Jazz News

Benson, Thielemans Honored as NEA Jazz Masters

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

Guitarist George Benson had a chance to reconnect with his jazz roots when he was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts as one of its 2009 Jazz Masters. But it was another newly minted Jazz Master, Belgian-born Toots Thielemans, who provided the most moving moment at the NEA's annual ceremony to present the nation's highest jazz honor. Thielemans, 86, accompanied by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, played a moving version on harmonica of “What A Wonderful World," ...

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Economy Has You Stressed Out? Try Music Therapy!

Source: All About Jazz
October 20, 2008

Its a daily assault of panic, crisis and upheavals being thrown at us practically 24/7. Listen to the radio, and its gloom and doom. Turn on the TV, and every talking head has another scenario of calamity. Pick up the newspaper, and the headlines are practically screaming disaster. Its enough to make you wish for some hermitage in the Himalayas. But musician Edward Weiss has a better idea: Play some New Age Music and beat the stress. As Edward says: ...

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Boz Scaggs to Release New Album "Speak Low"

Source: Special Ops Media
October 20, 2008

Five years after his first volume of standards, But Beautiful, debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Jazz chart, GRAMMY award winning musician Boz Scaggs offers his second volume of standards and ballads, aptly titled Speak Low (out September 30 on vinyl and wide release on October 28th via Decca). The multi-dimensional singer, whose 1976 album Silk Degrees was one of the landmark pop titles of the decade, began working on Speak Low several years ago. He'd settled on most ...

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Kenny Wesley Releases His Debut Ep "Im Sorry"

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

Classically-trained singer/songwriter Kenny Wesley may be new to the music industry, but he is far from amateur. Originally from Jacksonville, North Carolina, he has opened for Anthony David and has shared the stage with countless legendary artists such as Yolanda Adams, Mike Phillips, Jean Carne and Gordon Chambers. His songs have been featured on national television: in 2004, his song and video “Epiphany", co-written by Timothy Butler, was featured on ABC's The View. College brought Kenny to his home of ...

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Kathleen Grace Band CD Release Party Sat Oct 25th at Hotel Cafe

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
October 19, 2008

WHAT: KATHLEEN GRACE BAND CD RELEASE PARTY CD Release Party for their new album, MIRROR (Monsoon Records)

WHERE: HOTEL CAFE 1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood

WHEN: Saturday, October 25 Showtime: 8 pm

WHO: Kathleen Grace Band Kathleen Grace - vocals Matt Politano - piano/vocals Perry Smith - guitar Sam Miniae - ...

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Ken Thomson and Slow/Fast Debut at the Stone Noveber 1

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

Ken Thompson - Saxophonist/composer with Gutbucket, Bang On A Can, Signal, and more --- Unviels new group: Ken Thompson and Slow/Fast

Debut at The Stone Saturday, November 1st, 10pm Avenue C & 2nd Street, NYC

100% new music written throughout 2008 -- New project blends heavily composed long-form elements with improvisation, presenting a dynamic All-Star outer-borough band: Ken Thomson - ...

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Rock and Raaga Launches Jazz Junction

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

Jazz Junction was formed in Goa in the year 2004 by virtuoso jazz bassplayer Colin D'Cruz. Over the years, the band's personnel continously changed to include some of the most accomplished local as well as visiting international jazz artistes. Colin always believed that the most magical moments in jazz always happen in concert as opposed to clinical studio sessions. One good reason why Jazz Junction's debut album is recorded live in it's truest sense. All ten tracks in this album ...

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Sten Hostfalt with Calmer at Public Assembly in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
October 19, 2008

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