Jazz News

Poncho Sanchez Announces Seattle & New York Dates

Source: On Target Media Group
November 18, 2009

Legendary Latin jazz percussionist Poncho Sanchez has announced a handful of new performances in Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. From December 29-31, Poncho will be at Jazz Alley in Seattle. Then January 28-31, he will be at Blue Note in New York. Sanchez is performing in support of his new album and twenty-fourth Concord recording Psychedelic Blues. The album adopts a more Latin jazz influenced sound honoring the tradition of Sanchez's traditional Latin jazz roots ...

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Philadelphia Guitarist Chuck Anderson Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 18, 2009

Chicago-born but long associated with the Philadelphia scene, Chuck Anderson is one of the many guitarists working in the trenches but deserving of greater recognition. With ten CDs to his name, Anderson has run the Medley Music School for nearly a decade, has authored over a dozen instructional books, and continues to work as a media composer. The developer of the Neo Classical Style of guitar playing, which approaches performing classical repertoire with a pick rather than fingers.

Ed Benson's ...

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Moraine to Play NEARfest 2010!

Source: Michael Ricci
November 18, 2009

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AAJ Photo Gallery Improvements

Source: Michael Ricci
November 17, 2009

We've made several improvements to our new photo gallery which was launched on October 11th (read about it here).

Recent photo gallery improvements include: 22,000 images imported from the old photo gallery More tagged images (over 80% of our images are now tagged) Sequential scrolling between images Filter by professional photos Filter by most viewed photos Show total number of images in each user's gallery Expanded “Recent Additions By" list to 20 Photo protection ...

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Tony Foster's 2009 Piano Trio Release "In Between Moods" Debuts at #23 on CMJ Jazz Chart!

Source: Lisa Reedy Promotions
November 17, 2009

In Between Moods will debut on the CMJ Jazz Chart at #23 in issue 1129 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine.

Well, what exactly is CMJ?

College Music Journal, commonly known as CMJ, is a music events/publishing company most famous for its annual festival in New York City, the CMJ Music Marathon, as well as a weekly magazine of and for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada. It publishes top 30 lists sent ...

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Pianist Mika Pohjola Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 17, 2009

From studying music theory with his father to attending Vantaa Music Institute and the Royal College of Music, Mika Pohjola's life has been entwined with both music and the pursuit of knowledge. His work mirrors his desire to journey ever outward, searching for ways to incorporate the various influences and inspirations which have helped him create an oeuvre which defies easy categorization.

AAJ Contributor Maxwell Chandler spoke with the Finnish-raised, New York-resident Pohjola about a fortunate childhood exposed to both ...

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Percussionist Fred Scott Launches New Web Site

Source: Creative Mind Entertainment
November 17, 2009

Percussionist Fred Scott has launched his new website at fredscottjazz.com. The new site includes calendar information, photos, press quotes, links and more.

A few words from Fred Scott I have been playing percussion since 1959 and piano since 1980. I have traveled all over the United States, learning rhythms, from New Orleans. I've worked and studied with some of the baddist cats in the world. Besides playing with percussionist at the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, Joe Henderson had a ...

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Bill Dixon Paintings, Lithographs and Drawings Now Featured at AAJ Gallery

Source: Michael Ricci
November 16, 2009

Trumpeter-composer Bill Dixon (b. October 5, 1925) might, over the past year or so, be getting much-deserved notoriety in the music press for his orchestral suites (Seventeen Musicians in Search of a Sound; Tapestries for Small Orchestra) and collaboration with Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra. However, his visual art--while adorning the covers of numerous albums in his discography--still is often not seen in its own light. AAJ is pleased to offer several of Dixon's paintings, lithographs and drawings, ...

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