Jazz News

Angels, Devils and Haints/a Celebration of Albert and Donald Ayler

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2008

ANGELS, DEVILS AND HAINTS A celebration of Albert and Donald Ayler “In the year 2000, to celebrate the change of the century and the life and music of Albert Ayler, I organized a concert tour in France which featured four contra bassists and myself. This international bass quartet included Dominic Duval, Michael Bisio, Paul Rogers and Claude Tchamitian. In anticipation of the release on CJ Records of 2 volumes of music from that tour, and thanks to the ...

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Entertainment for the Unveiling of Sydneys' Welcome Wall

Source: All About Jazz
April 19, 2008

Entertainment at unveiling ceremony for Sydney's Welcome Wall A Welcome Wall 100 metres long has been established next to the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour. The wall was created to honor more than six million people that have crossed the world to settle in Australia. Between 10.30am and 12.30pm on 18th May 2008 there will be an unveiling ceremony held at the Welcome Wall and entertainment will be provided by Viva the band. In keeping with the multicultural ...

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Tennessee Prog-Rock, Jazz-Grass and Folk Jam : Nashville's Vinyl Soup Hits the Road with New Record

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2008

Tennessee isn't a state known for its prog rock, nor is the phrase “prog rock" often uttered in the same breath as folk and bluegrass music. The sound of Nashville's Vinyl Soup demands the use of hyphens, though, because a musical term has not yet been invented to describe what they do. Their name sums it up best: “Vinyl," as in nostalgia for the phonograph era and roots music styles; and “Soup," as in a melting pot of ingredients.

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2008 Savannah Music Festival Achieves Record Ticket Sales, Artistic Cogency and International Acclaim

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2008

SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL'S 19TH ANNUAL EVENT ACHIEVES RECORD TICKET SALES, ARTISTIC COGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL ACCLAIM Savannah, Georgia - The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) approaches its 20th anniversary year with well-founded momentum after concluding the 2008 festival, reporting significant increases in ticket sales, cultural tourism around the event, educational outreach, artistic innovation and international critical acclaim. A ten percent rise in audiences in 2008 included growing numbers of both cultural tourists and local concertgoers, showing SMF's commitment to providing world-class ...

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IAJE News: American Jazz Gathering, Planned for Seattle, is Canceled

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2008

By Paul de Barros The most important American jazz gathering of the year, scheduled to take place in Seattle in January, has been canceled because its presenter is declaring bankruptcy. In what is being described as a “perfect storm" of bad luck, unchecked growth, fundraising and management failures, the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) - an important link to Seattle's successful school jazz-band scene - has collapsed. According to IAJE's legal counsel, Alan Bergman, it will go into Chapter ...

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The Sonoma Jazz + Festival Poster Art Available Now!

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2008

Rich Sigberman, illustrator and jazz enthusiast, has created this year's poster for the Sonoma Jazz + Festival. Rich has created some 18 other festival posters over the years, for Town Point, San Jose Jazz, and San Francisco's Treasure Island Blues among others. The new one for Sonoma depicts in montage format music, wine, and food in rich colors. The poster will be used as a fund raiser for the local school music programs. Rich will also be present at the ...

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Eartha Kitt in Cheltenham - Extra Date Added!

Source: AirMTM
April 18, 2008

In a change to the advertised programme the HSBC Cheltenham Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that Eartha Kitt will now perform in an additional concert on Monday 28 April. Both this and the scheduled concert on Tuesday 29 April will now take place in the intimate setting of the Pittville Pump Room. Eartha Kitt comes to Cheltenham in her only UK Festival appearances of 2008. Her performance at the Pittville Pump Room will see this ...

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Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass on 4/24 at Jazz Gallery

Source: All About Jazz
April 18, 2008

On Thursday, April 24th, 2008, alto saxophonist and composer Sarah Manning's Shatter the Glass will return to the Jazz Gallery for two sets. Pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Thomson Kneeland and drummer Kyle Struve add their unique voices to the fray, propelled by the iconoclastic compositions of Manning. Sets start at 9PM and 10:30PM. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for Jazz Gallery members.

According to Grammy nominated pianist Jessica Williams, “If there is to be jazz in ...

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