Jazz News

Elliott Murphy on Tour, with Opener Jann Klose

Source: Anne Leighton
November 24, 2008

ELLIOTT MURPHY - the legendary Paris-based American rock troubadour will embark on his first U.S. tour in eight years. The tour kicks off December 2008 in the Northeast U.S. (New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, DC, Albany, Larchmont, Amagansett), and continues on to the West Coast, where he hasn’t played in 12 years) in January 2009 (San Francisco, Felton, Tehachapi, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach). There will be more shows in the Spring. Elliott will be accompanied by his longtime ...

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Thelonious Monks Big-Band Jazz, Personalized, Soloized and Energized

Source: Michael Ricci
November 24, 2008

Some of Thelonious Monks music is more than 60 years old, but it still has magic properties. It keeps small-group jazz honest: his compositions still contain relevant lessons about melody and harmony, rhythm and open space. Above it all they are songs: you can whistle them.

But his music is also playful and rugged enough to withstand any revisionism. You can rough it up, break it down, broaden or narrow it. In jazz nobody elses music sounds as equally right ...

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AAJ's Martin Gladu to Present at Concordia University

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2008

All About Jazz Section Editor and contributor Martin Gladu will be presenting at Montreal's Concordia University's Faculty Of Music. As a one-day, guest lecturer he will offer insight on diverse topics including: Web promotion ideas Digital distribution Review of current outlets available for selling and promoting music online Music social networking sites Clearing copyrights for use in podcasts, webcasts, and personal websites.

WHERE: Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St, Room CC 312.

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Ian Anthony the Band @ The Yippie Museum

Source: All About Jazz
November 24, 2008

The Yippie Museum is chartered by the Board of Regents of New York State and exists to preserve the history of the Youth International Party and all of its offshoots. The Yippie Museum Cafe is dedicated to bringing you the best in a wide variety of musical talent. Everyone who plays there wants to come back cause they dig the venue. No alcohol is sold nor can you bring any in. Kids are welcome. The Yippie Museum 9 ...

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The New Minneapolis Genius Has Arrived with JP Delaire's "In My Life"

Source: Creativity in Music
November 24, 2008

"This is one of the best R&B records I have heard in a very long time. It ranks right there with Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On, Stevie Wonder's Innervisions and Prince's Purple Rain. - Corey Burrington Hailing from the First Family of Minneapolis Music, The Petersons, and having worked with Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Alexander O'Neal, J.P. DeLaire (Jason Peterson DeLaire) is ready to carry the Twin Cities next generation's musical torch with his new CD ...

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Aretha Franklin at the House of Blues

Source: Michael Ricci
November 23, 2008

Aretha Franklin, the long-reigning Queen of Soul, is a benevolent and generous monarch. On top of every other accolade that's been laid at her feet over the last half-century, a prestigious collective of musicians, writers and music industry heavyweights just placed her at the top of Rolling Stone magazines ranking of the 100 greatest singers of all time. Another singer might have incorporated that bit of news into her introduction. Or she could have humbly basked in the ovation it ...

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MTV Launches African Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
November 23, 2008

(ABUJA, Nigeria) MTV launches its first-ever music award program for Africa on Saturday, with acts from across the world's poorest continent nominated for prizes in the Nigerian capital.

Winners were being selected by fans sending text messages, said Alison Reid, a spokeswoman for MTV Networks Africa.

Africa has long featured a vibrant music scene, but artists have had difficulties breaking into overseas markets. Famous African artists include Senegal's Youssou N'dour, Nigerian legend Fela Kuti and South African impresario Miriam Makeba, ...

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Roberta Zito Backup Singer with Nat King Cole

Source: Michael Ricci
November 23, 2008

Roberta Zito, mother of pitcher for Giants a former backup singer with Nat King Cole's Merry Young Souls and the wife of Cole's orchestra conductor and arranger Joe Zito, died Nov. 13 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, she was 65.

The cause of death was pneumonia and cardiopulmonary arrest. She had received a liver transplant nine years ago. Born Roberta Rosser in Dayton, Ohio, on Oct. 8, 1943, she was a freshman at UCLA when she landed a ...

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