Jazz News

Chicago Underground Dive into the Laptop-Jazz Vortex

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
January 31, 2010

By Tad Hendrickson

The fusion of jazz and electronics hasn't been a particularly fertile one -- particularly when you consider the possibilities of pairing the agility of improvisation-minded musicians with the infinite possibilities offered by technology, both in the production studio and in the live setting. In the late '60s and early '70s, Miles Davis and producer Teo Macero famously cut and pasted tapes together to create songs with form out of studio jams, but the mercurial Davis moved on ...

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Tribecastan's 5 Star Cave

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
January 31, 2010

Around The World in Three Blocks: The Traditional, Radical Music of the Nation of TriBeCaStan

Nestled in the heart of a bustling urban sprawl, between skyscrapers and shanties, lies a sonic oasis in which the sounds of the Indian sarod meet surf rock, West African kora merges with Appalachian mountain tunes, and Afghani melodies mingle with avant-garde jazz. This isTriBeCaStan, a nation in flux, where tune smugglers and artistic immigrants from all parts of the globe converge to create the ...

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Business Class Refugees Kartick and Gotam Mix Local Music from Around the World with Electronica

Source: Michael Ricci
January 31, 2010

Kartick & Gotam, Business Class Refugees (EarthSync)

The world is a swirling arrangement of sand and water, elements that sing and crash. From the deserts of the Sinai to the drowned islands of Indonesia, these fluid forces of life and destruction guide the emergence of a new post-cataclysm harmony of people and music, serenity from out of the deluge. Kartick and Gotam pull the threads of this microcosm and weave them into a new tapestry as a gift to the ...

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Neil Young MusicCares Person of the Year

Source: Michael Ricci
January 30, 2010

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Norah Jones, Dave Matthews, CSN, Elton John, Wilco and more pay tribute to Neil Young

Neil Young is hardly the oldest guy in pop music. Accepting the award for MusiCares Person of the Year at Friday's annual gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the 64- year-old musician, philanthropist and activist gazed out at the crowd and somewhat gratefully singled out previous honoree Tony Bennett, who's nearly 20 years his senior. Yet something about Young's ...

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Dave Pell & Med Flory Quintet

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2010

Dave Pell & Med Flory Quintet @ Henri's Back Room

Friday, February 12 The Back Room at Henri's 21601 Sherman Way Canoga Park, CA 91303 Reservations (818) 348-5582

Dave Pell - Tenor Med Flory - Alto Bill Fulton - Piano Jim Hughart - Bass Frank Capp - Drums

7:00 pm Dinner Show 9:00 pm Show (Limited Menu) No ...

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Roman Miroshnichenko: The Independent Music Awards Winner!

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2010

Kimberly Bjorklund President of K&B Entertainment and our Global Partners congratulates Mr. Roman Miroshnichenko on winning the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards in the category of “World Traditional Song." The song nominated was “Unforgiven" from his top selling CD Temptation. The Winners in more than 50 album, song, music video and design categories culled from thousands of submissions from around the globe, were determined by a panel of 80 influential artists and industry pros including Tom Waits, The Black Keys, ...

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Tom Tallitsch CD Release Concert @ Chris' Jazz Cafe Friday 2/5/10 8PM

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2010

Tom Tallitsch CD Release Concert Perspective (Origin/OA2 Records, 2009)

Tenor and soprano saxophonist Tom Tallitsch released his third album, Perspective, on the Seattle-based jazz label Origin/OA2 Records (Jazzweek's 2009 Label Of The Year) on November 17th, 2009. With vivid musical imagery and a dynamic group interplay, Tallitsch's Philadelphia-based band winds through a set of his original compositions. From the relaxed opening lines of “Swirl" to the uptempo “Red Giant," Perspective documents an articulate and cohesive band, ...

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Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit CD Launch at the Trane Studio on Valentine's Day!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 30, 2010

Talented and Stunning Young Jazz Vocalist Sophie Berkal-Sarbit Releases CD “Young & Foolish" (7 Arts/E1 Music Canada). Sophie Berkal-Sarbit celebrates her new release with a special Valentine's Day CD Launch Event at:

“The TRANE STUDIO Jazz Lounge" Sunday, Feb. 14 - From 9:00 pm

TORONTO - January 29, 2010 - On Valentine's Day - the evening of Sunday, February 14th, one of our brightest new jazz vocal stars, Sophie Berkal-Sarbit, will be releasing her second gorgeous CD, Young ...

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