Jazz News

Neil Diamond Tops the Charts

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

Famed singer scores first No. 1 album in U.S.

Neil Diamond scored his first No. 1 album in the U.S. this week as his Columbia disc Home Before Dark sold 146,000 in its debutframe. Album is Diamond's 15th to land in the top 10 and 46th to hit the top 200. Diamond promoted the disc with a mentoring appearance and performance on “American Idol" and a surprise show at the Bitter End in New York that was streamed on a ...

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Ilyas Malayev, Uzbek Musician and Poet

Source: Michael Ricci
May 14, 2008

Ilyas Malayev, a musician and poet renowned in Uzbekistan and transplanted to Queens, where he was a legend among fellow Bukharan Jews, died on Friday May 2, 2008 in Flushing. He was 72 and lived in Forest Hills. The cause was pancreatic cancer, said Lana Levitin, his manager. Before emigrating from his native land in Central Asia, Mr. Malayev won fame and official plaudits in the former Soviet Union for his interpretation of the shash maqam, a body of folk ...

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Omar Sosa and John Santos Reunited @ La Pena

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. wwwlapena.org A 33rd Anniversary special: Omar Sosa and John Santos together in a live demo/lecture at La Pena June 6, 2008, 8pm, $15 adv/door La Pea Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley. 510-849-2568 Omar Sosa and John Santos, reunited in a rare duo presentation for the first time in over six years, will share the spiritual/political/musical elements that drive their music. Their debut recording, ...

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The Chicago Jazz Ensemble Presents The Louis Armstrong Legacy Program And Celebration

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

MAY 20, 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, AT THE CONCERT HALL OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO MUSIC CENTER Nine Chicago Area Public Schools Participated in Program CHICAGO, IL - The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (CJE), with a grant and support from the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation and the Polk Bros. Foundation, presents the 2008 Louis Armstrong Legacy Program and Celebration (LALPC), which includes a Master Class with CJE Artistic Director Jon Faddis and members of the CJE on Tuesday, May ...

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National Guitar Workshop Announces 2008 Bass Summit with Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow

Source: All About Jazz
May 14, 2008

The National Guitar Workshop is proud to announce our 2008 Bass Summit sponsored by Washburn Guitars and Eden Amps. The Bass Summit will feature appearances by Steve Bailey and Steve Swallow Litchfield, CT--May 14, 2008 - The National Guitar Workshop (guitarworkshop.com) is proud to announce that Washburn Guitars and Eden Amplifiers are sponsoring our 2008 Bass Summit. During the Bass Summit students will get the chance to study with some of The National Guitar Workshop's premier bass faculty including Dave ...

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Ben Wolfe Celebrates New Release "No Strangers Here" at NY's Jazz Standard on June 3rd, 2008

Source: Two for the Show Media
May 14, 2008

Bassist/Composer & Bandleader Ben Wolfe will be performing with his Octet at The Jazz Standard in New York on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 in celebration of his latest MAXJAZZ release No Strangers Here. Sets are 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM. Ben Wolfe Octet: Ben Wolfe - bass/composer Marcus Strickland - saxophone Luis Perdomo - piano Greg Hutchinson- drums Jesse Mills - violin Cyrus Beroukhim - violin ...

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8 Bands Kick Off Lansing's Concert Season at 6th Annual Blues Brawl Sunday May 18!

Source: Just Roots PR
May 14, 2008

Spring is finally here and that means the annual Capital Area Blues Society Blues Brawl! Do not miss the party that kicks off the concert season in Lansing - eight bands will perform their best short set in front of the Green Door crowd and a panel of judges. The Winner receives an enhanced prize package that includes more than $500 in cash, a prime gig at September's Old Town Blues Festival, a slot at the July Mill Street Blues ...

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Watermelon Slim & the Workers Win Two Top Industry Honors for "Band of the Year" and "Album of the Year"

Source: Just Roots PR
May 14, 2008

The NorthernBlues Music release The Wheel Man wins “Album of the Year" over peers Koko Taylor, Bettye LaVette and Jimmie Vaughan.

Watermelon Slim and the Workers won a pair of awards at the Memphis-based Blues Foundation's 2008 Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C. Handy Awards) on Thursday May 8, 2008 at the Grand Casino Event Center in Tunica, Mississippi.

Watermelon Slim is a relatively new luminary of the blues, rapidly building a career behind four albums and constant touring. In 2008 ...

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