Jazz News

5th annual Battle of the Saxes

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2009

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Nation's Top High School Jazz Bands Selected for Swing Central at 2010 Savannah Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2009

Savannah Music Festival (SMF) has selected twelve outstanding high school jazz bands from more than 50 applications to participate in the fifth annual SWING CENTRAL High School Jazz Band Competition & Workshop. Under the leadership of pianist/educator/composer Marcus Roberts, the esteemed clinicians of SWING CENTRAL include Jeff Clayton, Wycliffe Gordon, Jim Ketch, Marcus Printup, John Clayton, Gerald Clayton, Jason Marsalis, Jim Ketch, Dave Stryker, Roland Guerin, Ted Nash, Obed Calvaire, Terell Stafford, Leon Anderson, Chris Crenshaw, Rodney Jordan, Bill Peterson, ...

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Dave Allen Quartet at Nublu Jazz Festival (NYC) on November 13th

Source: Michael Ricci
November 10, 2009

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Emil Viklicky Releases New CD in Japan

Source: Michael Ricci
November 10, 2009

Emil Viklicky and Venus Records are pleased to announce the release of Emil's latest CD, Sinfonietta~The Janacek of Jazz (VHCD 1034). Eleven of its dozen tracks were recorded at Avatar Studios in New York last year with George Mraz on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. The twelfth track, “Sinfonietta," recorded in Prague in 2007 with Mraz and Laco Tropp on drums, originally appeared on the CD Moravian Gems (CubeMetier 2007). As a composer, Emil Viklickýhas attracted international attention for ...

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Stop Fiddling with Your Instrument and Learn to Read Music

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2009

There's an old musician's joke that goes something like this: Want to know the best way to make a guitarist to turn down their volume? Put sheet music in front of them.

All jokes aside, it's possible to perform music without any knowledge of music theory just as it's possible to memorize a speech without knowing how to read. But reading music puts you in league with the big masters. Let us help you with the basics. To refine your ...

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Innovative British Group Portico Quartet Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 10, 2009

The history of Portico Quartet is brief, but it's also eventful. Since forming in 2005, this young British band have seen their first album, Knee Deep In The North Sea (Babel, 2007), become a Mercury Music Award Album of the Year, they've gathered rave reviews for their second album, Isla (Real World, 2009), and they've introduced a brand new acoustic instrument into the jazz repertoire. Although much of their music is recognizably “jazz," their use of the Hang creates a ...

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Ear Farm Charity Holiday Album Announcement

Source: Michael Ricci
November 10, 2009

EAR FARM and Let 'Em In Studios are thrilled to present Do you EAR what I EAR?, a holiday album for the Association to Benefit Children. Featuring original and classic holiday songs from Tom Tom Club, Sean Bones, tUnE-yArDs, Julie Doiron, Sharon Van Etten, and more, this exclusive compilation will be available for digital download on EAR FARM starting on December 1st with a suggested minimum donation of $5.00.

All of the proceeds from this project will go directly to ...

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2009: Another Momentous Year for Dave Brubeck

Source: Michael Ricci
November 10, 2009

JAZZ MASTER DAVE BRUBECK CAPPING TIME OUT'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH THREE-NIGHT NOVEMBER RUN AT NEW YORK'S BLUE NOTE & 2009 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS IN WASHINGTON IN DECEMBER

Critically-Acclaimed 50th Anniversary 3-Disc (2CDs + 1DVD)

Legacy Edition of Landmark Jazz Album Available Everywhere Now

Declared a Living Legend by the Library of Congress, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck will be capping off a banner year in his extraordinary career with a three-night run of six shows (8pm & 10:30pm) ...

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