Jazz News

Nappy Brown Blues and R&b Singer Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2008

Nappy Brown, a blues and R&B singer whose playful songs of the mid-1950s filled with nonsense syllables, eccentric pronunciation and a heavy beat had touches of early rock n roll style.

Brown died on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., where he lived. He was 78. The cause was respiratory failure, said Scott Cable, his friend and producer. Mr. Cable said that Mr. Brown, who had returned to recording and touring in recent years, suffered from various ailments since he collapsed in ...

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Connie Haines: Peppy Singer Dies at 87

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2008

Connie Haines, a peppy, petite, big-voiced singer with a zippy, rhythmic style who most famously teamed up with Frank Sinatra as lead vocalists with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Haines then went on to a prolific career of her own, died on Monday in Clearwater Beach, Fla. She was 87. The cause was myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, said Roseanne Young, a friend.

Miss Haines made 200 recordings, including 24 records that sold more than 50,000 copies; regularly filled up prestigious ...

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Mary Ann Russo: 1933-2008 - Vocalist Sang with Jazz and Big Bands

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

Mary Ann Russo, 75, a Toledo jazz band singer whose career began in childhood, died Monday in the Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Township. Her death followed a nine-month battle with lung cancer, her daughter, Lisa Young, said. Ms. Russo, of Sylvania, sang with many area jazz and big band groups and performed through nearly every decade of her life, starting at age 6 when she became a regular on WSPD-AM’s Kiddies Karnival program. While in her early teens, she ...

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Saxophonsts Eric Alexander & Jim Snidero at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 27, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

Eric Alexander, aka Alexander the Great," the title of one of his two dozen albums as a leader, will be appearing at Chris' Jazz Cafe on September 28, 2008.

Since placing second in 1991 to Joshua Redman in the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, Alexander -- equally impressive on hard swinging numbers and romantic ballads -- has played on some 100 albums featuring some of the biggest names in jazz.

September 27, 2008 Sets @ 8 & 10pm ...

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Paul McCartney Concert in Israel Touches a Nerve

Source: Michael Ricci
September 25, 2008

Pro-Palestinian groups urge McCartney to boycott Israel, which banned the Beatles in 1965. He will perform there tonight for the first time.

JERUSALEM -- There's a new Israeli government being formed amid great uncertainty and divisive haggling. On Monday night, a Palestinian plowed his car into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem, injuring at least 13 people.

But Israel's popular Army Radio news station is spending much of its airtime playing the Beatles' greatest hits. Callers and local celebrities ...

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Harlem in the Himalayas Jazz Series @ The Rubin Museum - 2008 Fall Schedule

Source: Two for the Show Media
September 25, 2008

Harlem in the Himalayas Jazz Series: @ The Rubin Museum – New York City Remaining Fall 2008 Dates Rubin Museum of Art 150 West 17th Street NY, NY $18 in advance | $20 at door Box Office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 September 26 7:00 PM-David Ornette Cherry with the Ensemble for Improvisers David Ornette Cherry, composer, piano Roy Campbell Jr., trumpet Tony Falanga, bass Willie ...

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"Jazz Around Town" on Columbus Weekend, Features Berkshires Performers at Pittsfield CityJazz Festival

Source: Ed Bride Associates
September 25, 2008

Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Announces Columbus Weekend Series of Regional Performers in Jazz Around Town Pittsfield, MA, Sept. 25, 2008 The fourth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival today announced its Columbus Weekend series of performances featuring musicians based in and around the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. From Oct. 10-12, a dozen restaurants and lounges throughout the city will be presenting a cross section of instrumentalists and vocalists, typically duos and small ensembles. All are free, and provide the entre to the ...

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Town of Duck Announces 2nd Annual Jazz Festival Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
September 25, 2008

The Town of Duck is holding its Second Annual Jazz Festival on Sunday October 12 2008. The Duck Jazz Festival will be held on the main stage in the Duck Town Park at 1200 Duck Road from 11 am to dusk. The festival is free and open to the public. The schedule for the 2008 Duck Jazz Festival is: 11:00 am :: The First Flight Jazzhawks 12:00 pm :: Connected 01:00 pm ...

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