Jazz News

Cleveland Jazz Orchestra to Perform "The Grand Wazoo"

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will present “The Jazz Unit Plays The Grand Wazoo--The Music of Frank Zappa" on May 2 and 3 at the Cleveland Bop Stop. The Jazz Unit won the Award of Achievement in Popular Music from Northern Ohio Live in 2003 for their last performance of Zappa's music. Some of the most accomplished musicians on the local scene will participate in these performances, including saxophonist Howie Smith, guitarist Bob Fraser, and Artistic Director Jack Schantz. The Frank ...

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29th Annual Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces 2008 Lineup

Source: JazzStage Productions
April 30, 2008

Labor Day Weekend Classic to Celebrate the Rich Musical Heritage of Detroit and Philadelphia Philly Bassist Christian McBride to Serve As Guest Artist in Residence Festival organizers today announced the lineup for the 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival, Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1, at Hart Plaza on the Detroit River waterfront. Billed as A Love Supreme: The Philly/Detroit Summit, the 2008 festival will celebrate the storied jazz and soul traditions of these two great American cities. “I ...

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Matt Geraghty Project Release New Digital Single

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

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Nicole Mitchell's Xenogenesis Suite Released Today on Firehouse 12 Records

Source: Improvised Communications
April 30, 2008

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Firehouse 12 Records is proud to announce the April 29th release of Chicago-based flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell's Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler (FH12-04-01-006), the new studio recording of her extended composition of the same name.

The piece, realized by her longstanding group, Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble, was commissioned by Chamber Music America's New Works Presentation program funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Foundation. It received its world premiere in June 2007 at ...

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Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men with the Blues

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

The event was simply billed as “Willie Nelson Sings the Blues," but the historic two-night stand on January 12 and 13, 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center was far more than that. Call it a summit meeting between two American icons, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, two of the most significant figures in modern-day country and jazz, who discovered common ground in their love for jazz standards and the blues. Their performance stirred the sounds of New Orleans, Nashville, Austin ...

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Randy Halberstadt and Susan Pascal - Hands Across the Border

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

Hands across the Border On May 24, 2008 Sylvan United Church in Mill Bay will feature Seattle's pianist Randy Halberstadt and Susan Pascal on vibraphone for the popular monthly Jazz Vespers program now in its third year. Performance time is 4:30 pm, admission by donation at the door, includes light refreshments following the program. Information 250.743-4301 or sylvanjazzvespers.com. The same evening at 8 pm the duo will perform at Hermann's Jazz Club, 753 View Street, Victoria, BC, admission at the ...

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The New School Standards Ensemble, Directed by Reggie Workman, Wed, April 28, 9PM, Free.

Source: The Cinarae Group
April 30, 2008

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Saxophonist Karsten Vogel and Multi-Instrumentalist Robin Taylor Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 30, 2008

Meeting two diametrically different individuals currently active on the fusion scene in Denmark only drives home the fact that a variety of paths can lead to the contemporary stage. How different are they? One adorned in biker boots and pulling on a well chewed briar pipe, the other dapper in black jacket and slacks, flitting between chair and kitchen to cater for his hosts. One a self-taught musician, veteran of countless rock bands over the years and still a mean ...

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