Jazz News

Tony Malaby and His Horn Bring the Clean Feed Festival's New York Shows to a Close

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
May 14, 2010

It was late night on Sunday, May 9, when Tony Malaby and his Apparitions Quartet were cooking through a set of songs filled with high-energy improvisation, complex polyrhythms and beautiful melodies. Backed by drummers Tom Rainey and Satoshi Takeishi as well as bassist Sean Conly, Malaby played saxophone with a bristling intensity that matched the two-drummer backline, rocking back and forth with his eyes closed as he did. The sound filled the cozy basement of Cornelia Street Cafe as fans ...

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Maryland Summer Jazz Festival Dives Deep into Jazz

Source: The Phillips Agency
May 13, 2010

Rockville, Maryland -- Six years ago, internationally respected jazz saxophonist and educator Jeff Antoniuk decided to start a jazz camp that would help musicians get out of the basement and onto the bandstand. The transplanted Canadian was fortunate; he did not need to look far for help. Members of his own critically acclaimed quartet, Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update, had done their share of touring, recording and teaching and all were university jazz professors in the Mid-Atlantic region. Antoniuk ...

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World Music Treasures at Hay Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
May 13, 2010

THE HAY FESTIVAL - Thursday 27 May to Sunday 6 June 2010 Hay Festival 2010 will not only stimulate your minds, but your ears and feet too. With an eclectic line-up of artists, DJs and musical aficionados, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to your nightly aural fix. Live performances on-site include sets by World and Folk music superstars such as Toumani Diabate, Laura Marling, Bonobo and Natacha Atlas, while Hay's very own club night series, Sound ...

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Andre Canniere Group at Charlie Wright's

Source: Michael Ricci
May 13, 2010

The Andre Canniere Group has been creating a stir in the modern jazz scene since its formation in New York City in 2005. The group performs challenging yet accessible music full of evocative harmonic explorations and complex rhythms, complemented by thoughtful improvisation. Much of the music, all of which is composed by Canniere, is rooted in jazz, but also draws heavily upon other genres including pop, classical and folk music.

In 2008, Canniere relocated to London where he is now ...

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Jazz Stars Appear at Evening J.E.N. Concerts

Source: DeBlaze & Associates
May 13, 2010

Who: Educators, Students, Musicians (professional & amateur), Industry Representatives,Technicians, Producers, Exhibitors, Jazz Enthusiasts, Media

What: Jazz Education Network Inaugural Conference “Shaping the Future of Jazz Education"

When: May 20 - 22, 2010 Concert Series: 8 p.m. nightly Conference: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily

Where: University of Missouri - St. Louis campus

Why: A unique opportunity to network, visit with music product professionals, review materials and exhibits that provide innovative solutions, and ...

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Jonathan Butler Releases His Highly Anticipated CD "So Stong"

Source: Michael Ricci
May 13, 2010

MULTI-TALENTED ARTIST JONATHAN BUTLER CELEBRATES TRIUMPH AFTER TRAGEDY WITH UPLIFTING NEW 'SO STRONG' CD World Renowned Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist Shows Optimistic Spirit Against Insurmountable Odds LOS ANGELES - Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler celebrates life in all its complexity on So Strong, the brand-new CD due May 11th on Rendezvous Music. This inspirational, 11-track effort finds the South African born hit-maker reaching deep within to glory in survival and revival after a year of personal turmoil ...

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Blige Tunes up Simone Role

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2010

Soul diva Mary J. Blige has signed on to play warbler Nina Simone in a biopic of the legendary singer.

Pic -- titled “Nina" -- focuses on Simone's relationship later in life with her assistant Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo ("The Last King of Scotland"). Script is penned and directed by “The Brave One" scribe Cynthia Mort. William Morris Endeavor's global finance and distribution group will handle North American rights while Ealing Studios will finance, produce and sell internationally. ...

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Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone

Source: Michael Ricci
May 13, 2010

The Princes Noire by Nadine Cohodas, is an exhaustive but plodding biography that tries to pin down a musical artist surrounded by myth.

Like her unprocessed voice and Bach-meets-barrelhouse piano style, Nina Simone's life story is peculiar, beautiful, sometimes off-key and off-color but deeply, disturbingly dramatic. In the 1960s, the “high priestess of soul" wrote and/or sang some of the most moving anthems of a profound period in American history: “Backlash Blues," “Mississippi Goddam" and “To Be Young, Gifted and ...

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