Jazz News

Jazzy Faculty Recital Sure to Swing

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

University of Kentucky Jazztet will present an evening of musical entertainment as UK faculty and graduate students unite for a free public jazz music recital at 7:30 pm on Thursday October 2, in the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall. This UK faculty recital features the quartet comprised of Miles Osland on woodwinds, Raleigh Dailey on piano, Danny Cecil on bass and John Willmarth on drums. The members of the quartet, all associated with UK, have performed both nationally ...

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Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Embarks on Russian Tour

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Tours Russia October 1st - 10th, 2008. It is easy to see why this is looking to become a breakout year for jazz vocalist Michelle Walker. In addition to a live album recording, she has received a number of invitations to perform internationally. Her upcoming Tour in Russia has concerts planned in Moscow, Volgagrad, Krasnodar and Smolensk. Michelle will be performing with The Yakov Okun Trio in a number of concerts in theaters and jazz clubs. ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present Ned Rothenberg's Sync on October 3rd

Source: Improvised Communications
September 30, 2008

Firehouse 12's 2008 Fall Jazz Series continues on Friday, October 3rd with a two set performance by multi-instrumentalist Ned Rothenberg's longstanding trio, Sync. The worldly group has been active for the past decade, performing a distinctive brand of improvised acoustic music defined by the combination of Rothenberg's original compositions and the group's unusual instrumentation, which each integrate a variety of musical traditions. Sync features Rothenberg on clarinets, alto saxophone and shakuhachi (a Japanese bamboo flute), Jerome Harris on acoustic guitar ...

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

Source: The Cinarae Group
September 30, 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 the Himalayas Series ...

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Calmer Featuring Sten Hostfalt @ 205 Club in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 30, 2008

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Legendary Bassist/Bandleader Dave Holland Interviewed at AAJ...And More

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

It's been a long time since Dave Holland's small hands strummed a ukulele at about the age of five, an endeavor that eventually led him to the guitar and entry in a fledgling band as a teenager around his Wolverhampton, England, home. They played rock and R&B that were popular around 1960. They also decided the needed a bass player, and Holland stepped up, playing what he calls a broomstick bass--"a stick and a piece of string and a box." ...

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Jackie Robinson and Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

By Eddie Becton, All About Jazz: Los Angeles Everyone knows the enduring legacy Jackie Robinson created on the baseball field in 1947, becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball. The very act of stepping to the plate on that historic day, April 15th, helped Robinson cement his name in the annals of world history. Recognizing the impact of that occurrence, Robinson went beyond the baseball field to address the pressing need for racial equality and civil ...

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Savannah Music Festival 2009 Benefit to Feature Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2008

On January 29, 2009, the Savannah Music Festival (SMF) brings noted bandleader, trumpeter and jazz historian Wynton Marsalis back to Savannah with The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) for an intimate benefit concert at the Lucas Theatre for the Arts. Sponsored by Local 11 Ten, the event is the Festival’s only fundraiser for the 2009 season, replacing the black tie galas and auctions of the past. Tickets are priced between $65 and $250 and are available starting Wednesday, October ...

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