Jazz News

iPhone 3G Trades Battery Life for Interface, Software Awesomeness

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Wired Gives iPhone 3G the Once Over

We've spent an entire week testing every single nuance of the iPhone 3G and what follows is Wired's official, pull-no-punches, boiled-down, just-the-facts review. If you're still hankering for a lengthier take on the phone, check out our in-depth first look, which we recorded right after getting the device. -Wired Editor's note

There's much to love about Apple's new burner: GPS, 3G, Exchange support and an upgraded OS with hundreds of ...

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New Orleans Culture, Crisis, & Community: The 8th Annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

From New Orleans, saxophonist and Mardi Gras Indian chief Donald Harrison; the Hot 8 Brass Band; a second-line parade; movies; panels; jazz clinic; and more STONINGTON, MAINE-Opera House Arts' (OHA) eighth annual Deer Isle Jazz Festival, July 24 thru 27, 2008 at the Stonington Opera House, is an expanded version of the event focusing on the music and cultural life of post-Katrina New Orleans; and on the ways New Orleans' unique musical culture is being used to rebuild the city ...

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Jazz Fest Brings the Beaches to Life

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Although we dwell in a city of full of skyscrapers and traffic jams, there are unique neighborhood nooks scattered across the landscape which provide escape and solace. The Beaches is just one locale that can make you feel as though you're in a different place and when you pair this feat with a celebration of jazz music, it's no surprise that Torontonians come out in the thousands to enjoy the performances and ambience. The Beaches International Jazz Festival kicks off ...

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New Orleans Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos Still Playing Gigs at 97

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

NEW ORLEANS -- In the 1930s, people danced in New Orleans night clubs to the sweet and melodic jazz of Creole singer and trumpeter Lionel Ferbos. Now they sit at tables and sip cocktails, watching the 97-year-old perform as one of the city's oldest working jazz musicians. Born July 17, 1911, Ferbos started playing professionally during the Great Depression. He still performs regularly at French Quarter clubs and has appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival annually since ...

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Antoinette Montague Summer Performance Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Antoinette Montague - Summer 2008 Performance Schedule - Live Jazz and Blues

Antoinette Montague will be swinging into Summer with a hot set of sessions presented by Jazzmobile -- in Brooklyn; Mt. Vernon, NY; and Newark, NJ. She'll also be appearing in Yonkers in their Jazz and Blues at Dusk Series and at New York City's famous The Kitano.

Born and raised in Newark, Antoinette Montague recently released her first CD, Pretty Blues but she has had many invaluable musical ...

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Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Mike Clark and Prescription Renewal

Drummer Mike Clark will be performing at Mojito in San Francisco, CA. on July 20th, 21st, & 22nd 2008 with his band, Prescription Renewal made up of Paul Jackson on Bass and Skerik on saxophone. July 23rd at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA. with his band, with Jeff Babko on Keyboards. Mike Clark's Prescription Renewal Mike Clark - Drums Paul Jackson - Bass Skerik- Saxophone Jeff ...

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Billet-Deux Releases New CD "Deux"

Source: All About Jazz
July 19, 2008

Billet-Deux, the northwest modern gypsy jazz quintet, is proud to announce the release of their second CD - “Deux". The CD features the unique sound of the group which consists of acoustic solo guitarist Troy Chapman, cellist James Hinkley, bassist Michael Yocco, rhythm guitarist Josephina Hunner and drummer/percussionist Roger Bennett. While the group found its roots in the sounds of Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grapelli and the Hot Club of France, Billet-Deux takes the genre in entirely new directions with a ...

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Jo Stafford, 90; Singer, Recording Artist Entertained GIs During World War II

Source: Michael Ricci
July 18, 2008

Jo Stafford, a singer who was a favorite of GIs during World War II and whose recordings made the pop music charts dozens of times in the 1950s, died Sunday of congestive heart failure at her home in Century City. She was 90. According to her son, Tim Weston, she had been in ill health since October and had been hospitalized several times since 2002. Stafford had a long career but enjoyed most of her success from the late 1930s ...

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