Jazz News

Not Fade Away: Remembering Buddy Holly

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

Next Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper Richardson.

In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Hollys friends, family and fellow musicians remember an artist who helped invent rock & roll as we know it today. Jonathan Cott revisits 1959s Winter Dance Party, which would become known as rocks Tour From Hell, as it wound its way across the frozen Midwest hitting places like ...

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Loudon Wainwright III Music a Family Affair

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

Music a family affair for Loudon Wainwright III Why wouldnt you write about them? he says of writing songs about family

Loudon Wainwright III latest album Recovery. “Its a play on words about recovering a song," says Wainwright. “I had been performing some of the songs, but some of them I had forgotten about and had to relearn."

Access spoke to Super Bowl musical performers including Bruce Springsteen and Faith Hill about the upcoming big day, and Hill ...

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Millions Hit by Google Breakdown

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

OH MY GOD! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! Google users around the world have been hit by a malfunction that incorrectly reports every other website as potentially harmful.

An apparent system error left millions of visitors to the site puzzled when links to all search results were flagged with the warning 'This site may harm your computer'.

It is thought the site had erroneously identified all other websites - and some of its own pages - as containing malicious ...

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Metallica Lions of Metal Thrashing with Purpose Still

Source: Michael Ricci
January 31, 2009

James Hetfield serenaded the crowd during a comparatively reflective moment at the Metallica concert on Thursday night at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. Metallica closed its main set at as if it were a Raffi show, or a Promise Keepers meeting.

You make Metallica feel great! Thank you, friends! Youve come here to release some energy tonight. You are the fifth member of Metallica! James Hetfield

Platitudes have not typically been among the strengths of this preternaturally ...

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour - February, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

BEAT CIRCUS April 18 - Orion Sound Studios - 2903 Whittington Ave. - Baltimore, MD 21230 (with Fern Knight)

DAVID BORDEN/MOTHER MALLARD [40th anniversary celebration] March 26 - Barnes Hall - Cornell University - Ithaca, NY March 28 - Johnson Museum - Cornell University - Ithaca, NY

CHEER-ACCIDENT February 7 - Cactus Club - Milwaukee, WI February 8 - The Frequency - Madison, WI February 13 - The ...

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Beat Kaestli Quartet @ Smoke Feat. Aria Hendricks and Adrian Mira

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

On Sunday, February 8th Beat Kaestli is returning to Smoke Jazz Club (sets @ 6 & 7pm) with his stellar band and two special guests - vocalist Aria Hendricks and saxophone player Adrian Mira.

He'll showcase his upcoming CD “Far From Home - A Tribute to European Song" and he will also premier songs from his French repertoire.

About Smoke Jazz Club: Smoke is one of NYC premier Jazz venues with a great atmosphere and a delicious food ...

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Blaise Siwula/Claire Debrunner/Sten Hostfalt at Yippie Cafe NYC Feb 5

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

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Christian Herluf Pedersen New Release from Stockholm Jazz Records

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

As a well known member of various ensembles across many different genres, Danish/Swedish saxplayer, Christian Herluf Pedersen, now emerges as a band leader and composer on his upcoming debut album Christian Herluf Pedersen - Alliance.

The album consists of original songs inspired by the great jazz of the past - performed with a curiosity and sincerity that looks forward in time, and with effortless communication between all 4 members in the band.

Besides Christian the quartet consists of pianist Fredrik ...

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