Jazz News

Saxophonist Kenny Garrett Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2008

Detroit's Kenny Garrett is a restless man. Before he'd even released his 2006 Nonesuch album Beyond The Wall, he'd already moved on to a different band with a completely different repertoire. And it's always been like that for Garrett, who is constantly searching for new territory to mine and new corners of the world—both geographical and musical—to explore.

For his album Sketches of MD (Mack Avenue, 2008), Garrett is invoking the spirit of his former boss, trumpeter Miles Davis. The ...

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Marko Djordjevic's Sveti Featuring Sten Hostfalt at Nublu on October 9

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2008

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Yoshi's San Francisco Club Edges Toward Its First Birthday

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Jazz and San Francisco should be synonymous. But the city was without a top-flight jazz club for nearly 20 years. That was until last November, when Kaz Kajimura and developer Michael Johnson opened a new Yoshi's club and restaurant at 1330 Fillmore St. on the ground floor of the also-new Fillmore Heritage Center. The developers of the 13- story mixed-use center hope to kindle a resurgence in the once bustling Western Addition area of the city. Kajimura is one of ...

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Book Prize for "Horizons Touched"

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Steve Lake and Paul Griffith's, co-editors of Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM (Granta Books), have been named as winners of the 2008 Awards for Excellence in Historical Sound Research by the US-based Association for Recorded Sound Collections. The prize is for Best Research in Record Labels/Best History. The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and study of historical recordings. Its awards are presented annually “to recognize outstanding published research in the field ...

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Spencer Brewer's New CD "Cinematic"

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Spencer Brewer is not only a multi-million-selling composer, pianist and producer, but also a connoisseur of many of the greatest film scorers of all time. For his latest contemporary instrumental recording, Cinematic, Brewer has turned his talents to creating a collection of original material specifically meant to evoke visual imagery and also serve as his homage to movie music. “I have been a fan of film music since I was a small boy, “ explains Brewer, “and as a tribute ...

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ECM's "Touchstones" Series Reissue Program: 20 Titles Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

Great music and full-dimensional sound at download price, cardboard covers with original artwork: 40 popular titles from ECM's almost four decades offer aficionados the opportunity to plug gaps in their collections and invite new listeners to explore one of the great catalogues in jazz. “Touchstones" give low-threshold access to a label which, according to the New York Times, provides “one current ideal of contemplative improvised music". The first forty titles underline the breadth of the artistic spectrum. They revisit debut ...

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Jazz at Germanos with the Ashton Fletcher Trio

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

(Baltimore) Cabaret at Germano's is pleased to present “The Ashton Fletcher Trio" every Tuesday. Renowned jazz musician, Ashton Fletcher, on bass and vocals, is joined by Charlie Edsel on piano and John Kessell on drums. Students from the Fletcher Music School and guest musicians make appearances. Ashton Fletcher holds a Bachelor's Degree from the Peabody Conservatory and a Master's Degree from Morgan State University. He is also the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Fellowship. His performing ...

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Grammy Nominated Pianist Eldar at Jardine's in Kansas City on November 16-20

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2008

KANSAS CITY'S (AND CARNEGIE HALL'S) ELDAR TO PERFORM JARDINE'S STAR SERIES “The last time I saw Eldar it was in an audience of ten thousand," remarked an astonished passerby upon learning that the now 20 year-old prodigy of jazz piano was coming Jardine's in Kansas City. In a rare opportunity to experience a great in an intimate venue, Grammy-nominated Sony Classics recording artist Eldar, will appear for five nights, two shows per night (Sunday, November 16 - Thursday, November 20, ...

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