Jazz News

The Lester Young/Count Basie Sessions 1936-1940 4CD Set on Mosaic Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

"Irrespective of tempo, his melodic invention was always strange and haunting. On a jump number, he would impose a weird mood; a ballad was transformed into a nostalgic song, searching and mysterious." --Stanley Dance Together “Pres" & Basie Began To Completely Reinvent Jazz Available at last: the most important collection imaginable from the legendary pairing of Lester Young with Count Basie... a set whose contents rank among the most influential recordings in history. It was an era when the music ...

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Marcus Goldhaber Live @ Sugar Bar on Tuesday, April 15th - 8PM & 10PM - And a New Album on the Way

Source: AMP3 Public Relations
April 8, 2008

New York, NY--On Tuesday, April 15th, Marcus Goldhaber will perform at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. This concert will feature new material and preview a few tracks from his upcoming album, TAKE ME. At this performance, Marcus will team up once again with The Jon Davis Trio: Martin Wind, bass and Marcello Pellitteri, drums. These new songs were born out of a demand from Marcus' audience for original material. This inspired him to ...

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Five-Time Grammy Award Winner Buddy Guy, Roomful of Blues and Sonny Moorman Are Playing at the 2008 Elk Creek Blues Festival in May

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

WHO: Buddy Guy, Roomful of Blues and Sonny Moorman WHERE: Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, Ky. WHEN: May 31st 2008

Five-time Grammy award winning Blues musician Buddy Guy is playing at Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, Ky. on May 31st for the first ever 2008 Elk Creek Blues Festival. Also performing are Roomful of Blues and Cincinnati's own Sonny Moorman.

Concert-goers will have the unique opportunity to listen ...

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Goin'6.com with "Motel 6 Jazz Journey"

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

DALLAS, Texas (April 8, 2008) - Starting this spring, Motel 6 offers travelers a fun, affordable way to explore the origins of jazz, the American-born art form. In partnership with internationally-renowned jazz percussionist and composer Kahil El'Zabar, Motel 6 is launching the “Motel 6 Jazz Journey" as part of its newly-launched Web site called Goin6.com, a site that helps travelers experience the American road. The “Jazz Journey" is specifically designed to assist travelers in tracing the roots of jazz music ...

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Fab Faux Sets San Diego, Cleveland Shows

Source: Seth Cohen PR
April 8, 2008

Debuting in San Diego 6/7, Returning to Cleveland 6/14: The Fab Faux Tackles The Beatles' “Most Complex Studio Work Without Breaking a Sweat" Recently Profiled On NPR's Morning Edition: “The Fab Faux is a Collective That's About Attention to Detail" Band is “In the Midst of a Surprising Leap from Club Fringe to Center Stage..." Additional U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed For those of us who never got to see The Beatles perform live, we're fortunate to have five of the ...

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Live from Blue Lake with Geri Allen: April 10th, 10 P.M.

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

The Detroit jazz record label Mack Avenue invites you to tune in for “Live From Blue Lake," five live jazz performances from the studios of Blue Lake Public Radio, starting this Thursday, April 10th at 10 p.m. when Detroit jazz great Geri Allen (geriallen.com) performs solo from Blodgett Recital Hall, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Then on Wednesday, April 16th, the four time Grammy award winning bassist who spent 8 years performing with the Tonight Show Band, Bob Hurst is ...

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Firehouse 12 to Present the Joe Morris Quartet This Friday 4/11

Source: Improvised Communications
April 8, 2008

On Friday, April 11th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will welcome back acclaimed guitarist/composer and New Haven native Joe Morris to its Spring Jazz Series for a two-set performance with his quartet. This will be be Morris' sixth appearance at Firehouse 12 and his second as a leader. His quartet, which can be heard on the 2006 release, Beautiful Existence (Clean Feed), features saxophonist Jim Hobbs, bassist Timo Shanko and drummer Matt Rousseau.

“With hauntingly atmospheric modal grooves, tender, reflective ballads ...

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Victor Goines - Duke Ellington Society Spring Concert - April 9th

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

The Duke Ellington Society (TDES, Inc.) Celebrating the music of Duke Ellington presents: The Victor L. Goines Quartet performing Treats from Duke's Suites Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 8:00 PM Saint Peter's Church (54th St. & Lexington Ave.) Victor L. Goines, saxophones and clarinet Aaron Diehl, piano Carlos Henriques, bass Marion Felder, drums Victor L. Goines, one of ...

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