Jazz News

"Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead" Performance at the Hollywood Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Josh Groban and other celebrities were in attendance for the recent “Miles Davis/Gil Evans: Still Ahead" performance at the Hollywood Bowl, which featured Miles Evans (son of Gil Evans) as both Musical Director and soloist, along with jazz heavy weights Terence Blanchard (trumpet), Nicholas Payton (trumpet), Jimmy Cobb (soloist), Christian McBride (soloist), Peter Erskine (soloist), Vince Mendoza (conductor) and Howard Johnson (soloist). The successful Gil Evans/Miles Davis collaboration resulted in Miles Ahead (1957), Sketches of Spain (1958), Porgy ...

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Universal Music Australia to Distribute Savoy Label Group

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

Universal Music Australia has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with the US based Savoy Label Group which includes Denon Classics, SLG Records, 429 Records and Savoy Jazz. UMA is Australia's leading music company and SLG is home to many of the greatest recordings in contemporary jazz by artists such as Charles Mingus, Milt Jackson, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Denon Classics is one of the world's most respected labels. SLG President Steve Vining said, “SLG is thrilled to be associated ...

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"Golden Earrings" - Testament to Taste, Talent, and Exceptional Chemistry

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

Whaling City Sound is excited to bring you this very special collection of music from the late, great guitarist Joe Beck and jazz vocalist Laura Theodore. This intimate and inspired series of duets effectively pays twin tributes. Initially conceived by Theodore as a tribute to the revered vocalist and popular music icon Peggy Lee, whose alluring, “cool" style captivated listeners through the '40s, '50s & '60s, it also stands as a tribute to the late guitar great Joe Beck, who ...

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George Wein's Festivals in Newport Drew Younger Audiences

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

Fans, social networks, media, artists and the music industry in general are still buzzing following two of the world's most important outdoor festivals. George Wein's Folk Festival 50, which took place August 1-2 at Newport's Fort Adams State Park, drew more than 17,000 music lovers from around the world. The following weekend, nearly 13,000 fans took over Fort Adams and the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino for George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 August 7-9. “In ...

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Announcing the Winner of the JazzArtCollection "The Jacksonville Jazz Series" Giveaway!

Source: Michael Ricci
August 23, 2009

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Finding L.A. Jazz at a Cool Price

Source: Michael Ricci
August 22, 2009

Looking for an inexpensive and often adventurous night of music? These Los Angeles and Orange County venues fill the bill.

It's a quiet Sunday evening and the sun is falling gently over Colorado Boulevard in Eagle Rock. A few stragglers are typing on laptops at a corner cafe, and a steady stream of customers is visiting a nearby video store. Inside the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, however, saxophonist Jason Robinson is calling down the heavens.

Offering up throaty, ...

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The Siren's Sound Reviews "Jazztap"

Source: All About Jazz
August 22, 2009

Sonace is a progressive jazz, electronica and rock composer from Houston, Texas. Only 35 listeners on their Last.fm.

Lets push that up guys, cause its purely music worth listening to. 'Specially the experimental side of the project - which is quite catchy and the whole album is also pretty diverse and reaches some different, some ultimate progressive barriers.

Considering all the combinations and elements involved this is not a bad listen.

Artist - Sonace Album - Wiretones Jazztap ...

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Chloe Temtchine's "Where in the Truck Tour" Thrills NYC

Source: Seth Cohen PR
August 22, 2009

Flatbed Pick-Up Truck is an Outdoor Stage for Indie Artist Chloe Temtchine Innovative ‘Where In The Truck Is Chloe?’ Tour Adds Wheels and an Engine to the Concept of Guerilla Marketing Four-Star CD Review: “The album does not sound like an album from a debuting artist, but from a pop veteran” Indie artists have to use whatever means possible to get their music listened to by the public. But pop/soul/R&B singer Chloe Temtchine has taken guerilla marketing to the next ...

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