Jazz News

Wynton Marsalis to Perform on Letterman

Source: On Target Media Group
April 23, 2009

Wynton Marsalis has been confirmed to appear on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on Wed May 13th.

The Pulitzer Prize & 9-time Grammy Award winner will perform the new song ‘School Boy’ from his new Blue Note album He & She - his 5th Blue Note release that features 22 tracks of his signature jazz, as well as spoken word and poetry tracks, all centered around the theme of the relationship between man and woman.

The show will air ...

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The Music Instinct: Science and Song

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

THE TRUE POWER OF MUSIC UNFOLDS IN THE MUSIC INSTINCT: SCIENCE AND SONG hosted by Bobby McFerrin and Dr. Daniel Levitin

While listening to music, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, asks the questions “where do goose bumps come from?" and “what's going on in my brain that allows the goosebumps to happen?" Levitin leads a group of researchers as they investigate music's fundamental physical structure; its biological, emotional and psychological impact; its brain altering and healing powers and its role in human ...

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2009 Ballard Jazz Festival Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

The Ballard Jazz Festival, a cornerstone of the Northwest Jazz Scene since 2003, celebrates its 6th season with a 5-day schedule of events, April 22-26, 2009. Again, the festival is teaming with the Nordic Heritage Museum to present Saturday night's mainstage concert featuring performances by the dynamic New York vibraphonist Joe Locke. Featured with him is Portland-based pianist Darrell Grant and special guest, Seattle trumpeter Thomas Marriott. Also on the bill is the virtuostic guitarist Corey Christiansen and his quartet. ...

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Cam Jazz Releases "Enrico Pieranunzi Plays Domenico Scarlatti" on May 5

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

CD Release Performance MAY 6 @ Italian Cultural Institute in NYC. Enrico Pieranunzi Plays Domenico Scarlatti (May 5, 2009) presents the marvelous fusion of two worlds: the creative sensibility of Pieranunzi, whom is considered by most to be Europe's best jazz pianist, and the brilliance of Scarlatti, the most original composer/improviser of the Baroque harpsichord and the most important classical composer of the 18th century from Italy. In October, Pieranunzi previewed a few selections at the Italian Cultural Insitute in ...

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Paul McCartney Gives the Event a Charge Breaks Curfew

Source: Michael Ricci
April 23, 2009

Attendance is strong, but the Beatle's well-received set lingers past curfew, when fines kick in.

Paul McCartney's opening-night set at the 10th edition of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival won rave reviews, and the artist helped promoter Goldenvoice score recession-busting attendance figures. Undeterred by $269 three-day passes, the Friday-to-Sunday festival averaged more than 50,000 people per day, adding up to 160,000, Coachella founder Paul Tollett reported.

The tally is the third highest in Coachella history. The 2007 edition, at ...

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Swedish Pirate Party Doubles in Size After Bay Verdict

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

Membership in the Swedish Pirate Party has more than doubled in the wake of last Friday's verdict against The Pirate Bay, dramatically increasing the copyright-reform party's chances of winning a seat in the European Parliament.

Over 22,000 new party members have joined the Pirate Party since a panel of judges sentenced a financier and three administrators of the torrent-tracking site to a year in prison. The explosion of support has swelled the party's membership from 15,000 on Friday morning to ...

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Pirate Bay Judge Exposed as Member of Pro-Copyright Groups

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2009

WALK THE PLANK JUDGE! Deer caught in the Headlight.

One of the four men convicted in The Pirate Bay trial is seeking to have his guilty verdict thrown out after learning that the judge in the trial is a member of two pro-copyright groups, including one whose membership includes entertainment industry representatives who argued in the case.

Stockholm district court judge, Tomas Norstrm told a Swedish newspaper that his previously-undisclosed entanglements with the copyright groups did not constitute ...

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Jeff Beck Hits Strat-Sphere at the el Rey

Source: Michael Ricci
April 23, 2009

Jeff Beck guitar legend has jaws dropping and eyes popping Tuesday at the El Rey.

In the age of “Guitar Hero," in which anyone with a few hundred bucks to spend on a video-game system can feel like a world-class shredder in a matter of minutes, what's the real deal still have to offer?

For one, the living, breathing version doesn't necessarily burn out after it's been on for an extended period. British guitar god Jeff Beck, who's been making ...

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