Jazz News

Jacqui Naylor Returns to the Turning Point Cafe

Source: Impress Media - Jennifer Niederhoffer
December 3, 2008

Vocalist and songwriter Jacqui Naylor showcases material from brand new CD at The Turning Point Cafe on Saturday, December 20, 2008. For tickets and more information,

At this concert, Naylor and her band will play tunes from her recently-released seventh recording, You Don't Know Jacq. Naylor will sing songs from this new CD as well as those most requested by fans via her web site. Visit www.jacquinaylor.com to listen to songs and write to the artist. You Don’t Know Jacq ...

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2008 Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Recap

Source: All About Jazz
December 3, 2008

By Bill King (Editor, Ejazznews.com) As the descent began I scanned the countryside as far as the eye could distinguish seemingly lost in trance like meditation. I imagined what it was like the year 1511 when the Spaniards accidentally landed in Mexico stranded in a hurricane bound for Espanola. Below a densely carpeted deciduous forest bound together by interlocking vines, trees and every imaginable tropical plant awaited my arrival. There were moments of panic as I amused myself with thoughts ...

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Maria Schneider in Czech Republic

Source: All About Jazz
December 3, 2008

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Maria Schneider's Coming About Reissued

Source: All About Jazz
December 3, 2008

We are happy to announce that Maria Schneider's second CD, Coming About (first released in 1996), has finally been re-mastered and re-released with a fresh new design. In addition to the mail-order CD, you will also receive two downloadable videos. The first video is Maria's look at the music today, 13 years later,giving insights that can only be seen in retrospect. She talks about each work on the recording. The second video shows Scott Robinson at home in his laboratory ...

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Paquito D'Rivera Joins the Chicago Jazz Ensemble in Benny Goodman Celebration

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
December 3, 2008

THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE, AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR JON FADDIS, CELEBRATE THE 10th AMERICAN HERITAGE JAZZ SERIES WITH PAQUITO DRIVERA & THE CHICAGO JAZZ ENSEMBLE: COMMEMORATING GOODMAN, CELEBRATING SWING & LATIN JAZZ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 8 PM, HARRIS THEATER PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION WITH FADDIS & NEIL TESSER, 7:20 PM CHICAGO, November, 25, 2008 Whenever multi-Grammy Award winner and NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera hits the stage, you can be sure you're hearing the best in Swing and Latin Jazz! Celebrate the holiday ...

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Celebrate Wavetone Records at AAJ with Five Free MP3 Downloads

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

We're featuring FIVE free downloads from Wavetone Records this week. Download them now!

MONDAY Southeast Passage Mark Egan From Beyond Words 04:31

TUESDAY Illumination Mark Egan From Elements 12:24

WEDNESDAY Jack Hall Mark Egan From Freedom Town

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Wayne Shorter Celebrates 75th Birthday at Carnegie Hall December 2

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

New York, NY - Absolutely Live Entertainment is proud to present jazz saxophone legend, Wayne Shorter, accompanied by his stellar quartet and Imani Winds in celebration of his 75th birthday. This concert takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 8pm at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? You go to carnegiehall.org or call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or visit the box office and use the following code for a 20% discount when purchasing tickets ...

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Jazz.NEXT New Project to Explore Technology in Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
December 2, 2008

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Receives Major Funding Support for Innovative Projects Exploring the Use of Technology in the Jazz Field

Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announced today that it has received a three-year grant of $1 million from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The funding will support the launch of jazz.NEXT, a research and development program that will support projects that incorporate technology in substantive and innovative approaches to audience development, communications, distribution, marketing and the building of support networks. In ...

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