Jazz News

Disc Shelf: A Place to Release Albums Online

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

Recently a service for musicians was opened. The service is called Disc Shelf and allows musicians to upload their music and present it to their listeners in form of albums: singles, EPs, LPs, promo discs and WIPs (work in progress). Each album receives a unique URL for distribution. The whole idea of the project is to have works online that would have no ratings, comments, no weird menus and without it looking like a web page. ...

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Legendary Trombonist Curtis Fuller; the Jazz Legacy Series

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

Creole Music Supper Club, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, proudly present: The Jazz Legacy Series

Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole" with the flavor of internationally known jazz artists... toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant supper clubs and you have our ;Jazz Legacy Series.

Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC; bringing Jazz back uptown to what was once the spawning ground of the be-bop era, and its traditions.

The Jazz Legacy continues on Friday March ...

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Adios Nonino and Astor Piazzolla: Shipwrecks, motorcycles and a used Bandoneon in Manhattan

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

By Marcello Pedrolo

In order to understand Astor Piazzolla completely, we must be able to get in touch with ourselves first. Let Piazzolla’s music talk to your soul and explore at the same time the intriguing brakes, the different paces of emotions and intensity of the lead against the rest of the instruments; lows and highs, fasts and slows making you react, and dream, and react again. You’ll be in Buenos Aires walking along bohemian cobbled streets where couples dance ...

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Sutton Foster's Wish Hits Billboard Heatseekers Charts

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 2, 2009

Billboard Heatseekers Debut for Sutton Foster! Barnes and Noble In-Store TODAY! Rave Reviews For Solo Debut Wish

Sutton Foster’s debut CD Wish will debut at #29 on BILLBOARD’S HEATSEEKERS CHART.

Foster’s Ghostlight release features 15 songs culled from the worlds of jazz, pop, Broadway and cabaret, and highlights her eclectic choices, ranging from Patty Griffin’s ‘Nobody’s Cryin’’ to Duke Ellington’s ‘I Like the Sunrise’…from Frank Loesser’s ‘Warm All Over’ to John Denver’s ‘Sunshine on My Shoulders’. Foster recently ...

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Hill Briggs Releases "Don't Stop Me Now," Title Track from His Forthcoming Album

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

London, England-March 21, 2009- Hill Briggs has just released the single “Don't Stop Me Now," from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Don't Stop Me Now, by Hill Briggs and Friends.

The single features Briggs on vocals and Dona Gardier (James Taylor quartet) on backing vocals. Briggs wrote all the music and played all the instruments live. The lyrics were written by Dusty and Jill Miller.

Briggs' writing and playing creates a lovely platform for he and Gardier to express themselves. ...

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Funeral Arrangements for Trumpeter Ian Carr

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

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Exclusive Excerpt and Review of Drummer Bill Bruford's Autobiography at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

After a 40-year career spanning some of the greatest art rock groups and his own inimitable jazz ensembles, drummer/composer/bandleader announced his retirement in January 2009 (see: Veteran Drummer Bill Bruford Retires from Public Performance). To celebrate his career and provide perspective on it, he has released an autobiography and two compilations of his music--the single-disc The Winterfold Collection 1978-1986, which covers his more electric work, and double-disc The Summerfold Collection 1987-2008, which addresses his more jazz-centric work.

Bill Bruford: The ...

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Pianist/Composer Steve Kuhn Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2009

Whether it is in his trio, collaborating with vocalists or accompanying an orchestra, pianist Steve Kuhn has always managed to effortlessly defy and combine genres. Whether it is an older recording or one of his newer albums, an inherent ability to create melodic-based beauty makes his playing and compositions instantly identifiable.

AAJ contributor Maxwell Chandler spoke with Kuhn about his lengthy career, but with particular emphasis on his own writing, highlighted on the recent ECM box set, Life's Backwards Glances ...

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