Jazz News

Beat Kaestli @ Zinc Bar

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

Vocalist & Bandleader Beat Kaestli will be performing with his group at The Zinc Bar in New York City on Monday, October 5th, 2009 in celebration of his newest release Far From Home - A Tribute to European Song.

Set Time 7pm to 9 pm

Soulful, sensitive singing. I am impressed by Beat Kaestli’s CD and I look forward to hearing more! -Jon Hendricks

Beat Kaestli - voice Melissa Stylianou - feat. guest vocalist ...

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British Flannel-Wearing Wall of Ragged Sound

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

When it comes to the young British band Fanfarlo, its mostly the trumpet.

At the beginning of The Walls Are Coming Down, the groups current single, Leon Beckenham, playing that instrument, steers the song with a countermelody thats somehow both lethargic and triumphant while the singer Simon Balthazar muses on the descent of the would-be exorcist Pellegrino Ernetti. All in all, the horn tells the better tale.

Fanfarlo: The British band performing at the Bowery Ballroom. Leon Beckenham, Cathy Lucas, ...

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Outdoor Simulcast Set for Gustavo Dudamel's Disney Hall Gala Concert

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

The festivities surrounding the Los Angeles arrival of conductor Gustavo Dudamel seem to grow larger every day.

The latest addition to the celebration is a planned outdoor simulcast of Dudamel's Oct. 8 gala concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Set to take place at the Music Center Plaza, the live simulcast will feature eight plasma screens (and four more indoors) that will show the concert to an audience of 3,000.

Organizers at the Music Center said tickets to the simulcast ...

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The Michael Jackson New-Music Onslaught Begins

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

SO THIS IS IT! Sony Music announced this morning that on Oct. 12 it will release a new Michael Jackson single called “This Is It" -- the first previously unreleased recording to emerge since the superstar's death.

The song's debut will be followed by a blitz of posthumous releases from the King of Pop, including a two-disc album also titled This Is It (which hits retail internationally on Oct. 26 and North America on Oct. 27), featuring music ...

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McCoy Tyner Live Webcast Interview Set for Thursday Sept 24th, from 6:30PM to 6:45PM EST

Source: Sortiesjazznights.com PR
September 23, 2009

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World Premiere! The Legend of Toilet-Seat Charlie at the Mill Valley Film Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2009

The Legend of Toilet-Seat Charlie will screen at this year's Mill Valley Film Festival. The short film profiles the late Charlie Deal, Mill Valley's own rock n roll dreamer and inventor of the toilet-seat guitar.

Friday, October 16th, 5:00 pm Rafael Theater 1118 Fourth Street (Between A & B) San Rafael, CA 94901

Saturday, October 17th, 5:30 pm 142 Throckmorton Theater 142 Throckmorton Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 ...

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New AccuJazz Channel Exclusively Plays Jazz Covers of Beatles Songs

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

To celebrate the long tradition of jazz musicians performing the music of the Beatles, AccuJazz.com has launched a streaming jazz radio channel exclusively playing jazz covers of Beatles songs. The channel, called “Composers: Beatles," is free to use and available 24 hours a day at AccuJazz.com. The Beatles' place in the history of rock and roll is indisputable: many consider them to be the best band ever, and their influence in the music of the last 40 years is immeasurable. ...

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Songwriter Impresses Jazz World with His Recent Album Release "Girl in Blue"

Source: Michael Ricci
September 23, 2009

As a teenager back in the late '60s, Les Veale had his transistor radio glued to his ear, soaking up the pop, soul and blues sounds of the time. He was learning to play drums and dreamed of appearing on TV shows such as Top of the Pops. Through his interest in drums, he was also drawn to the jazz world, by way of drummers such as Buddy Rich but made a modest living, over the next thirty years or ...

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