Jazz News

Jimmy Cobb and Cassandra Wilson Perform at the Kimmel Center This November

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Kind of Blue Turns 50 The Jimmy Cobb Band Honoring Jimmy Cobb Saturday, November 1, 2008 | 7:30pm Perelman Theater Price: $32 and $38 The Kimmel Center’s Jazz Up Close Series during the 2008-09 season celebrates the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis’ quintessential jazz album, Kind of Blue, with five concerts paying tribute to the men who made it legendary. The first concert in the series honors drummer Jimmy Cobb, ...

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Wembley Dances to the Rhythm of the African Beat

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

From the townships of South Africa, the coffee plantations of Kenya, the sea breezes off the Ivory Coast and the sprawling metropolis of Nigeria comes a vibrant, rich and intoxicating blend of MOBO music to the heart of London. This year's MOBO Awards Show in association with Western Union from the iconic Wembley Arena in London on Wednesday 15 October will showcase the best in Afro hip-hop, R&B, reggae and blues with a uniquely African twist. Over the last month, ...

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Ragfest 2008 Hits Fullerton on October 25-26

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

RagFest, Southern California's own annual festival of ragtime music, is here! The event, sponsored by Friends of Jazz, unfolds in downtown Fullerton on October 25 and 26, offering a full weekend of live ragtime music, with a variety of piano music, instrumentals and vocals. Steamers Jazz Club, 138 W. Commonwealth Ave., is festival headquarters and the check-in point for all fans, whether will-call or walk-up. Mo's Fullerton Music, the Imperial Ballroom and Osborne Auditorium (public library) are participating venues, each ...

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Milton Nascimento & the Jobim Trio at NJPAC on October 26

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Tom Jobim said that Milton Nascimento was the only singer capable of reaching the original pitches of his compositions. Nothing more appropriate, therefore, than Milton Nascimento joining the Jobim Trio to celebrate bossa nova's 50th anniversary with the new Blue Note Records release, Novas Bossas. Milton and the Jobim Trio (featuring guitarist Paulo Jobim; pianist Daniel Jobim; and drummer Paulo Braga) will be appearing at the New Jersey Perfoming Arts Center, Prudential Hall on Sunday, October 26. The seeds for ...

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"The Story" at Cachaca October 23rd

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

WHO: “The Story" featuring: Lars Dietrich (a.sax) Samir Zarif (t.sax) John Escreet (piano) Zack Lober (e&a bass) Greg Ritchie (drums)

WHEN: Thursday, October 23rd at 10PM

WHERE: Cachaca Jazz Club 35 W 8th St New York, NY 10011 Don't miss the performance of a lifetime. For the past 2 months the members of “The Story" have been on several tours independent of their exciting new group, touring in ...

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85 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

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Eagle to Release "The Crusaders Live at Montreux 2003" DVD on DVD October 14

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Eagle Eye Media, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Eagle Rock Entertainment, will release The Crusaders Live At Montreux 2003 on DVD October 14. Originally The Jazz Crusaders, this American Institution has recorded and released over 40 albums since 1961. Coming out of Houston and relocating to Los Angeles, the original band started out in a hard bebop vein with a two-man frontline horn tandem of trombone and tenor sax. Eventually they became instrumental in changing the course of modern fusion music ...

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Pete Seeger on His New Album, Optimism "At 89"

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2008

Singer-songwriter, banjo-slinger, former Communist and lifelong activist Pete Seeger has released an album to celebrate his 89th birthday called, well, At 89. He spoke with NEWSWEEK's Brian Braiker.

How ' s your health? My usual answer is “If I could remember I'd tell you."

Why this album now? It's just a batch of new songs. Some funny. Some horrifying. My voice isn't much anymore, so I got some other people to help me sing ...

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