Jazz News

Thelonious Monk the Life and Times of an American Original

Source: Michael Ricci
September 16, 2009

"...[A] breath of fresh air amongst the biographies of our legendary jazz musicians. This book is thorough, detailed and written with a true affinity for Monk's humaneness and creative musical output." --Chick Corea Composer, performer, icon of the jazz world: Thelonious Sphere Monk broke rules of musical composition and created a body of work and a sound distinctively his own. His songs (“Round Midnight,” “Straight, No Chaser,” “Well, You Needn’t,” “Ruby, My Dear”), with their witty use of dissonance and ...

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Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2009

Wycliffe Gordon is one of the busiest jazz trombone players in the business today. He has traveled the world performing with the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, under his own name and as a duo with Jay Leonhart. As an educator he has performed and taught master classes at various schools.

AAJ Contributor Marcia Hillman spoke with Gordon about the state of education in jazz today, as well as his work with Wynton Marsalis and an exciting ...

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PBS Documentary Latin Music USA in Time for Hispanic Heritage Month

Source: All About Jazz
September 15, 2009

PBS CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH A DOCUMENTARY RECOGNIZING THE LATINO CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN MUSIC The Latin Music USA Four-Part Documentary to Launch During Hispanic Heritage Month on October 12th and 19th

Did you know Salsa came from New York? That the Kingsmen's “Louie Louie" is a cha cha ch? How did rap meet reggae to make Reggaetn?

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS will premiere Latin Music USA, a four-hour documentary series celebrating the Latin rhythms ...

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Google Unveils Fast Flip for Newspapers and Magazines

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2009

Google, which has been likened to “parasites" and “tapeworms" by editors who resent the company's efforts to aggregate news on the Web, this afternoon offered an olive branch to publishers of newspapers and magazines.

Unveiled by Marissa Mayer at a TechCrunch 50 event in San Francisco, Fast Flip is actually more of a carrot than an olive branch, because it offers publishers a potential additional revenue stream.

Here's how it works.

Readers can rapidly browse articles much like flipping through ...

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Facebook Says It's Making a Profit

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2009

Facebook is bringing in more money than it's spending. The social networking site says cash flow became positive during its most recent quarter.

Facebook says it is now bringing in more money than it is spending. The social networking site had previously said it expected to achieve this goal sometime next year. The company also says its users have grown to 300 million worldwide. In a blog post on Facebook's website Tuesday, founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg wrote that ...

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New Brownout Album out & New Tour Dates Added

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2009

Six Degrees has just released the new album from Brownout, the Psychedlic Latin-Funksters' sophomore release, Aguilas and Cobras. The members of Brownout have backed the legendary Prince in Las Vegas, at Coachella and on the Tonight Show With Jay Leno. Their other alter-ego band Grupo Fantasma was also nominated for a GRAMMY last year. Brownout is Grupo Fantasma's psychedelic Latin funk little brother.

UPCOMING US TOUR DATES: Wed 9/16/09: Club Congress, Tuscon, AZ Thu 9/17/09: Zanzibar, Santa Monica, ...

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Balkanbeats: From Bosnia to Berlin

Source: Michael Ricci
September 15, 2009

BalkanBeats, A Night in Berlin (Piranha Musik) Robert Soko Connects His People through BalkanBeats Digital Release: Oct. 30th

The crowd is dancing wildly. Suddenly the rhythm stops, the drums fall silent. Only the trumpet moans, then changes into a looping oriental melody. The drums start again. The crowd jumps up, dancers shout in desperate ecstasy.

This is BalkanBeats, igniting for one night in Berlin each month, in one of the epicentres of the city's nightlife, a ...

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Brand New Heavies Announce UK Tour and Live Album

Source: Noble PR
September 15, 2009

The Brand New Heavies, the UK's premiere soul and funk band, have confirmed an extensive November 2009 UK tour, and the October 5th release of the live album Live in London. Tickets for the UK tour are on sale now.

The UK tour starts Monday 2nd November at the Cambridge Junction, followed by dates at the London O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (Nov 4), Southampton Soul Cellar (Nov 7), Manchester Academy 2 (Nov 8), Liverpool, The Mask (Nov 9), Bristol Metropolis ...

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