Jazz News

Joshua Redman Charts a New Direction With 'Compass'

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2009

The saxophonist calls his two bassists-two drummers album 'definitely an exercise in letting go.'

A marquee name on the contemporary jazz scene since winning the Thelonious Monk Institute's Jazz Saxophone Competition in 1991, Joshua Redman has played electric, acoustic, rock, funk and just about every musical style fit for a celebrated jazz saxophonist. But before his new album, “Compass," due out this week, Redman had never performed in an acoustic “double-trio" setting, an unconventional, rhythm-heavy configuration where a soloist is ...

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The 3rd Annual Brooklyn Jazz Underground Festival @ Smalls – January 9, 10 & 11

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 9, 2009

THE 3rd ANNUAL BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND FESTIVAL @ SMALLS – JANUARY 9, 10 & 11 Smalls is located at 183 West 10th Street, at 7th Avenue South THE BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND SAMPLER, VOL. 3 Available On Opening Night of The Festival! “...these renegade BJU bands are comprised of intelligent composers, open-minded arrangers and free-spirited improvisers. They all deserve to be heard.” – JazzTimes Friday, January 9 8:00 PM: TANYA KALMANOVITCH – Tanya Kalmanovitch (violin & viola), Douglas Yates ...

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Beezwax Records to Release "Balance" from Guitarist/Composer Will Sellenraad

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
January 9, 2009

Available Now at Beezwaxrecords.com and to be officially released on March 31, 2009

Balance features Sellenraad with Abraham Burton (saxophones), Kiyoshi Kitagawa (bass) + Victor Lewis (drums) “...you will definitely be hearing more from Will Sellenraad” – Kenny Barron Hailed as a “hidden gem,” guitarist/composer Will Sellenraad has earned a fast growing reputation of being at the forefront of a new generation of jazz musicians. Known for his brilliant improvisations and his compelling, emotive compositions, this New York City native ...

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Cheryl Holdridge Popular Mouseketeer Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2009

Cheryl Holdridge, the beautiful blond actress who first gained fame as a Mouseketeer on TV's The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s, has died. She was 64.

Holdridge died Tuesday at her home in Santa Monica after a two-year battle with lung cancer, said Doreen Tracey, another former Mouseketeer.

Holdridge was 11 years old in the spring of 1956 when she auditioned and was hired for The Mickey Mouse Club, which had debuted on Oct. 3, 1955, with 24 talented ...

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Olga San Juan Actress Sang and Danced with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire Passes

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2009

She was known as the 'Puerto Rican Pepperpot.' Olga San Juan, the actress dubbed the “Puerto Rican Pepperpot" for singing and dancing roles alongside stars that included Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, has died. She was 81.

San Juan died late Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank of kidney failure stemming from a long-term illness, said her son-in-law Barry Adelman, executive producer of the Golden Globe Awards.

San Juan was born March 16, 1927, and ...

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Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Simon Shaheen and Randy Brecker Perform at the Kimmel Center

Source: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
January 8, 2009

World, pop, country and jazz powerhouse musicians grace the Kimmel Center stages this February.

From a Palestinian oud player and violinist to two great American singers/songwriters and a Philly-bred jazz artist breathing Miles Davis' blues back to life, each artist has transformed their musical landscapes with new influences.

Internationally acclaimed Palestinian oud player and violinist Simon Shaheen blends traditional Arabic sounds with jazz and Western classical music in Perelman Theater (February 1, 2009).

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and ...

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2009 Cape May Jazz Festival: Line-up Annnounced

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2009

April 17-19, 2009 and November 6-8, 2009 The next Cape May Jazz Festival set for April 17-19 and entitled “Legends and More Blues" will be presented by New Jersey Department of State Division of Travel and Tourism and Bank of America. The festival will open up in the Theatre at Lower Regional High School with a Tribute to Billy Eckstine and Sara Vaughn with “Have a Song on Me Celebrating Mr. B" and the Big Band Music of the 1940s ...

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Inaugural Season of the Pianoculture.com Piano Festival in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2009

Pianoculture.com, Noble Art Piano's and Brother Thelonious Belgian Abbey Style Pale Ale proudly announce the inaugural season of the Pianoculture.com Piano Festival featuring salon-style jazz piano concerts with limited seating in the intimate environment of the Fleisher Art Memorial Sanctuary Philadelphia. Concerts run from January 24th to June 6th and feature a stellar lineup of some of the world's best jazz pianists and rising stars. Concerts run from 7:30 - 9:30 and are preceded by a discussion by the artist ...

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