Jazz News

Owl Studios Signs Legendary Drummer Mike Clark

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
December 10, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS - Owl Studios is proud to announce that legendary drummer Mike Clark has been signed to the Owl Studios Artist Roster. Mike is currently working on a new album, which will be released on the Owl Studios label in 2010. Other artists on the session include Donald Harrison on Alto Sax, Fred Wesley on Trombone, Jerry Z on Organ, Lennny White on Drums and Owl Studios artists Rob Dixon on Tenor Sax and Derrick Gardner on Trumpet. The album, ...

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Jazz Workshops in Weimar, Germany

Source: Michael Ricci
December 10, 2009

Originally a spin-off from Yiddish Summer Weimar, Winter Edition has taken on its own life and identity as a festival/institute for music improvisation, the voice, the body and awareness. Under the direction of Alan Bern and with an outstanding international faculty, the atmosphere of Winter Edition is at the same time interdisciplinary, holistic, intensive, inspiring and rigorous. In 2010, Winter Edition expands from one to two weeks: January 23 - February 7. In the first week, three short workshops take ...

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Under Your Skin Interviews: Stanley Clarke and Lenny White

Source: All About Jazz
December 10, 2009

Under Your Skin is an exploration on the cultural diversity of music and artists from around the globe - from Popular Music to Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Avantgarde, Experimental, Afrobeat, Drum & Bass, Metal, Electronic, DJ-ing/Turntablism, Folk, Classical and more.

This interview is part of the book project “Under your skin" which includes Interviews with David Murray, Ornette ...

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Genre Bending Jazz Vocalist & Composer Theo Bleckmann Earns 2010 Grammy Nomination for Winter & Winter Release "Twelve Songs by Charles Ives"

Source: DP Public Relations
December 9, 2009

Bleckmann & Kneebody make the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List receiving Best Classical Crossover Album Nomination New York, NY -- Winter & Winter recording artist Theo Bleckmann and his critically acclaimed album, Twelve Songs By Charles Ives has earned a Grammy Nomination in the Best Classical Crossover Album category (Awarded to the Artist(s) and/or to the Conductor). Twelve Songs by Charles Ives pays homage to an exceptional composer from the United States who was denied the possibility of having ...

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Ove Johansson Live Video Web Concert on December 12th

Source: Michael Ricci
December 10, 2009

This is the third web video concert 2009 produced by LJ Records, Sweden with an ambition of regularity to present new music, improvised acoustic and electronic jazz. You are invited to a live video concert over Internet from Halmstad, Sweden Saturday December 12th at 4 pm Swedish European time with Duo PantoMorf, Palle Dahlstedt nordmodular G2 / Per Anders Nilsson nordmodular G2 and Natural Artefacts, Ove Johansson, tenorsax/laptop Susanna Lindeborg, piano/laptop and Per Anders Nilsson, computer. Enjoy the concert live ...

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The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight "Chops It up" with Billboard's Chart Topping Music Producer/Saxophonist Jackiem Joyner on Itunes Podcast

Source: entertainmentPR
December 10, 2009

Minneapolis - One of the hottest and most unique celebrity driven radio Podcast to hear some of Billboard's chart topping award winning music producers, composers, arrangers, vocalists and engineers discuss their production techniques and preferences, influences, music instruments, genre, style and their craft, state of the art recording equipment, background and upcoming projects is: The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight on ITunes Podcast and The Producer's Corner with Spud Too Tight website. All interviews are permanently published/posted on both ...

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Jacqui Naylor Special on adorejazz.com

Source: Michael Ricci
December 10, 2009

Jacqui Naylor is known for her interpretative capabilities and wide vocal range, with her signature “acoustic smashing" technique.

Jacqui is singing jazz standards over rock classics or vice versa, like Gershwins' “Summertime" over The Allman Brothers' “Whipping Post" or Rodgers & Hart's “My Funny Valentine" over AC/DC's “Back in Black."

She's an incomparable singer, delivering top-drawer originals. This Jacqui Naylor's 1-hour special will peek into her unique world.

Tune in to adorejazz.com to listen to this special and the best ...

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Berklee Alumni Earn 25 Grammy Award Nominations

Source: Michael Ricci
December 9, 2009

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences nominated 23 Berklee alumni for a total of 25 Grammy Awards. The nominees were recognized for their outstanding contributions across the spectrum of music, including pop, rock, hip-hop, alternative, jazz, and Latin, and producing, engineering, arranging, and composing. To date, Berklee alumni have won a total of 176 Grammy Awards. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, and broadcast on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ...

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