Jazz News

The Jazz Mann Reviews "The Alvo Sessions"

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

"Delightfully melodic guitar trio music from a highly skilled band led by drummer Sandro Dominelli." Sandro Dominelli is a drummer and composer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His three previous releases “CafVarze Jazz" (2003, “Meet Me In The Alley" (2005) and Passages (2006) were well received in Canada garnering various awards and winning Dominelli a loyal following. Well respected by his fellow musicians he has worked with the leading figures of the Canadian jazz scene and with visiting American luminaries ...

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Los Angeles Soundings

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2010

LA gets the Blues and Sounds

Pat Metheny Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA A Grammy award winner 17 times over, Metheny is a living legend in the realms of progressive jazz and jazz fusion. April 19, 2010 8:00 p.m.

Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, CA The 32nd annual summer music party at the bowl returns

Monterey Jazz ...

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Enter the StringTime Jazz "John Basile - No Apologies" Giveaway"

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the StringTime Jazz “John Basile No Apologies“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 20th.

Click here to enter the contest

(Following John Basile at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at StringTime Jazz

About John Basile and No Apologies

John Basile was born in the Boston area and began playing in local show ...

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The Fab Faux Return to Washington, D.C. for May 22nd Concert at Lisner Auditorium

Source: Seth Cohen PR
April 19, 2010

The Fab Faux will return to Washington, D.C. for the fourth year in a row, with a May 22nd concert at Lisner Auditorium. The May 22nd event, a presentation of HK Entertainment, will feature a 'Glorious Hodgepodge' of Beatles music, as The Fab Faux are joined by Creme Tangerine Strings and Hogshead Horns. For those of us who never got to see The Beatles in concert, we're fortunate to have The Fab Faux dedicate themselves to faithfully recreating some of ...

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Brenda Carol & Clairevoyance - Live at Hothouse Cafe as Part of the TD Canada Trust Jazz Festival, Toronto 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

TORONTO, ON CANADA: ANNOUNCING THE PERFORMERS OF BRENDA CAROL & CLAIREVOYANCE AS PART OF THE 2010 TD CANADA TRUST JAZZ FESTIVAL LIVE AT HOTHOUSE CAFE. SUNDAY, JUNE 27, MONDAY, JUNE 28, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, & WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 This all ages, 4 evening event features some of Canada's finest, jazz artists including vocalist Brenda Carol, Toronto pianist and educator Stephen Gardner on electric piano, Canadian jazz/latin flutist Bill McBirnie, saxophonist Kirk MacDonald, bassist George Koller, and drummer Dave Langguth. ...

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The Third Annual Toronto Indo-Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

WHO: TASA, MONSOON, SAAWUN with special guests ESCOLA DE SAMBA. WHAT: The 3rd Annual Toronto Indo Jazz Festival WHERE: Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. WHEN: Thursday, April 29th @ 8:00 pm TICKETS: $15 Adults / $10 Students Dinner reservations guarantee seating / 416-588-0307 Monsoon Music proudly presents the THIRD ANNUAL INDO-JAZZ FESTIVAL featuring three of Torontos finest jazz and world music ensembles TASA, MONSOON AND SAAWUN. Each will bring their unique brand of Indian jazz fusion to Lula Lounge, ...

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Dancing with the Clayton Brothers

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

Whether it has been listening to dance music, playing dance music or just plain-old dancing, the Clayton Brothers have done it all. In their newest project, John and Jeff Clayton are giving music fans a new “twist" to the dance music they've come to love and recognize. In this second ArtistShare fan-funded project, The Clayton Brothers will be allowing fans to watch the recording come to life with exclusive rehearsal pictures, videos, interviews, sheet music and much more. To hear ...

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Tomasz Stanko Quintet, the European Jazz Ensemble, Performed at Birdland

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2010

Jazz Tinged With Sorrow as Well as Somber Beauty Melancholia comes naturally to the Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko. Over the last decade, especially, during a late-career renaissance Mr. Stanko, a pioneering figure in European jazz, is now 67 he has distilled his art into a tersely controlled expression of sorrow. His dark-hued trumpet tone reveals itself in murmurs; he often begins a note with sibilant shooshes of air. He can make a straightforward melody feel confidential, guarded. His lyricism inhabits ...

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