Jazz News

Jazz Bass Legend Charlie Haden to Receive a Lifetime Achievement Award

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2009

Along with Legendary Soul/Funk Bassist Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power at Bass Player Live! October 24 Bass Player LIVE! will include clinics, demos, and appearances from top musicians at SIR Studios, 6465 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 24 – 25, 2009. On Saturday evening October 24 at 8:00 p.m., Juan Alderete (Mars Volta) and special guests will perform at a concert at Hollywood’s Key Club which will include a presentation of Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Awards ...

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The Dodenhoff Session

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

As a free download on amiestreet.com Leron Thomas released The Dodenhoff Session September 14, 2009. Free- as a partial reaction to the current state of the recording industry, but more so as a way to deliver real music to people who seek it. The three track EP embodies genre-crossing of past times, when artists didn't seek to be defined by catagory so carelessly, for marketing purposes alone. Leron Thomas proves to be a voice of now, highlighting the spirit of ...

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Julian Lennon Saddened over Death of Real Life Lucy

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

John Lennon's son Julian 'saddened' over death of the real 'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds'

The real life woman -- Lucy Vodden -- who inspired the Beatles' song “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," has died after a years-long battle with lupus. Vodden died at age 46 at St. Thomas' Hospital in London.

A young Julian Lennon once brought home a drawing of his classmate, Lucy, titled “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." His father, John Lennon, used the ...

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Streisand at the Vanguard: Five Numbers Released Online

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

Lucky Streisand Fans Were A-Listers for a Night. When Barbra Streisand sings, all fans are equal.

Or so it first seemed on Saturday night at the Village Vanguard, the tiny West Village jazz club where she was singing for the first time in 48 years. In attendance, as you might expect for such a special event, were Ms. Streisands celebrity BFFs like Donna Karan and Nicole Kidman. And, ensconced at a side table, sat Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton.

But ...

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Tony Bennett Simple Cure for the Recession Blues

Source: All About Jazz
September 28, 2009

Full house in Costa Mesa rewards singer with multiple ovations. Who knew that an 83-year-old singer had the power to banish all bad from the world at least for 90 glorious minutes?

That's the way it felt for a room full of ecstatic fans on Friday when Bennett and his quartet brought their special brand of magic to the Orange County Performing Arts Center. It was an evening full of standing ovations, air kisses, shouted praises.

Heck, if he had ...

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Live Dixieland Jazz in Cape May, NJ

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents Dixieland Jazz Thursday Oct 22, 2009 from 6 to 8 pm VFW Post 386 419 Congress St. Cape May, NJ 609-884-7961 Ragtime Bobby Quaile banjo, Bill Newnam trombone, Valerie Jean vocals and the guys playing great Traditional Dixieland Jazz. Ticket charge - $10 advance purchase 609-884-7961 $15 at door everyone is welcome $10 CMTJS member price Proceeds donated to Lower & Middle Township High ...

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Dani Gurgel: "Agora" Released

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

Dani Gurgel's long awaited release “Agora" was recently released on ArtistShare on September 16th. It features a wide range of talented, Brazilian composers mixing traditional styles with modern grooves, all while featuring the fantastic voice of Dani Gurgel. Watch this amazing band, and take a listen to what they have to say about the music and the new project (see video below). In Dani's own words: This project is inspired on the series of concerts 'Dani Gurgel and the New ...

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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
September 28, 2009

If mainstream jazz has what could be considered an ambassador in 2009, it's Wynton Marsalis.

A member of jazz royalty practically from the moment he could hold a horn, Marsalis rolled into the sprawling Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on Saturday night with his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a taut, 15-piece group he's directed since its inception in 1988.

While this conjures images of the trumpeter leading from a conductor's podium, Marsalis instead led his charges through brightly swinging ...

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