Jazz News

Jazz on Edge Festival Finds New Home

Source: Michael Ricci
December 22, 2009

Jazz On Edge, an annual festival celebrating creative musicians performing their own work, opens its second season at a new venue, the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street, Winter Garden) on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at 7:30pm. The show features one of renowned pianist Edward Simon's few Central Florida performances, the internationally acclaimed Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums in their Orlando-area debut, and an “after hours" jam with New York trumpeter Brian Groder.

7:30 pm - 10 pm, February 6, ...

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Guitarist Pete McCann Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
December 22, 2009

Jazz guitarist and educator Pete McCann has been a first-call sideman and bandleader on the New York scene for almost twenty years. Possessing a musical style that draws from the blues, jazz and rock genres, McCann's playing and writing styles are as diverse as his influences. Having worked with such world-class performers as Lee Konitz, Chris Tarry, Dave Liebman, Kenny Garrett, Greg Osby, Brian Blade and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, McCann has appeared on over fifty recordings as a sideman. ...

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'Bollyhood Bass' by David Starfire

Source: Michael Ricci
December 21, 2009

David Starfire's Bollyhood Bass is set to release January 12, 2010. In 2007, as part of the Six Degrees “Emerging Artist" Series, David Starfire released the five-track Bombay Beatz (a Six Degrees digital-only EP), a brilliant excursion in pan-ethnic electronica and something of a manifesto for his particular musical vision. Now, in the wake of collaborations and remixes for such artists as Freq Nasty, N.A.S.A., Mochipet & Sub Swara, his first full-length, Bollyhood Bass refines and develops that vision further. ...

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Pianist Vijay Iyer Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
December 21, 2009

New York-based pianist and composer Vijay Iyer is a rhythmic explorer whose piano trio album Historicity (ACT, 2009) is a cohesive and vibrant record that carries its creator and his colleagues firmly into the mainstream of modern music. The album stems from, among other sources, a succession of striking piano trio influences such as Duke Ellington's trio recording with Charles Mingus and Max Roach, Money Jungle (Blue Note, 1962), the small group Blue Note recordings by Andrew Hill, and the ...

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Cyrus Chestnut: A Beautiful 'Spirit'

Source: Michael Ricci
December 20, 2009

Cyrus Chestnut doesn't blow his own horn much. Besides, it's not his instrument. He has always come across as a shy and modest guy who does most of his talking with a keyboard. And that could explain, at least in part, why he's still not exactly an international celebrity. He's played all over, and with some of the biggest names in music. At 46, he has more than a dozen recordings on major labels, including a deeply soulful new one ...

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Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound Presents Legendary Clarinetist Perry Robinson

Source: All About Jazz
December 20, 2009

AN EVENING OF WORLD CLASS MODERN AMERICAN JAZZ FEATURING INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CLARINET LEGEND PERRY ROBINSON WITH CHICAGO DRUMMER JIMMY BENNINGTON Celebrating their new release! The Spirits at Belle's (Cadence Jazz Records) Jimmy Bennington's Colour and Sound At Uncommon Ground - Edgewater December 27th, 8:00 - 10:00 PM and... Monday, December 28th, 9:00 PM @ Brown Rice Music Come be a part of this rare event celebrating modern jazz. All shows $10-$20 suggested donation Uncommon ...

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First Miles Davis Multimedia Museum Exhibition in Canada

Source: Michael Ricci
December 20, 2009

From April 30 to August 29, 2010, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will pay tribute to Miles Davis (1926-1991) in We Want Miles: Miles Davis, Jazz Legend, the first multimedia retrospective museum exhibition in Canada of one of the twentieth centurys greatest musicians.

Featuring recordings of the jazz artist's most iconic pieces; film and documentary performance clips; paintings and drawings by Miles Davis; photographs by Annie Leibovitz and Irving Penn; costumes, archival documents, musical instruments and scores lent by ...

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New Years East Coast Swing at Vitello's New Years Show & Dance Party with Jerry Vivino Quartet

Source: All About Jazz
December 19, 2009

New Years East Coast Swing at Vitello's New Years Show & Dance Party with Jerry Vivino Quartet Swing in the New Year with the musicians from the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Saxophonist Jerry Vivino and his Quartet including Scott Healy piano, Mike Merritt bass, James Wormworth drums and Jerry Vivino on Reeds as well as vocals! Jerry Vivino really puts on a fun show with music that will get you up dancing. Vitello's will have a dance floor ready! ...

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