Jazz News

Romance Jazz Valentine Night @ Trattoria Da Franco Alexandria VA from 7-10 PM

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

Trattoria da Franco located at 305 S.Washington St in Alexandria VA will host a special romance evening on Saturday February 14th from 7-10 PM. Featured performers will be jazz vocalist Michael Blaney and two acclaimed pianist, Kendra Holt and Dick Smith. There is no entertainment charge. Ample parking is available. Trattoria da Franco serves a wonderful selection of Northern Italian food, wines and desserts. Seating is limited so reserve ASAP. For more info visit the websiteto reserve by phone please ...

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New Release on Impressus Records! Ulysses, Frantz Loriot (Viola), Tonino Miano (Piano)

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

Frantz Loriot and Tonino Miano met on MySpace not long ago and decided to have a session of improvised music. They immediately found an open channel of communication and understood that it needed to be investigated further. They did so by meeting almost regularly with the intent of developing a discourse that went beyond the immediacy of the moment, but firmly grasped an idea using the tools of improvisation. A framework was found, and they soon proceeded with the recording ...

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Going Dutch on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

Sunday from 5 PM 7 PM EST 90.1 FM WDCE Richmond Listen online via live webcast at wdce.org Archived shows uploaded at freedomjazzdance.net two days after each live broadcast. The very hep looking cat pictured here is Benjamin Herman, a superb and witty alto saxophonist from the Netherlands. Hes just one of the many superb musicians playing off the coast of the North Sea these days. This Sunday, Im proud to feature several talented jazz musicians ...

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Southern Cal Area Clubs

Source: Michael Ricci
February 6, 2009

Music Bar Bars & Clubs

Caf Boogaloo 1238 Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254 Cafe Boogaloo is quite simply Hermosa Beachs answer to the House of Bluesa NOrleans-style restaurant, bar and live music venue full of bayou charm...

CafeTu Tu Tango 1000 Universal Studios Blvd. Ste H-101, Universal City, CA, 91608 With the motto Food for the Starving Artist, Caf Tu Tu Tango serves up worldly fare all in appetizer-sized ...

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Major Record Company Seeks U.S. Jazz Talent

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

Compass Management, along with one of the worlds largest and most respected record companies, are creating an original and exciting new jazz act to launch in the Autumn of 2009. The act will be stylish, dynamic, aspirational and will bring something new and very unique to the worlds music stage. The concept of the project is to bring the very best of young U.S. jazz talent together, to broaden the appeal of the genre and showcase these talents across Europe ...

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Willie Mack of Harlem's Nama Featured on B.J. Jansen's Jazz Life Radio Show

Source: JM Creative
February 6, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Willie Mack of Harlem's New Amsterdam Musical Association on The Jazz Life radio show. The complete interview was broadcast on WPSC 88.7 FM, January 25th, 2009 during Jansen's exploration of the Jazz Industry during the month of January. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The ...

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Tim Brantley on Fox-TV Good Day Atlanta 2/6

Source: Seth Cohen PR
February 6, 2009

TIM BRANTLEY ON FOX-TV’s GOOD DAY ATLANTA, FRIDAY MORNING AT 8AM LIVE TELEVISION PERFORMANCE OF HIT SINGLE ‘DAMAGE’ ATLANTA PRESS RAVES FOR UPCOMING CD SMITH’S OLDE BAR SHOW 2/6, EDDIE’S ATTIC 3/27 Tune in tomorrow morning, as singer TIM BRANTLEY performs live on FOX-TV’s GOOD DAY ATLANTA. Tim will perform his hit single ‘Damage’ during the 8am hour - Check local listings. Atlanta-area press has raved for Brantley’s 4/21 CD ‘Goldtop Heights’. In today’s Atlanta Journal ...

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OGOGO's "Redux" Available February 13

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2009

OGOGO is proud to release their new duo album, Redux, which will be available February 13 on III Records. It's an electro-acoustic avant-garde inflected recording by way of a modified baroque aesthetic. The major trendsetter of contemporary Avant-Garde music, OGOGO has spoken itself in the lingua franca of Avant-Garde, Experimental, Classical, Collage, Ambiant, Atonal, Surreal, Electronic, Hypnotic Spacey Sound and Sociopath Recordings with easiness and eagerness. Apart from the stylistic background, their divergent trombone/guitar sound and compositions are distinctly OGOGO-like, ...

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