Jazz News

Rudresh Mahanthappa Releases "Kinsmen"

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

Kinsmen is a groundbreaking project by alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa (rude-RESH muh-HAHN-tha-pa) that melds jazz with South Indian music into a single organic whole. Mahanthappa, recently named a Top 10 alto saxophonist in the 2008 DownBeat Critic's Poll, is one of the most innovative young musicians in jazz today. Kinsmen is his collaboration with Kadri Gopalnath, a living legend of Indian music known as “The Emperor of the Saxophone, “ a true innovator in bringing the saxophone to Indian classical ...

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Chris Greene Quartet Releases Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
July 31, 2008

"Straight Ahead Jazz with an Edge" “...rivals some of what is played on contemporary jazz music stations across the United States. Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo is certainly a formidable follow-up from a formidable band." - AllAboutJazz.com Soul and Science 2: Electric Boogaloo, the new CD by the Chris Greene Quartet, is now available for purchase at www.DustyGroove.com and at its Chicago headquarters (1120 N. Ashland). Copies may also be purchased at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com, ITunes, and CandyRat.com. And the ...

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Ari Hest's "52" is an Indie Success; Tour Coming

Source: Seth Cohen PR
July 31, 2008

Exceeding All Expectations, Ari Hest's 52 Experiment is an Indie Success Fans to Select 12 Favorite Tracks for Hest's Next CD Tour Dates Confirmed for NY, IN, IL, TX, OK, NC, TN, GA, AL, SC Ari Hest's ambitious 52 project began this past January as an experiment: could an independent artist write, produce, record and release one new song every week, for 52 weeks in a row? Would fans embrace the effort, and spend $20 (38 cents-per-song) for a 52-week ...

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Taj Mahal to Perform at 2008 Telluride Festival of the Arts

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, sponsors and organizers of the Telluride Festival of the Arts announced a surprise addition to this year's festival schedule - a special one-night performance by Taj Mahal and the Trio Band on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. on Sunset Plaza in Mountain Village, Colo. The performance will be free and open to the public. Composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and two-time Grammy winner Taj Mahal is one of the most prominent and influential figures in ...

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Boz Scaggs Revisits Standards This Fall with 'Speak Low' (Decca)

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

This fall, Decca will release renowned musician Boz Scaggs' Speak Low, the silken-voiced singer's newest collection of standards and first studio album in five years, available on vinyl September 30 and in all other forms October 28. Co-produced with GRAMMY award-winning producer/arranger Gil Goldstein, Scaggs interprets Ellington, Mercer, Rodgers & Hart, and other classic writers and composers. In addition to Goldstein on piano/keyboards, the line up includes Alex Acuna (drums), Bob Sheppard (woodwinds), and Scott Colley (bass). Scaggs began his ...

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Randy Newman at Largo

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

Randy Newman (Largo at the Coronet; 280 capacity; $60)

Band: Randy Newman, Mitchell Froom, Joey Waronker, Bob Glaub, George Doering.

Randy Newman's show at Largo kicked off with the title track of “Harps and Angels," which recounts a near-death experience (it wasn't his time, God tells him, just a clerical error), but both the concert and the wonderful new album (due Aug. 5 on Nonesuch) show Newman to be at the height of his powers, writing some of ...

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Steely Dan Come to Southern Cal

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

Steely Dan soon returns to Southern California, playing Honda Center in Anaheim on Aug. 4.

Band: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Jon Herington, Keith Carlock, Freddie Washington, Jeff Young, Walt Weiskopf, Michael Leonhart, Jim Pugh, Roger Rosenberg, Tawatha Agee, Cindy Mizelle, Catherine Russell.

Only two acts this decade have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and also won one of the three major Grammy Awards. U2 is one, Steely Dan the other. The latter's Grammy win -- ...

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Bands Performing at Ferragosto 08, a Multicultural Festival in Sydney Australia

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2008

The City of Canada Bay's annual festival, Ferragosto is back for it's 11th year and will be held on Sunday, 17 August at 10am to 4pm on Great North Road, Five Dock.

Ferragosto is one of Sydney's favourite cultural events and entry is free. There will be a great range of entertainment throughout the day from live music and dancing, cooking demonstrations, kid's activities and market stalls. A special feature of the festival this year is a Fiat classic cars ...

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