Jazz News

The Downbeat 75th Anniversary Anthology: The Great Jazz Interviews

Source: Michael Ricci
November 13, 2009

DOWNBEAT: The Great Jazz Interviews: A 75th Anniversary Anthology Edited and Compiled By Frank Alkyer

In July of 1934 the first issue of DownBeat magazine hit newsstands in Chicago. For the next seven-plus decades and counting the publication has been synonymous with jazz. DownBeat has chronicled every facet of jazz; every trend; every new and emerging sound. They have charted the birth and rise of hot jazz, cool jazz, be bop, hard bop, post bop, free jazz, and ...

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Jonathan Richman Announces West Coast Run of Shows

Source: 1888 Media
November 13, 2009

Jonathan Richman has announced a run of west coast shows with drummer Tommy Larkins. These eight shows, including a three-night stand at The Mint in Los Angeles, will round out a successful year of touring in the U.S., Canada, U.K. & Europe.

Upon wrapping up these dates, Richman will continue to work on his forthcoming 2010 album with Larkins. This collection of songs will be a follow-up to his Vapor Records release Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild (2008), ...

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"Carswell": Adventurous Jazz by Saxophonist Tom Gullion

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

Saxophonist Tom Gullion Presents “Carswell" -- Adventurous Jazz on Momentous Records

Release Date: October 27 Musician, saxophonist, and composer Tom Gullion has built a reputation as an intuitive, emotional, and melodic player. During the past two decades, his varied career has included periods of intense performance and also of introspective creativity, and he has emerged as a major force in the contemporary jazz scene. Now, at the peak of his musical maturity, he is launching a new album entitled Carswell ...

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Japan's LateSet Records Debuts Its Guitar Series

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

LateSet Records debuts its new recording label with a focus on guitarists Peter Mazza, Davy Mooney, Gilad Hekselman and Amanda Monaco. LateSet Records's producer Atsuo Nitta and executive producers Yasuo Sakai and Chieko met these four brilliant Jazz guitarists in New York. Their albums exude the energy of something beyond technique and music theory. They represent the forefront of Jazz guitar standards - with the LateSet Guitar Series, you will discover that the future of this genre has already begun. ...

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Mike Keneally's Stunning Opus, "Scambot 1" Debuts on Nov. 24

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

Calling the first volume of Mike Keneally's Scambot trilogy “ambitious" might be understating things a bit. For five years Mike held it close to his heart as his main project, employing nine engineers and many musicians at six studios. Scambot 1 will be released Nov. 24 on Exowax Records. “We devoted intense energy to every second of the album," says Mike. “There is a plot, and a bunch of characters. The CD booklet contains a very long story I wrote ...

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Guitarist Peter Sprague Flies "The Wild Blue" - November 24 Release

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
November 13, 2009

The Wild Blue (SBE Records) features my seven-piece The Peter Sprague String Consort group. It's a gathering of two different worlds -- a group comprised of a classical string quartet and a jazz trio. The two worlds come together to explore a soundscape rich in harmony riding on the rhythmic pulse of the Brazilian samba and jazz swing. We've played over 20 shows in the last two years and have a unique body of music that we've finally recorded in ...

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Announcing the Winners of the "Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings - Renegades" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
November 13, 2009

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Mike Stern at Chris' Jazz Cafe on November 20 & 21, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
November 13, 2009

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