Jazz News

Pat Metheny Introduces "Orchestrion"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2010

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With a Catalan Accent

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2010

By Larry Blumenfeld for The Wall Street Journal When Chano Dominguez was a boy in Cadiz, Spain, he played the flamenco music his father loved on guitar. At the Jazz Standard in Manhattan in December, he reached briefly into the guts of his piano, damping its strings to make his notes sound as though plucked. He was performing “Freddie Freeloader," a Miles Davis tune, but save for Mario Rossy's acoustic bass, the stage evoked the flamenco of his native city ...

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Lynn Riley (AKA Superwoman of the Sax) Debuts Too Cool Nationally

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
January 14, 2010

"She's a show stopper. She wails, she grooves, she swings. She plays with authority, with power, with soul." These are the words used to describe Lynn Riley by Ron Avery of the Philadelphia Daily News. A powerful dynamo in a tiny package, Riley has been described more than once as “Superwoman" of the sax for her amazing prowess and conviction that stretches across genres. Now, Riley and her band, the World Mix, will be re-releasing their debut CD, Too Cool, ...

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The Sweet Remains Set Nashville Debut for 1/25 at Douglas Corner Cafe

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 14, 2010

Critically Acclaimed Trio The Sweet Remains Makes Nashville Debut at Douglas Corner Cafe on January 25th USA TODAY Praises “Sumptuous Three-Part Harmonies" Chattanooga Show Confirmed for January 23rd Critically acclaimed folk-pop trio The Sweet Remains will make their Nashville debut on January 25th at Douglas Corner Caf. The Music City event - an industry showcase open to the public - will come on the heels of the band's debut in Chattanooga on January 23rd. Saturday. January. 23rd - 10pm

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TJAY Reveals His Almost-Baseball-Career on the Brink of the Release of "Take a Seat"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 14, 2010

New York, NY -- After announcing the early release of his new album “Take a Seat," singer-songwriter TJAY wowed fans with a special interview and performance on the internet TV show “Rew and Who." Viewers saw TJAY perform in an intimate setting, and heard the upstate-New York native speak for the first time about his unique history as a record breaking baseball player at Binghamton University, his experience with the Major Leagues, and how he got into music. TJAY, known ...

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NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 3 of 3

Source: The Mantle
January 13, 2010

By Matthew Young Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Jazz music has nothing in common with the grey spruce lying unwanted on the Bleecker Street sidewalk, its shreds of tinsel swaying upwards with cold winter gusts. The NYC Winter Jazzfest's Saturday venues are, in fact, hot houses for a verdant field of talent. Rumors of jazz's demise are greatly exaggerated with so many genre-bending improvisers sprouting up these days. For a little green ($25 for one night, $30 ...

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NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 2 of 3

Source: The Mantle
January 13, 2010

By Matthew Young Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

So this is the Horn of Plenty. It's the first night of the NYC Winter Jazzfest and one thing's for certain: I can't write in the dark. In its sixth year, the festival features a line-up of fifty smartly selected bands performing at five venues in the West Village. Kicking it off at (Le) Poisson Rouge, Darcy James Argue conducted his eighteen piece big band Secret Society. The up-tempo ...

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NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 1 of 3

Source: The Mantle
January 13, 2010

By Shaun Randol Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

2010 Winter Jazzfest (now in its sixth year) began promptly (Le) Poisson Rouge with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, an 18-member ensemble (by my count) directed by the eponymous leader. Argue's direction was precise, if not robotic, but the band sounded confident and emphatic. Argue is certainly an innovative and intelligent composer, a thinking person's kind of tunesmith. Take, for example, his song “Zeno,"based on Zeno's Paradox of Motion ...

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