Jazz News

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Summer Program in Italy

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2010

THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA SUMMER INTENSIVE WORKSHOP/PERFORMANCE PROGRAM IN ASSISI, ITALY FOR STUDENTS, MUSICIANS AND EDUCATORS The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will be setting up residence in the hills of Assisi this summer from July 10 through July 15 The orchestras summer home will be open to students, musicians and educators from all over the world and will feature a comprehensive schedule of workshops seminars and performances. The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Precepts of Swing residency Big band master classes small group ...

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Jack Bruce, Composing Himself: The Authorized Biography

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2010

Jack Bruce Composing Himself The Authorized Biography By Harry Shapiro, Foreword by Eric Clapton Published: March 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906002-26-8 Price: $19.95 320 Pages When Cream broke up in 1968 it was by no means a foregone conclusion that it would be Eric Clapton who would enjoy continued commercial success. After all, it was Jack Bruce who had the looks, and who co-wrote and sang all the bands major ...

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Kelley Suttenfield CD Release and Signing

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 8, 2010

Monday March 1, 2010, 6-7pm Mini-CD Release and CD signing BARNES & NOBLE Cool Mondays Series 1972 Broadway (@ 66th Street) New York, NY No cover/minimum “Smoky, sultry fumes emanate from Kelley Suttenfield's vocals like liquid fire. Here's a gal who puts her entire being into the songs cradling the lyrics in her vocals and stoking the embers in the verses with a velvety touch. Her ...

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Announcing the Winners of the "Motema - 4 CD" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2010

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Blind Ambition

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2010

Virginia Beach Native, Justin Kauflin, will release his debut jazz CD, Introducing Justin Kauflin, on February 16. Kauflin, on piano, is accompanied by a young and inventive band of “20-somethings": Billy Williams (VA) on drums, Phil Kuehn (NY) on bass, Tim Green (MD) on alto sax and Etan Haziza (NY) on guitar. Kauflin handpicked a wide range of musical selections ranging from traditional hymns to modern jazz, as well as a few of his own original compositions, including his arrangement ...

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March 9th: New Las Rubias Del Norte: 'Ziguala' (Barbes Records)

Source: Press Junkie PR
February 8, 2010

LAS RUBIAS DEL NORTE's ZIGUALA IN STORES MARCH 9th: The Group's Third Album Puts a Global Repertoire Through a Latin Grinder

What if America lost the war for cultural imperialism, rock 'n' roll never existed, and Latin music became the common language for popular sounds the world around? You dont really have to imagine it. Just slap on Ziguala, the new record from Las Rubias del Norte. The group hails from Brooklyn, but its members are passport-carrying citizens of that ...

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How David Letterman, Jay Leno and Oprah Winfrey Pulled off Their Secret Super Bowl Promo

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2010

To pull off the surprise Super Bowl spot he did with rival David Letterman, Jay Leno flew secretly to New York on the NBC jet last Tuesday and managed to sneak into the Ed Sullivan Theater undetected wearing a hoodie, sunglasses and a fake mustache. Rob Burnett, executive producer of the Late Show, said keeping Lenos participation under wraps was the key to preserving the effect of the 15-second promo, which featured the two late-night comedians uncomfortably watching the Super ...

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Jackson Doctor Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter

Source: Michael Ricci
February 8, 2010

Michael Jackson's doctor faces four years in prison if convicted on involuntary manslaughter charge; pop star's family arrives in court

Prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jacksons personal physician with involuntary manslaughter in connection with administering a combination of surgical anesthetic and sedatives blamed in the music legends death last summer. The complaint filed by the Los Angeles County district attorneys office alleges that Dr. Conrad Murray did unlawfully and without malice kill Michael Joseph Jackson, a human being, in the ...

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