Jazz News

Esperanza Spalding's Champer Music Society

Source: Music Dept
July 12, 2010

Centuries ago, long before the advent of radio or recording technology, chamber music was the music for the masses--the music in which people from nearly every segment of society could find meaning and relevance.

A decade into the 21st century, Esperanza Spalding--the bassist, vocalist and composer who first appeared on the jazz scene in 2008--takes a contemporary approach to this once universal form of entertainment with Chamber Music Society, her August 17, 2010, release on Heads Up International, a division ...

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Enter the "Mark Egan - Truth Be Told" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Wavetone Records “Mark Egan--Truth Be Told“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 11th.

Click here to enter the contest

(Following Mark Egan at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Wavetone Records

About Mark Egan and Truth Be Told

One of the premier electric bassists of contemporary jazz, Mark Egan has distinguished himself ...

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"Phoning It In" with Maria Schneider

Source: Brian Camelio
July 12, 2010

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Moses Oakland: Bluesman DVD

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
July 12, 2010

MINNEAPOLIS--Big Notes Productions and Winterland Studios have teamed up to produce a performance DVD featuring the music of blues musician Moses Oakland. The video was shot at Famous Dave's BBQ & Blues Club in Uptown Minneapolis, where Oakland has played every Sunday night for the past 10 years, and continues this tradition. He has become a fixture in the regional blues scene, having played at venues such as the Ham Bone Blues Jam in Rochester; Jimmy B'z Blues Brews & ...

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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features: July 12-18, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
July 12, 2010

This Monday, July 12th, we'll present another edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on the great bassist, composer, Grammy-winner and born and raised New Yorker, MARCUS MILLER. You'll hear of his career beginnings growing up in The Big Apple where his funky style helped establish him early on as a first call studio player. You'll hear how meeting and recording with Miles Davis changed the course of his life ...

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Jody Redhage "Adventurous cello songstress" (Time Out NY) comes to Boston July 23

Source: Michaella Holden
July 12, 2010

JODY REDHAGE & FIRE IN JULY PERFORM IN BOSTON Innovative Song Cycle Explores Spirituality, Nature, and Gardening New York City based cellist, vocalist and composer Jody Redhage and her band Fire in July will perform at Boston's Kaji Aso Studio (www.kajiasostudio.com) on Friday, July 23, 2010 at 8 pm. Admission is $10. Kaji Aso Studio is located at 40 Saint Stephen Street in Boston, MA. Phone is (617) 247-1719. Fire in July is comprised of Jody Redhage, voice & cello; ...

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Singer/Songwriter Lorraine Feather Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
July 12, 2010

Lorraine Feather clearly understands Shakespeare's somewhat snide commentary that all the world's a stage, and the men and women--including herself--its players. She engages the lyricist's craft as an activity integral to the living of life. It is not a case of life imitating or being imitated by art, because art is itself vitally important and indistinguishable from it. Throughout the new compositions on her latest release, Ages (Jazzed Media, 2010), it is obvious that, despite her developed abilities as an ...

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#1 Amazon Bestseller…"Free to Be Creative at the Piano" now Available as FREE Download!

Source: Edward Weiss
July 11, 2010

Who says you have to be a gifted genius to create your own unique piano compositions? Not Edward Weiss, educator, author and composer who's just completed his first full length book on doing just that--turning anyone into a “virtual virtuoso" in as little as 30 days--even if they've never touched a musical keyboard in their life. Edward's approach is unusual, in that he tosses the so-called rule book out the window. Gone are the endless “do ray me" drills that ...

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