Jazz News

Music Genius & Industry Legend Quincy Jones Releases 'Songbook'

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2010

With the new video in the works we can all remember the original video of We Are the World. Watching all of our favorite 80's musicians and actors sing their hearts out while being lead by a music Icon, Quincy Jones.

Now we can all feel apart of his musical genius with the release of the songbook The Art and Soul of Quincy Jones. Published by Cherry Lane Music and approved by the legend himself, this keepsake collection celebrates the ...

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Manhattan Jazz Weekend

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2010

BASIE AND THE BLUES (Thursday) The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring a guest pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, and a guest singer, Gregory Porter (Through Feb. 13.) At 8 p.m. Rose Theater, Frederick P. Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center 60th Street and Broadway (212) 721-6500 jalc.org

DAVID BINNEY TRIO (Friday) Alto saxophonist David Binney leads with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and ...

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Athletes Confused by Olympic Social Media Rules

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

American skier Lindsey Vonn, one of the potential stars of the 2010 Winter Olympics, told her nearly 35,000 Twitter followers that she would not be posting to the social network until after the Games were over, perhaps based on a faulty understanding of the International Olympic Committees rules on blogging and social networking. Vonn wrote that because of the Olympic rules (blackout period) I will not be able to post any updates from now until march 3rd. Sorry, it bums ...

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John Lennon Museum to Close

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

The world's only authorised John Lennon Museum, on the outskirts of Tokyo, will close its doors in September when a deal with his widow Yoko Ono ends, the operator said Thursday.

The museum dedicated to the former Beatle opened in Saitama north of Tokyo in 2000 on the 60th anniversary of Lennon's birth and displays about 130 items, including guitars, stage costumes and hand-written lyrics.

After 10 years here, John's spirit is now moving on -- looking onward to the ...

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Vancouver Jazz Winter Olympic's 2010 Frame of Mind

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

Event Listings for Vancouver

Time Flies 22nd Annual Improvised Music Festival Thursday, February 4, 2010 8:00pm Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00pm February 6, 2010 8:00pm The Ironworks 235 Alexander Street Curated by Ken Pickering and Torsten Mller, this three-night collaborative project has eight internationally acclaimed musicians (three from Vancouver and five from the USA) exploring improvisational practices in a warm, intimate setting. Each evening the octet pushes the music into ...

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Denise Donatelli Valentines Dates

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

Spazio Friday, February 12 8:00pm - 12am

Denise Donatelli - vocals, Otmaro Ruiz - piano, Hamilton Price - bass and Aaron Serfaty - drums

Spazio Jazz and Supper Club 14755 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (818) 728-8400

Happy Valentines Day! KJAZZ 88.1 FM presents Valentine's Day Jazz Dinner

Sunday, February 14 6pm - 9pm

Denise Donatelli - vocals, Otmaro Ruiz - piano, Hamilton ...

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Depp Directing Keith Richards Docu

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

Actor to begin work on the project next week

Johnny Depp will direct a documentary on Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who served as an inspiration for Depp's Jack Sparrow character in “Pirates of the Caribbean."

A rep for Depp confirmed a recent report in the Serbian magazine Politika, in which he said he would begin work on the project next week. Depp and Richards have been friends for more than a decade. The guitar player also played Depp's ...

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Sade Returns with Beauty and Mystery

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2010

Sade, “Soldier of Love". Like a long-ago lover not quite forgotten, Sade has returned to steal our hearts with more beautiful, uncategorizable music.

It's been 10 years since her last album, a fatal hiatus for almost any other artist, but just another hibernation for a woman whose disdain for fame only deepens our fascination. Sade's voice sounds unchanged, a unique emotional instrument that conjures visions of rain-streaked windows and windblown streets. Her topics love, loss, sorrow, strength remain the ...

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