Jazz News

All Miles 1950s with the Jeff Lofton Quintet at Austin's Elephant Room 4/24/08

Source: Dean Lofton
April 24, 2008

The Jeff Lofton Quintet returns to the Elephant Room with new All Miles 1950s show Austin, Texas - Austin-based jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton leads a new All Miles 1950s show with the Jeff Lofton Quintet, Thursday, April 24, at the Elephant Room. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. with no cover. The Elephant Room, located at 315 Congress Avenue, recently made the Top 50 Jazz Clubs in American List in Downbeat magazine, and Wynton Marsalis' Top 10 list of jazz ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Members of the 2008 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
April 24, 2008

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Members Of The 2008 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra 21 High School Musicians From 11 States Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band NGJO Performs At North Sea Jazz Festival In Rotterdam, The Netherlands, July 9 - 11 NGJO Performs At Berklee College Of Music, July 15 Next Generation Composition Competition Winner, Sean Richey, Debuts “40 Days And 40 Nights" At 51st Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21, 2008 April 22, 2008; Monterey, CA; The ...

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Ella Fitzgerald's Granddaughter Signs First Recording Contract

Source: All About Jazz
April 24, 2008

April 24, 2008 -- Los Angeles: Haylee, grand-daughter of Ella Fitzgerald, signed her first recording contract with SRI Jazz. Her debut will be a duet with dad Ray Brown Jr. singing Ella's first hit, “Tisket-A-Tasket". The song will be featured on “Friends & Family", the all-star project of duets with Ray Brown, Jr, produced by Shelly Liebowitz. “When I heard that Ray's daughter had won a school talent contest singing “Tisket-A-Tasket", I knew we had to have it on this ...

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William F. Ludwig II, Son of the Founder of Ludwig Drum CO.

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2008

William F. Ludwig II, 91; son of the founder of Ludwig Drum Co. built a set for Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles' first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for him with the company name printed in bold letters at the top of the bass drumhead. Naturally, Ludwig obliged. “I remember my dad watching ...

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Mahlon Clark, Respected Clarinetist's Passing Noted

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2008

Mahlon Clark, 84; clarinetist played with Welk, Sinatra and Madonna

Mahlon Clark, the clarinetist who performed on the soundtracks of numerous Hollywood movies and recorded with artists as varied as Lawrence Welk and Madonna, has died. He was 84. Clark, who also played a well-known clarinet solo in recordings of “Baby Elephant Walk," died Sept. 20 of natural causes at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, his family announced. At Capitol Records, Clark developed a friendship with Nelson Riddle, arranger, ...

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Quincy Coleman/Kate Walsh/Brandi Shearer L.A. Amoeba Tour Show to Benefit Multiple Sclerosis Research

Source: conqueroo
April 23, 2008

Teri Garr and Ed Begley Jr. to co-host the May 16 show at the Roxy

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Stage and screen actress Teri Garr and actor/activist Ed Begley Jr. will co-host the Los Angeles tour stop of the Amoeba Music Spring Tour featuring singer/songwriters Kate Walsh, Brandi Shearer and Quincy Coleman. The L.A. show, a benefit for the Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, takes place Friday, May 16 at the world famous Roxy on West ...

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How Sweet the Sweetwater

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2008

Fans get 2 Sweetwaters instead of 1

After more than 30 years in Mill Valley, Sweetwater, the rock club that became a Marin County cultural institution, had been told to close by the end of the month. Sweetwater owners Thom and Becky Steere have been given a 30-day notice by their landlord to vacate the landmark Throckmorton Avenue nightspot, where greats like Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt and other rock stars have performed over the past three ...

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CTA Records Announces Release Of "The Hours", New Album By Extraordinary Vocalist And Songwriter Alma Micic

Source: All About Jazz
April 23, 2008

New York, NY, April 23, 2008 CTA Records has released The Hours, new album by extraordinary vocalist and songwriter Alma Micic. This is Almas second album on the CTA Records, following her critically acclaimed debut Introducing Alma. The Hours is much more then just a showcase for Almas rich, lush voice--its a deeply personal story that delivers both subtle and intricate versions of beautiful Montenegrin melodies, traditional gospel and American Songbook songs, as well as Almas original compositions. Her writing ...

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