Jazz News

Danish guitarist Anders Westfall Releases "Live At K2"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

Anders Westfall-guitar, Jasper Hoiby-bass og Kalle Mathiesen-drums “Anders Westfall is a personal and true improviser and together with his band he has developed an original trio-ensemble playing characterized by openness and spontaneity" Live At K2 is recorded live at Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2008. The music is a natural and organic flow with sturdy contrasts and an infectious enjoyment. The album consists in 10 original compositions full of small references and peculiar details. ...

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Music-Video "Living at Wal-Mart" Catches Momentum, Goes Viral

Source: Just Roots PR
January 11, 2010

What do you do when life hands you lemons? When musician and former Maine resident Pat Pepin found herself facing foreclosure, she did what she does best. She wrote a song.

Packing her personal belongings into her RV, she traveled south to Wilmington, North Carolina where, with the help of her friend, Michele Seidman, a musician, actress, and promoter of the Women in Blues Festival, they recorded this song and created a video for it which they posted on Youtube. ...

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Small Town Saxman Enamored by the Beat of the City

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
January 11, 2010

Michael J Thomas will release his debut soul-jazz album, City Beat, March 2nd; lilting title track is the first radio single Growing up in Cecilia, Kentucky, a small town outside of Elizabethtown, Michael J Thomas was surrounded by country music, which easily could have become his muse. Instead his parents reared him on a steady diet of Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire and Prince. Thus the saxophonist-songwriter learned how to write potent pop hooks set amidst funky and soulful ...

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Exceptional Jazz Albums of 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
January 11, 2010

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18-Year-Old Rhys Tivey Featured at Gallagher's Steak House

Source: Cirillo World
January 11, 2010

Steak, with a Side of Jazz: Dinner at Gallagher's Steak House (228 West 52nd Street) will be “jazzed up" in 2010 as 18-year-old Rhys Tivey and his rotating quartet will showcase their talents every Friday and Saturday night at the famed New York eatery. The performances are from 9 p.m. - midnight on those two nights. For reservations, patrons can contact 212-245-5336 and mention JAZZ to be seated accordingly. A two drink minimum is required for those making reservations who ...

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Excitement Builds Around Bobby Bland's 80th Birthday Celebration

Source: Just Roots PR
January 11, 2010

Time: January 27, 2010 at 7pm to January 28, 2010 at 2am Location: Sams Town Casino and Hotel Street: 1477 Casino Strip Resort Blvd City/Town: Robinsonville/Tunica Mississippi Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?h... Phone: (662) 363-0711 Event Type: concert, and, birthday, party Organized By: Heritage Entertainment

The excitement is growing around the 80th birthday celebration of The Worlds Greatest Blues Singer . All roads lead to Sam's Town ...

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Peter Karp and Sue Foley Collaborate on New CD and Tour

Source: Just Roots PR
January 11, 2010

Blind Pig Records has announced the signing of U.S. singer/songwriter Peter Karp and Canadian Juno award winner Sue Foley for a joint recording project entitled “He Said - She Said."

“He Said - She Said" is an inspired collaboration of original songs adapted from correspondence the two shared through letters written over a two year period.

These letters started as a casual exchange between two committed performers sharing their common bond of the loneliness of the road, the pain of ...

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Barefoot Truth Sets Optimistic "Threads" CD for 2/16

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 11, 2010

Unbridled Optimism Drives Roots-Rock Music of Barefoot Truth 4.5 Million Spins on Pandora Radio Bode Well for Up-and-Coming Band Upbeat CD, Out February 16th, Sees the 'Threads' Between Environment and People Mixing a strong environmental message with the lofty theme of humankind's interconnectedness, roots-rockers Barefoot Truth deliver a buoyant, reggae-infused album of hope and inspiration on 'Threads'. Their upcoming release, set for February 16th, will be accompanied by a U.S. tour - see itinerary below. Barefoot Truth started as an ...

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