Jazz News

Etta James Hospitalized in SoCal with Serious Infection

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2010

R&B singer Etta James is hospitalized in Southern California with a very serious infection.

Donto James says his 72-year-old mother has been at Riverside Community Hospital for about a week and is recovering from sepsis caused by a urinary tract infection. It's believed she has had the infection for quite some time, he said. He says she has been “battling for her life and sanity" and it's possible something more serious is going on. Donto James says his mother entered ...

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Vicki Burns Quartet Debuts at the Iridium Jazz Club (NYC) on February 5

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2010

Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns celebrates her East Coast CD release with a concert at this premier New York venue, The Iridium Jazz Club! Her stellar quartet will include: Ed MacEachen on guitar, Tom Hubbard on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on drums. Selections from her critically acclaimed, “Live At Anna's Jazz Island" will be performed and will feature some new arrangements by Ed MacEachen. Reviewers have this to say about Vicki Burns Quartet Live At Anna's Jazz Island: “Vicki Burns isn't ...

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Count Basie: Then as Now, Count's the King. a Film by Gary Keys, Introduced by Professor Jamal Joseph, School of the Arts, Columbia University

Source: Michael Ricci
January 29, 2010

Jazz great William “Count" Basie comes back to life in this rich documentary, which traces the history of the pianist, composer, and bandleader over several decades. Filmmaker Gary Keys juxtaposes a roundtable discussion among old cats from the Count Basie Orchestra with recorded performances, including a cameo appearance in Blazing Saddles. Archival clips and a gallery of portraits and snapshots shows the ever-smiling face of a man as vivacious as the grooves he delivers--his good humor suffusing the music and ...

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Burton Greene Concert Tour USA February 2010

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 29, 2010

Burton Greene concert tour in the USA in February, 2010 Feb. 10 Trio concert with Ed Schuller and Perry Robinson at Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St., NYC. 8:30 PM Feb. 13 Trio with Ed and George Schuller at Bean Runner Cafe in Peekskill, NY, 201 S. Division St. 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Trio with Ed and George Schuller at Korzo, 657 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 9:30 PM http://www.eurotripbrooklyn.com/ Feb. 19 Solo piano concert: WMUA World of Piano series in ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour - February 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
January 29, 2010

In addition to these monthly posts, you can see more frequently updated information and get the links to the venues at our website.

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Your Friends at Cuneiform Records AHLEUCHATISTAS February 16 - WMUC - 3rd Rail Radio - College Park, MD (with Mind vs Target) February 17 - The Stone - NYC, NY (with Mind vs Target) February 18 - Golden West Cafe - Baltimore, MD (with Mind vs Target) February ...

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Band Leader David Levy and Experimental Jazz Sextet "Out to Lunch" Launch Residency at Nublu NYC February 2010

Source: DP Public Relations
January 29, 2010

Band leader David Levy and New York City based Out To Lunch announce that they will be re-launching their residency at Nublu in NYC, performing every second Saturday of each month beginning on February 13, 2010. After three successful years of establishing themselves as a local favorite in the same venue, the adventurous jazz sextets live performances have become a mainstay on the underground NYC experimental jazz scene. Riding on the success of the bands recently released sophomore album, Melvin's ...

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Jazzilosophy Special on 1.FM - Adore Vocal Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
January 29, 2010

Tune in to Jazzilosophy on Friday February 12, 2pm CET and Monday, February 15 2pm PST

Adore Jazz on 1.FM proudly presents Jazzilosophy. Words of music. Words on music. Listen. wonder. think. Enjoy. smile. Spoken words on music, jazz and and life accompanied by a lot of specially selected music demonstrating these thoughts. Jazz is all about people.

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Paul Jackson's Song "Funky Fingers" Makes the Top 10 of "New Jazz Funk Songs of the Last Decade"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 28, 2010

Herbie Hancock and the Headhunter's virtuoso bass player Paul Jackson's song “Funky Fingers" makes the top 10 of “New Jazz Funk Songs of the Last Decade." Tokyo, Japan - “Funky Fingers" featuring Jackson on bass/vocals, Mike Clark on drums, Bill Summers on percussion Herbie Hancock on keyboards and Jerry Stucker on guitar, is #7 on “New Jazz Funk Songs of the Last Decade" fan poll. The cd is titled “Funk On A Stick" and is on Backdoor Records (BD 1041). ...

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