Jazz News

Mosi Conde & Keira Kora Africa + Bullitt Williamson's the Hardway

Source: Outerglobe
April 25, 2009

MOSI CONDE & KEIRA KORA AFRICA + BULLIT WILLIAMSON'S THE HARDWAY: + DJ WALA (the don - Limpopo Club), Debbie Outerglobe, Erroll D (Bang Fm 103.6), DJ Carl Omega FM and DJ Landlady inside and on the rise - with a wonderful selection of all styles of African, Reggae and global vibes

“I never believed i would hear anything as good as this over here." “The real thing." “This is STUPENDOUS!" Comments from recent Mosi Conde & Keira Kora Africa ...

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MODA Entertainment Announces Ellington on Ellington At Borders Honoring Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2009

Borders Columbus Circle (in the Time Warner Center) in association with Legacy Recordings, ICON Collectibles and MODA Entertainment, is proud to present Ellington on Ellington on April 29th at 7PM in honor of Duke Ellington's 110th Birthday.

Ellington's grandchildren Paul and Mercedes Ellington will speak and host a Q & A about the legendary musician and cultural icon's career, life and music. Following there will be tribute performances of Duke Ellington music by special guests and members of the Duke ...

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Singer/Harmonicist Tracy K Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 25, 2009

Born and raised on the prairies in the small farm community of Beausejour, Manitoba, just 45 minutes east of Winnipeg, Canada, Tracy K has been performing since she was a child. She recalls her first introduction to the blues and how she was introduced and drawn to the early recordings of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.

Since then, she has built upon this, her foundation for the blues, with her 2007 release Old, New, Borrowed & Blues (Independent), produced by ...

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Dylan, Mellencamp and Nelson Line up 2009 Ballpark Tour

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

Previously speculated, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson are teaming up for the 2009 Ballpark Tour. The jaunt kicks off July 2nd in Sauget, Illinois, with the trio playing minor league baseball stadiums across the country until August 15th.

Tickets for the tour, which are all general admission and $67.50, begin to go on sale May 2nd. In addition to peanuts and Cracker Jacks, the tour will also allow free admission for children 14 and younger.

Dylan has long ...

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Denise Donatelli Sings at Spazio's May 1

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2009

Please join me for a special performance with Otmaro Ruiz, Hamilton Price, and Steve Hass. Denise Donatelli

Friday, May 1

Two Sets 9:00pm and 10:30pm

Denise Donatelli with Otmaro Ruiz, piano;Hamilton Price, bass; Steve Hass, drums

Spazio Jazz Club and Restaurant 14755 Ventura Blvd., #D Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Reservations: 818-728-8400 $10 Cover

She possesses a silky smooth quality that enables her to sing anything, is ...

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Salute to an Andre Previn Artist of Many Talents

Source: Michael Ricci
April 24, 2009

Some composers write music for anonymous performers, while others, like Andr Previn, prefer to tailor works to a particular muse.

Mr. Previn, who has written pieces for musicians like the pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, has also been inspired by the violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who was one of the commissioners of his Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello.

That work received its premiere at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, performed by Mr. Previn, Ms. Mutter (to whom he ...

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Emilio Santiago and Dori Caymmi, Rough, Side by Side with Smooth

Source: Michael Ricci
April 24, 2009

Standing shoulder to shoulder on the stage of Birdland on Wednesday evening, Emilio Santiago and Dori Caymmi, two luminaries of Brazilian bossa nova, engaged in an intimate musical dialogue between the smooth and the rough.

Smoothness was embodied by Mr. Santiago, nicknamed the Nat King Cole of Brazil, who has recorded since the mid-1970s and was making his debut at the club. Because his voice is richer and deeper than Coles, the comparison applies only to the extent that both ...

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The Adaptation of Times Columnist Steve Lopez's Book Hits All the Wrong Notes.

Source: Michael Ricci
April 24, 2009

Remember when Lloyd Bentsen told Dan Quayle, “I knew Jack Kennedy. . . . Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"? Well, I felt a little that way when it came to reviewing The Soloist.

I could back up and write all this in the reviewer's traditional third person, but that feels disingenuous. After all, I do know Steve Lopez, whose wonderful Los Angeles Times columns and later book about his unlikely friendship with a gifted but deeply troubled street musician started ...

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