Jazz News

Jazz Collectibles Show in New York on January 9th

Source: Michael Ricci
December 9, 2009

Jazz Collectibles Show LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. Saturday, January 9th 10am to 2pm Tip Top Shoe Building 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor New York, NY (near Broadway). Subway Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to 72nd Street. Bus Nos. 104, 7 or 11 to 72nd Street. Admission: FREE (212) 579-0689, weekdays [email protected] Over 10,000 items (over 3,000 Jazz). From 1800s to ...

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Another Exciting Edition of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival to Kick Off on February 10th, 2010

Source: Chillout Productions
December 9, 2009

It is the time of quality entertainment and fun, the 8th edition of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival is kicking off on the 10th of February 2009 till the 19th of the same month featuring legends, virtuosos, divas and musicians from all around the globe, with musical styles including jazz, blues, Pop, R&B, Soul and everything in between. Festival fans can look forward to all sorts of concerts and live shows throughout 10 consecutive nights all at the Dubai ...

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Leni Stern "Spirit in the Water" Evokes India, Mali, Madagascar

Source: Seth Cohen PR
December 9, 2009

Elemental Spirits, Dream Readers, Sorcerers, Tuaregs and Geopolitics Fuel Leni Stern's Global Sound, as she Roams from South India to Africa on Striking New EP Songs in Tamil, Wollof, Bambara, Uruba (and English,) All Recorded on Analog Tape, Create a Haunting Dreamscape, as Stern Evokes Peter Gabriel on 'Spirit in the Water' Singer/guitarist Leni Stern wraps her arms around a global sound on her striking new EP, 'Sprit In the Water'. Fueled by recent journeys to India, Mali, Madagascar and ...

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John Pizzarelli Interview Part One and Two

Source: Sortiesjazznights.com PR
December 9, 2009

Check out this interview with jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli in Montreal, Thursday December 3rd.

Part 1 | Part 2

About John Pizzarelli John Pizzarelli has cultivated a winning international career by singing classic standards and late-night ballads, and by playing sublime and inventive guitar. Using greats like Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra and the songs of writers like Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen as touchstones, Pizzarelli is among the prime revivalists of the great ...

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Jamaicas Best Music Festival Seeks to Make Dreams Come True This Holiday

Source: CaribPR.com
December 9, 2009

CARIBPR Wire, NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 7, 2009: Jamaica and the Caribbeans best annual musical festival, is seeking to make dreams come through this holiday by giving one lucky amateur musician or band, the opportunity to play before thousands at the annual Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival from January 24-30, 2010 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Entry is now open for the 2010 JAMAICA Jazz and Blues Band Quest on the festivals website at http://www.jamaicajazzandblues.com/. The winner will take home a ...

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Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens' Delmark CD Release Party at the Hungry Brain

Source: Michael Ricci
December 8, 2009

Delmark CD release party for Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens' TWO CITIES Sunday, December 20, 2009 Aram Shelton's Fast Citizens @ 10pm Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Chicago, IL 773-935-2118 Aram Shelton - alto saxophone, clarinet Josh Berman - cornet Keefe Jackson - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Anton Hatwich - bass Marc Riordan - drums (on CD, Frank Rosaly is drummer, and Fred Lonberg-Holm adds cello!) The ...

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It's Jazz, Charlie Brown: The Vince Guaraldi Story

Source: Michael Ricci
December 9, 2009

Vince Guaraldi wrote some of the most popular music ever composed by a jazz artist--drawing on boogie-woogie, blues, bebop, Latin jazz, and bossa nova to create a magical and evocative sound heard by millions of listeners around the world through the Peanuts TV specials, beginning with “A Charlie Brown Christmas" in 1965. Though the commercial success of those specials gave Guaraldi economic security, he continued to play jazz gigs at small clubs till the end of his life. Intense, exploratory ...

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David Adler List's Fat Cat Big Band as Top Ensemble for 2009

Source: Kari-On Productions
December 9, 2009

With the release of Fat Cat Big Band's new CD; FACE, Fat Cat Big Band continues to be noticed by the industry and fans. David R. Adler names Fat Cat Big Band in his Top 25 of 2009, plus list, in the large ensemble category. For Jade Synstelien Face is the product of years of reflection on unification and the end of war and suffering through music. A highly talented and uniquely gifted young composer, Synstelien has immersed himself in ...

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