Jazz News

Trio 3 - Lake/Workman/Cyrille @ Rubin Museum of Art on October 3rd

Source: The Cinarae Group
October 3, 2008

TRIO 3 - LAKE/WORKMAN/CYRILLE, the jazz and beyond trio of celebrated jazz masters Reggie Workman (bass), Oliver Lake (multi-reeds) and Andrew Cyrille (drums), performs new Himalayan inspired work as well as tasty samplings from the TRIO 3 collection at this all-acoustic performance series presented with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem.

TRIO 3- LAKE/WORKMAN/CYRILLE (Oliver Lake (multi-reeds), Reggie Workman (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums) @ The Rubin Museum of Art Harlem in ...

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Maria Neckam at Rockwood Music Hall on October 8th

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

Singer and Composer Maria Neckam is going to have her debut show at one of New York's most popular venues next week! Wednesday, October 8, 7-8pm Maria's Music @ ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL (196 Allen Street, between E. Houston and Stanton, take the f and v subway to 2nd ave, no cover) Maria Neckam - voice and compositions Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - tenor sax Jon Cowherd - ...

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Smooth Jazz Artists Get Music Airplay Plus Your Music on Itunes, E - Music, Sony Connect, Napster and Ringtone Sales

Source: All About Jazz
October 3, 2008

Cimplex Music Studios is a Utah based talent agency that currently offers artists access to digital music marketing on the internet as well airplay on our online radio station. Get your music played on The Que 98.2 internet radio station, which airs in high quality digital audio over the web, from 8AM to 12 Midnight, Mountain time, Everyday. Selected artists will get their music played on The Que 98.2 internet Smooth Jazz/New Age radio. Plus selected artists will have their ...

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Nick Reynolds Founding Member of the Kingston Trio Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
October 2, 2008

In the 1950s, the group helped drive the folk music revival that paved the way for such artists as Bob Dylan and Peter, Paul and Mary.

Nick Reynolds, who as a college student grabbed a guitar, donned a broad-striped button-down shirt and quickly helped propel the 1950s folk music revival to the top of the pop music charts as a founding member of the Kingston Trio, died Wednesday in San Diego. He was 75.

Reynolds had been hospitalized in recent ...

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Shogun Warrior Featuring Kneebody Members

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2008

Shogun Warrior, a monthly staple at NoHo's famed Baked Potato for the last seven years, will be joining forces with Ben Wendel and Nate Wood of Kneebody, on Sunday, October 5th. Jeff Babko, keyboardist for Shogun, and Jimmy Johnson (Allan Holdsworth, Flim & the BBs), often Shogun's bassist, with John Daversa on trumpet, welcome Ben Wendel (saxophone) and Nate Wood (drums) for what promises to be a very special one-time event. “When our founder Mike Elizondo called to tell me ...

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Linear Jazz Improvisation: New Web Site and Book Releases

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2008

New ByrneJazz.com Web Site and Books Announcing the new ByrneJazz.com web site! Trombonist and composer Ed Byrne, will release a new edition of all 42 Linear Jazz Improvisation books: 12 Books for All Instruments and Voices: Concert, Bass Clef, Bb, and Eb. They will soon be available in spiral-bound hard copy through LuLu.com for easy reading on the piano or music stand with new color covers. They will also be available at Amazon in hard copy. All LJI books come ...

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2009 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert Friday, October 17th

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2008

Dana Gioia, Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts will host the 2009 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program dedicated to the honorees’ works. Special guest performances to be made by 2009 NEA Jazz Masters George Benson, James “Jimmy" Cobb, Lee Konitz and “Toots" Thielemans. The concert will include video biographies of each 2009 NEA Jazz Master as well as a jam session with previously named NEA ...

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Alaska Airlines Rescues Portland Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 2, 2008

The 2009 Portland Jazz Festival will go on after all, organizers announced Wednesday, after Alaska Airlines donated $100,000 over two years to save the festival. Money was tight. Organizers had already canceled the Portland Jazz Festival, and now staffers were ready to cut off the office phone when “The Call" came. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines was on the phone. The company wanted to help save the festival at the eleventh hour. “It was my all-time favorite cold call," said Sarah Bailen ...

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