Jazz News

Koch Records Signs Trumpeter Dominic Farinacci

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

KOCH Records is happy to announce the newest addition to its burgeoning jazz roster, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci. Having previously recorded six albums as a leader on Japan's M&I label, the 25-year-old Juilliard School graduate is set to release his highly anticipated debut U.S. album, “Lovers, Tales, and Dances" on February 24th, 2009. The album features some of the greatest players in jazz, including Kenny Barron, James Genus, Marc Johnson, Lewis Nash, Jamey Haddad, Joe Lovano, and Joe Locke. The record ...

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University of Iowa Jazz Combo Festival

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Jazz combos from seven high schools in Eastern Iowa will be featured in a free concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Parish Hall of the Trinity Episcopal Church, 320 East College St. in Iowa City, the current home of the University of Iowa Jazz Studies Area. The event is part of the Jazz Combo Festival, presented by the UI School of Music and coordinated by faculty member Steve Grismore. The concert will also feature professional jazz saxophonist Mike ...

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Quietly, Wayne Shorter Savors a Pressure-Free Approach to Life and Music

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

LOS ANGELES - Wayne Shorter talks like he plays. Sitting on the couch in his living room high in the West Hollywood hills, the legendary saxophonist is asked to explain his philosophy when it comes to leading a band. Speaking softly, Shorter drops references to actor William Shatner and Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel before settling, of course, on Miles Davis. That's when the story, just about to roam too far, gets hauled back in. Shorter uses his time as part ...

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A Feast for the Soul at the New Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival

Source: CaribPR.com
December 1, 2008

NEW YORK, NY - Jamaicas Rose Hall development in Montego Bay is set to become a feast for the soul this January when the new Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival returns to the popular resort area from January 22-24, 2009. Fans will be able to sing along to the soulful sounds of the famous OJays, Atlantic Starr, Lionel Richie, Lou Gramm of Foreigner fame and Maxi Priest among several others. Many will remember the O'Jays for hits like Lonely Drifter, ...

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A Night at the Opera with Sting and Elvis

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Once again, the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris has given French opera critics a case of the vapors but this time, two British new wave pop stars are at the center of the uproar.

Since Jean-Luc Choplin became director in 2006, the historic opera house's repertoire of classic opera has increasingly taken a back seat to newer, bolder commissions in a bid to make the Chatelet stage a true crossroads for the arts. From a Bollywood-style remake of the ...

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Beck Opens Club Nokia

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Beck opened the brand spanking new Club Nokia. Before I launch into the review of Mr. Hansen, I would like to say a few words to the owners of this new club.

Firstly I would like to congratulate you on your design. You make a rather large club (housing 2,300 people) feel small and intimate. There is not a bad seat in the house. Also the sound quality is amazingly good. But in order to make ...

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Nokia L.A. Live December Calendar

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder and B.B. King healine the December schedule playing the NOKIA Theater at L.A.Live.

Stan Kenton Christmas Carols with the Boston Brass & Brass All-Stars Big Band opening act for Duran Duran December 2nd. Celine Dion Grammy Nomination show with B.B. King on the 3rd, while King returns December 27th & 28th. Stevie Wonder brings his show to L.A. Live on Saturday the 13th.

Attending live entertainment in Los Angeles is an all new experience when you ...

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L.A. Live Brings a Vegas Strip Excitement to Southland

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Imagine being “in the moment" - when nothing else matters but what is going on around you right then and right there. It is when you experience something so fully you do not think about it or analyze it, you just enjoy it. The moment is that magical place where you scream the loudest, laugh the hardest and live the fullest.

As a one-of-a-kind entertainment campus, the vision of L.A. LIVE is to a genuine world-class sports and entertainment destination ...

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