Jazz News

Paul Revere & the Raiders' 'Complete Original Columbia Singles' Package Coming On Collectors' Choice

Source: conqueroo
January 6, 2010

Three-disc set contains 66 songs including all commercially released Columbia A and B sides plus “special product" tracks and a Pontiac GTO commercial

LOS ANGELES -- Paul Revere & the Raiders put the Pacific Northwest on the rock 'n' roll map with such smash hits as “Steppin' Out," “Kicks," “Hungry," “Just Like Me," “Good Thing," “Him Or Me -- What's It Going to Be?," “Ups And Downs," “Let Me," “I Had a Dream," “Too Much Talk," “Indian Reservation" and many ...

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Martial Solal Nominated for Grammy Award for "Live at Village Vanguard" Solo Release on CAM Jazz

Source: Claudia Artzer
January 5, 2010

Martial Solal is a man who wastes little including musical space and words. When informed he had just been nominated on December 3, 2009, for a Grammy Award for his January 2009 solo recording, Live at the Village Vanguard: I Can't Give You Anything But Love," he said, “Good news."

On the nominated disc, Solal is heard giving playful words of caution to the excited crowd. “Tonight is a very important night because we are recording the show, so I ...

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Creaking Tree Guitarist Brad Keller Releases Solo Album "House on Fire"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

In April 2001 Toronto-Based Musician/Composer/Producer Brad Keller co-founded The Creaking Tree String Quartet. After three award winning CD's and performing throughout most of Canada and the U.S. Keller has released his first CD under his own name entitled House On Fire. Keller decided to assemble some of Toronto's finest musicians to perform his latest compositions featuring a variety of different instumentations including piano, b3 organ, double bass, drums, tenor sax, banjo, violin and mandolin. House On Fire is an all-instrumental ...

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All About Jazz Help Wanted: Photo Gallery Editor

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

All About Jazz is a crowd-sourcing website produced by a volunteer staff of jazz enthusiasts. We're currently looking for an individual to help us manage the new photo gallery. Please read on to learn more about the position. POSITION AVAILABLE Photo Editor Volunteer Requirements: 15 minutes per day—five days a week. Some connection with the jazz photography community would be helpful. The editor would use the Photo Gallery admin system to: Designate and schedule images for the “photo ...

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Frank Macchia Releases "Folk Songs for Jazzers" - Download Five Free MP3s!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

Now Available - Folk Songs for Jazzers, Frank Macchia's latest CD is a 13 piece band that wails on Frank's original arrangements of classic Folk Songs Gone Wild!

CD Release Party at Vitello's Jazz Club on Jan. 11, 2010!

Frank and the whole band will be doing a very special one night only show at Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club in Studio City, CA on January 11, 2010 for the release of his new CD Folk Songs for Jazzers. The ...

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Meral Guneyman & Dick Hyman Release "Danzas Tropicales"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

The award-winning and classical trained pianist Meral Guneyman, along with the iconic jazz arranger, composer and pianist Dick Hyman, present Danzas Tropicales, a fluid collection of piano compositions dedicated to Latin dance rhythms. Guneyman and Hyman create a sound which captures a signature blend of Latin fervor and sophisticated elegance. Danzas Tropicales features an array of lively rhythms, ranging from the original title piece, composed by Hyman himself, to an exciting spectrum of Latin-American classics spanning the past century, including ...

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6th Edition of Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival set for March 5-7, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

A consequence of a festival's increasing popularity is the continuous rise of visitors from year to year. During the first year of Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (in 2005), it attracted 57,800 people during its three-day course. Fast forward to its fifth year, Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (known better as Java Jazz Festival), the largest jazz festival in the Southern hemisphere was attended by 84,350 people.

To ensure the comfort of its escalating visitors, its organizer, Java Festival Production, ...

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British Pianist Gwilym Simcock Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
January 4, 2010

Pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock has achieved a lot in a short time. His debut album as leader, Perception (Basho, 2007) was roundly praised as heralding the arrival of a significant new talent.

Prior to that Simcock had captured attention for lighting up Bill Bruford's Earthworks, Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio and Malcolm Creese's Acoustic Triangle.

Awards and commissions began to roll in accompanied by a certain amount of hype; Chick Corea labeled him a “creative genius" and comparisons between the talent of ...

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