Jazz News

On the Strip Vegas

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

Weekend Headliners on the Strip Las Vegas

Little River Band Buffalo Bill's 8pm 2/10-2/11

Harlem Globetrotters Orleans 7pm 2/11

The Doobie Brothers Las Vegas Hilton 8pm 2/13-2/14

Jay Leno Mirage 10pm 2/13-2/14

Puscifer Palms 8pm 2/13-2/15

Kansas Boulder Station 8pm 2/13

Chubby Checker Silverton 8pm 2/14

Chris Issak Orleans

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WSDG No Sweat for Sweatshop Studios

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

In an era marked by large studio closings and sizeable dips in traditional record company revenue, signs of a resilient independent studio community bear witness to the health of niche-oriented studio owner/operators. Witness Sweatshop Studios a 1060 sq. ft. acoustic and aesthetic gem recently completed in Katonah, NY by Walters-Storyk Design Group. “As the owner of a small business I learned the value of performing due diligence early on," says Sweatshop owner Shaul Dover. “When my son Edan and I ...

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Party of Two @ Beast: Live Jazz in the Back Room

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

Jazz violinist Zach Brock will appear in performance with guitarists Jonathan Kreisberg, Ben Monder, and Nate Radley at Beast Restaurant, located at 638 Bergen Street in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood at 8PM on February 16, 23, and March 2 respectively. There is no cover charge or drink minimum and seating is limited. Call 718-399-6855 to make a reservation. About Zach Brock: Zach Brock has been heralded by Blue Note artist and MacArthur Grant recipient Patricia Barber ...

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Joe Locke - Cinema Paradiso @ Dizzy's Club Coca Cola, February 10-15

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

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Producers Select Grammy Openers

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

Labels once held sway over show's first acts Superstars often open the show like Prince and Beyonce. Other memorable acts have included Sting and the Police; Madonna and the gorillaz; Ricky Martin; and alicia keys with the late Frank Sinatra.

One would think such lightning-in-a-bottle Grammy openers are the brainchildren of savvy music managers and record label execs who lean on the show's producers. After all, an artist's Grammy performance translates into an immediate bump in record sales ...

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Boston's Tamandua Brings Prog-Jazz to the World - New CD Now Available!

Source: Bennett Alliance
February 8, 2009

Tamandua's hard-hitting debut album, Eternal Anteater of the Universe, is now available on Bennett Alliance Records. The CD is available for purchase. The group just performed their much anticipated CD release concert in Boston.

Tamandua is the newest prog-influenced instrumental trio to come out of the Boston scene. Labels are hardly accurate, but the band plays a sort of progressive/avant-garde jazz-rock that is often influenced by various Eastern (Indian, East Asian, and Middle Eastern) ethnic music.

Drummer/composer Rick Landwehr was ...

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Stephanie Jordan Headlines Black Leadership Forum Lamplighter Awards; Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C.

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
February 8, 2009

Washington, D.C. - On February 21, 2009 the Black Leadership Forum, Inc. will host the 2008 Lamplighter Awards at the Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, NW, Washington DC 20009. Founded in 1977, the Black Leadership Forum, Inc. has honored and empowered African Americans and corporations that continue to advocate for effective change in the community, through public policy. The 30th Lamplighter Awards will begin with a 5:30pm black tie reception followed by the awards program at 7:00p.m. The event ...

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Paul Ablers' Music Lives up to Their Name

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2009

Since arriving in the NYC/NJ jazz milieu from Detroit in 2003, Paul Abler has often played modern mainstream with such ace musicians as saxophonist Charles Davis, and with the dynamic Jersey-based Spirit of Life Ensemble.

With the latter, the Michigan native was a standout at last September's Liberty Jazz Festival, held at Jersey City's Liberty State Park.

But when Abler performs as a leader -- teaming with his wife, Rio de Janeiro-born songstress Yashmin Charnet-Abler -- the musical focus is ...

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