Jazz News

Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Release Five Peace Band Live

Source: On Target Media Group
April 29, 2009

The new Chick Corea & John McLaughlin live release Five Peace Band Live is available on 2-CD today 4.28.09 via Concord Records. Five Peace Band Live, was recorded during Corea & McLaughlin’s European tour last fall. The double-disc CD was originally made available early at performance venues on tour during March as well as via the band’s website, and is now fully available. The entire album is available to stream at Chick Corea's official Myspace page. The album features Corea ...

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Melody Gardot's "My One and Only Thrill" in Sores Now!

Source: Verve Label Group
April 29, 2009

With her debut album Worrisome Heart, Melody Gardot displayed her instinctive gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with “her personal kiss of life.” But even her most ardent admirers will be amazed at the giant creative leap forward she has taken with the follow-up, My One and Only Thrill. Mixing Latin rhythms, finger-snapping blues and deep, smoldering torch songs, it’s an album that seems to have been shaped from several lifetimes of love, loss and longing. Though ...

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Irish Guitarist Mark O'Leary, In His Own Words, at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2009

Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes.

The guitarist's encyclopedic interests and remarkable prolificacy are amongst the many subjects he covers in this latest installment of AAJ's column, In The Artist's Own Words, organized by AAJ contributor Eyal Hareuveni.

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First Acts Announced for Ornette Coleman's Meltdown

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2009

Following weeks of speculation about the acts that curator Ornette Coleman would select to include in his Meltdown, which begins at London's Southbank on Saturday June 13th, the mystery is almost over.

With more acts still to be revealed, those already announced have raised eyebrows and set pulses racing. Despite Coleman being the festival's first jazz curator, in true Meltdown fashion the acts cover a broad spectrum of music and cannot be easily pigeonholed. There is plenty of jazz but ...

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Bassist Dennis Irwin - 1994 Interview Unearthed

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2009

In March of 2008, the jazz world lost the irreplaceable Dennis Irwin, a bassist who was a remarkable musician; a beautiful person generous with his time and his heart; and a scholar and facilitator of musical experiences without equal. Since his passing there have been tributes to this world-class sideman, which enumerate the details of his career. Not too many people know that Irwin began playing bass at 19, after years of classical clarinet and playing drums in marching bands ...

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Forbes Graham / Kevin Frenette Duo - April 30 @ Hyde Park Library

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2009

Thursday April 30, 2009

Hyde Park Library 35 Harvard Avenue Hyde Park, MA 02136 6:00 PM

Forbes Graham / Kevin Frenette Duo

Forbes Graham (trumpet) Kevin Frenette (guitar)

Forbes Graham is a composer, trumpet player, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. He has appeared on over 30 recordings, including studio appearances on such labels as Metal Blade, Tzadik, and Troubleman. Forbes has performed and recorded with a very diverse ...

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Opening in NYC of Afro-Peruvian Jazz Club & Restaurant Tutuma Social Club Postponed Until 5/12/09

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
April 28, 2009

New Venue In Midtown Manhattan Featuring Afro-Peruvian Jazz & Cuisine To Present Pianist Andy Milne, Vocalists Sofia Rei Koutsovitis & Pilar de la Hoz, Gabriel Alegra Afro- Peruvian Sextet & Others May 12-31, 2009

Due to construction delays the opening of Tutuma Social Club, a new restaurant/music venue in New York City combining the best in live contemporary Afro-Peruvian Jazz with the fusion cuisine of Peruvian tapas and other dishes, has been postponed until Tuesday May 12, 2009.

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Westchester Jazz Orchestra to Perform Music from the ‘60s in Chappaqua on June 6

Source: All About Jazz
April 28, 2009

Westchester, NY – The Westchester Jazz Orchestra is a world-class ensemble that commissions its own arrangements and performs locally, and that is made up of some of America’s finest jazz artists. Members include legendary group leaders as well as seasoned performers who have played and recorded with renowned jazz, rock, Latin, Broadway and pop stars. On Sat., June 6 at 8 PM, this sixteen-piece big band will perform a program of Rock music from the ‘60s at the Seven Bridges ...

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