Jazz News

Stone River Boys Are Hacienda Brothers' Dave Gonzalez and Hollisters' Mike Barfield, Debut CD out June 1

Source: conqueroo
April 15, 2010

Group's debut album Love on the Dial out June 1 on Cow Island Music

AUSTIN, Texas -- After tearing it up in the Lone Star State and across the country for nearly two years, Austin's Stone River Boys will issue their recording bow Love on the Dial on June 1 via Northampton, Mass.-based Cow Island Music.

The Texas-based quintet features the talents of two well-traveled roots music practitioners -- guitarist Dave Gonzalez, formerly a driving force in the Hacienda Brothers ...

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Jazz Vocalist Jose James Talks Inspiration, Flying Lotus, and Tonight's Zanzibar Gig

Source: Michael Ricci
April 15, 2010

With the genre perennially accused of atrophy, it's little surprise that precocious vocalist and “Jazz Times" darling Jose James has been hailed as a so-called “savior of jazz." But the hype surrounding the Minneapolis-bred and Brooklyn-based crooner is well deserved, with his smoky, golden-throated grooves among the most dynamic to emerge from the tradition in recent memory. Boasting the support of hugely influential British DJ Gilles Peterson, plus beats from Los Angeles producer wunderkind Flying Lotus, James' latest album, “Black ...

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Concord Aquires Rounder Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2010

Terms of the purchase were not revealed

Beverly Hills-based Concord Music Group has acquired Boston-based roots music label Rounder Records. Terms of the purchase were not revealed. Rounder, which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, issued one of the biggest roots releases of recent years, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' “Raising Sand," winner of the album of the year Grammy in 2009. Its 3,000-title catalog covers the breadth of American roots music; labels acts include Krauss, country luminary Willie Nelson, ...

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Juke Joint Festival Spotlights Miss. Blues History

Source: All About Jazz
April 15, 2010

In Clarksdale, epicenter of the blues, this year's Juke Joint Festival has everything from legendary blues singers like Grammy- winner David “Honeyboy" Edwards, all the way to racing pigs and monkeys riding on dogs. More than 50 musical acts are scheduled to play at the three-day event that starts Thursday in the Mississippi Delta city that was hometown to blues icons Son House, Junior Parker and John Lee Hooker and childhood home of playwright Tennessee Williams. Fans will hear ...

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Marc Hoffman Channels Neal Hefti for Tribute Single

Source: blueplate pr
April 15, 2010

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Ahead of the release of his remixed and remastered CD Curioso, North Carolina jazz composer/performer Marc Hoffman has released a single entitled “Hefti" that's dedicated to Neal Hefti, the popular composer and arranger most people remember for the “Odd Couple," “Batman," and “Barefoot in the Park" theme songs.

Hoffman studied film composition under Neal Hefti at the University of Southern California. And like much of Hefti's more popular tunes, Hoffman's “Hefti" is light and effervescent, with a ...

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Bill Frisell Trio at Largo at the Coronet

Source: Michael Ricci
April 15, 2010

Not many words were said from the Largo at the Coronet stage Tuesday night. Armed with a new trio featuring frequent collaborator Kenny Wollesen on drums and celebrated New York pianist Jason Moran, guitarist Bill Frisell was mostly mum apart from some humorously incredulous comments regarding Hank Williams being awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize (taking issue with the timing, not the honor). Of course, given what was transpiring, there really wasn't much that needed to be said. Though celebrating the ...

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Enter the Hot Cup "Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Fort Fort" Giveaway

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Hot Cup Records “Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 13th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Moppa Elliott at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Hot Cup Records

About MOPDtK MOPDtK formed in the fall of 2003 in New York City. ...

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An Evening with Pat Martino at 4th Annual Jazz Bridge Benefit on Sunday April 25th

Source: Michael Ricci
April 14, 2010

Internationally acclaimed guitarist Pat Martino and his band will be appearing in concert for the 4th Annual Jazz Bridge Benefit on Sunday April 25th from 5-9 p.m. at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 W. Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ. Prior to the concert, there will be a screening of the critically received documentary Martino Unstrung and a Q&A with the guitarist, who will talk about his many musical connections to the Philadelphia area.

Unknown to many, Pat Martino was involved in ...

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