Jazz News

Nickel & Brass Septet Releases Debut CD "Four-Color Heroes!"

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

The Nickel and Brass Septet's debut CD Four-Color Heroes! presents new music for improvising ensemble by composer and guitarist Andrew Boscardin. The music combines elements of jazz, rock and new music and is performed by some of the finest players in the Seattle jazz and improvised music scene. Along with Boscardin on guitar, the CD features Chris Stover on trombone, Clark Gibson on sax, Tom Varner on French horn, Ben Thomas on piano, Jon Hamar on bass, and Brad Gibson ...

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Jazz Label in Full Swing in Portugal's Fado-Land

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

Portugal's capital is normally associated with the melancholic fado music, but a new Portuguese jazz label is making a name for itself around the world with an adventurous approach to producing modern jazz.

Lisbon's Clean Feed Records has been winning awards and gathering praise from critics in the jazz world for its vibrant exploration of modern jazz.

Founded in 2001, it has released 140 titles from jazz musicians across the planet, one- third of them from the United States, which ...

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A Broadway Tribute to Gerald Schoenfeld

Source: Michael Ricci
February 20, 2009

The line to enter the Majestic Theater is always long — The Phantom of the Opera plays there, after all — but Monday the line stretched much farther than usual, as more than 1,500 people arrived for a memorial tribute to Gerald Schoenfeld, the influential theater owner and producer who died at 84 in November.

It was an unusual Broadway moment, as famous friends of the famous Mr. Schoenfeld — like Henry A. Kissinger and Barbara Walters — mixed with ...

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Duffy Tops Brit Awards (Coldplay Shut Out)

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

Even at an awards ceremony where Robert Plant and Alison Krauss weren’t nominated for anything, Coldplay was nonetheless shut out at the Brit Awards, England’s equivalent of the Grammys.

Instead Duffy won nearly everything but the catering cart, Reuters reported. Coldplay, which was nominated for four awards, including best British group and British live act, won nothing, while Duffy, the Welsh soul singer of “Mercy” fame, won awards for best British female and breakthrough act, as well as album for ...

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Enter the Uptown Jazz "Lucky Thompson - New York City, 1964-65" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Uptown Jazz “Lucky Thompson - New York City, 1964-65“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE lucky winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 22nd. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Lucky Thompson at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Uptown Jazz

A legendary tenor and soprano saxophonist who took his place among the elite improvisers of jazz ...

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Snooks Eaglin R&B Singer and Guitarist Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
February 20, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The R&B singer and guitarist Snooks Eaglin, who counted platinum-selling rockers among his fans, died here Wednesday. He was 72.

The cause was a heart attack he suffered after falling ill and being hospitalized last week, said John Blancher, a family friend. Mr. Eaglin learned he had prostate cancer last year.

Musicians including Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Bonnie Raitt would seek out Mr. Eaglin to watch him perform, Mr. Blancher said. But New ...

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Legendary Jim Hall's Gig Schedule for March and May

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

Legendary jazz guitarist Jim Hall will perform at Library of Congress on March 20, 2009. Also, a mini-tour of Japan is scheduled for May. For more information, please visit jimhallmusic.com. The latest album “Hemispheres“ has been met with rave reviews on all fronts and has been chosen as a New York Times Critics' Choice CD. “Mostly, this bright, elegant collection sounds like everyone is trying desparately not to wake the neighbors as the two gracefully intertwining guitars lead the way. ...

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Lift Your Spirits & Relieve Your Economic Woes: Kelsey Jillette Live at the 55 Bar in March and April

Source: All About Jazz
February 20, 2009

The Kelsey Jillette Group will be performing two feel-good, free shows at Greenwich Village's historic 55 Bar on Saturday, March 28th from 6-9pm and Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 from 7-9pm. The music is jazz and jazz-infused folk and funk music steeped in the classic American jazz tradition, ranging from Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield and Paul Simon to Cole Porter and George Gershwin. No cover, cheap drinks and a tradition of friendly, listening audiences at this intimate jazz haunt--a perfect chance ...

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