Jazz News

Cuneiform Artists on Tour: September, 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
August 28, 2009

Note that you can view updates/additions/corrections/last minute changes here JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN September 4 - Chicago Jazz Festival - Chicago, IL BEAT CIRCUS (two shows to celebrate the release of “Boy from Black Mountain" - the full tour will be in February!) September 11 - Middle East Downstairs - 472-480 Massachusetts Ave. - Cambridge MA (with O'Death, Larkin Grimm) September 12 - Knitting Factory - 361 Metropolitan Avenue - Brooklyn ...

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Sacred Jazz Festival Denton, TX

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2009

Building on the success of the world's first Sacred Jazz Festival in Dallas in 2007, the second Festival will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Denton, Texas.

This one day event will showcase nine bands from Texas and beyond with public performances beginning at 2:00 PM and continuing into the early evening. The event will then be headlined by UNT's renowned Two O'clock Lab Band under the Direction of Jay Saunders.

All performances with be on the campus ...

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Jackson's Death Officially a Homicide

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2009

Michael Jackson's death has officially been ruled a homicide, as the Los Angeles County Coroner has released their report on the King of Pop's death.

The report cites “acute propofol intoxication" as the main cause of Jackson's death, officially linking the powerful anesthetic to his demise.

The report also lists “benzodiazepine effect" as another factor that contributed to his death, due to the drugs midazolam, diazepam, lidocaine and ephedrine being found in his system as well.

In unsealed warrant documents ...

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Adam Meckler Releases Debut Album

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2009

After an unexpected end to his father's life, Meckler began making plans to record an album in his memory.

Teaming up with some of the Twin Cities' most prominent small group jazz musicians, Meckler brings us a mix of rock infused modern jazz music influenced by a wide range of artists including Dave Douglas and Happy Apple.

The album tells the sad story of Meckler's father's untimely passing and the emotions that so vividly followed. At times the music is ...

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The Other Side of Hugh Hefner

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2009

The (Not So) Dirty Secrets of Hugh Hefner

The name Hugh Hefner is all but synonymous with debauchery - the 'Playboy' founder is equally famous for his racy publication as his simultaneous relationships with young, blonde women and the notoriously raucous parties held at Playboy Mansion. But the 83-year-old ladies' man has a history of putting his money where his mouth is, politically speaking. “One of the things I find really curious is when people say I've lived an amoral ...

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Concord Jazz Will Release Benny Reid's "Escaping Shadows" on September 15

Source: Fully Altered Media
August 28, 2009

Concord Jazz announced the release of Escaping Shadows, the sophomore album from alto saxophonist and bandleader Benny Reid. On his new release, 28-year-old Reid reveals the next vital step in his maturation as an adventurous artist and an ambitious composer. The album features nine originals and one cover song, and will be available everywhere September 15, 2009. Produced by Reid and Chris Dunn, Escaping Shadows spotlights Reid and his band as embarking on a passionate, largely upbeat and lyrical journey. ...

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130 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

Source: Michael Ricci
August 28, 2009

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"Maynard!" -- New Book About Maynard Ferguson Now Available

Source: Michael Ricci
August 28, 2009

MAYNARD! becomes the first new book on bandleader and jazz trumpet phenomenon Maynard Ferguson in nearly a dozen years. It's 240 pages of raw MF as remembered in interviews by 30 musicians and others from his earliest U.S. gigs in the late 40s to the peak of his career on Columbia Records in the 70s. Grammy winning producer Ralph Jungheim rolled tape on this hand-picked group of Ferguson intimates, revealing the innermost workings of Maynard--the man, the musician, and the ...

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