Jazz News

Gus Giordano, 84, Innovator of Modern Jazz Dance, is Dead

Source: Michael Ricci
March 13, 2008

Gus Giordano, an early and tireless popularizer of American jazz dance who organized the first Jazz Dance World Congress, died on March 9 in Chicago. He was 84. The cause was pneumonia, according to his daughters, Nan and Amy Giordano. Mr. Giordano was best known through the performing of his company, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, founded in 1962 and based in Evanston, and through his teaching at dance conventions throughout the United States. The company, now directed by Nan Giordano, ...

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Joanie Pallatto at Chicago Cultural Center on April 15th at 12:15pm

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

Joanie Pallatto - “It's Not Easy" Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:15pm Admission is Free Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Cafe Jazz, Blues & Beyond LunchBreak Series 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602 312-744-6630

“Joanie Pallatto has a voice that is forever young, and enchanting." Lee Prosser - jazzreview.com (February, 2008)

“However, it may be Pallatto's intelligent and creative songwriting that is the star of the show." ...

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War Against Web Tops Music Biz "Screw-Ups" List

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

The talent scout who turned down the Beatles has long been credited with committing the music industry's biggest gaffe. But Dick Rowe's billion-dollar boo-boo has been beaten to the top spot on Blender magazine's list of the “20 biggest record company screw-ups of all time" by the failure of record companies to capitalize on the Internet. The major labels took top dishonors for driving file-sharing service Napster out of business in 2001, instead of figuring out a way to make ...

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Seabreeze Jazz Festival Brings Smooth Jazz to the Gulf Coast

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

Get ready for the ULTIMATE weekend in smooth jazz as WSBZ Radio presents the 2008 Seabreeze Jazz Festival coming April 16-20th to the Gulf Place Outdoor Amphitheater just east of Destin, Fl. Named by JazzIZ Magazine as one of the “Top 10 Jazz Festivals in the USA," this year's event is a 10th Anniversary Celebration including performances from some of the top names in contemporary jazz. Artists scheduled to perform include Dave Koz, Rick Braun, Brian Culbertson, Richard Elliot, Norman ...

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Afro-Cuban Jazz Project - A Puerto Padre: Tributo a Emiliano Salvador CD - Avalable 5/13/08

Source: All About Jazz
March 13, 2008

Incredible tribute to the special talent of the composer Emiliano Salvador. This record won the Latin Jazz's Cubadisco 2001 award. With the participation, among many others, of Chucho Valds, Tata Gines and Juan Pablo Torres. This is a very well made work with interpretive force and arrangements that bring out the best of the artist being paid tribute to. Above all, it demonstrates the very special talent of the composer Emiliano Salvador. Track Listing/Features: Anglica Para ...

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Ray Charles & Betty Carter Celebrated at the Blue Note

Source: Mix Management, Bonnie Ahl
March 13, 2008

On Sunday, April 20th, soulful duo Dwight & Nicole (Dwight Ritcher & Nicole Nelson) will help celebrate the lives of legends Ray Charles & Betty Carter with an afternoon of music in their honor at the Blue Note, 131 W 3rd St, New York, NY for two shows 12:30pm & 2:30pm. For tix (212) 475-8592 or go to bluenote.net Both risk takers in music and in life, Ray Charles and Betty Carter broke many rules to convey unique vision. Dwight ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival April 3-6, 2008 in Downtown Monterey

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
March 12, 2008

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Hosts Country's Top Young Jazz Musicians & Vocalists April 3 - 6, 2008 In Downtown Monterey Big Bands, Combos & Vocal Ensembles From Nine States Compete For Spot On MJF Stages Individual Musicians From Seventeen States, Bermuda & Canada Audition For Chairs In The Next Generation Jazz Orchestra NGF Goes International With Special Appearances By Groups From Japan, Australia & The Czech Republic All Competition Events & Activities Open To The Public, ...

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Ghostlight Sets 6/3 for "In the Heights" Cast Album

Source: Seth Cohen PR
March 12, 2008

Latin/Salsa/Hip-Hop-Infused In The Heights to Get Two-CD Original Broadway Cast Recording Release Confirmed for June 3rd on Ghostlight Records NY TIMES: “A Tuneful Score Enlivened by the Dancing Rhythms of Salsa and Latin Pop" - “A Sense of Excitement Almost Never Heard Emanating from a Broadway Pit"--"A Singular New Sensation. When the Musical Erupts in Collective Joy, the Energy it Gives Off Could Light Up The George Washington Bridge for a Year or Two" TIME MAGAZINE: “In The Heights Represents ...

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