Jazz News

Edendale a Los Angeles Paradise Lost

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Forgotten neighborhood between Echo Park and Silver Lake was once a bohemian haven where artists created and early gay rights activism germinated. It deserves to be remembered and celebrated.

This week I saw a work of art at the Huntington Library that set me off on a journey in search of a ghost from L.A.'s past. It was a 1932 print by Paul Landacre, an L.A. resident considered by many the master American wood engraver of his day. Landacre etched ...

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A Cloud over Bali's Beautiful Beaches

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

A documentary about Bali's 'Kuta cowboys,' the young bronzed Indonesian surfers who provide erotic services to female tourists on discreet sex vacations has brought unwelcome attention to Kuta Beach.

Amit Virmani was vacationing at Bali's famous Kuta Beach when he met a 12-year-old boy who told him of his unlikely goal: to grow up fast, so he could be a gigolo. The boy said his heroes were the young bronzed Indonesian surfers who provided erotic services to Japanese women and ...

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How Mobile Multitasking Works

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2010

The major new feature of Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 4, is multitasking. What took the company so long? Apple claims it was waiting to get multitasking just right before unleashing the feature for the iPhone.

Meanwhile, the Android OS and Palm Web OS have supported multitasking just fine for over a year. However, each platform handles multitasking quite differently. Lets take a closer look at how each mobile OSs multitasking works.

Apple iOS 4

How you use it ...

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Announcing the Winners of the Resonance "Andreas Oberg - Six String Evolution" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2010

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Jeanie Barton's "The Magical Mirror" Album out Now!

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Jeanie's most recent release The Magical Mirror album includes 10 of her original compositions; a collection of observations of family, friends, lovers and nemeses, reflecting different musical styles and eras - it is nostalgic yet fresh.

New vocal jazz; bebop vocalese, ballads and Latin numbers.

“It's GREAT!! It's catchy as Hell!!!" --Shane MacGowan of The Pogues

“Jeanie's vocals are a touch of class with a sound that is both stylish and personal and characterized by a refreshingly English delivery..." --John ...

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JC Stylles Jazz at Creole Restaurant & Supper Club in Harlem, NY on July 10th. 2010

Source: 319 Public Relations
July 2, 2010

Creole Restaurant and Supper Club is one of the hottest haunts in New York. With a list of performers that include Dave Valentin, James Spaulding, Cyrus Chestnut and David Murray just to name a few, Creole reigns supreme in the New York Jazz community. And let us not forget about their wonderfully scrumptious menu consisting of such flavorful dishes as Blackened Spicy Catfish, Gator Etouffee, Blackened Shrimp, Sweet Potato Beignets, and 20 different gumbo variations ..oh yes indeed! On Saturday ...

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July Jazz at Charlie O's

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2010

Come to Charlie O's for a birthday celebration for our own John Heard on the 3rd, a birthday celebration for Tom Ranier on the 13th, Sax Liberation Day with the Saxtet on the 29th.

Listen to some Latin Jazz with the Jimmy Branly Quartet on the 28th, enjoy the Pinky Winters Quartet on the 22nd and there are also lots of great trios, quartets and quintets with new guests and old favorites this July.

Friday and Saturday performances this month ...

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Paul Lieberman CD "Ibeji" Receives Grant

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

A generous grant has been awarded by the Northampton (Mass.) Arts Council in partial support of the recording of a new CD from saxophonist and flutist Paul Lieberman. With a working title of Ibeji, the CD will be an artistic exploration of musical “nature vs. nurture," looking at the musics of Brazil and the United States as twin children of Mother Africa, who were separated at birth and sent off to live and grow in different parts of the world. ...

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