Jazz News

Kurt Rosenwinkel Partners With Portugal's Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos for "Our Secret World" Releasing on WOM Music - September 7, 2010

Source: DL Media
August 7, 2010

An Ambitious Big-Band Reworking of Seven Rosenwinkel Compositions Kurt Rosenwinkel has always given us music that has conveyed a sense of masterful story-telling & breathtaking imaginative reach. His significance to the ever-evolving jazz tradition in fact transcends the oft-cited lineage of jazz guitar in much the same way that Thelonious Monk and Wayne Shorter both impacted colleagues much beyond the scope of their respective instruments. For what has perhaps distinguished Kurt more than anything is his one-of-a-kind compositional voice—full of ...

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The Bad Plus Marks A Decade At The Forefront Of Progressive Music

Source: Michael Ricci
August 7, 2010

Never Stop, the trio's first album of all originals, Set for release on September 14, 2010 E1 Music is excited to announce the release of The Bad Plus's new album, Never Stop, on September 14, 2010. It is the band's first album of all originals, and it's eighth release overall. Recorded in Minnesota, Never Stop does just what the title says. It's a rapid-fire succession of engaging performances by three musical explorers operating as highly skilled individuals—bassist Reid Anderson, pianist ...

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Frank Wess - Honoree at All Nite Soul - October 10, 2010 - Saint Peter's Church

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 7, 2010

The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church announces Frank Wess NEA Jazz Master, Saxophonist and Flutist as the Honoree at All Night Soul 2010 Sunday, October 10 Saint Peter's Church, 619 Lexington (at 54th Street), New York City New York, NY—On this the 40th anniversary of All Nite Soul, the Jazz Ministry of Saint Peter's Church—the Jazz Church—is thrilled to honor National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master, saxophonist and flutist Frank Wess. The event begins with Jazz Vespers ...

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Jazz has a new home in NYC!

Source: yashmin abler
August 7, 2010

Bossa Nova Music Productions, the company that has successfully presented over 200 jazz concerts at numerous Whole Foods Market locations, is now starting a brand new series at Food Emporium—Bridge Market in NYC. The series will be on every Thursday starting August 12th from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. These Bossa Nova Music Productions' events are free to the public. Jazz greats such as Yusef Lateef, Ted Curson, Joanne Brackeen, Charles Davis, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Rufus Reid, and The Mingus Dynasty ...

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Marshall Chapman's "Big Lonesome" Album Due October 26 with Guests Will Kimbrough and Others

Source: conqueroo
August 7, 2010

Release is dedicated to the late Tim Krekel. Co-produced with Michael Utley, accompanists include Will Kimbrough, Casey Wood, and Jim Mayer.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Marshall Chapman's life, as author/friend William Gay puts it, “is like five or six lives shoehorned into one. It's like a movie or a good book." Speaking of books, the multifaceted singer-songwriter has written two, and the newest (They Came to Nashville) is being released the same day as Big Lonesome, her sixth release on Tallgirl Records and ...

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Download Charts From The Clayton Brother's "The New Song and Dance"!

Source: Brian Camelio
August 7, 2010

Available now as a part The Clayton Brothers “The New Song and Dance" CD participant offer is a download-able folder containing charts for John's arrangement of “They Won't Go When I Go" from “The New Song and Dance" as well as an audio file of John and Jeff discussing their musical influences and the compositional process behind the tunes on “The New Song and Dance." To access this exclusive interview as well as audio clips from the record, video interviews, ...

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Ryan Keberle Double Quartet @ the Rubin Art Museum August 27th

Source: Ryan Keberle
August 7, 2010

The Ryan Keberle Double Quartet will be performing at the Rubin Art Museum on August 27th at 7pm as part of their Harlem in the Himalayas series, presented in conjunction with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. Mr. Keberle will be performing music from his critically acclaimed, recently released CD, Heavy Dreaming. Here's what the critics have to say: “Keberle's broad compositional ideals, along with his superb ability to balance the big and the small within his band, helps place ...

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James Moody "4B" Street Date August 25, 2010

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 7, 2010

James Moody 4B James Moody—tenor saxophone Kenny Barron—piano Todd Coolman—bass Lewis Nash—drums (IPOC1017) Street Date August 25, 2010 NEA Jazz Master James Moody returns to the recording scene with his sixth appearance on IPO, Moody 4B, the swinging sequel to last year's critically acclaimed Moody 4A. Made in New York City in July of 2008 the disc marks Moody's 60th year as a recording artist. Of the many great records that he's made during those ...

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