Jazz News

John Ciambotti Bass Player for Rock Band Clover Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2010

John Ciambotti, bass player for the 1970s Bay Area rock band Clover, which backed Elvis Costello on his debut album, and a session musician for acclaimed folk-rockers including Lucinda Williams, John Prine and Carlene Carter, died Wednesday in Glendale. He was 67. Ciambotti, who became a chiropractor specializing in musicians' injuries, apparently died from an abdominal aneurysm after surgery for an unspecified condition, a spokeswoman at his Glendale office said Friday. As a member of Clover, Ciambotti plugged away for ...

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Check the Hype -- There's No Such Thing As "Cyber"

Source: All About Jazz
March 28, 2010

How can you tell the difference between a real report about online vulnerabilities and someone who is trying to scare you about the security of the internet because they have an agenda, such as landing lucrative, secret contracts from the government? Here's a simple test: Count the number of times they use the adjective “cyber." Nobody uses the word “cyber" anymore, except people trying to scare you and trying to make the internet seem scary or foreign. (Think, for instance, ...

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The Chuck Anderson Trio at the New Hope Winery (PA) on April 10th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2010

From Chuck Anderson: I'd like to invite you to the New Hope Winery on Saturday, April 10th at 8:00 PM for an evening of Jazz Guitar featuring the Chuck Anderson Trio. The Trio features Eric Schreiber on 5 string bass and Ed Rick on Drums. The New Hope Winery is located at 6123 Lower York Road Bucks County, PA 18938 Advance tickets - make sure to call 215 794 2331 for best seating. If you're anywhere in the area, ...

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Ennio Morricone Tours Europe 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

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 (1987), Bugsy (1991) and Malena (2000).

While the bulk of his work has been on Italian films, including The ...

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Resonance Records to Release "The Mastery of Passion" - A Rare Collection of All Star Recordings from Keyboardist Harris Simon

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Heirloom Series Release Features Special Guests Michael Brecker and Claudio Roditi As a 21-year-old wunderkind, pianist-composer-arranger Harris Simon went into the studio in March of 1978 to record his first recording under his own name. Produced by George Klabin and Jeff Kaufman, New York Connection featured an all-star cast including tenor sax titan Michael Brecker, Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi, saxophonist-flutist Joe Farrell, Uruguyan keyboardist Hugo Fattoruso, bassist Mike Richmond, guitarist Bill Washer and Brazilian drummer Portinho. Two years later, Simon ...

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Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Six-time Grammy-winning jazz vibraphonist Gary Burton, long associated with Berklee as a student, professor, and administrator, will celebrate an illustrious career and mark his 50-year connection with the college in a retrospective of his entire body of work on Thursday, April 8, 8:15 p.m., at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. In Gary Burton's Arrival: Celebrating 50 Years, the grand finale to the 2009-2010 Music Series at Berklee, he will be joined by musical compatriots like Joe Lovano, ...

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Jazz Photographer Herman Leonard Regroups at 86

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Hurricane Katrina may have destroyed Herman Leonard's home and his prints, but his spirit is undimmed.

The home of Herman Leonard is adorned with the rich decor of a man who has seen the world. Hanging on the wall are woven temple offerings from Bali and votive clay tablets from Burma. On a shelf is a damaged metal Buddha he rescued from a fire while stationed in Southeast Asia during World War II. An ancient American sign nearby reads: “Colored ...

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All-Star Jazz Jam at the Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro (Somers Point, NJ) on May 2nd

Source: Michael Ricci
March 27, 2010

Jump start your summer with the Jazz Bridge All-Star Jazz Jam Down the Shore! On Sunday May, 2nd, the best jazz talent on the Jersey coast will be playing from 4 - 8 p.m. to raise money for Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit charity that assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis, at the Sandi Pointe Coastal Bistro at 908 Shore Road in Somers Point, NJ.

Over 23 terrific musicians will be giving their time and talent, including Gina Roche, ...

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