Jazz News

Peter Gabriel: An Old Rocker Gets Digital

Source: Michael Ricci
August 11, 2008

WHEN Charles Grimsdale, a British investor, started the Internet music venture OD2 in 1999, he had a hard time persuading large record companies to license their music. But when he approached the rock musician Peter Gabriel about putting his music catalog online, he got a very different response: Mr. Gabriel was not only willing, he also wanted to take a stake in the company. While major record companies have spent heavily on the Internet with relatively little to show, Mr. ...

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Johannesburg Joy of Jazz to Host International Jazz Icons

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

The international language of jazz will see the stages of downtown Jozi go global when the annual Standard Bank Joy of Jazz runs in Newtown, Johannesburg, from August 28 to 30.

Some of the world's top jazz artists will be providing a musical mlange of sound at this not-to-be-missed jazz-travaganza. With its truly international line-up, the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will incorporate all jazz styles - from Afro jazz and fusion to Latin rhythms, bebop and straight-ahead.

Artists from ...

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When Music Barely Pays the Bills

Source: Michael Ricci
August 11, 2008

COLUMN ONE Front page Los Angeles Times Professional musicians need more than gigs to stay afloat. One way they can make a little cash is to teach their future competitors.

Tim Eckert's job requires a light touch and a measure of heavy lifting. As a workaday classical musician, he lugs a 40-pound double bass from downtown Los Angeles to Century City to Azusa and points in between.

In the most reductionist terms, I am paid to come in with my ...

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Isaac Hayes Innovative Singer, Composer Changed Pop Music

Source: Michael Ricci
August 11, 2008

Los Angeles Times Indepth Obituary Isaac Hayes, the musician, composer and producer whose innovative sound changed the shape of pop music and whose shaved head, bejeweled outfits and regal demeanor embodied African American masculinity in the 1970s, has died. He was 65.

Family members found Hayes unresponsive Sunday afternoon next to a treadmill in a downstairs bedroom in his home just east of Memphis, Tenn., said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Hayes' wife, ...

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Young Generation Jazz 2008 in Berlin

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

From 10 October 2008, Berlin will host a unique new jazz festival. Over a period of five days, “Young Generation Jazz" will present virtuoso artists from the national and international young European jazz scene. With a special focus on outstanding developments in Scandinavia, the events will include a day of “Young Scandinavian Jazz". In cooperation with numerous European arts councils, private sponsors and the newly founded federal “Music Initiative" - “Young Generation Jazz" provides a platform for international musical exchange ...

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Listen to the Clayton Brother's New Track!

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

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Airborne's Releases New CD: "Winds of Change"

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

Airborne with a beautiful trademark jazz sound of island passion and urban emotion Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers" of Contemporary Jazz send a message of peace and global unity Winds of Change the 6th CD from Airborne, the multi-cultural contemporary jazz group from New Haven CT USA. Airborne the “Musical Peacemakers" of contemporary jazz are focusing their talents in a harmonious atmosphere for change. Their music transfigures a spirit of love and compassion for our fellow brothers and sisters. Echo's a ...

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"This is Our Music" Returns to Brooklyn! With Knucklebean, Mario Pavone and More!

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

THIS IS OUR MUSIC would love to see your beautiful faces at the next event! Please plan on being there. THIS IS OUR MUSIC VI - curated by Brad Farberman Wednesday, August 13, 8PM, $5 Club Europa, 98 Meserole Ave, Greenpoint, Brooklyn G train to Nassau Avenue 8PM - MARIO PAVONE QUINTET: Mario Pavone (bass), Tony Malaby (saxophones), Dave Ballou (trumpet), Michael Musillami (guitar), George Schuller (drums) 9PM - KNUCKLEBEAN: Ben Syversen (trumpet), Kevin Moehringer (trombone), ...

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