Jazz News

The Best Reissues of 2008: Dennis Wilson

Source: All About Jazz
December 23, 2008

The most handsome Beach Boy was also, in 1977, the most daring. Dennis Wilsons only official solo album, Pacific Summer Blue, was the first by any member of the group, and is still the best:

12 songs of gripping need and tortured beauty, sung in a craggy, soulful voice by a surfer dreamboat for whom the California dream was real, but not enough. Pacific Ocean Blue is Dennis version of his brother Brians triumph, Pet Sounds an intensely personal masterpiece ...

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The West Point Band's Jazz Knights Release New CD, 'At First Light'

Source: All About Jazz
December 23, 2008

For over three decades the West Point Band's Jazz Knights have brought musical excellence to their audiences by presenting the best in a variety of big band styles from swing era favorites to contemporary sounds to original music for jazz ensemble. Now, the Jazz Knights are proud to announce the release of their latest CD titled At First Light, featuring all original compositions and arrangements by the members of the band along with new music commissioned by the Jazz Knights. ...

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Musician News: Profile Improvements, Fan Building Opportunities, Newswire Upgrades, and Local Advertising Options

Source: All About Jazz
December 22, 2008

Dear fellow jazz musician:

Your friends at All About Jazz have developed several new and useful tools to help you further build your presence on the web and drive traffic to your website.

We've added a social networking/fan building feature to your musician profile, have vastly improved our newswire service (so you can sell your music direct from your announcement), and now offer local advertising opportunities.

With the exception of advertising, all our musician features are 100% free. To learn ...

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Big Band Caravan Returns!

Source: All About Jazz
December 22, 2008

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Screen Actors Guild Postpones Strike Authorization Vote

Source: Michael Ricci
December 22, 2008

BREAKING NEWS

The Screen Actors Guild has postponed the strike authorized by the guilds board of directors last month. The mailing of ballots to the members was about to be sent January 2, 2009.

Securing such a vote in the current climate could be difficult for SAG. The referendum would require 75% approval from members who vote in order to pass. Although union members typically grant strike authorizations to leaders in negotiations, that could be a difficult threshold to meet ...

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Spencer Day to Perform at the Jazz Bakery on January 25, 2009

Source: Jim Goyjer Associates
December 22, 2008

Los Angeles, Calif., -December 21, 2008 – Uniquely American singer/songwriter Spencer Day (www.spencerday.com) will be performing on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the renowned Jazz Bakery, considered by LA Weekly as “the most prestigious jazz space in Los Angeles." Destined to become a big star is the sentiment of notable music reviewers throughout the United States. He is a perennial favorite at jazz venues in San Francisco and New York, and has been gaining a strong following throughout the country ...

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Albert Rivera Trio to Feature Master Drummer Ralph Peterson This Weekend in NYC!!

Source: All About Jazz
December 22, 2008

Saxophonist Albert Rivera will be joined with drummer Ralph Peterson for two shows at The River Room Of Harlem on December 26th and 27th and show time starts at 7:30 p.m Mr.Peterson was featured early this year on Albert's debut recording “Re-Introduction" (Turnaround Records) along with Christian Scott, Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Jimmy Greene, Nick Roseboro and Andrew Lipow. Here's what the critics are saying! “Three young artist(Albert Rivera, Luques and Zaccai Curtis) who are part of the next wave ...

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Pianist Peter Delano in NY for APAP Showcase on January 10

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
December 22, 2008

One of the original New York young lions, pianist Peter Delano, makes a welcome, much-anticipated return to his New York stomping grounds with a special appearance at the APAP Convention on Saturday, January 10th, 2008 at 4:20pm in the Harlem Suite of the Hilton Hotel, in celebration of the 1996 recording with Dewey Redman, just released on Sunnyside Records, For Dewey.

New York pianist Peter Delano thrived in the nineties...a leader of the pack, a photogenic child prodigy, an impossible ...

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