Jazz News

Maria Neckam @ Googie's Upstairs at the Living Room Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2008

TONIGHT, Wednesday, July 16th, at 9:30pm: Maria's Music @ Googie's Lounge, upstairs at The Living Room (154 Ludlow St. betw. Stanton and Rivington, Lower East Side, subway: F train to 2nd Ave) Maria Neckam - voice, some piano and compositions Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - tenor sax Yotam Silberstein - guitar Zack Lober - bass Colin Stranahan - drums no cover charge, one ...

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Instant Access to Jazz Near You

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2008

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Gerald Wiggins, 86; Jazz Pianist Performed with Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Others

Source: Michael Ricci
July 15, 2008

Gerald Wiggins, a jazz pianist whose long career embraced numerous recordings with his trio, performances with Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge, Zoot Sims, accompaniment for Lena Horne and Nat “King" Cole, and vocal coaching for Marilyn Monroe, has died. He was 86. Wiggins died Sunday morning at Encino-Tarzana Medical Center, where he had spent the last six weeks. According to his wife, Lynn, Wiggins had been in poor health for months. Versatility was Wiggins' stock in trade, but the ...

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Latin Music USA: A Multi-Media Event Premieres on PBS

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2008

From Latin Jazz and Mambo to Salsa, Tejano, Chicano Rock, Latin pop, and Reggaeton, Latin Music USA tells the story of the rise of new American music forged from powerful Latin roots and reveals the often overlooked influence of Latin music on Jazz, Hip Hop, Rhythm and Blues and Rock and Roll - and on all of American culture. It's a fresh take on our musical history, reaching across time and across musical genres to embrace the exciting hybrid sounds ...

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Jazz Festival Comes to Harare, Zimbabwe

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2008

The popular annual Winter Jazz Festival will start in the capital on Wednesday, Radio VOP can reveal. The annual bash had been postponed due to the presidential run-off between President Robert Mugabe and MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, which was finally held last month on June 27. The Winter Jazz Festival will begin in Harare on Wednesday and end on Saturday at various venues in the capital city. It will be officially opened on Friday at the Harare International Conference Centre ...

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Justin Time Records Celebrates 25 Years

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2008

The Montreal-based record label Justin Time Records first recording was inspired by a particularly swinging evening at local jazz club. It was there that founder Jim West first heard the Oliver Jones Trio, immediately sensing they should be recorded. It was, shortly thereafter, and Justin Time Records was born. Named for West's then infant son, the label's first release was Live at Biddle's Jazz & Ribs by Oliver Jones Trio (with bassist Charlie Biddle and drummer Bernard Primeau). It was ...

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Capitol Records Underground Protected

Source: All About Jazz
July 15, 2008

Saga of Capitol Records Los Angeles Approves Condo Next to Capitol Records With Provisions to Protect Underground Studios

The city of Los Angeles has approved the building of a new development near the famed Capitol Records building. However, the planned condominium building must provide measures ensuring the recording studios underneath the building are not damaged. Both EMI and Hollywood conservationists expressed concern that the development and its planned underground garage, both to be built at 6230 Yucca Blvd., ...

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For Knitting Factory, Westward Ho (Brooklyn, Too)

Source: Michael Ricci
July 15, 2008

Jared Hoffman has a vision for the Knitting Factory: smaller, leaner and outside of Manhattan. Far outside. The Knitting Factory's Jared Hoffman says the club's future is no longer in Manhattan.

For 21 years the nightclub has been a symbol of downtown New York music, gaining an international reputation for an eclectic, finger-on-the-pulse aesthetic. At the Knitting Factory's original location on East Houston Street on the Lower East Side, and at 74 Leonard Street in TriBeCa, where it ...

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