Jazz News

Julie Hardy Quartet at the Kitano - Thursday, February 28

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

New York City-based vocalist and composer, Julie Hardy will perform at The Kitano on Thursday, February 28th sets at 8PM & 10PM.

One of the most distinctive voices among the growing ranks of female jazz singers in New York City belongs to Julie Hardy, whose appearance at The Kitano coincides with a new CD entitled The Wish. This is Julie's most fully realized recording to date and her first release through World Culture Music, an artist collective label and multi-faceted ...

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The North-American Dee Dee Bridgewater Will Be the Great Star at the 15th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

The American singer Dee Dee Bridgewater will be in charge of opening the 15th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona, that will take place from 11th to 16th March 2008. The jazz diva will be performing at the Metropol Theatre on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at 21:30. The show Bridgewater will be offering in Tarragona is a premiere in Catalonia. Dee Dee Bridgewater -the Paris black diva, though born in the USA- is one of the tangible realities in vocal jazz ...

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Laurent Medelgi Trio at Vintage, NYC, Feb 25th 2008 9-11PM Free

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

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Ayelet Rose, Anat Fort and Michael Winograd in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

The trio will perform original music that combines a jazz sensibility with middle-eastern rhythms, klezmer sounds and free improvisations

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb's (Composer, Arranger, Vocalist) sound draws on a wide range of musical approaches. In her music you will find a unique improvisational approach infused with elaborate composition, spiced up with Middle Eastern scales and adventurous texts. She currently resides in New York City and was born in 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. Her mother's family traces Sephardic roots in Jerusalem ...

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Liebman/Saindon's Depth of Emotion Hits UK's Jazz Audience

Source: World Improvised Music
February 24, 2008

World Improvised Music's new release Depth of Emotion featuring Dave Liebman and Ed Saindon has been making inroads on the UK jazz scene. With brisk CD sales at the popular internet site Jazzcds, positive reviews in the leading jazz magazines and Pick of The Week on The Jazz Jury hosted by The Jazz, Depth of Emotion is seeing success with jazz listeners in Great Britain. Chris Parker of Vortexjazz wrote in his review, “Liebman's characterful soprano snakes above Saindon's glowing ...

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Julio Santillan Trio at Rose in Brooklyn - March 11

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

Tuesday, MARCH 11, 8:30pm JULIO SANTILLAN TRIO “Santillan and company have found a way to weave together startling tapestries of color that splash both surprise and warm feelings everywhere as they move a cultural fusion into the future." --Boston Herald NUNO ANTUNES: Clarinet DAVID SILLIMAN: percussion JULIO SANTILLAN: guitar / voice ROSE LIVE MUSIC 345 Grand Street (btwn Havemeyer & Marcy) Williamsburg (Brooklyn), NY 11211 tel. 718-599-0069 free! JULIO SANTILLAN TRIO To describe the ...

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Raggy's off Limits Radio Show (#49) - Sack Full of Dreams!

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

You can DOWNLOAD this show or listen to the shows ON-DEMAND via our hosts. Go to offlimitsradio.com and add your email address for latest show news and tracklisting. Spread the word, and tell your friends too! STRICTLY b-a-a-a-d original vinyl music on this show, watch out for another track from the HEAVYWEIGHT deep-pocketed Thesda, avant garde jazz funk from Reginald ShooBeeDoo, plus lots of heavy independent 70s jazz, funk and abstract soul music. Watch out for the extremely tasty Jasmine ...

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AAJ's New Search Options and Site Map

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2008

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