Jazz News

Danny Glover and David Rudder to Host Brooklyn Fundraiser

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Internationally renowned actor and activist Danny Glover and legendary recording artist and music producer David Rudder will host a fundraiser at Brooklyn hot spot Deity Lounge (368 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt & Bond) on Monday, April 19th at 7PM. Billed as Cocktails & Conversation, the event will benefit Brooklyn's own Something Positive Dance Company. A portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the Haitian Earthquake relief efforts. In addition to Glover and Rudder, the event's host committee includes ...

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Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere Reunite for New Album, 'Midnight Flyer'

Source: conqueroo
April 1, 2010

Midnight Flyer, due in stores June 15, showcases more brilliant songwriting by two titans of blue-eyed soul's golden age

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. and the MGs and one of the primary architects of the unmistakable Stax sound of the 1960s, and vocalist/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere, the voice of the Rascals and the pivotal figure in the blue-eyed soul movement of that same era, have reconvened for their second collaborative recording. Sparks fly at the crossroads ...

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Ennio Morricone 2010 Tour and Deluxe Box Set

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

“No other film composer has shaped music as unmistakable as Ennio Morricone“ - Morag Reavley, BBC

Italian composer and conductor Ennio Morricone, who has composed some 400 motion picture scores over a 45-year career embarks on a European tour this spring.

The highly prolific composer has worked with virtually every major international director of the last half-century. Morricone has earned five Academy Award nominations for original score -- for Days of Heaven (1978), The Mission (1986), The Untouchables ...

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Sirius XM Radio to Celebrate the Ninth Annual Jazz Appreciation Month with Extensive Programming

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Christian McBride to launch new weekly show “The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian" on SIRIUS XM's Real Jazz channel Specials featuring music by legendary jazz musicians Herbie Hancock, Maceo Parker, Quincy Jones and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis SIRIUS XM listeners to hear specials and tributes featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Fats Waller and the jazz side of Frank Sinatra presented by Nancy Sinatra NEW YORK, NY - SIRIUS ...

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Frigid Air New Release from the Air Department

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Frigid Air, the latest aural excursion from world fusion adventurers The Air Department, may well be their most eloquent offering to date.

On this their third release, the strong jazz roots and world music sensibility of The Air Department have been blended exquisitely together. This collection of new music, and one reimagined piece from the archives, artfully mines the strengths of composer Roger Ebacher's deep affinity for the art of improvisation both on flute and piano, and the tasteful percussive ...

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The Loove at Coco 66 Presents: AFKA Jazzheads Feat. Ari Hoenig

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Monday, April 5th: The Artists Formerly Known as Jazzheads featuring: Ari Hoenig [drums] Tim Motzer [guitars] Chris Cuzme [saxophone] Ben Bocardo [bass] Jazzheads, the band, featuring master rhythmatist Ari Hoenig, Philly guitarist Tim Motzer, saxophonist/brewer Chris Cuzme, and bassist Ben Bocardo blazed trails early on with collisions of jazz-funk, drumnbass, and world music. Reunited after a 10 year hiatus, the band still mixes it up and causes sparks to fly with a super fun ...

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Sonny Simmons Quartet UK Tour

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

U.S. sax legend Sonny Simmons is embarking on a major tour supported by Jazz Services Ltd and Arts Council England.

He will be performing with his regular U.K. quartet - Simmons (sax & cor anglais), Derek Saw (trumpet & valve trombone), John Jasnoch (guitar & oud) and Charlie Collins (drums & cajon).

They will be playing Cheltenham X-Posed Club (29 April), Sheffield Bar Abbey (2 May), London The Vortex (4), Bristol The Croft (6), Liverpool Bluecoat (7), Newcastle Bridge Hotel ...

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Nicki Parrott Presents a Tribute to Peggy Lee and Julie London

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Jazz vocalist and string bass player Nicki Parrott will perform classics by Julie London and Peggy Lee on Sunday, April 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, New Jersey, 07726. Parrott is the resident bassist with the Kitchen House Blend band which premieres and performs new music by New York composers, and is a regular at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. Concert is free. Parking available on site. ...

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