Jazz News

Skope Magazine Review of Gail Marten's "in Love Again"

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

"Never let me go," Gail Marten sings in the opening track of her album, In Love Again. But she's not just singing, she's pleading. And you're not just listening idly; you're transfixed and fascinated by the voice in your ears, a voice of maturity and depth, smooth and airy, the voice of someone who knows a lot more than you do. The songs are ripe with emotion, and not just from Marten herself. For instance, “Never Let Me Go" and ...

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Remastered Black Saint & Soul Note Boxed Sets Have Arrived!

Source: Jazz Loft Publicity
March 23, 2010

Just released and now in stock! THE COMPLETE REMASTERED RECORDINGS ON BLACK SAINT & SOUL NOTE

CHARLIE HADEN 5 CD SET BXS 1001 OLD AND NEW DREAMS A TRIBUTE TO BLACKWELL ETUDES SILENCE FIRST SONG

ENRICO RAVA 5 CD SET BXS 1002 IL GIRO DEL GIORNO IN 80 MONDI ANDANADA RAVA STRING BAND SECRETS ELECTRIC FIVE

THREADGILL 7 CD SET ...

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Court: Widow Owns 'King of the Road' Copyright

Source: All About Jazz
March 23, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The widow of country music legend Roger Miller has won a protracted legal battle over the rights to some of his biggest hits, including “King of the Road."

A federal judge ruled last week that Mary Miller and Roger Miller Music, Inc. own the copyrights to the songs the artist published in 1964. Those songs also include: “Dang Me," “Chug-A-Lug and “You can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd." U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes also in ...

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Cherie Decastro of Singing Trio the Decastro Sisters

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

Cherie DeCastro, the last surviving member of the DeCastro Sisters, the Latin singing trio that was a part of television history in Los Angeles, has died. She was 87. DeCastro died March 14 of pneumonia at Valley Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas, said Alan Eichler, who was the DeCastro's manager. The sisters -- Peggy, Babette and Cherie -- rose from a flamboyant nightclub act in Cuba to find success in Las Vegas. They had a hit recording in 1954 ...

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"Transient Journey," New CD by Trumpeter/Composer Pharez Whitted, Due 4/13

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
March 23, 2010

Given the mastery exhibited by Pharez Whitted as a trumpeter, composer, and bandleader on his forthcoming CD Transient Journey, it's difficult to believe that the disc is only his third in a long and active career. But the CD, due from Owl Studios on April 13, heralds the dawn of a new era for the Chicago-based musician/educator: Whitted has arrived as a major jazz recording artist. “I'm especially happy to see this new record from Pharez because of how strongly ...

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13 Of the Brightest Tech Minds Sound off on the Rise of the Tablet

Source: All About Jazz
March 23, 2010

Neil Young CEO and cofounder, ngmoco

Cool and Connected Is the tablet a new mobile computing device? Well, yes, it is, by default. But what is most interesting to me as a gamemaker is the impact that it can have in the least-mobile entertainment venue the home. Aren't home games played on consoles? Yes. But for years, more and more players, especially teens, have been migrating to laptops and Flash gaming. The Web has become not ...

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'The Mountaintop,' 'Spring Awakening' Among Olivier Awards

Source: Michael Ricci
March 23, 2010

This was the year that the Olivier Awards officially went global. Britain's highest theater honor -- its equivalent of the Tonys on Broadway -- launched the first webcast of its glittery award ceremony from London on Sunday evening.

Technically, the live broadcast went smoothly, though the online picture quality was often murky due to the dark-blue stage lighting at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Online audiences also had to endure an hour-long intermission as live attendees ate their supper. ...

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How the Tablet Will Change the World

Source: All About Jazz
March 23, 2010

Everyone who jammed into the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on January 27, 2010, knew what they were there for: Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduction of a thin, always-on tablet device that would let people browse the Web, read books, send email, watch movies, and play games.

It was also no surprise that the 1.5-pound iPad resembled an iPhone, right down to the single black button nestled below the bright 10-inch screen. But about an hour ...

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