Jazz News

Jazzschool Institute Vocalists Present Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" at Yoshi's Oakland, May 10

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 15, 2010

Miles Davis's masterpiece Kind of Blue is not only the best-selling jazz album in history, but it has been a creative touchstone for jazz musicians and fans since its release in 1959. Instrumentalists and singers alike have for years been drawn to this music, and “All Blues," often performed with its Oscar Brown Jr. lyrics, has emerged as a jazz anthem. On Monday, May 10 at 8:00 pm, the Jazzschool Institute freshman vocal class will take to the stage at ...

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Alaadeen to Receive the American Jazz Museum's Lifetime Achievement Award

Source: Michael Ricci
April 15, 2010

Kansas City, MO. The American Jazz Museum will pay special tribute to the Jazz legacy and genius of Duke Ellington as well as, honoring Clark Terry and Kansas City based Jazz Legend Alaadeen. Thursday, April 29th (Ellington's 111th Birthday) is Ellington Education Day at the American Jazz Museum's Blue Room starting with a 10:00 am panel session with Dan Morgenstern (moderator), Barrie Hall, Clark Terry and KC legend Alaadeen. The Blue Room is located in Kansas City's Jazz District at ...

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April 15, 1452: It's the Renaissance, Man!

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2010

1452: Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest multitalented artists in our history, is born in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. Painter, sculptor, anatomist, architect, engineer, geologist: The labels don't even begin to describe him. Da Vinci's influence is so diverse that few haven't heard of him or his work -- the paintings of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, the drawing of Vitruvian Man, and the incredible sketches of machines imagined long before they would become possible. An ...

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Pete Francis New Release, "The Movie We Are In", Coming May 18th

Source: Mooney Marketing
April 15, 2010

New York City based singer-songwriter Pete Francis is set to release his new album The Movie We Are In on May 18. Pete decided that a new approach was key for his next record. Instead of his usual self-produced style of album making, he uprooted his life and assembled an entirely new crew with in Los Angeles with producer Jeff Trott (right hand man to Sheryl Crow as writer and guitarist).

Francis commented, “I wanted to bring a modern element ...

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Galactic Podcast Offers Tour of New Orleans

Source: Michael Ricci
April 15, 2010

Band Discusses Favorite Spots In Anticipation Of Festival Performance and Appearance On HOB's “Treme" GALACTIC's latest album Ya-Ka-May offers an exciting and exotic musical journey into a modern day New Orleans as experienced by those who live there. In anticipation of the band's upcoming appearance at the storied New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, GALACTIC are giving friends and fans a personal off the beaten path guide to their beloved hometown of New Orleans. This forty minute long intimate and ...

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Nicole Mitchell Intergalactic Beings: Xenogenesis II

Source: Michael Ricci
April 15, 2010

Inspired by the seminal Afrofuturist science-fiction writer Octavia Butler, flutist and composer Nicole Mitchell evokes a journey into the unknown in the second chapter of her Xenogenesis Suite, “Intergalactic Beings." Mitchell composed “Intergalactic Beings" for her Black Earth Ensemble, an improvising chamber orchestra, and taps into the emotional and surreal qualities of Butler's alien abduction tale of survival. The MCA Stage, Chicago, presents the premiere of the full-length musical piece on Friday, April 30, 2010 “Intergalactic Beings" is an affecting ...

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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Headliners, Other Events Announced by Berkshires Jazz

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 15, 2010

Randy Weston, Claire Daly, The American Jazz Repertory Orchestra Featured in Berkshires Jazz 2010 Season, Festival and Special Events

PITTSFIELD, Mass., April 15, 2010 -- Berkshires Jazz, Inc., today announced the headline performers for the sixth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, as well as a special Memorial Day weekend concert with jazz master Randy Weston. The group also announced two aspects to its growing commitment to education: the winner of its Student Art Contest, and the establishment of a new scholarship ...

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Randy Weston Returns to the Berkshires for Career Retrospective in May

Source: Ed Bride Associates
April 15, 2010

“Berkshire Blues" composer will perform in concert, and meet the press, at Pittsfield's Berkshire Museum

PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, April 15, 2010 Berkshires Jazz, Inc., today announced that pianist/composer Randy Weston will appear in a special concert in Pittsfield on Saturday, May 29 at The Berkshire Museum. After nearly a 10-year absence, the NEA Jazz Master returns to the place of his discovery, The Berkshires, for a career retrospective that will include an open panel discussion and a concert featuring his African ...

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