Jazz News

Westchester Jazz Orchestra Conducts Clinic at New Rochelle High School

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2009

Westchester, NY The Westchester Jazz Orchestra is a world-class band well-known for their extraordinary concerts. This exceptional performing group also conducts educational workshops and is running a two-day clinic with jazz students from New Rochelle High School that began yesterday. Mike Holober, WJOs Artistic Director, is leading the workshops. One of the most important experiences a developing instrumentalist can have is interacting with stronger, more experienced musicians, he says. This clinic allows students to do exactly that as they spend ...

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Doug Carn’S Black Jazz Legacy Band to Debut in Harlem

Source: Phred, Inc.
March 14, 2009

Jazz keyboardist and composer Doug Carn and his Black Jazz Legacy Band are coming home to Harlem.

Carn and the Black Jazz Legacy Band will be performing the music that made him famous more than 30 years ago on April 17 and 18th at the historic Lenox Lounge in Harlem, NY.

In the 70’s, Carn recorded several albums on the independent Black Jazz record label. He was most well known for scripting lyrics to jazz classics including “Infant Eyes”, “Little ...

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L.A. Area Jazz Gigs

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

JAZZ PERFORMANCES LOS ANGELES

The SF Jazz Collective with Miguel Zenon

Friday Mar 13/ 8:00 PM Saturday Mar 14/8:00 PM Sunday Mar 15/ 8:00 PM Price: $25-37 Music Style: Jazz, Latin Catalina Bar & Grill 6725 W Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

Thursday Mar 19/ 8:00 PM Price: $38-$80 Music Style: Jazz Royce ...

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Birdland

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

“Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World" - - Charlie Parker Concert Grand Piano Courtesy of...

Since June 2004, Birdland's 9 foot Concert Grand Piano has been made available through the support of Gerhard Feldmann Grand Piano Works. The instrument was selected by the late Dr. Oscar Peterson for his first New York Engagement in many years.

Since then, the piano has been enjoyed by some of the greatest pianists in Jazz including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Monty Alexander, Geri Allen, Kenny ...

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Sinatra Resurfaces in Pair of Releases

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

Ol' Blue Eyes: Frank Sinatra died in 1998, but there's no final curtain for his music.

Frank Sinatra Enterprises and Concord Music Group are teaming on a pair of May 5 releases, My Way 40th Anniversary Edition and the never-before-available Sinatra at the Meadowlands.

The latter, a widely bootlegged 1986 concert, boasts 18 tracks spanning Sinatra's career. In addition to the title track and such covers as Yesterday and Mrs. Robinson, My Way includes For Once in My Life, recorded ...

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Legendary Bluesman Buddy Guy Performs at Rialto Square Theatre

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

You know how fast tickets sold out during Buddy Guy's residency at his place earlier this year. So don't get caught sleeping for this performance at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.

We are warning you. Sure, it's a bigger arena, and you'll be guaranteed somewhere to sit (we think). But, it's still the Grammy Award-winning, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted legend of blues. So, again, stop messing around, or you'll be sorry you missed this show.

Lonnie “Mojo ...

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When is a Clarinet Trio Not a Trio?

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

Pop quiz: How many clarinetists are in the new Chicago Clarinet Quartet? Wrong. The answer is three. Which needs some explanation.

“The problem was that the Chicago Clarinet Trio name was taken," chuckles reedist Jeff Chan, founder of the “quartet," which makes its debut Friday night at the Velvet Lounge.

“So I thought that since we'll have guests occasionally, maybe it's OK to call it a quartet. Anyway, the Chicago Clarinet Quartet is really three players." ...

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Alan Livingston Capitol Records Prez Brought Beatles to U.S. Dies

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2009

Alan Livingston, music exec who created Bozo the Clown and brought the Beatles to America as president of Capitol Records, died March 13 in Los Angeles. He was 91.

Livingston created the Bozo character for a bestselling series of children's story records for Capitol, later producing a TV show before selling rights to the late Larry Harmon. He left Capitol to become VP of network programming at NBC, where he brought “Bonanza" to the network, with a theme song by ...

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