Jazz News

Grand Pianoramax: New Album and Tour

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 17, 2010

After two years on the road including a 10-city tour in the US opening for Maceo Parker and concerts from Istanbul to Mumbai, Grand Pianoramax again teams up with underground hiphop heroes Mike Ladd, Black Cracker and for the first time electronic/tabla player Karsh Kale for a brand new album due out this fall on ObliqSound.

Partly recorded in Mumbai, mixed in Berlin and mastered in Bristol, Smooth Danger is a global album of many influences that could be described ...

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Oran Etkin's 'Wake Up, Clarinet' Video and New CD

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 17, 2010

Oran Etkin, an internationally acclaimed jazz/world artist and composer whose NYC based music classes for children are endorsed by Harvey Keitel, Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber, will release Wake Up, Clarinet! on his new Timbalooloo label (September 14, Motema Music /Allegro-NewSound distribution). The CD features performances by Jason Marsalis and Charenee Wade and is enhanced with a video of Etkin and his band performing live in concert.

Wake Up, Clarinet! is the first family release for Etkin, who was a ...

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Preview Scott Colley's upcoming release "Empire"

Source: Brian Camelio
August 17, 2010

With the release of Scott Colley's latest album “Empire" just around the corner Scott has teamed up with ArtistShare to allow fans to preview tunes from the record, check out photos from the recording session and Scott's gigs, as well as a special video performance. Fans can also access a .pdf lead sheet of Scott's tune “The Gettin' Place" from the upcoming “Empire." Click here to redeem your certificate log in number (6-66423969-76269) and access this exclusive preview of Scott ...

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Albert Rivera Releases "Inner Peace" on Turnaround Records

Source: Albert Rivera
August 17, 2010

Celebrated jazz saxophonist Albert Rivera, in concert with Turnaround Records, announces the upcoming release on August 17, 2010, of his second album on Turnaround Records, entitled Inner Peace. This album is a contemporary addition to Rivera's unique collection of smooth, musical grooves that includes his highly acclaimed first album, Re-Introduction. For Rivera, Inner Peace represents a musical triumph in its accessibility. “The listener, whether a newcomer to jazz or a seasoned fan, will be able to appreciate and enjoy this ...

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Larry Goldings plays Film Music Upstairs at Vitello's August 25, 2010 Studio City

Source: All About Jazz
August 16, 2010

On August 25 pianist/organist Larry Goldings will play Film music at Vitello's 8pm-10p “I have long felt that film composers such as Nino Rota (Fellini), Bernard Herrmann (Hitchcock, Wells), and others have been overlooked, and I'm looking forward to presenting some interpretations of this music with an excellent quartet—Anthony Wilson (guitar), Josh Welchez (trumpet), Gabe Noel (bass), and Kevin Kanner (drums). Larry will be playing the recently acquired Steinway B at Vitello's. My own writing has been influenced by film ...

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LA Phil Presents Herbie Hancock: Seven Decades - The Birthday Celebration

Source: Michael Ricci
August 17, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 8:00pm at the Hollywood Bowl Artists: Herbie Hancock Alex Acuna, special guest Terence Blanchard, special guest Juanes, special guest Zakir Hussain, special guest Paulinho DaCosta, special guest Jack DeJohnette, special guest Wayne Shorter, special guest Esperanza Spalding, special guest Susan Tedeschi, special guest Derek Trucks, special guest Debbie Allen Dance Academy Imagine ...

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New Orleans Helsinki Connection Awarded a Grant by the Threadhead Records Foundation

Source: Spirit Of New Orleans Productions
August 17, 2010

Jazz ensemble New Orleans Helsinki Connection is one of Threadhead Records Foundation's 2010 grants recipients. The grant was awarded for the completion of group's new recording project, “Love Song For New Orleans." The Threadhead Records Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 that operates out of Santa Monica, CA. It's predecessor and affiliate, volunteer-run and fan-funded Threadhead Records (THR) was founded in 2007 to help musicians struggling with the aftermath of the 2005 levee failures. Threadhead Records and Threadhead Records Foundation have ...

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Mikko Pellinen Mini Big Band Debut Album "Personal" Now Available!

Source: Michael Ricci
August 17, 2010

The debut album of the Finnish composer Mikko Pellinen is now available. “Personal" is composer-bassist Mikko Pellinen's first album as a leader. His ensemble, the Mini Big Band, features seven top young Finnish jazz musicians and the composer himself playing the double bass. Consisting of four horn players and a rhythm section, the group can achieve a sound similar to the big band but is also elastic enough to create intimate small group interaction. As the name of the album ...

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