Jazz News

Share the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters Special on Your Website or Blog

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

Show and share this invaluable content with their visitors during Jazz Appreciation Month (April).

Dear Jazz Friends:

We'd like to thank all the web publishers and bloggers who have signed up to show the LEGENDS OF JAZZ Presents the 2007 NEA Jazz Masters hour-long video on their website. To view a trailer of this amazing show visit legendsofjazz.net. (Note: turn the site audio off prior to viewing the trailer)

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Toronto Art Orchestra Create New Music!!

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

The Toronto Art Orchestra is doing it again to rave reviews!! Tim Booth's Toronto Art Orchestra TAO will perform at the Rex Hotel Sun. March 2nd 3:30 pm and Wed. March 12th at the Trane Studio 9:00 pm. Don't miss these 2 unique events and Toronto's most eclectic new Jazz Orchestra. We will be playing works by Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, Tim Booth, Bruce Cassidy, Jason Logue, Jeff Raheb (recently recorded with Dave Leibman), Greg Runions and more. Here is ...

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St. Lucia to Host First Annual Music Awards

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

New York, New York To celebrate St. Lucia's musical heritage, the island is hosting its first annual St. Lucia Music Awards on February 29, 2008 at the Gaiety Convention Center on Rodney Bay.

“We are thrilled to introduce this new tradition to the island," says Lorine Charles-St. Jules, St. Lucia's director of marketing for North America. “We take great pride in our music and hope that the St. Lucia Music Awards will increase confidence among our artists and visibility for ...

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The 2008 St. Lucia Jazz Festival Line-Up

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

St. Lucia, West Indies, (February 2008)- The St. Lucia Tourist Board announces the musical line-up for the 17th anniversary of the St. Lucia Jazz Festival, slated for May 2 - May 11, 2008. This year's festival includes the voices of Jonathan Butler, Dianne Reeves, Dionne Warwick, Ledisi and Angie Stone along with the musical talents of instrumental performers such as the Juilliard Quartet, featuring Ron Blake, Eddie Henderson, Carl Allen, Ben Wolfe and more.

St. Lucia's 10-day jazz celebration marks ...

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Marco Benevento "The Real Morning Party" Video / "Invisible Baby" out Now

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

Brooklyn, NY - Kick your day off on the good foot with “The Real Morning Party," the first video from Marco Benevento's critically-acclaimed new album, Invisible Baby, on HYENA Records. Filmed in the kitchen of his Brooklyn apartment, Marco gets down in his bathrobe, effervescent colors flash on split screens and the “Real Morning Party" dance-craze is introduced to an unsuspecting nation.

Watch at Vimeo.com in high def video (please give it time to load).

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Over the Rhine Team up with Ani Difranco for March Tour

Source: conqueroo
February 27, 2008

CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Over The Rhine is on the road again, this time supporting Ani DiFranco for an 11-date tour in March. The tour will bring the two ground-breaking acts to several Eastern and Southern cities beginning in Concord, N.H. on February 28 and culminating in New Orleans on March 16 (see full itinerary below).

According to Over The Rhine member Karin Bergquist: “Ani DiFranco is the kind of artist that everyone aspires to be, but few find the inner ...

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Tony Bennett Added to Dennis Irwin Benefit

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

Jazz at Lincoln Center: Playing Our Parts Concert Proceeds From This Concert Will Benefit THE JAZZ FOUNDATION OF AMERICA For DENNIS IRWIN March 10, 2008 - The Allen Room - 7:30 p.m. WHO/WHAT: Joe Lovano and John Scofield team up with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis to bring together incredible performers in a benefit concert for beloved bassist Dennis Irwin. All artists are donating their services and Jazz at Lincoln Center is ...

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Jazz: A Musical Biography Final Episode Posts This Friday!

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2008

"Back to the Fusion" - The final installment of a four part podcast series chronicling the historical and societal changes that gave birth to some of the greatest music to emerge from the American experience, will be posted - exclusively on the Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) webpage on 2/29/08. The series entitled Jazz: A Musical Biography first posted on February 8th in celebration of Black History Month. The remaining episodes are currently archived on the webpage, so listeners who missed ...

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