Jazz News

Tony Foster's "In Between Moods" Moving up to #12 on CMJ Radio Charts!

Source: Lisa Reedy Promotions
January 21, 2010

In Between Moods will be #12 on the next CMJ Jazz Chart, Issue 1135 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine to be published in a few weeks. The album marks the debut of Canadian-born pianist and composer Tony Foster, and mixes up some inspired Foster originals with some cover tunes (where Foster pays tribute to some of his influences like Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal) to create several different moods on the album. Foster's arrangement of “Take The 'A' Train" ...

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Tony Foster's "In Between Moods" Tops Jazz Critic's List of "Top 15 Albums of 2009"!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 21, 2010

Jazz critic Paul J. Youngman says “These are some of my favorites from this past year. They are listed in no particular order. The common thread, they all have a strong jazz sensibility, they're cd's that I want to play over and over again." Making that list of 15 from 2009 is Tony Foster's debut trio release entitled In Between Moods. The album features the Canadian-born Foster at the piano with Vancouverites Joe Poole on drums and Russell Botten on ...

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Pianist Klay D-C Weaves Fusion Rhythms with Ritmo

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
January 21, 2010

Raised in the 60s by free-spirited artists living like gypsies in picturesque locations like Cheyene Walk, Chelsea or Cornwall, Klay D-C (AKA Klay Dumas-Copas) is a master of creating musical tapestries that are full of flavor and life. His latest solo release, Ritmo, is a magical musical journey that combines technical prowess with an ear for colorful melodies.

A natural storyteller, the first track, “Mungabunga," introduces us to a soft acoustic piano before blossoming into a wiggy, upbeat number garnished ...

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Passionate & Prodigious Guitarist Lawson Rollins Unveils the Multicultural "Espirito"

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
January 21, 2010

Moonlight Samba debuts as the #1 most added radio track Passion, prodigious technique, art and elements of culture from around the world unite on Espirito, the second album from world music-jazz guitarist Lawson Rollins that was released yesterday (January 19) on Infinita Records, which is distributed by Baja/TSR Records. Moonlight Samba, a seductive Latin groove with a breezy melody, muted trumpet accents, and celestial vocals from Brazilian icon Flora Purim and percussion master Airto Moreira, debuted at radio last week ...

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NL's Christine Ohlman Taps Marshall Crenshaw, Ian Hunter, Dion and More on New CD

Source: conqueroo
January 20, 2010

Queen of blue-eyed rock 'n' soul's new album also features special guests G.E. Smith, Eric “Roscoe" Ambel, Catherine Russell, Asbury Jukes Horns and Big Al Anderson, among others

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Christine Ohlman, a.k.a. “The Beehive Queen," whose “day job" is that of the flashy, gritty long-time featured vocalist with the Saturday Night Live Band, has completed her first new album in five years, The Deep End, to be released by the Horizon Music Group through Selct-O-Hits on April ...

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Ian Carey Quintet to Release Second CD, "Contextualizin'," on Kabocha Records Feb. 16

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 21, 2010

Ian Carey's 2006 debut, SINK/SWIM, drew some critical attention to the Oakland-based trumpeter's original music and forward-thinking quintet, but his new recording, Contextualizin', is sure to turn heads in the direction of this gifted jazz trumpeter/composer. The new CD will be released by Carey's Kabocha Records imprint on February 16. “Sometime when I was in my twenties," says Carey, now 35, “I realized that there are so many great, amazing players out there that the context in which I do ...

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AAJ's New Photo Gallery Tops 30,000 Images in Three Months

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

All About Jazz photo gallery quickly becomes the central source for jazz photography, paintings and illustrations on the web. Launched on October 11, 2009, All About Jazz has developed a new photo gallery that allows professionals to safely promote their work and for enthusiasts and musicians to share their photos with AAJ's growing community of jazz fans. “We've already made several enhancements to the gallery to improve functionality and image protection and we recently released a 'jazz photo of the ...

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Jazz Vocalist Elli Fordyce Live in New York City

Source: Michael Ricci
January 20, 2010

Elli Fordyce will be performing live at The Metropolitan Room in New York City on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 at 7:30pm, in support of her most recent CD release, “Songs Spun of Gold." Featured will be Elli's Grammy-honored jazz vocals with the album's luminous musicians, led by Jeremy Manasia on piano, with Aaron Heick on alto and flute, Ratzo Harris on bass, Phil Stewart on drums, Samuel Torres on percussion and Jim Malloy singing on the duets. To call Elli ...

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