Jazz News

Ermesc Gonzalez Releases "Introspection"

Source: Michael Ricci
May 4, 2010

Ermesc Gonzalez, presents his first CD Album Introspection, playing some of Ermesc's original compositions in a jazz trio format with exquisite melodies, deep melodic improvisations and a rich harmony concept.

Introspection present a new side in jazz guitar approach with a great rhythm backgrounds that gives Ermesc's compositions a unique sound and character.

Ermesc Gonzalez guitar and percussion, Aldemar Valentin bass, and Freddie Burgos drums.

About Ermesc Gonzalez Born on April 1976 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. As a child he ...

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Award Winning Artist Halie Loren Signs Distribution/License Deal with JVC/Victor Entertainment for the Japanese Market

Source: Michael Ricci
May 4, 2010

Award-winning jazz singer/songwriter Halie Loren recently signed a licensing and distribution deal with JVC/Victor Entertainment. The agreement will increase her music's exposure in Japan and the surrounding Asian markets, starting with the release of a deluxe edition of “They Oughta Write A Song" on May 19th.

“Halie is truly a gifted singer and songwriter," JVC/Victor Entertainment's A&R Jazz Manager Sumio Jono said, “and we at JVC/Victor look forward to introducing her in Japan. Her previous award-winning album 'They Oughta Write ...

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Jailbreak App Turns iPhone into 3G Modem for iPad

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2010

Data-hungry iPhone owners eager to grab iPads can forgo paying for a 3G model altogether and save a good buck. That is, so long as theyre willing to take a risk. MyWi, an app available for hacked (i.e., jailbroken) iPhones, turns the handset into a wireless 3G modem that can be tethered to an iPad. That means you can skip paying the extra $130 on a 3G-only model, along with the $15 or $30 fee for data, and get internet ...

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Insiders View AFI's Founding Year 1970 In Pursuit of Treasure

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2010

In 1969 Stanton Kaye won one of the initial 12 fellowships to the new American Film Institute Conservatory, then ensconced behind the walls of Beverly Hills' Greystone Mansion “Brandy" had been his front-gate key.

His colleagues at Greystone included Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Schrader, the program's lone film critic. Even among these and other strong-willed talents, Kaye projected a formidable persona a freebase of East Village cool and Topanga weirdness.

“Stanton," remembers school contemporary Carroll Ballard, “was one of ...

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All About Jazz Teams with JAZZRADIO.com: Access 24 Radio Channels Direct from AAJ - 24/7

Source: Michael Ricci
May 4, 2010

AllAboutJazz.com, the web's leading jazz music website, has partnered with JAZZRADIO.com, the web's top jazz radio website, to bring you jazz radio at All About Jazz. Listeners can now choose from two dozen expertly programmed channels while perusing content at AAJ. Tune in from work or home and hear classic jazz, avant-garde and mostly everything in between--there's something here for everyone. And JAZZRADIO.com will continue to develop new channels and release them direct to AAJ the instant they become available. ...

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Roberta Flack & Other Legends to Play Jazz Foundation's Great Night in Harlem Benefit May 20th at Apollo

Source: Michael Ricci
May 3, 2010

ROBERTA FLACK, LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT, CHEVY CHASE & MADELEINE PEYROUX JOIN THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA FOR ITS 9TH ANNUAL “A GREAT NIGHT IN HARLEM" GALA BENEFIT

Over 50 legends of jazz and blues take the Apollo stage on May 20th

NEW YORK, NY - On Thursday, May 20th, at 8:00 PM the Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) will present its 9th annual “A Great Night in Harlem" gala concert to benefit its Jazz Musicians' Emergency Fund. The evening will ...

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The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival's 24th Year!

Source: Michael Ricci
May 3, 2010

The GCTJF, which launched a very successful 23rd year in Wallingford, will be moving in 2010 but not far away. The 2010 Great Connecticut Jazz Festival will be held July 30, 31 and August 1 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel at 275 Research Parkway in Meriden, just moments from I-91 and Routes 5 and 15.

There will be four venues, two indoor and two outdoor, with more than a dozen great traditional jazz bands from all over the United ...

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Gary Wright to Release Connected on June 8; His First Pop-Rock Album in over 20 Years

Source: 1888 Media
May 3, 2010

Special Guest Appearances by Ringo Starr on Drums and Joe Walsh on Guitar

Digital Version of Album Contains Never-Before-Released Bonus Tracks; One Co-written by George Harrison and One Song Featuring Harrison on Guitar

Los Angeles, CA: Anchored by a lifetime of songcraft and production know-how, synthesizer-pioneer Gary Wright will release CONNECTED on June 8th, his first pop-rock album in over 20 years. This bold new album is an inspirational journey that instills Wright's self-realized world-unifying vision with the magical transcendence ...

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