Jazz News

5th Annual Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival Set for March 6, 7 and 8

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2009

In 2004, Peter F. Gontha exclaimed, “If we want to create a jazz festival, let's go all the way; let's make it big, the biggest in the world if possible!" He wasn't joking. On 4, 5 and 6 March 2005, Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival was established. There were 11 stages and 146 performances from Indonesian and international musicians alike. Jeff Lorber, Deodato, George Duke, Angie Stone, Incognito, Michael Paulo, Steve Thornton, Jeff Kashiwa, Tania Maria, Laura Fygi, Vinny Valentino, ...

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Vibist Jerry Tachoir Takes Jazz to the Classroom

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2009

A Grant from the Community Foundation, The Tennessee Arts Commission, the Musicians Performance Trust, and the Hendersonville Arts Council has provided an opportunity for Middle School and High School Students in Middle Tennessee to experience The Jerry Tachoir Group Live. This is probably the first and only time these students might get an opportunity to be exposed to contemporary jazz improvisation and by a live working Jazz Group. The Jerry Tachoir Group is playing some of their original material by ...

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Complete List of Nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2009

2009 Oscar scorecard The Envelope Winner --->

BEST PICTURE “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" “Frost/Nixon" “Milk" “The Reader" “Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married" Angelina Jolie, “Changeling" Melissa Leo, “Frozen River" Meryl Streep, “Doubt" Kate Winslet, “The Reader"

BEST ACTOR Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon" Sean Penn, “Milk" Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler" Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, “Doubt" Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona" Viola ...

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Live Blogging the Oscars

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2009

Make this blog item your home page for the rest of Oscar day. Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan are blogging live continuously all day. Keep hitting “refresh" for constant updates about what's happening at the Kodak Theatre.

1:30 p.m. — Our forums moderator Chris “Boomer" Beachum has compiled this list of who we believe will be among the performers, presenters and participants on tonight's show. Over at Cinemascopian.com, he found an unofficial rundown of how the program reportedly will go ...

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Composers Give More Than Just a Soundtrack

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2009

Pacific Symphony's American Composers Festival has scores to settle The 2009 program, 'Hollywood's Golden Age,' addresses a longstanding lack of respect for music makers whose work was for films.

Carl St.Clair can clearly recall being in the third grade in his hometown of Yoakum, Texas, and being “marched down to the Grand Theater where we all got to see Ben-Hur. I was totally captivated," he says. “The score was overwhelming to me."

Fifty years later, St.Clair is poised ...

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Celebrate Mardi Gras with New Orleans Piano

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2009

It's Mardi Gras week in New Orleans, so it's as good a time as any to join in the celebration with a brief but broad overview of some of the Crescent City's many extraordinary pianists.

One of the beauties of New Orleans piano music is that once you hear it, you'll know it whenever you encounter it again, regardless of context. Whether it's played as jazz or blues or funk, the cultural gumbo that makes up this piano style is ...

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Terence Blanchard Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2009

Many Americans have heard Terence Blanchard's music, even if they don't know it — he's scored many of Spike Lee's films since the early '90s.

But only a relative few have connected Blanchard the movie composer with Blanchard the acclaimed jazz trumpeter, who combines a love for the music of his native New Orleans with modern hard bop and a spirit of innovation. In the latter capacity, Blanchard brought his quintet north into New York's Village Vanguard, for a performance ...

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Grand Pianoramax on 14-City Eu / Us Tour for 'The Hook'

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2009

Coming soon to a city near you: Grand Pianoramax! After a 2009 kick- off at New York hot spot Canal Room, with Leo Tardin, Jojo Mayer, Mike Ladd and Celena Glenn tearing up the stage, Grand Pianoramax is hitting the road for a 14-city European and US tour.

Grand Pianoramax will be touring to support their hot new release, “The Hook" 12" Single, featuring Remixes by DJ Spinna and Rogall meets m.path.iq - now on limited edition vinyl!

2009 “The ...

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