Jazz News

Mosaic Select: Pendulum Featuring Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Richie Beirach, Frank Tusa and al Foster

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Explosive Post-Bop Jazz By Five Master Musicians In February 1978, saxophonist Dave Liebman assembled Pendulum, a formidable quintet with trumpeter Randy Brecker, pianist Richie Beirach, bassist Frank Tusa and drummer Al Foster. The group was assembled for a one-week engagement at the Village Vanguard in New York City. Sadly, its lifespan was that one gig, but fortunately John Snyder of Artists House Records and engineer David Baker were on hand to record the last two nights of the run. The ...

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Ah Paris, Beacon of Freedom, City of Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
July 25, 2008

With all the theater out there, how inspiring it is to be reminded how invigorating an Off Broadway play can be with just two appealing performers, compelling music and a searching, intelligent script. Lenelle Mose, a poet, playwright and performer, has written, composed and stars in “Expatriate," a two-woman production at the Culture Project that delivers on all counts. In the first act the play follows the best friends Claudie (Ms. Mose ) and Alphine (Karla Mosley) from childhood in ...

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Jazz Player Kirk Whalum Connects with Young Fans

Source: All About Jazz
July 25, 2008

Just as the late Oklahoma jazz guitarist Charlie Christian made a lasting impression on today's artists with his compositions, jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum is connecting with the next generation as an artist-in-residence, and with fans through technology. It is a beautiful, sunny day in Memphis, and Whalum, 50, has been in the studio, compiling tracks for his live recording, “Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III," to be released later this year. He will be the keynote act with Tulsa saxophonist ...

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Jazz and Ribs Fest 2008

Source: All About Jazz
July 24, 2008

The 29th Annual Jazz and Rib Fest will commence July 25 through July 27 at Bicentennial and Genoa Park in downtown Columbus. One of the most popular festivals in Columbus, this year should prove to provide another great weekend filled with a wide array of cool jazz music and saucy finger-licking ribs from 22 different rib burners from around the country. Becky Lonardo, spokeswoman for the Jazz and Rib Fest, is confident visitors to this year's festival will have a ...

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4th Annual Jazz with Steinbeck

Source: All About Jazz
July 24, 2008

The Monterey Jazz Festival and the National Steinbeck Center are proud to present the fourth annual Jazz with Steinbeck concert and dinner, which takes place Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM at the National Steinbeck Center at One Main Street in Salinas. This very special collaborative event offers aficionados of great food and titillating jazz an exclusive evening in support of MJF's Jazz Education Programs and the National Steinbeck Center's Youth Programs. Jazz with Steinbeck transforms ...

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Aguilar Amplification Announces Factory Tour and Private Clinic with Avishai Cohen

Source: GoMedia PR
July 24, 2008

Aguilar Amplification, maker of high quality bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets and accessories for bassists is pleased to announce their first in-house clinic on Saturday, August 30, 2008 with endorsing artist, Jazz-great Avishai Cohen. This free of charge event will be strictly “first come, first seated" as space is limited. Attendees will get a chance to get a tour of the Aguilar factory and try out Aguilar products such has the forthcoming Tone Hammer(tm) Preamp/DI pedal. Cohen's recently released trio album, ...

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Minton's Playhouse Hall of Fame Induction and Stickball Classic

Source: All About Jazz
July 24, 2008

The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse, Minton's Mentors Foundation, and the World Series of Stickball, Inc. host the second annual Minton's Playhouse Hall of Fame Induction and Stickball Classic with a full day of events on Sunday, August 10, 2008. This year, legendary figures Henry Minton, Teddy Hill, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and John Birks Gillespie will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and the esteemed vocalist and drummer Grady Tate receives a Lifetime Achievement in Jazz award.

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Jay D'Amico Explores Varied Musical Terrain on Tuscan Prelude

Source: GoMedia PR
July 24, 2008

Pianist's First CD in Five Years Fuses Jazz and Classical Elements Pianist Jay D'Amico, who made a strong impact on the jazz scene with the release of Ponte Novello in 2001, has returned to the inspirations of Italy on his new release, Tuscan Prelude, which has just been released. The CD, which has already begun to find friends at jazz radio, is a further exploration of D'Amico's unique fusion of jazz and classical influences, and features eleven original compositions that ...

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