Jazz News

K-Jazz Continues with Free Concerts in Hollywood

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

FREE K-JAZZ SUMMER CONCERTS RETURN TO HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND ALL-STAR LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 6TH ANNUAL SEASON LONG BEACH, CA -- KKJZ K-Jazz 88.1 FM presents its 6th annual season of free Tuesday night jazz concerts in the courtyard of Hollywood & Highland Center. This years lineup spans traditional jazz, blues, Latin jazz and big band, and features musical luminaries including Barbara Morrison, Carl Saunders, Bobby Matos, Francisco Aguabella, and K-Jazz's own Jose Rizo with his Jazz on the Latin Side ...

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Southwestern Summer Jazz Festivals 2009

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

By Patricia Myers The summer jazz festival season in the Southwest offers a variety of special focuses, from an extended weekend of big bands and intimate cabaret performances to mountain-high concerts. Here are the details:

“A Swingin' Affair": Big Band Festival, May 21-24, Four Points Sheraton at LAX, Los Angeles, presented by the Los Angeles Jazz Institute, 20 big bands including Bill Watrous Big Band, Ann Patterson's Maiden Voyage, Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band, Bob Florence Limited Edition (tribute band), ...

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The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet only NYC Appearance on May 19th at 7:30pm & 9:30pm

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

Lynne Arriale headlines show at New York's Jazz Standard Only NY area performance “The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet" Featuring Lynne Arriale, Randy Brecker, George Mraz and Anthony Pinciotti Tuesday, May 19th - 7:30pm & 9:30pm (New York, NY) Jazz Piano Star Lynne Arriale's The Lynne Arriale Nuance Quartet is set to perform two shows at Manhattans Jazz Standard club (116 East 27th Street), Tuesday, May 19th at 7:30PM and 9:30PM. In addition to Ms. Arriale, the show features the amazing ...

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Pirate Bay Bias Charge: Random Judge Assignment Wasnt

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

Pirate Bay Judge Tomas Norstrm is under fire again. New allegations questioning the legitimacy of The Pirate Bay trial surfaced Friday when lawyers for the four file-sharing defendants accused the Swedish courts of secretely streering the case to a hostile judge.

The latest ethics charges in the aftermath of the April conviction of the four founders of the worlds most notorious BitTorrent tracker alleged that the judge who presided over the trial wasnt chosen at random, as is required under ...

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New Orleans Modern Jazz Pioneer Mike Serpas Dies at 77

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

By Charles Suhor Trumpeter Mike Serpas, one of the pioneers of modern jazz in New Orleans, died on April 23 in Picayune, Mississippi. Born in Algiers, Serpas studied with the legendary Manuel “Fess” Manetta, a veteran of Buddy Bolden’s band, and played at Behrman High School under Milton Bush. He served in the U.S. Navy and attended Southeastern University in Hammond, where an administration sympathetic to jazz had attracted talents like pianist Bill Evans, guitarist Mundell Lowe, and bassist Red ...

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Peter Gabriel and Venezuelan Conductor Abreu Win Polar Music Prize

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

British pop musician Peter Gabriel was Tuesday named co-winner of the Polar Music Prize 2009 for his “ground- breaking, outward-looking and boundary-busting artistry."Gabriel shared the award with Venezuelan conductor, composer and economist Jose Antonio Abreu and the music network El Sistema that promotes classical music among mainly poor children in the South American country. The network offers participants a chance to achieve “personal development and social participation and inclusion through the collective practice of music, at the highest level, “ ...

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Ski Johnson Celebrates New CD with Washington DC Release Party

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

Washington D.C.-based jazz phenomenon Ski Johnson celebrated his newest masterpiece New Beginnings with an album release event at Lavar Arrington's The Sideline Restaurant on May 10, 2009 in Washington, DC. The Sideline Restaurant teamed up with MAJIC 102.3's Mike Chase to host the star-studded event, which included celebrity guest Anwan “Big G" Glover from HBO's The Wire.

New Beginnings is a fusion of jazz, R&B, hip-hop and DC-originated go-go. Ski's romantic and up-beat saxophone styles combine to create his most ...

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Contemporary Interpretation of Japanese Ghostly Ritual by the Kitsune Ensemble

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2009

In Edo-era Japan, a popular recreation known as The Gathering of 100 Ghostly Tales involved gathering around candlelight to tell ghost stories. At the conclusion of each story, a candle would be extinguished, until the final story was told in pitch black, and legend held that a ghost would appear in this moment. These Japanese seances were performed by Samurai to test their courage and by peasants to create chills through their bodies on hot summer nights.

New York City’s ...

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