

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Six Degrees Presents Natacha Atlas: "Mounqaliba," Out September 21

Source: Press Junkie PR
August 22, 2010

Globally celebrated singer Natacha Atlas has been building towards the subtle beauty of her brand new album ever since 2008's internationally acclaimed acoustic, orchestral album Ana Hina. Recorded with guests including pianist Zoe Rahman, a 20-piece Turkish ensemble and a chamber orchestra integrating western and Arabic styles, Mounqaliba (which means being in a state of reversal' in classical Arabic) is a stunning set of original new songs, evocative interludes, and a limpid, lucid reading of Nick Drake's “The Riverman."

“What ...

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The Bedrock of Irish Expression: Dervish Irish Pub Session for Worldwide Webcast

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 22, 2010

Groundbreaking Event Takes Place Friday October 8th at 11 pm live on www.LiveTrad.com

Imagine the west of Ireland and the warmth of an Irish pub. In the corner, the hypnotic pulse of a traditional Irish music session, drawing you in as the turf fires crackle and the pints are downed late into the night. The music, constantly surging and moving, until at last, the entire pub is enveloped, moving and toe tapping to every note. For many, that image is ...

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Popular Jazz Artist Euge Groove Converts Top Hits Into Interactive Format

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 22, 2010

Popular Contemporary Jazz Artist Euge Groove Develops Interactive Album to Play and Listen to with the Beamz Player Interactive Music System Groove on This! Album Debuts at J&R MusicWorld MusicFest in New York City August 26-28. Beamz Interactive, an interactive music products company that develops innovative musical instruments and music entertainment products to enable people of all ages and skill levels to play music, announced today a partnership with leading contemporary jazz artist Euge Groove on the release of his ...

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Tradition and Future of Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals

Source: Michael Ricci
August 22, 2010

Following the celebration of 51 years of folk and 56 years of jazz in the first two weeks of August, the famed folk and jazz festival season ended in a total triumph. Embracing the youth while paying homage to tradition, the Newport Folk Festival (July 30-August 1) and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6-8) showed the same spirit that was historically there in the 50s and 60s during the heyday of Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and ...

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