Jazz News

Nicola Conte "Rituals" CD Available on May 19

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

Decca Records presents Rituals, the third album from Italian musician Nicola Conte, available on May 19th!     Audio Stream: Love In Awakening 2008 is the year of “Rituals," which confirms the multifaceted talent of the artist and instrumentalist from Bari. Recorded between the end of 2005 and the October of 2007, also this work first of all develops around the historical faithful team which follows the artist in the live shows. Here we find again Pietro Lussu, Pietro Ciancaglini, ...

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Music Memorabilia Show in NYC - June 6th, July 11th, and August 8th

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

Music Memorabilia Show: LPs, 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. Saturday – June 6th, July 11th and August 8th Time: 10am to 2pm Location: Tip Top Shoe Building, 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY (near Broadway). Subway – Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to 72nd Street. Bus – Nos. 104, 7 or 11 to 72nd Street. Admission: FREE Information: (212) 579-0689, weekdays Email: [email protected] Over 10,000 items. From ...

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Mark Rapp Plays the 18th Annual Jazztime Festival Rijeka

Source: Two for the Show Media
May 12, 2009

Jazz trumpeter Mark Rapp will play the Jazztime Festival in Rijeka, Croatia with the NY Reunion Trio. Mark Rapp, Joe Kaplowitz and Klemens Marktl used to play the together often in the NY jazz scene until Joe and Klemens moved abroad. Now, a couple years later, they are set to reunite on Friday, May 15th for one of Eastern Europe's more popular jazz festivals. They'll present material from Mark's debut release Token Tales along with originals by Joe and Klemens. ...

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WDR Big Band/Lucas Schmid Interview

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

Working with Hiram Bullock & McCoy Tyner. This interview is part of the book project “under your skin" which will include Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Cindy Blackman, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Sadat X, Les Nubians, Zap Mama, Bob James, Skip Mcdonald, Erika Stucky, Living Colour, Dj Rob Swift, ...

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Cineplex Entertainment Presents Diana Krall "Live in Rio"

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

Cineplex Entertainment is excited to announce the High-Definition premiere of Diana Krall Live in Rio for one night only on Wednesday, May 20th at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across Canada. “Imagine an evening that combines the spectacular setting of Rio de Janeiro, the sultry and sensuous voice of Diana Krall backed by her incredibly talented group of musicians, projected onto our giant screens, supported by superb digital surround sound and you have the makings of a great evening and a ...

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Darcy James Argue's Infernal Machines is Now Available

Source: Improvised Communications
May 12, 2009

Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam Records), the debut studio recording from New York's acclaimed 18-piece steampunk big band, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, is now available.

The release takes its name from a John Philip Sousa quote about the dangers of music technology, and features new definitive studio recordings of material Argue and the band have been developing since their first gig in 2005.

“...Argue has succeeded at creating a magnificent chimera. His harmonically rich blend of contrapuntal horn voicings, atmospheric ...

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Announcing the Winners of the Smalls Records 5 CD Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

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Pianist Marcus Roberts Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2009

With a foundation in the church and a passion for America's music, Marcus Roberts is easily one of the most prolific pianists of his generation. Hailing from Jacksonville, Florida and influenced by the early exposure to his mother's gospel singing, he decided that he wanted to be a jazz pianist after listening to the music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Mary Lou Williams and others on the radio. A student of classical piano at Florida State University, Roberts joined the ...

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