Jazz News

Versatile Jazz, R&B Drummer Bobby Durham, 71

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2008

Bobby Durham, 71, a jazz drummer of impeccable taste and versatility who teamed with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald and became a fixture of the Jazz at the Philharmonic touring concert series, died July 7 at a hospital in Genoa, Italy. He had lung cancer and emphysema. His death was confirmed by Sandra Fuller, a family friend. Mr. Durham's personality on drums ranged from exuberant to unobtrusive. John S. Wilson, the late New York Times jazz critic, noted his “remarkable ...

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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Jeb Bishop

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2008

Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails, Puck's Express snacks, or a dinner buffet from Puck's Cafe while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians.

WHAT: Tuesdays on the Terrace

WHO: Jeb Bishop

WHEN: Tuesday, July 29th 5:30 - 8 p.m

WHERE: MCA Terrace and Sculpture Garden

COST:

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In Search of the Black Fantastic

Source: Michael Ricci
July 10, 2008

In Search of the Black Fantastic by Richard Iton. For black entertainers, the pop cultural has always been political, the author argues.

When Paul Robeson declared, at the height of Cold War tensions, that black Americans would never fight for a nation that had “oppressed us for generations" in a war against the Soviet Union, the actor and civil rights advocate ignited a firestorm that damaged his career and opened a debate about the role black entertainers should play in ...

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Ray Gonzlez Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival Hartford CT

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2008

The Ray Gonzlez Latin Jazz and Salsa Festival, a rousing success in its debut last summer, presents all-star regional and international musicians Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. at Hartford's Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.

At the center of the festival -- which features such luminaries as virtuoso trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda, singer/composer Miguel “Menique" Barcasnegras and top-ranked timbale player Edwin Clemente -- is Hartford's own Ray Gonzlez, the great Latin jazz and salsa trumpeter/composer/arranger/bandleader/educator. Since coming to Hartford from his native Puerto ...

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Savannah Music Festival Announces New Broadcast and Recording Projects

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2008

The Savannah Music Festival's fiscal year ended on June 30th marking the organization's fourth straight year with a balanced budget. Revised and renamed the Savannah Music Festival (SMF) in 2003, the organization cleared its debt after the 2007 festival and has since remained in the black with a positive cash flow. Ticket sales from the 2008 festival reached a record $876,000 representing 87 percent of available ticket revenue. Many recent concerts were documented and will soon be available via new ...

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Marsalis and His Big Band Shine Here in Ultra-Rare Club Gig

Source: All About Jazz
July 10, 2008

It was a heady night of firsts yesterday at Anthology. The plush, $6.5 million downtown supper club and live-music venue, which celebrated its first anniversary last month, hosted two sold-out concerts by trumpet great Wynton Marsalis and his 14-man Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO). That this talent-packed big band was appearing before an audience of just 350 was news in itself. So was the fact that both of its Anthology shows were recorded by XM Satellite Radio, which will ...

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Yohimbe Brothers Feat. Vernon Reid + DJ Logic Perform NJ / Philadelphia / NYC - July / Aug 2008

Source: Allegro Media
July 10, 2008

The Yohimbe Brothers are an electronica world music mash-up group, with elements of salsa, brazilian, american disco, r&b and black rock surrounded by turntable manipulations, samples and loops. NEW JERSEY THURSDAY JULY 31 Chase Sounds of the City Summer Festival Theater Square One Center Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Cost: FREE

PHILADELPHIA * First YB show in Philly in 4 years!* SATURDAY AUG 2 ...

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Maryland Summer Jazz Festival

Source: The Phillips Agency
July 10, 2008

Jazz lovers are invited to take part in the fourth Maryland Summer Jazz Festival, a workshop, concert and jam session event running Tuesday-July 25 in Rockville and the District.

The festival, sponsored by Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center and other local businesses, will include performances by saxophonist Jeff Coffin, saxophonist and composer Jeff Antoniuk and the Jazz Update band, guitarist Steve Herberman, Spanish bassist Pepe Gonzalez and Latin jazz trumpet player Alex Norris. The festival kicks off with 8 and ...

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