Jazz News

A Heavenly Collaboration: Dizzy Gillespie and Dr. Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

In 1993, my friend Dizzy Gillespie invited me to join him on one of the jazz cruises where musicians perform and hang out with jazz-struck passengers. I had interviewed him before, but this would be in a more extensive and varied setting. Suddenly Dizzy canceled the trip, entering New Jersey's Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, where he had previously been a patient. There, dying of pancreatic cancer, Dizzy, who had health insurance, said to Francis Forte, his oncologist, and himself ...

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Debut of Tarbaby at Winter Jazz Fest 2009 NYC

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Summer may be known as festival season, but for the last few years, the NYC Winter Jazzfest has turned a chilly January evening into a one-night whirl of activity. This year's bash boasts a typically terrific program, but there's a twist: Instead of using a single venue, it's claiming three. For 10 hours, (Le) Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, and Kenny's Castaways. With 20 acts on the program, full absorption can be dizzying, but there's a specific thrill in clocking the ...

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Macbook Pro 17 Inch 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Precision aluminum. The new gold standard. Carved from a single block of aluminum, the new unibody enclosure is slim and streamlined, making this MacBook Pro the worlds thinnest and lightest 17-inch notebook just 0.98 inch thin and 6.6 pounds.

But its not just for looks. The rigid construction of the unibody also makes MacBook Pro more durable than ever. So you can throw it in your bag and pull it out at a photo shoot, in a hotel ...

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The Stooges' Ron Asheton Remembered

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Pioneering guitarist shaped the sound of punk to come

Ron Asheton, the guitarist in the proto-punk band the Stooges, whose raw, animalistic playing laid the groundwork for the entire punk rock movement, was found dead in his Ann Arbor, Michigan home last night. He was 60. An autopsy is scheduled, but police don't suspect foul play or drug use. Alongside Iggy Pop, David Alexander and his brother Scott, Ron co-wrote such classics “I Wanna Be Your Dog," “No Fun" and ...

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Switzerland Meets New York, Feat. Beat Kaestli, Serena Jost and Grand Pianoramax

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

WHAT: Switzerland Meets New York at The Canal Room

WHEN: Wednesday, January 14th Doors open at 7:30 pm

WHO: 8pm - Beat Kaestli 9pm - Serena Jost 10pm - Grand Pianoramax with Mike Ladd and Celena Glenn

WHERE: The Canal Room 285 West Broadway, NYC

COST: $10 cover (To support the bands please mention their names at the door. Otherwise, the venue ...

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Loyal Label Nights January 16th & 17th at I-beam

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

WHAT: Loyal Label Nights

WHEN: January 16th & 17th 2009

WHERE: I-beam 168 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

COST: Friday January 16th 8pm ($10)

WHO: JEFF DAVIS - SOLO Jeff Davis - drums and percussion. “Drummer Jeff Davis has a steady profile in left-of-center New York jazz circles...” - Nate Chinen, The New York Times “Jeff Davis plays his kit with alert ...

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January 8th Last Minute Show - Frank London Band / Ljova and the Kontraband Double Bill

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

WHO: FRANK LONDON BAND LJOVA AND THE KONTRABAND double bill

WHEN: Wednesday, January 8 at 8pm

WHERE: MEHANATA (a.k.a. The Bulgarian Bar) 113 Ludlow Street, bet. Delancey & Rivington New York City Subway: F/J/M/Z to Delancey, V to 2nd Avenue

COST: $10 at the door.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS: A founder of The Klezmatics, FRANK LONDON -- is a Grammy award winning composer ...

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Ed Catmull Pixar Animation Pioneer Earns Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

One of the digital wizards behind such cartoon smashes as WALL-E, Ratatouille and Finding Nemo is getting an Academy Award.

Pixar Animation co-founder Ed Catmull is receiving the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, an honorary Oscar statuette, for lifetime achievement in computer graphics for filmmaking.

Catmull is receiving the prize at the academy's Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony Feb. 7, which precedes the Feb. 22 Oscars.

It's the second honorary Oscar for Catmull. He's a previous recipient in 2000 for developing ...

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