Jazz News

Django Reinhardt New York Festival Celebrates Its 10th Year

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
November 13, 2009

By Tad Hendrickson

The impact of Sinti gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt is hard to overestimate. He is in the pantheon of early guitar greats with the likes of Robert Johnson, Charlie Christian and Eddie Lang -- and with only two fingers on his fret board hand. Such has been his impact that there is a codified genre of guitar-based swing jazz, which is a style in which guitar is the lead and rigorous rhythm instrument, with other stringed instruments often ...

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Fernando Huergo, a Latin Jazz/Chacarera Bass Master

Source: Michael Ricci
November 12, 2009

By Myron Black Fernando Huergo is an acclaimed pioneer in the Latin jazz realm. He is often on the bandstand with Marta Gomez, Guillermo Klein and his own band, Jazz Argentino. Fernando was born in northern Argentina, and moved to Boston in the early 90's, where he's lived since then, although he often does gigs in the New york area. What makes this bass player really interesting is the new wave of grooves he has introduced in the scene: An ...

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"Here in the Moment": 2nd CD from Seattle Singer Gail Pettis Due Jan. 12 by Origin/OA2 Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
November 12, 2009

Here in the Moment, the assured new Origin/OA2 CD by Seattle jazz vocalist Gail Pettis, is only the second recording in a professional career that began in 2002. But Pettis has quickly worked to establish herself in a crowded field as a consummate stylist who sounds like no one but herself. After spending nearly two decades as a successful orthodontist, Pettis turned to music in midlife and was soon attracting the cream of Seattle's jazz instrumentalists, who've backed her on ...

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Free Jazz Reedman Frank Gratkowski Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2009

Virtuoso German reed specialist Frank Gratkowski enjoys a particularly fertile range of collaborations, settings and directional thrusts. He was back in New York in October, 2009 with a trio that has released three albums during the last six years: Kwast (Konnex, 2004), Unearth (Nuscope, 2005) and Palaë (Leo, 2006). Appearing at Roulette, Gratkowski was joined by pianist Achim Kaufmann and bassist Wilbert De Joode, both of whom hail from the Netherlands. The gig is billed as a session of “improvised ...

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John Abercrombie Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 P.M.

Source: Michael Ricci
November 12, 2009

John Abercrombie Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, November 13th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with seminal jazz guitarist, John Abercrombie. Time: 7:00pm - 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New York, NY 10028 About John Abercrombie Over a career spanning more than 40 years and nearly 50 albums, John Abercrombie has established himself as ...

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Carnegie Hall Presents Brazilian Singer/Guitarist Milton Nascimento in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on November 18 at 8:00 PM

Source: Michael Ricci
November 11, 2009

Celebrated Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Milton Nascimento gives a rare New York performance in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage on Wednesday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. Recognized for his distinctive falsetto, tonal range, and intimate singing style, Nascimento has won international acclaim not only for his works in world music, but also in pop and jazz genres through collaborations with arists ranging from Wayne Shorter and Pat Metheny to James Taylor and Sting. The Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning ...

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Discovering New Music Artists in the Digital Age: Interscope Digital Distribution Reaches Beyond DIY

Source: Michael Ricci
November 11, 2009

Deal With TuneCore Connects Musicians With Interscope A&R Executives SANTA MONICA, CA - The promise of the digital revolution in the music industry takes another step forward with the creation today of Interscope Digital Distribution (IDD), by Interscope/Geffen/A&M Records. Through interscopedigitaldistribution.com, IDD will work in conjunction with TuneCore to distribute new and independent artists' original music for sale on such leading retailers as the iTunes Store, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3, Shockhound, eMusic, and Napster, among many others worldwide. IDD adds a ...

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Meet the Composer/Van Lier Fellowships: 2009 Call for Applications

Source: Michael Ricci
November 11, 2009

The Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust provides support for talented, culturally diverse young people who are seriously dedicated to a career in the arts. Meet The Composer administers the Van Lier Fellowship on behalf of Van Lier Fund of the New York Community Trust. The purpose of the Fellowship is to provide financial support for young composers in the early stages of their careers, working in any style of music or sound art. ...

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