Jazz News

Fred Hamilton Releases "Afternoon of the Soul"

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2009

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Enter the Resonance Records "Scott LaFaro - Pieces of Jade" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Resonance Records “Scott LaFaro - Pieces of Jade“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 1st. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Scott LaFaro at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Resonance Records

About Pieces of Jade Pieces of Jade features material previously unavailable to American audiences. Among the highlights is ...

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Shutter Master Roberto Polillo

Source: Michael Ricci
October 4, 2009

In a field where names such as Herman Leonard, Lee Tanner, Francis Wolff, William Gottlieb, William Claxton reign supreme; anyone who dabbles into jazz photography is destined to play camera aide. Their works adorned countless jazz publications and albums throughout the years. Each with famous shots marked indelibly into our minds. It is only a matter of time that lens work of a prodigious youngster be rediscovered forty years after they have been taken. With great pride and pleasure, Cultchas ...

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Tim Kuhl Group @ Rose Live Music

Source: Two for the Show Media
October 5, 2009

Sunday October 11th @ 9pm, my band will perform at the fine Williamsburg, Brooklyn venue Rose, part of the Brooklyn Experiments Series. This group of musicians are not to be missed .. Pete Robbins - Alto Sax Rick Parker - Trombone Jonathan Goldberger - Guitar Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar Malcolm Kirby Jr. - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + Tunes

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Drummer/Composer Harris Eisenstadt Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2009

Over the past decade, drummer, bandleader and composer Harris Eisenstadt has been a force in improvised music, active in both Los Angeles and New York (where he now resides). It's a testament to his creativity and energy that his ensembles have run the gamut from free-bop in the vein of post-Blue Note small groups, to orchestral works and the recasting of traditional Senegalese popular song into improvisational vehicles. Canada Day is the name of his latest ensemble and disc (Clean ...

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Los Angeles to Host City's First Asian American Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2009

The first annual Asian American Jazz Festival aims to be the world's premiere festival celebrating the creative and innovative artistic visions and achievements of Asian American and Asian jazz artists from around the world.

Although all artists come from different experiences, their interconnected identities unite them through a common musical medium to create a unique, expressive, and culturally relevant Asian American artistic voice.

Headlining the 3-day event are Japanese piano sensaton, Hiromi, Filipino singing stars, Charmaine Clamor and Mon David, ...

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Dave Matthews Band Mix “Whiskey” with Jams at Austin City Limits

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2009

At the end of the day, and especially at the end of this day at Austin City Limits, the crowd wanted the Dave Matthews Band they’ve known for the past 15 years or so.

After slogging through an insistent downpour and the resulting thick, oozing mud, the guys trading chest bumps and girls woo-hooing with the regularity (and irritation) of a snooze alarm would have accepted the DMB on auto-pilot. They needed no spectacle.

Dave Matthews Band, for certain, are ...

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"Tapestry Rewoven" Returns to Iridium

Source: All About Jazz
October 4, 2009

Feel the Earth Move! Laurie Krauz & the Daryl Kojak Octet bring the award-winning show, “Tapestry Rewoven," back to Iridium for first Tuesdays beginning November 3rd at 8pm and 10pm!

On the heels of their triumphant night at BB King's, Laurie Krauz & The Daryl Kojak Octet bring their acclaimed “Tapestry Rewoven" back to Iridium Jazz Club, Tuesday, November 3rd @ 8 & 10pm. Audience members call it “brilliant," “genius," and “a hurricane of entertainment," while the press has stamped ...

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