Jazz News

Paying Hommage A Nesuhi

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2009

Rhino Presents a Digital Boxed Set Honoring The Roster of Iconic Jazz Artists Nesuhi Ertegun Assembled at Atlantic Records Joel Dorn's Final Production Features Music from The Modern Jazz Quartet, John Coltrane, Milt Jackson, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Eddie Harris and More Available June 23, 2009 LOS ANGELES -- In 1955, Nesuhi Ertegun joined Atlantic Records, the label founded by his younger brother Ahmet. Put in charge of the labels jazz division, Nesuhi spent the next ...

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The Ed Palermo Big Band Pays Tribute to Music Legend Frank Zappa

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
June 24, 2009

New York, NY -- Jazz is not dead - at least not when the Ed Palermo Big Band plays it. Part of the Cuneiform 'Contemporary Masters' series, Eddy Loves Frank is the third album to feature the music of Frank Zappa as arranged by Ed Palermo and performed by the Ed Palermo Big Band. A brilliantly original and entertaining big band jazz CD, 'Eddy Loves Frank' shows that Zappas music has become assimilated into the American songbook. It also reveals ...

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New Stefon Harris Album, "Urbanus," to be Released August 25

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2009

Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris's 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus. The new release picks up where 2004s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that's as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with R&B, pop, hip-hop and funk. The 10-track-album will be available August 25, 2009. The GRAMMY-nominated musician has been hailed as one of the most important young artists ...

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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Wraps up Spectacular Record-Setting 8th Edition

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 24, 2009

Mark Your Calendars for the Ninth Edition, June 11-19, 2010 Rochester, NY--The 8th Annual Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank wrapped up a spectacular nine days of music presented by some of the world’s greatest artists. Attendance this year was 133,000 topping last’s year’s record of 125,000 and marking the seventh straight year of attendance growth. Smokey Robinson, Dave Brubeck. Michael McDonald, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Jake Shimabukuro, Carolyn Wonderland, and SMV The Thunder Tour with Stanley ...

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Faith Gibson's New Release Big Moon Featured on WUCF Orlando June 28

Source: Lisa Reedy Promotions
June 24, 2009

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Who is the Six Million View Man?

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2009

“Don’t Give Up On Detroit” a portrait of Motown musical mentor Marcus Belgrave, is the latest offering from “Jazz Video Guy" Bret Primack, who has recently passed the six million views mark on his YouTube channel. Last month Bret was in Detroit to interview Belgrave for the video podcast series, “Ray Charles, Genius." Bret explains that with all the negative publicity about Detroit, he was somewhat reluctant to visit, but that “although jobs have been lost and the city looks ...

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The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2009

For many people, the bonds forged at college serve as the foundation for lifelong friendships; bonds that often keep like-minded friends committing to get together once in awhile to share passions.

The Jazz Conceptions Orchestra (JCO) was created along these lines, but instead of getting together for the occasional game of golf or fishing, whenever these guys get together they put down some great music. And now, the JCO is beginning to make an important mark on today's jazz scene. ...

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Origin Records Wins 2009 JazzWeek Record Label of the Year

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2009

SEATTLE'S ORIGIN RECORDS NAMED JAZZWEEK'S 2009 “LABEL OF THE YEAR” JazzWeek Awards Ceremony, Rochester, NY, June 20, 2009 “...Origin and OA2 are putting out some of the finest jazz today." Linda Yohn - WEMU, Ypsilanti, MI “What can I say? The music coming out of Seattle is astounding!" Peter Kuller - Adelaide, Australia Seattle’s Origin Records was recognized as the 2009 Jazz ...

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