Jazz News

Kingston Trio Added to L.A. Acoustic Music Festival, June 6-7, Santa Monica Pier

Source: conqueroo
May 5, 2009

Also kicking off this new musical tradition are Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn, Natalie MacMaster, Richard Thompson, David Lindley, David Bromberg & the Angel Band, Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, The Woody Guthrie Tribute (Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway), The Refugees and Stonehoney

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The Kingston Trio, who famously transformed folk music from cult to pop status in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, has joined the lineup for the first ...

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Richie Garcia Joins L.A. Music Academy Drum Department

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

Drummer, Percussionist and Clinician Richie Gajate Garcia Joins Los Angeles Music Academy's Drum Faculty

“Percussion for Vocalists" Added to Curriculum

Pasadena, CA -- LA Music Academy (http://www.lamusicacademy.edu), fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, announced today that the renowned Richie Gajate Garcia will teach the school's hand percussion classes, effective immediately. Garcia was recently voted one of the top Latin percussionists in Modern Drummer magazine's Reader's Poll and as well as a top Rock percussionist in DRUM! ...

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12th Annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

MILWAUKEE, WI -- The 12th annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival will be held Friday September 11 Saturday September 12, 2009. The event will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wisconsin.

The festival, expected to draw more than 5,000 jazz lovers from all over the country, particularly from throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois, will once again feature internationally recognized jazz musicians and vocalists.

In addition to music, the festival has tempting ...

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All Charges Dropped Against Drummer Charlie Rice!

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

It's a celebration! This Thursday, May 7th, at the Collingwood Community Center from 7-9PM, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ. $10/$5 students. Free sodas and buffet. Ed Wise and his New Orleans Big Band will be appearing to celebrate Charlie Rice's victory! See Philadelphia Daily News Article below.

Jazz drummer beats gas rap By JASON NARK Philadelphia Daily News Life is back in tune for Charlie Rice, the venerable jazz drummer who was accused last year at ...

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Ars Nova Workshop Presents: Peter Brotzmann/Nasheet Waits, Offonoff, Matana Roberts and the Sun Ra Arkestra!

Source: All About Jazz
May 5, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Wednesday, May 6, 8pm BROTZMANN / WAITS DUO Peter Brotzmann, reeds Nasheet Waits, drums Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street $12 General Admission The founding father of the European Free Jazz movement, German saxophonist Peter Brotzmann has made important contributions with Last Exit (with Bill Laswell, Sonny Sharrock and Ronald Shannon Jackson), Die Like a Dog (with William Parker, Hamid Drake and Toshinori Kondo) and his Chicago- ...

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Culture Project Presents the Cat Who Went to Heaven, Captivating Jazz Puppet Show at the Harlem School of the Arts with Music and Lyrics by Nancy Harrow

Source: Two Sheps That Pass
May 5, 2009

Based On The Newbery Award-Winning Book By Elizabeth Coatsworth Directed By Will Pomerantz Six Special Performances Begin Wednesday, May 13, 2009 (suggested donation $10) New York, NY — Culture Project (Allan Buchman, Artistic Director), who brought to the stage the successful, seven season run of the children’s show Maya the Bee, has announced a special, six-performance run of the acclaimed children’s jazz puppet show The Cat Who Went to Heaven at The Harlem School of the Arts Theater (647 St. ...

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Gary Burton & Pat Metheny to Release "Quartet Live!"

Source: On Target Media Group
May 5, 2009

Concord Jazz will release a live Gary Burton Quartet album, Quartet Live!, on May 26th. The album features three original members and jazz legends Gary Burton, Pat Metheny and Steve Swallow along with another new member, and perhaps one of the most prominent jazz drummers of his generation, Antonio Sanchez. The 11-song album was recorded live at Yoshi’s Jazz Club in Oakland, CA. Quartet Live! starts off with Chick Corea’s “Sea Journey,” one of many songs Corea wrote for the ...

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Azar Lawrence - Making a Musical Statement! Tour Announced

Source: Zarmedia
May 5, 2009

There’s a reason jazz legends like McCoy Tyner, Benny Golson and Pharoah Sanders have been asking Azar to sit in with their groups lately. Sure, they are close friends and they’ve played together any number of times. They’ve all watched his reemergence onto the jazz scene in the past few years. But they want Azar to join them on stage because he’s at the top of his game, playing with the kind of heart and spirit that comes only from ...

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