Jazz News

Just Jazz: Saluting Andre Previn at 80 at Zankel Hall on February 19th

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
February 5, 2009

Just Jazz: The Joyce Wein Series Presents Saluting Andr Previn at 80 with Andre Previn and David Finck At Zankel Hall February 19 ~ 8:30 PM NEW YORK - SALUTING ANDR PREVIN AT 80, a duo performance with Previn on piano and David Finck on bass, will take place at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, 57th Street & Seventh Avenue, on Thursday, February 19, at 8:30 pm. The concert is presented ...

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Live Music Photographer David Oppenheimer Getting Around

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2009

Live music photographer David Oppenheimer has been keeping busy from the looks of his website, David works with many bands across several genres. Recent additions to his website's archive of concert photos include Phil Lesh and Friends at the Nokia theater in New York City and Widespread Panic's recent show in Asheville, North Carolina. David's latest work is the photo gallery of the 2008 Warren Haynes Christmas Jam. The 20th anniversary benefit concert spanned two nights and all proceeds went ...

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Scott Amendola: Jazz Drummer's Birthday Bash

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2009

Scott Amendola admits to feeling a little angst about his impending birthday, but instead of moping at home the indispensable Bay Area drummer decided to mark the end of his fourth decade with a high-powered musical gathering. Raised in New Jersey, he's been at the center of the Bay Area music scene since his arrival in the early 1990s, when he helped spark a populist jazz movement with 8-string guitar wizard Charlie Hunter's guitar-laden funk jazz combo T.J. Kirk. Since ...

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Milton Parker Carnegie Deli Partner Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2009

Milton Parker, who brought long lines and renown to the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan with towering pastrami sandwiches and a voluble partner who kibitzed with common folk and celebrities alike, died in Queens on Friday. He was 90 and lived in Manhattan.

Mr. Parker was primarily the back-room planner who brought taam a Yiddish word suggesting great flavor and quality to the pastrami, corned beef, brisket and tongue; the cheesecake and matzo balls; the soups and the pickles that placed ...

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Stones on Film

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2009

More than 40 years of the Rolling Stones' cinematic appearances -- from the classic rock documentary “Gimme Shelter" to 2008's Shine a Light, will be screened during a two-day film festival at USC.

Saturday's highlights include panel discussions with USC associate professor Josh Kun and “rock anthropologist" and filmmaker Penelope Spheeris.

Norris Cinema Theater/Frank Sinatra Hall, USC 900 W. 34th St., L.A. 7-11 p.m. Fri., 1-9 p.m. Sat. Free, but RSVP suggested due to ...

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Ticketmaster to Springsteen: 'We Sincerely Apologize'

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2009

Bruce Springsteen has posted a letter of apology his camp has received from Irving Azoff, the CEO of Ticketmaster.

It concerns last week's incident in which many fans were unable to log on to Ticketmaster when tickets to some 2009 tour dates went on sale, but were quickly redirected to Ticketmaster's resale site, TicketsNow, where tickets to those shows were being sold at a steep markup.

Springsteen and his management posted their response at his web site, calling the relationship ...

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Possible Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger Draws Boos from Concert Fans

Source: Michael Ricci
February 5, 2009

The two biggest companies in live concerts might be getting together, and the Boss -- and concert fans -- are not happy. Some, including Bruce Springsteen, fear the control the combined entity would have in the industry.

Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc., which controls ticketing at major venues across the country, and artist manager Live Nation Worldwide Inc. are in talks to merge, according to a person close to the negotiations.

But superstar Bruce Springsteen, who has objected to Ticketmaster policies in ...

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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola March Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2009

Dizzys Club Coca-Cola March 2009 Lineup Monday, March 2 UPSTARTS! Jonathan Batiste Quintet

Tuesday-Sunday, March 3-8 Cyrus Chestnut & Eric Reed: Piano Duets/Trios/Quartets Featuring Cyrus Chestnut (piano) & Eric Reed (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass), Willie Jones III (drums).

Monday, March 9 Special Presentation Conversations with Christian: Christian McBride & Special Guests

Tuesday-Wednesday, March 10-11 Denny Zeitlin Trio w/ Buster Williams & Matt Wilson Featuring Denny Zeitlin ...

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