Jazz News

The Respect Sextet returns to Le Poisson Rouge on 8/17, celebrates new album!

Source: Josh Rutner
August 4, 2010

THE RESPECT SEXTET RETURNS TO LE POISSON ROUGE ON TUES, AUGUST 17, 2010 AT 10:00PM TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEWEST, DIGITAL-ONLY RECORDING, “FARCICAL BUILT FOR SIX" Toby Twining with Eric Brenner to open NEW YORK, August 4, 2010—The Respect Sextet will perform at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 to celebrate the release of their newest, digital-only recording, Farcical Built For Six. Cantaloupe recording artists Toby Twining and Eric Brenner will open the show, performing a ...

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Chris Potter's Latest ArtistShare Projects

Source: Brian Camelio
August 4, 2010

With his band Underground taking audiences around the world by storm, Chris Potter is clearly one of the most in demand musicians on the scene today. Although Chris' schedule has him touring and traveling consistently, musicians around the world now have the opportunity to learn from Chris' expertise. The Chris Potter Online Lessons project from ArtistShare allows fans and students to access the creative process of Chris Potter with lessons ranging from American Songbook Standards, Bebop and Modal, all the ...

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Hudson Valley Legend Joe McPhee And His Group, Trio X, To Play The Chapel Of Our Lady Restoration In Cold Spring, NY, Saturday September 18th At 8 pm

Source: James Keepnews
August 4, 2010

"One of the most consistently impressive and adventurous composer/ instrumentalists in the music." —The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD “Probably the best saxophone/ cornet instrumentalist in the history of jazz." —Cadence Magazine “What was noticeable above all wasn't just the facility and speed of McPhee's playing but the quality of sound itself... a brave set... Mr. McPhee is intellectual about his music, but (he spills) over into surprisingly emotional territory...not unlike what Rahsaan Roland Kirk did with folk songs ...

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Talking Drum Master, Ghana School Builder, Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Family

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 4, 2010

Mohammed Alidu has ways of making drums talk. Centuries-old ways passed down through dozens of generations of Bizungs, the hereditary talking drum masters of Northern Ghana. These ways turn drum strokes into speech, transmit instructive proverbs and ancient histories, and spark new exuberantly danceable songs.

Alidu takes the talking drums of his past into new territory with his American band, the Bizung Family, on Land of Fire (self-release; September 16, 2010). Recorded from Madagascar to the Rockies, the album marks ...

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3rd Annual 'Post' Charlie Parker Festival Open Mic/Jam Session at the Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theatre (NYC)

Source: Saadia Salahuddeen
August 4, 2010

”BIRD LOVERS" WELCOME! On Sunday, August 29, 2010 the University of the Streeets (UOTS) will host it's 3rd Annual 'Post' Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Open Mic/Jam Session. UOTS has been an institution dedicated to supporting the jazz community for over four decades, offering legendary jazz figures, as well as youngsters a place to meet, rediscover old friends and colleagues, play and learn together. What a perfect way to honor the name of the legendary alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, who changed ...

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New Recording Studio Directory - Add Your Listing Today

Source: Michael Ricci
August 4, 2010

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Pianist Daniel Gassin Announces New Website at danielgassin.com

Source: Michael Ricci
August 4, 2010

Go to danielgassin.com for everything you need to know about Daniel Gassin's music, including releases for sale, track samples, photos, videos, blog and more!

About Daniel Gassin Pianist Daniel Gassin recorded his debut album, Roundtrip in 2004 with funding obtained from winning the Banyule/La Trobe University Young Artists' Award. The album was influenced by seven months spent living in Paris In 2002-2003 (where he studied with local stalwart Laurent Fickelson), and has received significant airtime on prominent national and local ...

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Jefferson Airplane Never-Released Live Albums to be Issued on Collectors' Choice, October 26

Source: conqueroo
August 3, 2010

Four live albums include original vocalist Signe Anderson's farewell show and Grace Slick's first show, both at the Fillmore in 1966

LOS ANGELES, Calif.--The argument rages on, but for many music fans in the '60s, the best live band from the Bay Area was Jefferson Airplane. Formed during the summer of 1965 in San Francisco, the group triumphed in 1967 with Surrealistic Pillow, one of the key recordings of the Summer of Love, containing the hits “Somebody to Love," “White ...

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