Jazz News

Dianne Reeeves at the Apollo

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2008

An Evening with Dianne Reeves Thursday, February 14, 2008, 8pm Ticket Price: Regular admission $45 / $55 $25 Tickets available for students and seniors Considered one of the most important vocalists of our time, Dianne Reeves possesses, without question, one of the finest voices in Jazzsimultaneously powerful, intimate and full of emotion. Blessed with a stunning vocal range, Reeves delivers superbly focused sound and articulate phrasing as she artfully blends the traditional with the ...

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NYC-Based British-Caribbean Vocalist Tessa Souter @ Pizza Express, Dean St, Feb 15 & 16

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2008

New York-based British-Caribbean vocalist Tessa Souter returns to Pizza Express, Dean St, Feb 15 & 16, with superb band of British musicians PIZZA EXPRESS, DEAN ST 10 DEAN STREET, LONDON, UK TEL: (0207) 439-8722 22 COVER with STUART HALL (GUITAR/VIOLIN/BAZOUKI), GEOFF GASCOYNE (BASS) WINSTON CLIFFORD (DRUMS), + ROGER BEAUJOLAIS (VIBES, FRI. ONLY) & NIKKI ILES (PIANO, SAT. ONLY) “World class" LOS ANGELES TIMES “It's one thing to hear a superb set from a known ...

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Jane Monheit Special Valentine's Show Highlights in Jazz 35th Anniversary Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 11, 2008

JACK KLEINSINGER Presents Highlights In JAZZ New York's Longest Running Jazz Concert Series Highlights In Jazz 2008 Season Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 8 pm Special Valentine's Show Highlights In Jazz 35th Anniversary Jane Monheit Jane Monheit, at the age of 26, is widely considered to be one of the great young voices of jazz and traditional pop. Her professional career began ...

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25th Annual Pensacola Jazzfest (Florida), April 5-6, 2008

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
February 11, 2008

Fans enjoy a wonderful time and great music at JazzFest in Pensacola's historic Seville Square Saturday & Sunday April 5 and 6, 2008 Pensacola JazzFest, now in its 25th year, is a FREE all-jazz festival held in downtown, historic Seville Square. The event is administered by the Jazz Society of Pensacola with able assistance from WUWF-FM and the Arts Council of Pensacola. The two-day festival, held in early spring each year, celebrates America's Unique Musical Art Form--Jazz. The Jazz Society ...

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Pianist Cyrus Chestnut Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2008

When the bespectacled man with the boyish round face sits down at the grand piano to play these days, listeners can still expect to hear the rich tone, jazz inflected with not only the influences of Fats Waller or McCoy Tyner, but also with a soulful element that comes from church roots. But some of the tunes that float through the room may harken back to another part of the listener's past. The music is jazz, but the familiar memories ...

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Quinn Lemley Stars in the Heat is On! A Life in Concert Celebrating Rita Hayworth Returns to BB King Feb 13th at 8PM NYC

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2008

SPEND VALENTINE'S EVE with THE LOVE GODDESS! Quinn Lemley THE HEAT IS ON! A life in Concert celebrating Rita Hayworth Written and Directed by Carter Inskeep Wednesday February 13 at 8pm NYC BB King Blues Club 237 W 42nd Street New York, NY 212.997.4144 See Quinn's Video from BB's on You Tube The Heat Is On! Celebrates the life, loves and career of Hollywood's most electrifying redhead, Rita Hayworth. Starring Quinn Lemley in her critically acclaimed tour-de-force performance with on-stage ...

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2007 International Songwriting Competition Finalists and Semi-Finalists Announced

Source: Just Roots PR
February 10, 2008

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 finalists and semi-finalists. Selected out of over 15,000 entries from 100 countries, they represent all genres of contemporary music. For a complete list of 2007 ISC finalists and semi-finalists, please visit the site below.

February 4, 2007 -- The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is pleased to announce its 2007 finalists and semi-finalists. Selected out of over 15,000 entries from 100 countries worldwide, they represent all genres of contemporary music ...

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JM Creative Artists and JansenMusic Records Take B.J. Jansen & Conjura Global in 2008!

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2008

New Music by Jansen & Conjura is now available on the following retail websites: iTunes: USA, Japan, UK/EU, Canada & South America Amazonmp3.com: USA/UK eMusic.com Amiestreet.com Myspace.com Rhapsody.com Napster.com SNOCAP.com IMEEM.com And Many More! Also The Movement Vol. 1 Album will be available for sale in Physical CD Format at all performances along with Digital Download Cards redeemable for MP3s online. JM ...

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