Jazz News

Photonality Jazz Series Publishes the "Wayne Krantz Ex-Periment"

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

T.E. Priemon The Wayne Krantz Ex-Periment Printed: 110 pages 8.5" x 8.5", perfect binding full-color interior ink

Description The dictionary list experiment as an act or operation for the purpose of discovering something unknown. This is what I have found in Wayne Krantz music. It is that un- known discovery which makes his music not fit into a neat box for labeling. The Wayne Krantz Ex-Periment uses the medium of ...

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Drummer Mark Guiliana Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 8, 2008

Perhaps most recognized for his extended stint holding down the drum chair for bassist/composer Avishai Cohen, Mark Guiliana has been pushing the envelope of jazz drumming since first jumping onto the scene. Anyone who has heard--and particularly seen--Mark Guiliana play instantly recognizes not only his incredible technical facility, but also his unique take on percussion, based as much on hard-hitting grooves, electronica, and rock as traditional jazz conceptions. Certainly, other drummers, particularly some of the younger breed, have begun incorporating ...

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Vibraphonist Tom Beckham at Brooklyn Lyceum Wednesday, April 9

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2008

Wednesday Jazz at the BROOKLYN LYCEUM WHO: Tom Beckham Quartet featuring: Tom Beckham -Vibraphone Chris Cheek - Saxes Matt Clohesy - Bass Gorge Schuller - Drums WHEN: Wednesday, April 9th 8pm - 2 sets! $10 WHERE: Brooklyn Lyceum 227 4th ave near Union Street N,R trains Brooklyn, NY 11215 (Park Slope)

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Celebration of Jazz Guitar - Jazz at Lincoln Center

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2008

JAZZ GUITAR CELEBRATION OF HALL OF FAMERS DJANGO REINHARDT & CHARLIE CHRISTIAN WHO/WHAT: Jazz at Lincoln Center celebrates in concert the induction of legends Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame. The concert will feature the music of the two masters performed by guitarists Bobby Broom, Birli Lagrne, Russell Malone and Frank Vignola with rhythm section powered by drummer/music director Lewis Nash and Frank Wess on flute and tenor saxophone.

**Free pre-concert ...

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New Coltrane Book is Not Just for Kids

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2008

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Ysanne Spevack Performs Live at the Silent Movie Theater - June 24, 2008

Source: Gorgeous PR, Inc
April 7, 2008

COMPOSER / VIOLINIST YSANNE SPEVACK BRINGS BACK THE GOLDEN ERA OF HOLLYWOOD WHEN SHE PERFORMS LIVE HER ORIGINAL SCORE TO INGMAR BERGMAN'S 1959 FILM “THE MAGICIAN" WITH A STRING ENSEMBLE AT THE SILENT MOVIE THEATER IN LOS ANGELES ON TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH AT 8:00 PM LIVE PERFORMANCE/SCREENING IS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

LOS ANGELES - Composer/Violinist Ysanne Spevack will be premiering her original score to Ingmar Bergman's 1959 classic movie “The Magician," on June 24th at The Silent ...

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Bordeaux Jazz Festival Presents "Brooklyn in Bordeaux" - May 14-18, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
April 7, 2008

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Dee Brown Releases "No Time" to Waste on the nuGroove Label

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
April 7, 2008

"Here's a step-by-step guide on how to create a hot new name in Smooth Jazz guitar. Take a guy with Detroit roots, raised by a mother who was into Motown and disco and a father who was into jazz. Introduce him at a young age to the music of Wes Montgomery. Give him a guitar for Christmas. Encourage him. Give him the time to mature into a solid professional. There you have it in a nutshell: the recipe for musical ...

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