Home » Jazz News
Jazz News
Timely announcements covering new album releases, tours, concert series, special events, job postings, crowdfunding campaigns and more. You can find more news by searching our website, viewing our news stream, seeing what's trending or reading our blog posts. Subscribe to our news RSS feed and/or embed AAJ news content on your website or blog. Learn about our news service here. Submit news here.
Performance And Visual Artist Diane Hoffman To Release Third Album Do I Love You Produced By Ulysses Owens, Jr. Featuring A Dynamic Ensemble
Source:
ARE Group
Vocalist and visual artist Diane Hoffman will release her third album entitled Do I Love You on October 9, 2018. On the recording, Hoffman once again chose to feature drummer/percussionist Ulysses Owens, Jr. with whom she previously worked and, who for this project, produced and assembled a formidable ensemble that includes Billy Test, piano; Jacob Kelberman, guitar; Yasushi Nakamura, bass; Yoshi Waki, bass; Daniel Dickinson, tenor saxophone; Vitaly Golavnev, trumpet; Eric Miller, trombone; and Joseph Doubleday, vibraphone. Hoffman, a formally ...
Continue
Reading...
Swiss Music Ensemble Sonar To Release New Live Album With Legendary Guest Guitarist
Source:
Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Swiss music ensemble Sonar will be releasing their new live album Live At Moods with guest soloist/texturalist David Torn on November 16, 2018 on 7d Media. It was recorded live at Moods Jazz Club in Zürich, Switzerland, on May 24th 2018. Fusing a rigorous minimal concept with the power of a rock band and the sensitivity of a jazz combo, Sonar have quickly gained international reputation for creating a unique blend of music. With their slow-build approach to dramaturgy and ...
Continue
Reading...
Brasil To Bebop Celebration At D'Anbino Winery With Vocalist Julie Kelly And The Marshall Otwell Quartet, Sunday, November 11th!
Source:
Mouthpiece Music
Vocalist/lyricist Julie Kelly, one of Los Angeles’ finest interpreters of jazz standards and Brazilian music, will be bringing her considerable talents to D'Anbino Vineyards in Paso Robles, accompanied by the Marshall Otwell Quartet on Sunday, November 11th, for a celebration of the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Jon Hendricks. Joining her will be the graceful and swinging Marshall Otwell Quartet, featuring pianist Marshall Otwell (Carmen McRae), bassist Dylan Johnson and drummer Darrell Voss, along with special guest and Central ...
Continue
Reading...
Composer/Musician Wayne Horvitz Releases Two New Albums: The Snowghost Sessions (songlines) And Those Who Remain (national Sawdust Tracks) Featuring Guitarist Bill Frisell
Source:
AMT Public Relations
Known for his multifaceted musical personality, composer/musician Wayne Horvitz displays his remarkably singular and distinguishable sound in two new recordings: his debut pianos/keys-bass-drums trio album The Snowghost Sessions (Songlines, October 5, 18) and his debut orchestral CD Those Who Remain (National Sawdust Tracks, October, 12 2018). Both are complemented by a nationwide tour culminating in a New York City CD release concert at Brooklyn’s Roulette, December 5, 2018. (Please scroll below for complete tour schedule.) The Snowghost Sessions ( is ...
Continue
Reading...
OceanFirst Bank Jazz @ the Point 2018 Festival brings the best of jazz to South Jersey: Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14. Get your all access pass!
Source:
All About Jazz
The South Jersey Jazz Society has once again put together a lineup of incredible Jazz artists to perform at this year’s OceanFirst Bank Jazz @ the Point Festival Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14. Shows will be presented throughout various venues in Somers Point, New Jersey for fans of this great American art form to enjoy. Featured Jazz artists performing at this year’s festival include Javon Jackson; The Four Freshmen; 3 of A Kind featuring Michael Pedicin, Larry McKenna ...
Continue
Reading...
Juanito Pascual And The New Flamenco Trio Fall Tour
Source:
Jazz Beyond Borders
Lovers of great guitar can look forward to the return of Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio to venues in various cities on the East Coast and the Midwest. His sound is a truly masterful and organic blend of traditional and contemporary flamenco plus influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and the Grateful Dead to Miles Davis and J.S. Bach, performed with virtuosity and passion. A versatile virtuoso guitarist/composer/improviser, Juanito Pascual has been called “one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent ...
Continue
Reading...
Abigail Rockwell "Autumn Noir" CD Release Is 10.10.18, Featuring Saxophonist Harry Allen & More!
Source:
Scott Thompson Public Relations
Abigail Rockwell Autumn Noir (Golden Egg) CD Release: October 10, 2018 Featuring Saxophonist Harry Allen & More! Sultry tones tell the story. Cinematic jazz: a fresh blend of originals and standards. Abigail Rockwell's first album as a singer/songwriter Why Noir? That haunting saxophone solo line running through “Taxi Driver," the distant blow of a conch and those voodoo drums from “I Walked With A Zombie"... shadings of light and shadow... music and ...
Continue
Reading...
Alto Saxophonist Richie Cole Pays Tribute To A Lifelong Hero On "Cannonball," Set For Oct. 26 Release
Source:
Terri Hinte Publicity
The alto madness of Richie Cole celebrates one of its chief inspirations with the October 26 release of Cannonball (Richie Cole Presents). An inveterate bebop stalwart, Cole leads the Pittsburgh Alto Madness Orchestra and several special guests in paying tribute to his hero, the legendary alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. The album comprises a dozen tunes closely associated with Adderley (including his own “Sack o’ Woe”), as well as a brand-new Cole original (“Bell of the Ball”). While Cole often ...
Continue
Reading...
Album Showcase
Trending
Video / DVD
Saxophonist Ron Blake Announces The Release Of 3 New...
Recording
Oh! Jazz Launches Premium Vinyl Label 'oh! Jazz...
Recording
Bassist Fumi Tomita Enters The Spirit Realm On...
Performance / Tour
Smoke Jazz Club Announces October Line-up Including...
Performance / Tour
New England Conservatory’s Jazz And Contemporary...
Music Industry
Harvard’s Ming Mei Residency Concert Features...
Recording
Drummer-bandleader Brandon Sanders Carries Basketball...
VOTE!
