Jazz News

Subscribe to AAJ's New Interview Feed

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

You can now subscribe to AAJ's latest RSS feed for interviews. Interviews

Subscribe to more All About Jazz RSS feeds

CD Reviews Articles News Birthdays

What is RSS? RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) feeds are free content feeds from Web sites, including allaboutjazz.com, that contain article headlines, summaries and links back to full-text articles on the web.

What are the benefits of using RSS? RSS is an easy way for you to be alerted ...

Continue Reading

Post and Syndicate Your Jazz News

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

Reach the largest collection of jazz readers and industry professionals on the web with the All About Jazz News Service. Publicists, musicians, presenters, bloggers and newsmakers are strongly encouraged to use All About Jazzz's free news service. Your announcements will reach readers at the website, and our RSS feed and our news widget will reach readers well beyond the website and across devices. Either post your news direct to AAJ or allow us to read your RSS feed and our ...

Continue Reading

Content Wanted: White Papers, Opinion Pieces, Column Concepts, Blog Posts and More

Source: All About Jazz
January 1, 2010

All About Jazz wants to expand our content offerings in 2010 and we're looking for your help. Interviews, CD reviews and live reviews are always welcome, but we'd like to develop more columns, publish more opinion pieces, syndicate meatier blog posts, publish white papers and archive previously published articles. If you have something to contribute (one-time or ongoing), please follow the steps on this page to get started. You'll want to sign up, make contact with All About Jazz, then ...

Continue Reading

Charlie Harrington Invited to Audition for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

The award-winning jazz drummer, Charlie Harrington, has been invited to audition for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a percussionist. Under the musical direction of the world-renowned Maestro Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891, is considered to be one of the finest in the world. Charlie's playing technique is recognized as being superlative as are his mastery of rudiments. Additionally, he was classically trained as a percussionist as a child and his ability to play all genres of ...

Continue Reading

Forbes Graham's Wild May @ The Stone on Jan. 5thforbes Graham's Wild May @ The Stone on Jan. 5th

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

Tuesday - January 5, 2010 The Stone E 2nd St & Ave C New York, NY 10009 10:00 PM Wild May: Forbes Graham - trumpet Kevin Frenette - guitar Ryan McGuire - double bass Luther Gray - drums Wild May is the brainchild of trumpet player and composer Forbes Graham. Heavily influenced by magic squares, architecture, and poetry, Wild May's music is a reflection of a ...

Continue Reading

Auld Lang Jazz on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast at wdce.org Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net two days after each live broadcast. Happy New Year from your friends at Freedom Jazz Dance! Well, actually, its just old me.partying by my lonesome with my dusty old jazz records. Thats all I needmy records and a beer and..um, this shoe. Anyway, shake off your holiday hangover with the unstoppable sound of ...

Continue Reading

Brooklyn Pianist Landon Knoblock and Philadelphia's Shot X Shot in Williamsburg Monday Jan 4

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

This Monday Jan. 4, Brooklyn based pianist Landon Knbolock and his band will share a bill with Philadelphia's premier avant jazz group Shot x Shot, at Spike Hill in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 8pm: The Landon Knoblock Group features Ron Horton on trumpet, Noah Preminger on saxophone, Josh Paris on bass, Jeff Davis on drums, and Landon Knoblock on wurly. The group performs unique music combining jazz, avant-garde, rock, and ambient. The music blurs the lines between composition ...

Continue Reading

Guitarist John Stein Turns It up on "Raising the Roof"

Source: Michael Ricci
January 1, 2010

One of the hallmarks of a great jazz artist is versatility. Guitarist and bandleader John Stein is as agile and colorful as it gets, and he simply outdoes himself with each passing effort. Raising The Roof, his latest, is without a doubt, Stein's most vibrant effort yet, boasting passion, intensity, and a lot of exhilarating musicianship. It features the same band members that worked with Stein on Encounterpoint, his successful and acclaimed 2008 release, including Koichi Sato on keyboards from ...

Continue Reading