Jazz News

Pianist Bob McHugh Releases New CD "Summer Stride"

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Summer Stride is a collection of stride piano music performed by Bob McHugh containing great classics from the 1920's,30's and 40's. There are two new original compositions that also reflect the sounds of this golden age of jazz.

About Bob McHugh Bob McHugh has been playing jazz clubs,festivals,halls,private parties, and restaurants in the NY metro area for over forty years. Be it solo,duo,trio or big band Bob has done it. His styles include, but are not limited to ...

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Janet Robbins Releases Third & Final Volume of the - Carrying the Bag of Hearts, Interpreting the Birth of Stars

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
January 7, 2009

When Janet Robbins started working on what became Carrying the Bag of Hearts, Interpreting the Birth of Stars she was in a period of much transition and exploration in Woodstock, New York.

Inspired by the deep timelessness of the area she created a variety of musical parts, ideas and sections that were later completed in Asheville, North Carolina, where she now resides. The pieces all reflected a sort of soul retrieval nature, journeying through various realms of timeless states/consciousness to ...

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Jazz Corner Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

The Jazz Corner, Hilton Head Island's premier Jazz Club, is celebrating it's 10th anniversary with 10 concert weekends throughout the year saluting the history of Jazz. The club is revered world wide as a model of design, acoustics, and ambiance by musicians as well as patrons. The concert season will kick off with New York jazz pianist Mark Shane playing the music of Thomas “Fats" Waller on January 23 and 24. Performances both nights begin at 8 p.m. Other artists ...

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Mariza: Voice of Portugal Has New CD, Tour

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

A Genre Reborn and a Singer Transformed: A New Mariza Brings a Smile to the World

Charlie Chaplin's “Smile" was never supposed to end up on the latest album by Portugal's musical grande dame. Mariza, a fado powerhouse, and Brazilian pianist Ivan Lins were just clowning around, having some fun with the sweet song that's been covered by everybody from Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross to Judy Garland and even Michael Jackson. That is, until they realized producer Javier Limn ...

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When Labels Fought the Digital, and the Digital Won

Source: Michael Ricci
January 7, 2009

“You can’t roll a joint on an iPod,” the singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne told The New York Times Magazine early last year. And, O.K., I suppose that’s among the iPod’s drawbacks. But it’s hard to think of an electronic device released in recent decades that’s brought more pleasure to more people. Should anyone care that in the process, the iPod has all but killed the music industry as we’ve known it? Maybe not, Steve Knopper writes in “Appetite for Self-Destruction,” his ...

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Eivind Opsvik Overseas @ 55 Bar

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Sunday February 1st 9:30pm 55 Christopher Street New York, NY Eivind Opsvik OVERSEAS Tony Malaby - tenor sax Jacob Sacks - piano and farfisa organ Kenny Wollesen - drums Eivind Opsvik - bass & Compositions About Eivind Opsvik Eivind Opsvik moved to New York City in 1998 to be a part of the rich music scene. He's currently a member of a number of cutting-edge New York bands like Opsvik ...

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Vocalist Janine Graham's Upcoming Performances in Boston

Source: All About Jazz
January 7, 2009

Sunday Brunch | Jan 18th | Noon to 3pm RED ROCK BISTRO 141 Humphrey Street, Swampscott 781.595.1414 | www.redrockbistro.com The first of several Sunday Brunch dates at this seaside venue. Try the bloody, and don't forget to ask for the spicy olives....YUM! w/ the fabulously talented John Hyde on piano. Friday | Feb 6th | 9pm to Midnight LYCEUM BAR & GRILL 43 Church ...

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Liveblog: Macworld Expo 2009 Tony Bennett and New 17 Inch MacBook Pro Cool or What

Source: All About Jazz
January 6, 2009

The last Apple keynote at Macworld also was the first in many years not to feature a now-ailing Steve Jobs. Stand-in Phil Schiller took over emcee duties and offered up these tidbits in an informative but slightly clunky presentation. (We miss you already, big Steve!)

First off the huge news

Starting immediately

iTunes: will be DRM-free. In April, iTunes will have a three-tiered pricing structure. Songs will be either be 69 cents, 99 cents or $1.29. ...

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