Jazz News

John Travolta's son Jett dies at 16

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

Teenager was on family vacation in Bahamas Jett Travolta, died Friday morning in the Bahamas after suffering a fatal seizure.

Police in the Bahamas say John Travolta's teenage son has died after injuring himself at the actor's vacation home. Police spokeswoman Loretta Mackey says 16-year-old Jett Travolta hit his head in a bathtub Friday morning. She said he was declared dead at Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama Island.

Jett was the oldest child of Travolta and his ...

Continue Reading

3 Great Reasons for Musicians to Sleep Late

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late

1. You may need more sleep than you think. Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were “well rested" actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb (damn you, Edison!), the average person slumbered 10 hours a night.

2. Night owls are more creative.

Continue Reading

Allman Brothers Band Set for '09 Beacon Run

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

After postponing the 2008 edition of its annual run of shows at New York's Beacon Theatre due to health concerns for frontman Gregg Allman, the Allman Brothers Band will return to the venue this year.

The group will play 10 shows there beginning March 9 and also including March 10, March 12-14, March 16-17 and March 19-21. Ticket information will be unveiled in a couple of weeks. Due to Allman's recovery from hepatitis C, he and his bandmates ...

Continue Reading

Happy Birthday! The Mac Turns 25

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

25 Years of Mac: From Boxy Beige to Silver Sleek

It's the 25th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh, but Steve Jobs' eyes are dry. At the company headquarters in Silicon Valley, where he was presenting a set of new laptops to the press last October, I mentioned the birthday to him. Jobs recoiled at any suggestion of nostalgia. “I don't think about that," he said. “When I got back here in 1997, I was looking for more room, and I ...

Continue Reading

Hugh Hefner's First True Love? It Wasn't Women

Source: Michael Ricci
January 2, 2009

'Everything I learned about love I learned from the movies,' says the famous Playboy.

“You've caught me with my pants on," Hugh Hefner said with a sad smirk. There are days (or entire decades) when Hefner greets the midday sun in silk pajamas and a robe, but on this particular December afternoon, well, the playboy just wasn't in the mood. Hefner had arrived back at his 29-room Holmby Hills mansion after attending the funeral of Bettie Page, the pin-up queen, ...

Continue Reading

Mario Pavone at Cornelia Street Cafe (Tonight) + Iridium Jazz Club (Wed)

Source: Improvised Communications
January 2, 2009

Click here to read David R. Adler's preview in Time Out New York On Wednesday, January 7th, acclaimed bassist/composer Mario Pavone and his newest working ensemble, the Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet, will celebrate the release of their November debut, Ancestors (Playscape Recordings), with a two-set performance at New York's Iridium Jazz Club. The group features saxophonists Tony Malaby and Jimmy Greene, pianist Peter Madsen and drummer Gerald Cleaver. Pavone will also perform tonight, Friday, January 2nd, at Cornelia Street ...

Continue Reading

Chris Botti at the Keswick Theatre on January 9, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

Continue Reading

Vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones Releases "Bon Appetit!"

Source: All About Jazz
January 2, 2009

Dallas vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones hits the scene with a wonderful first course. Whether she is singing swinging jazz standards, beautiful ballads or jazzy upbeat pop tunes, Carolyn embraces her audience and the music with heart. Supported by her talented friends and New York City musicians pianist Wells Hanley, bassist Saadi Zain and drummer Jacob Melchior, this CD is an innovative collection of classic jazz ("Blue Skies"), stylish new tunes ("Bon Appetit") along with a taste of vintage pop ("Tainted ...

Continue Reading