Jazz News

Blues Traveler's Verve Debut Album North Hollywood Shootout

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

Blues Traveler North Hollywood Shootout CD Street Date August 26th

After selling ten million records worldwide, six gold or platinum albums, and 2,000 shows in front of three million fans, Grammy Award-winning Blues Traveler ventured out of its creative comfort zone to explore some adventurous new horizons for its new album (and Verve Forecast label debut). The resultant North Hollywood Shootout is a landmark in the quintet's large and widely loved body of work, demonstrating the enduring strengths of the ...

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Beck Annouces Modern Guilt Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

Beck feels guilty about not bringing his Modern Guilt tour east of Chicago

Full dates: Beck Modern Guilt Tour 2008 August 21 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort and Casino August 22 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival August 24 - Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphiteater August 30 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival September 19 - San Diego, CA @ Street Scene Festival ...

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Jump City Jazz Orchestra Announces 2008 Summer Tour

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

Philadelphia's hottest big band, the Jump City Jazz Orchestra, announces it's 2008 summer tour. Consisting of eight performances covering three states, JCJO promises to entertain audiences with a unique blend of big band classic and contemporary hits. Highlights of the tour include guest performances by international recording artist Grant Stewart, American Idol contestant and top 24 finisher, Nicole Tranquillo, and Tenor Sax Legend Larry McKenna. JCJO begins with a performance at Covenant Fellowship church on Tuesday July 15 to help ...

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David Banner Tapped for Quincy Jones Remix

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

After working with the likes of Lil Wayne and T.I., MC/producer David Banner is adding Quincy Jones to his resume.

The rapper, who will release his fourth album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, tomorrow (July 15) via SRC/Universal, recently joined a hand-picked group who will remix selections from Jones' catalog. “Quincy Jones got me, Akon, Pharrell Williams and T-Pain and allowed us to choose and remake our favorite songs," says Banner of the project, a date for which has yet ...

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Cleopatra's Needle Jazz Open Mic - Sundays and Wednesdays in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

By Simon Jay Harper The mellow sounds of a CD of alto-sax master Johnny Hodges (Duke Ellington's premier soloist for over forty years) fill the restaurant as the piano trio returns for the next set of the singer's open mic session. Cleopatra's Needle, or “Cleopatra's" as it is known, is the upper west-side jazz venue and restaurant, well- positioned on Broadway between 92nd and 93rd Streets, that holds open mics for singers on Sunday and Wednesday nights. Johnny Hodges is ...

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Pandora Radio Comes to iPhone 3G

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

Pandora Radio Leads The Best New Music-Related iPhone Apps

As the big day for fans of tiny gadgets that do big things, as Apple rolls out the new, speedier iPhone 3G. But perhaps the bigger news is the host of applications available in the new software update. The new toys include a bunch of games, news, sports and organizational tools, but the slate of music-related tools is pretty impressive. Most notable is the iPhone version of Pandora, the customizable Internet ...

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Ticketmaster Accused of Price Gouging in Canada

Source: All About Jazz
July 14, 2008

As if the imminent Live Nation ticketing venture wasn't enough for Ticketmaster, the company now has to deal with accusations of “price gouging" by angry Elton John fans in Saskatchewan.

When tickets for Elton John's performance in the capital city of Saskatoon went on sale, fans discovered that Ticketmaster had already sold out of their allotment, and instead recommended fans try to buy tickets at Tickets Now, a secondary ticketing site owned by Ticketmaster. Not only did Tickets Now already ...

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The Godfather Trilogy Gets Face Lift Restoration

Source: Michael Ricci
July 14, 2008

'The Godfather': A restoration offer they couldn't refuse The trilogy's face-lift took a team of experts, several hundred thousand dollars and two years. Expect more color and clarity, especially in key scenes.

Fans who pick up the recently announced “The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration," due out from Paramount Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on Sept. 23, are likely to see things in the 1972 Mafia saga and its two sequels they've never noticed before. The differences could be subtle ...

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