Jazz News

Brian Setzer Recruits Visionary Arranger Frank Comstock

Source: Michael Ricci
September 26, 2009

What does a modern-day big band leader do when they want to re-create the sounds of classic 1950s film noir music? For Brian Setzer, the answer was simply to go to the source, the legendary Frank Comstock, who wrote arrangements for Benny Carter, Stan Kenton, Les Brown, and Judy Garland, penned the theme songs for Rocky & Bullwinkle, Adam 12, and Dragnet, and recorded the cult classic “Music From Outer Space." Comstock wrote the horn charts for nine of the ...

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Norah Jones to Release "The Fall" on Blue Note Records

Source: Michael Ricci
September 26, 2009

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones will release The Fall, her fourth studio album on Blue Note Records on November 17, 2009. Jones wrote nearly all of the songs in the past two years since completing tours in support of her 2007 global chart-topping, U.S. double-platinum album Not Too Late. Beloved by fans for her sultry vocals and jazz-informed, piano-driven pop songwriting, Jones has taken a new direction on The Fall, seeing it as ...

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Enter the "Sinan Bakir - On My Way" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Sinan Bakir - On My Way“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 25th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Sinan Bakir at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck!

About Sinan Bakir Sinan Bakir is one of the most unique and exciting young jazz guitarists on the scene today. The sound that Sinan is striving for ...

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Prestige to Release New Coltrane 5-CD Boxed Set

Source: On Target Media Group
September 26, 2009

Over the past three years, Prestige Records has released boxed sets of Coltrane’s numerous sessions from the mid to late ’50s, each spotlighting a specific dimension of his tenure with the label. Fearless Leader – released September 2006, in celebration of Coltrane’s 80th birthday – showcases his recordings as a bandleader. Interplay, released September 2007, contains Coltrane’s early collaborative recordings with a variety of stellar musicians from the same era. And now, Side Steps is the third and final set ...

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UCLA Live! Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
September 26, 2009

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis UCLA Live at Royce Hall, 340 Royce Drive, Westwood, CA 90095 Friday, October 2, 8pm Tickets: $38-$85. ($15 UCLA Students) Phone: 310-825-2101 Fax: 310-206-7540 In Person: UCLA Central Ticket Office at the James West Alumni Center. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, composed of 15 of the finest jazz soloists and ensemble players, is the resident orchestra at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Under Music Director ...

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Jazz Bassist Ben Allison: "Free" to Be

Source: All About Jazz @ Spinner
September 26, 2009

Bassist Ben Allison has a boyish look to him, but he's carved out a impressive career for himself since graduating from New York University with a Jazz Performance degree in 1989. Here on his ninth album, 'Think Free,' Allison continues on in a recent direction that is more straightforward than the chamber jazz of earlier albums like 1998's 'Medicine Wheel' and 2002's 'Peace Pipe.' This time, the bassist/composer utilizes longtime sideman Steve Cardenas (guitar) as well ...

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Special Offer for Fans of the Bill Frisell Trio: Save $5 on Kennedy Center Concert!

Source: Michael Ricci
September 26, 2009

Guitarist Bill Frisell is renowned for his compositions that interpret American music. “Mixing rock, country, jazz, and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play" (The New York Times). Fri., Oct. 16 at 9:30 p.m. Reg. $35- NOW $30 Kennedy Center Terrace Theater Purchase your specially priced tickets online IF ORDERING BY PHONE OR IN PERSON AT THE KENNEDY CENTER BOX OFFICE, MENTION OFFER NUMBER “44468" TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT. (202) 467-4600 ...

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Allan Holdsworth Trio Live Webcast Interview Set for Wednesday Sept 30th, from 5:30PM to 5:50PM EST

Source: Sortiesjazznights.com PR
September 26, 2009

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