Jazz News

Ticketmaster Ceo Cries Uncle

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2009

CEO Amenable to Sale of TicketsNow Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc would be amenable to selling troublesome subsidiary TicketsNow, Ticketmaster Chief Executive Irving Azoff told a congressional panel, which seemed skeptical of a proposed merger with concert promoter Live Nation Inc.

Azoff, who came to Ticketmaster four months ago, had previously said he disagreed with the decision to buy TicketsNow.

Fans of Bruce Springsteen who signed on to Ticketmaster earlier this month to buy concert tickets were told that ...

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Apollo More Than Just a Theater, with More Than Just an Audience

Source: Michael Ricci
February 27, 2009

From the 1930s to at least the 1960s the Apollo was a combination town meetinghouse, “American Idol” and La Scala for black American music. It celebrated the democratic impulse and the aristocratic impulse; it was where you could see comedians play the oaf and Duke Ellington play the genius.

From vaudeville through swing, bebop, doo-wop, R&B, rock ’n’ roll, soul and funk, numerous stars have played the Apollo, including, from top, Lionel Hampton, Little Richard and Stevie Wonder.

Since the ...

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The Apollo Uptown Shrine’s Upbeat Anniversary

Source: Michael Ricci
February 27, 2009

JAMES BROWN, the Godfather of Soul, pressed huge tips into his hand for errands and urged him to read. The comedian Jackie (Moms) Mabley sent him to the store to buy chitlins or pork chops, to be shared with everyone, cooked on a hot plate. Flip Wilson sent him out for food too but locked the door to his dressing room for privacy as he washed and ironed (badly) his polyester suits between acts.

These memories belong to Billy Mitchell, ...

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“Friends and Family Celebrate Ella’S Birthday” Tickets Go On Sale.

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2009

Tickets went on sale today for the all-star charity event starring Ray Brown Jr., whose dad was famed bassist Ray Brown and mother was “America’s First Lady Of Song”, Ella Fitzgerald. Brown will perform songs from his latest SRI Jazz release, Friends And Family, an all-star duets style album released late last year. The show date is set to commemorate the anniversary of Ella Fitzgerald’s birthday, April 25th entitled “Friends And Family Celebrate Ella’s Birthday” and will be held at ...

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Lyman Woodard,a Detroit Jazz Scene Legend, Dies at 66

Source: JazzStage Productions
February 27, 2009

"Don't Stop the Groove" wasn't just the title of one of organist Lyman Woodard's best records. It was the immutable truth at the core of his being, the philosophy that transformed his live performances into four-alarm parties. Woodard, who died Tuesday at Owosso Memorial Hospital at age 66, was a stalwart on the local jazz scene for decades. But he really hit his stride in the 1970s, when his band, the Lyman Woodard Organization, took up residence at Cobb's Corner, ...

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Announcing the Winner of the Mosaic Records "The Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions" Giveaway!

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2009

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Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm (doors at 6pm) Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone; Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone; Elliott Levin, tenor saxophone; Dan Peterson, reeds; Dan Scofield, alto saxophone; Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone; Bart Miltenberger, trumpet; Adam Hershberger, trumpet; Patrick Hughes, trumpet; Tom Madeja, trumpet; Larry Toft, trombone; Dan Blacksberg, trombone; George Barnett, French horn; Adam Lesnick, French horn; Matt Davis, el. ...

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Ian Carr: 1933 - 2009

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2009

The British trumpet player and author Ian Carr died in London on Wednesday 25th February aged 75. He began his musical career in Newcastle in a band led by his brother Mike. Among the younger musicians he played with were John McLaughlin, Eric Burdon and Alan Price. When he moved to London he co-led a quintet with sax player Don Rendell. His LPs with Rendell and with Michael Garrick, The New Jazz Orchestra and Neil Ardley in the late 60s ...

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