Jazz News

Packing Them in at NYC Winter Jazzfest

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
January 15, 2010

By Tad Hendrickson

Jazz festivals typically take on one of two forms: One is big production events where multi-stage outdoor festivals take on a carnival-like atmosphere as fans jump from stage to stage taking in bits and pieces of several sets over the course of an hour. Or they can be single house (club) events where dizzying array of bands work abbreviated sets on a single stage in more of a showcase style, as the audience stays put. There're variations ...

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Empirical Set to Unveil New Release out 'N' in February 2, 2010

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 15, 2010

New York, NY -- Empirical is a London based jazz quartet that offers a combination of post bop and a spacey vibe for a cool groove that transcends time.

Out 'n' In is a tribute to legendary jazz alto saxophonist, flautist, and bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy (1928-1964). Dolphy was one of the cornerstones of the avant-garde movement in jazz and a hero of the Empirical band members.

“Graceful, dynamic and subtle...a daring maturity" --Jazzwise

Every member ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola February 2010 Lineup

Source: Jim Goyjer Associates
January 15, 2010

Mon, Feb 1 - UPSTARTS! Ben Williams & Sound Effect w/ Jaleel Shaw, David Bryant & Obed Calvaire Featuring Ben Williams (bass), Jaleel Shaw (alto & soprano saxophones), David Bryant (piano), Obed Calvaire (drums).

Tue-Sun, Feb 2-7 Wess “Warmdaddy" Anderson Quartet w/ Marc Cary, Neal Caine & Jeff “Tain" Watts Featuring Wess “Warmdaddy" Anderson (alto saxophone), Marc Cary (piano), Neal Caine (bass), Jeff “Tain" Watts (drums). After Hours: Tue-Sat, Feb ...

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Susanna Lindeborg Live Video Web Concert

Source: Michael Ricci
January 15, 2010

Welcome to a live video concert on the web with three solo performances: Susanna Lindeborg, piano Ove Johansson, tenorsax, laptop Lars-Erik Norrstrm, piano, keyboard This is in the series of web concert produced by LJ Records, Sweden with an ambition of regularity to present new music, improvised acoustic and electronic jazz. To enjoy the concert live click here. Saturday January 16th, 2010 Sweden, European time 4 pm US eastern time 10 am. If you cannot make ...

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Homelessness: Detroit Jazz Musician Brian O'Neal Tries It

Source: Michael Ricci
January 15, 2010

By AMY LANGE for myFOXDetroit.com DETROIT, MI - With so many people without a place to call home in Haiti, we're reminded how many are homeless here at home. Many people can't imagine being in that position while others wish they weren't. However, hardly anyone would voluntarily become homeless. Yet, that's exactly what a local musician has been doing for the past couple of days and nights. Alone, cold and walking Detroit's streets at night, Brian O'Neal searches for a ...

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Ed Thigpen, 1930-2010: "Mr. Taste" Drummed for Pianist Oscar Peterson's Trio in the Late 1950s And '60s

Source: Michael Ricci
January 15, 2010

Jazz lovers called him “Mr. Taste," and the nickname couldn't have been more fitting. Always fashionably dressed -- and sounding as impeccable as he looked--Ed Thigpen conveyed elegance in every aspect of his life and art. At the same time, his ability to generate propulsive, hard-hitting swing rhythm made him a driving force in pianist Oscar Peterson's great trio of the late 1950s and '60s, which also included bassist Ray Brown. This high-profile spot established Mr. Thigpen, born in Chicago ...

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Ed Thigpen Jazz Drummer Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2010

Jazz drummer Ed Thigpen, who often was described as “Mr. Taste" for his sensitive accompaniment of instrumentalists and singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell and Billy Taylor, died Wednesday at Hvidovre Hospital in Copenhagen. He was 79. Thigpen, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, was hospitalized before Christmas with heart and lung problems. His son, Michel, noted on Thigpens website that his father “passed away very peacefully . . . in the company of his friends and family." ...

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Dennis Stock Friend and Photographer of James Dean Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2010

Dennis Stock, a photographer whose iconic images of James Dean helped seal the actor's legacy after his death in 1955, died Monday in Saratoga, Fla., the Magnum photo agency announced today. He was 81.

Stock shot Dean during the filming of Rebel Without a Cause and in the actor's hometown of Fairmount, Ind. But his best known photo was of Dean walking in the rain in Times Square.

Stock also documented the hippie lifestyle in the 1960s as well as ...

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