Jazz News

Goh Lee Kwang Concert - Herbal International & Related Updates

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2008

October Concert: A mini Eastern European tour plus 10/02/2008 - Feinkost Lampe, Hannover, Germany. solo 10/22/2008 - Tuzrakter, Budapest, Hungary solo, duo with Peter Szab, stereo DJ mixer! 10/23/2008 - Grand Caf, Szeged, Hungary solo 10/24/2008 - Simultan Festival, Timisoara, Romania solo 10/25/2008 - C17, Wien, Austria duo with Tim Blachmann & more, stereo dj mixer! 11/1/2008 - Blinzelbar, Hamburg, Germany solo, duo with Birgit Ulher, trio with ...

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Jazz in Kyiv 2008

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2008

The Jazz in Kyiv festival is going to make Kyiv the European jazz capital for three days. The festival includes concerts and master classes held by world stars and the best Ukrainian jazzmen, jazz photo exhibitions and movies. Kyiv hasn't seen so much jazz before. The goal of the project was to present all kinds of jazz music. The guests of the first day will be Swedish musicians New Tango Orchestra, who don't actually play jazz, but their appearance at ...

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B.J. Jansen & Conjura to be Featured on Ty Bailey's "Just Jazz" Radio Show on WVST FM

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2008

B.J. Jansen & CONJURA will be featured this Sunday, October 19th from 8pm until 10pm (EST) on WVST FM in Petersburg, Virginia. Jazz Host, Ty Bailey from WVST will be playing select cuts from B.J. Jansen & CONJURA's debut release, The Movement Vol. 1, on his show “Just Jazz". Tune in to WVST FM via their live web simulcast online and listen worldwide. http://www.vsu.edu/pages/112.asp Click here for more information on WVST and Ty Bailey's “Just Jazz". http://www.vsu.edu/pages/112.asp Here is what ...

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16,000th Jazz Musician Added to All About Jazz Database!

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

Philadelphia, PA - All About Jazz added its 16,000th musician profile to its database today, making it the leading resource for jazz musicians on the web.

If you're looking for information about jazz musicians, search for them at AAJ's Musician Center. Each profile contains information about an artist like their bio, photos, upcoming releases, discography, videos, calendar dates, fan network, related artists, free MP3 downloads, (Wikipedia, Pandora, LastFM, MySpace and retail) links, press quotes, awards, teaching credentials, and more. A ...

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Nefja Announces Season Opener Concert Supper

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

The Northeast Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) invites you to return to the Big Band era with the music of Count Basie, Sarah Vaughn, and Arthur Prysock performed by the fabulous Doug Carn Big Band featuring Carn as Count Basie and popular vocalists Mary Louise and Laurence Walden as Sarah Vaughn and Arthur Prysock.

All proceeds will go to the Jeep McCoy Scholarship Fund and will be used to provide scholarships to talented music students enrolled in a jazz studies program ...

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Bush Tetras Benefit Show

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

As a result of Hepatitis C Infection original bassist and founding member of the Bush Tetras, Laura Kennedy, needs an immediate liver transplant. There will be a benefit show for Laura at Cake Shop in New York on October 26th.

Funk/punk stars of the 80s New York club scene, the Bush Tetras were one of the most popular and exciting groups of the era. More importantly, they are a major force in todays 80s post-punk/new wave revival which includes The ...

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Soul/Blues Sax Man/Singer Terry Hanck Releases "Always"

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

I love this record! Terry has some really good originals here, the arrangements are cool and the performances great. —Tommy Castro One of the most formidable saxophonists in the blues and soul business. —Lee Hildebrand, San Francisco Chronicle and Living Blues contributor “Terry Hanck is the funkiest, sexiest, most prolific and talented singer/songwriter/musician on the earth. He has to be Jr. Walker's bastard child." —Tracy Nelson Jump back, Jack! Soul and blues hipster, singer/sax man, Terry Hanck and his new ...

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Awkward Bill Rides Again Live @ ABC No Rio in NYC on October 19

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

Awkward Bill Rides Again at ABC No Rio NYC Sunday October 19, 2008 at 8.45pm / $5 Blaise Siwula - saxophone Lex Samu - trumpet Chris Welcome, Sten Hostfalt and Ken Silverman - guitars + more musicians T B A also performing ( at 8pm ) : Claire de Brunner - bassoon + Paul Pinto - Piano, ...

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