Jazz News

Canal Street 08: Jazz Festival Links with the United Nations

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2008

Two music festivals in Norway are both aiming to become a blueprint for a green global music festival movement in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. The HoveFestival - a rock event that this year featured major acts including Beck, Duffy and rapper Jay-Z - and Canal Street - a jazz and blues festival that opens today and features John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, and the Waterboys - have signed on to UNEP's Climate Neutral Network. “The greening of ...

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Children Schooled on ABCs of Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2008

When listening to jazz, many forget that the genre is linked to blues. For that reason, Felice Green, a member of the Handy festival board of directors, has been organizing the ABCs of Jazz for the W.C. Handy Music Festival since the festival began. On Tuesday, area children and adults gathered at Mount Moriah Family Life Center to learn, in a Music 101 style, about the elements and origins of jazz. The overall mission, Green said, is to inform the ...

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Jazz for Kids: Jazzed up About Music

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2008

Through performance, band teaches children value of genre at Knights of Columbus Hall LANCASTER - Larry Cook believes in the educational power of jazz music. With the help of his double-string bass - and four other musicians - he attempted to pass his knowledge of jazz on to a very special audience Monday - children. “Our music, it's not watered-down jazz," Cook said. “Some performers will go in front of a young audience and play 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.' But ...

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Ledisi: Once Lost, Now Found

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2008

It got to the point where R&B/jazz singer Ledisi was close to giving up on her musical dreams. But then, after years as an independent artist, she finally scored a record deal. Shortly after that came the buzz and acclaim for her 2007 album Lost & Found. Then she earned two Grammy nominations in 2008 for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. Now she's on a high profile tour, landing interviews on national television, and even appearing in films ...

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Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar Ignites an Unbeatable Balkan Dance Party at the Kimmel Center

Source: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
July 22, 2008

Festive gypsy brass band Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar ignites an “unbeatable Balkan dance party" (Songlines) in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 7:30pm. Hailed as the greatest of Balkan trumpeters, Boban Markovic, the legendary native of Serbia's gypsy brass heartland, has led his 13-piece Orkestar to international acclaim, enhancing the traditional repertoire with elements of jazz, Latin and pop, among others. Boban and his son Marko lead the Orkestar into new directions with their ...

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B.J. Jansen's Album is Now Distributed in Tokyo, Japan! Check out Disk Union "Jazz"!

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2008

JansenMusic Records, LLC has just gained physical CD distribution in TOKYO, JAPAN.

Beginning in August 2008, B.J. Jansen's first release, “The Movement Vol. 1" will be available for purchase in CD format at one of the world's greatest Jazz record stores, Disk Union, located in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan! For more details about Disk Union in Japan: diskunion.net

B.J. Jansen's complete catalog is available worldwide now on iTunes and other fine online music ...

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Cast of [title of Show] Sets 7/31 in-Store

Source: Seth Cohen PR
July 22, 2008

WHAT: The cast of [title of show] will sing songs, discuss and sign copies of the Original Cast Recording on Ghostlight Records.

WHEN: Thursday, July 31st 2008 at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Borders at Time Warner Center 10 Columbus Circle, NYC

HOW: Just show up! This event is free, but space is limited, so arrive early.

Cast members of [title of show] will sing, discuss and sign copies of their Original ...

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"Love Me or Leave Me" - New Album by Liz Cass

Source: Charlie Wright
July 22, 2008

After a long wait, UK Jazz vocalist Liz Cass, has finally released her album Love Me Or Leave Me. The album, recorded in Sydney and London, features the singer's stunning rendition of “My Funny Valentine," and an acoustic version of the title track. A mixture of full band, and acoustic tracks, Cass's unique performance of classic standards such as “April In Paris," and “The Man I Love," transport you back to the golden era. A pure voice that ripples like ...

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