Jazz News

Drummer/Composer Asaf Sirkis Interviewed at AAJ....And More

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Since arriving in London from Israel at the end of the end of the '90s, Asaf Sirkis has earned a reputation as one of the world's premier drummers. His scintillating stick work has sparked saxophonist Gilad Atzmon's Orient House Ensemble since its inception, as well as coloring the projects of saxophonist Tim Garland in recent years.

Yet this sensitive, cerebral drummer, who has drawn favorable comparison to legends Tony Williams and Jack DeJohnette, is not easy to pigeonhole. His own ...

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23rd Annual Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Each October, thousands from throughout the world flock to historic downtown Helena as the music takes over - giving visitors a three-day, down-home, soul-baring musical history lesson. The Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival (formerly known as the King Biscuit Blues Festival) has become one of the largest blues festivals in the world. Not bad for an event that began on a makeshift stage with less than 500 attendees. Blues Music This year's event will be held Oct. 9-11 and marks ...

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Return to Forever and Paid, Inc. Auctioning Autographed Collectibles

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Fresh from their impressive U.S. and European summer reunion tour, the influential jazz fusion/rock foursome Return To Forever has teamed up with the experts at Paid, Inc. to auction autographed collectors items online to benefit the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The auction is live now on Return2Forever.comand will conclude on October 6, 2008. Return to Forever, a legendary jazz group founded by Chick Corea and beloved worldwide for over 25 years, is hosting the auction to support youth music ...

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Jeff Lorber Makes Peak Records Debut

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Pioneering composer, producer and contemporary Jazz keyboard legend Jeff Lorber makes his Peak Records debut this week with his new album Heard That. Over three decades after breaking ground as leader of the pioneering Jeff Lorber Fusion, the Philly-born and bred musician keeps the soulful momentum going, collaborating brilliantly on pop, jazz, R&B and blues-influenced tracks and even harkening back a bit to his early Fusion heyday with one of urban jazz's top hit makers and sonic architects, Rex Rideout. ...

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Stax Records to Release Soundtrack to Soul Men on November 4th

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Soul Men soundtrack features music from Isaac Hayes, Anthony Hamilton, John Legend, Sharon Jones and the DapKings, and more Upcoming Movie Stars Comedian Bernie Mac, Samuel L. Jackson and Includes a Cameo by Music Icon Isaac Hayes Authentic soul music is the consistent theme and backdrop for the side-splitting comedy, Soul Men, starring entertainment icons Bernie Mac, who passed away on August 9, and award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson. The film also includes a cameo appearance by Isaac Hayes who ...

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Jazz Violinist Harry Scorzo's New Album Lazy Thursday

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Harry Scorzo, one of the most skillful and original jazz violinists today, brings a group of masterful jazz veterans to play tunes he's written in tribute to his childhood jazz heros: Count Basie, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock. You'll hear a pure, well crafted and mature jazz voice on the violin, great tunes, and great playing. The album features Joe Rotondi on piano, Eddie Resto on bass, Chris Garcia on drums, and Didi Scorzo (Harrys wife) singing on ...

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New Rachael Price CD Garners Early Acclaim

Source: Tom Estey Publicity & Promotion
September 30, 2008

Fans and critics are welcoming the latest recording from 23-year-old vocalist Rachael Price. “An alarmingly mature delivery," writes George Harris in the LA Jazz Weekly, “mix Anita O'Day's timing with a young Sarah Vaughan's sense of dynamics, and you get a feel for why she sang with T.S. Monk's sextet.... [there is] lots to like and adore on this welcome release by a lady whose value is likely to rise."

Entitled The Good Hours, Price's new offering reveals the steady ...

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Grammy-Nominated Keyboard Legend Jeff Lorber Makes Peak Records Debut

Source: On Target Media Group
September 30, 2008

Pioneering composer, producer and contemporary Jazz keyboard legend Jeff Lorber makes his Peak Records debut this week with his new album Heard That. Over three decades after breaking ground as leader of the pioneering Jeff Lorber Fusion, the Philly-born and bred musician keeps the soulful momentum going, collaborating brilliantly on pop, jazz, R&B and blues-influenced tracks – and even harkening back a bit to his early Fusion heyday – with one of urban jazz’s top hit makers and sonic architects, ...

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