Jazz News

Blue Note Records 70th Tour at Royce Hall and Jazz Around L.A.

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2009

The Blue Note Records 70th Anniversary Tour pulls into town this Thursday with a show by the Blue Note 7 at Royce Hall.

Led by the brilliant pianist Bill Charlap and featuring exceptional players like tenor Ravi Coltrane, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and guitarist Peter Bernstein, this bunch really shines on the accompanying Mosaic, running through some classic Blue Note tunes such as Cedar Waltons title tune, Joe Hendersons Inner Urge, Monks Criss Cross, and others by the likes of McCoy ...

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Craig Taborn Holding Jazz Electronica to a Higher Standard

Source: Michael Ricci
January 16, 2009

The commingling of jazz and electronic music has produced a lot of mutant offspring in recent years, much of it marred by a lack of balance or focus.

Craig Taborn, a keyboardist of exploratory temperament, is one of a handful of American musicians bringing steady refinement to the field. Five years ago he released Junk Magic (Thirsty Ear), a smart effort at cross-pollination that now sounds only slightly dated. Since then, working mainly as a featured sideman, he has upgraded ...

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Circuit City Goes out of Business

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2009

Circuit City to close 567 remaining US stores Bankrupt Circuit City Stores Inc., unable to work out a sale of the company, said Friday it will go out of business - closing its 567 U.S. stores and cutting 30,000 jobs.

The nation's second-biggest consumer electronics retailer is the latest casualty of an unprecedented pullback in consumer spending that has driven other brands such as KB Toys, Mervyns LLC and Linens 'N Things into bankruptcy. Experts believe there will ...

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Pianist, John "Johnny Chops" Colianni Featured on "Revolutionary Road" Soundtrack

Source: JM Creative
January 16, 2009

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Richard Bliwas Performs at Googie's Lounge (Upstairs from the Living Room)

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2009

Please come to The Living Room/Googie's Lounge located at 154 Ludlow Street New York , NY, 10002 January 26h at 7pm for a one hour set of innovative beautiful music.

The pianist ---now finishing up artwork for his soon to be released 6th CD for Rising Rose Records --- has been compared to Brian Wilson, Miles Davis, Patricia Barber, The Beatles, Van Dyke Parks, Mose Allison, and Sun Ra-- but as All About Jazz said in its review of Rising ...

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TV Alert! Ari Hest on NBC Weekend on January 17th

Source: Seth Cohen PR
January 16, 2009

TUNE-IN ALERT! ARI HEST ON NBC4-TV’s WEEKEND TODAY SHOW IN NY, SATURDAY MORNING AT 9AM LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM UPCOMING 3/10 CD ‘TWELVE MONDAYS’ Hest Confirms Two Nights at Joe’s Pub, 3/13 & 14 Tune in tomorrow morning, as ARI HEST performs live on the NBC4-TV’s Weekend Today Show in NY. The program airs at 9am EST - Check local listings. Ari will preview his upcoming CD ‘Twelve Mondays’ – The 3/10 album features re-worked versions of 12 fan-selected songs, culled ...

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Lincoln Center's "American Songbook" Week 3: February 4-7

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2009

Week three of Lincoln Centers acclaimed series American Songbook brings to The Allen Room a soulful tribute to black music, a bluegrass legend, a genre-busting singer and the concert debut of a gifted actor, all celebrating the diversity of American popular song.

On February 4th, Soul Deep, an ensemble of some of the top black singers from Broadway and beyond will perform music black music that is the basis for most of the popular music heard today. The next night, ...

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Al Green, Sonny Rollins & 'Beiderbecke Affair' DVDs out January 27 from Acorn Media

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2009

Silver Spring, MD The 25th Anniversary Edition DVD of The Gospel According to Al Green will be released on January 27, 2009 by Acorn Media. Offering an up-close-and-personal look at a charismatic soul legend with an unshakeable faith and an incandescent smile, this acclaimed 1984 documentary also features several special features including a 90-minute audio interview with Green.

Green is a nine-time Grammy winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with more than 40 albums to ...

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