Jazz News

Fire and Ice in American Culture

Source: Michael Ricci
October 13, 2008

ESSAY Politics highlight a faceoff of cool and hot in the United States' state of mind.

Forget about red state versus blue state, Prius versus Hummer, Wall Street versus Main Street or whatever other pop culture yardstick we've been using to measure the state of the nation recently. The real choice facing Americans this election year is much more simple: Cool or hot?

Let me explain. Three-score years ago, or thereabouts, some cats named Miles, Dizzy ...

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Pacific Coast Jazz adds Danny Green's Debut CD "With You in Mind"

Source: Sound Visions Media
October 13, 2008

San Diego, CA – October 9, 2008 - San Diego-based independent record label, Pacific Coast Jazz (PCJ), announces the addition of San Diego-based Brazilian jazz pianist, Danny Green, to their roster of distinctive artists. Green’s own independent label, Alante Recordings, will now be an associate label under the Pacific Coast Jazz umbrella.

This affiliation anticipates the release of Green’s first solo release With You In Mind, slated for a street date of January 20, 2009. “The quality of Danny’s work ...

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"Crazy," Film Inspired by the Life of Guitarist Hank Garland

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

Crazy, an independent feature film inspired by the tragic life and groundbreaking music of legendary 1950s-era guitarist Hank Garland, will have a limited theatrical release beginning October 17 at Regal Theatres and Carmike Theatres in Nashville and Malco Theatres in Memphis, TN. The film, which stars Waylon Payne (Walk The Line) as Garland and Ali Larter (Heroes) as his wife Evelyn, has been winning major festival awards throughout 2008. In addition to being a rising film star his performance as ...

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Cachaca Jazz 'N' Samba Club Presents the Matt Savage Trio

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

The Matt Savage Trio, helmed by Jazz piano phenomenon, Matt Savage, will make their first appearance at the Cachaca Jazz 'n' Samba Club on Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th. One of the most popular new additions to the New York Jazz scene, Cachaca is located in Greenwich Village at 35 West 8th Avenue between 5th and 6th. Matt Savage will be joined by Trio sidemen, David Robaire on bass and Joe Saylor on drums. Their set will include ...

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The Dawn of Free Internet Access?

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

FCC plans to offer national free wireless Internet access got a boost on Friday when the Federal Communications Commission released a report stating that the plan would not interfere with service from other wireless carriers.

This would be lifeline broadband service . . . that would be designed for lower-income people who may not otherwise have access to the Internet. FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin

The FCC plans to auction off a chunk of airwaves to a carrier ...

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Apple to Unveil New MacBooks

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

Apple's New Notebooks: What We Should Expect Tomorrow sees the unveiling of Apples new notebooks. What can we expect? Mac Book under a grand, around $800.

The official invitation, sent out just last Thursday, doesnt offer much. We get the slogan, The spotlight turns to notebooks and a picture of a notebook, probably metal, partially illuminated by you guessed it a spotlight.

Reading the hieroglyphs of Apples promo material doesnt bring much. Could the spotlight reference have something ...

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Interscope Records Presents the Knux's "Remind Me in 3 Days"

Source: Special Ops Media
October 13, 2008

"Their debut album sounds like Outkast, Juvenile, Tha Pharcyde, and The Strokes concurrently blasting, out of a drop-top Jag on Sunset Blvd. on a Saturday night in the summer." - L.A. Weekly Interscope Records is proud to present Remind Me In 3 Days the new album by The Knux out on October 28th. “Bang Bang“ audio stream. Hip hop used to be feeling, not form—A boom-bap rush that could, and would, be interpreted and articulated differently by it’s various creators. ...

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Simone and Rachael Price at South Orange Performing Arts Center on November 8th

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

South Orange Performing Arts Center One SOPAC Way South Orange, NJ 07079 973-313-ARTS(2787) Simone and Rachael Price Saturday, November 8, 2008 8pm Tickets $35 | $28 Simone If a superstar could ever rise again out of a (mostly) jazz background, Simone, the daughter of vocal legend Nina Simone, has to be first in line. Watching her perform shows that she clearly respects her mother's significant musical legacy however, ...

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