Jazz News

Ben Wolfe Octet @ The Rubin Museum-Harlem in the Himalayas Jazz Series -1/25/08

Source: Two for the Show Media
January 16, 2008

Bassist, composer, and bandleader Ben Wolfe will be performing with his Octet as part of the Harlem in the Himalayas series at the Rubin Museum in New York City on January 25th, 2008 Showtime: 7:00 PM The Ben Wolfe Octet: Ben Wolfe - bass/composer Marcus Strickland - saxophone Luis Perdomo - piano Marion Felder - drums Jesse Mills - violin Cyrus Beroukhim - violin Max Mandel ...

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Grammy Salute to Classical and Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

RECORDING ACADEMY CELEBRATES CLASSICAL MUSIC AND JAZZ DURING GRAMMY WEEK

GRAMMY Salute To Classical Music Honors Lang Lang and Earl Wild

GRAMMY Salute To Jazz Pays Tribute to Legends Sonny Rollins and McCoy Tyner

Santa Monica, CA -- The Recording Academy will spotlight the classical and jazz genres with special events held during GRAMMY Week. The GRAMMY Salute To Classical Music and GRAMMY Salute To Jazz events celebrate musical styles and honorees that have made significant contributions to our culture. ...

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French-Itallian Jazzman Aldo Romano Releases "Etat de Fait"

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

It takes a certain amount of bravery and confidence for a well-established artist to change course as radically as Aldo Romano has. More than four decades into his career as a respected powerhouse jazz drummer, the French-Italian Romano discovered his voice -- literally -- in 2006 when he released Chante, a stunning collection of alluring jazz-informed vocal chansons that redefined what this master musician was all about. Now, on February 5, 2008, Dreyfus Jazz will release etat de fait, which ...

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Trumpeter Jim Rotondi Releases "Four of a Kind" on Posi-Tone

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

The new release, Four of a Kind, on the Posi-Tone label, is a quartet date featuring Jim Rotundi - trumpet, David Hazeltine - piano & rhodes, John Webber - bass, and Joe Farnsworth - drums.

The disc features three Rotundi originals, one original each from Farnsworth and Hazeltine, along with a rendition of Cedar Walton's arrangement of “Manteca", and three standards, two of them arranged by Hazeltine ("What Kind Of Fool Am I?" and “Love For Sale").

The music on ...

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Utopia Records is Proud to Introduce to the World Smooth Jazz Baritone Saxophonist Rebecca Buxton

Source: All About Jazz
January 16, 2008

Utopia Records Rebecca Buxton - An innovative jazz musician in command of her Baritone Saxophone. Rebecca is poised to take on the Smooth Jazz World with her bold, slick and strong sound. A taste of Rebecca's deep powerful resonance can be heard on Alfonzo Blackwell's latest CD Dance To This where she is featured on the track “Back it up". Among her many wonderful talents as a baritone sax player Rebecca is also an accomplished Flautist and Clarinetist. Some of ...

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Han Bennink to Join the Blueprint Project for CD Release Concerts in Boston and Providence

Source: Improvised Communications
January 16, 2008

The Blueprint Project with Han Bennink will perform two Northeast U.S. concerts in late January in celebration of their recent recording, People I Like (Creative Nation Music 008). The group, which pairs the legendary Dutch drummer with the decade-old trio of Jared Sims (saxophones and clarinet), Eric Hofbauer (guitar) and Tyson Rogers (piano), will perform all original music written specifically for this collaboration. Together they will perform at AS220 in Providence on Tuesday, January 22nd and Boston's Emmanuel Church (as ...

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Trumpeter Pete Candoli Dies at 84

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2008

Pete Candoli began playing lead and jazz for Sonny Dunham's Orchestra in 1941, followed by a long string of other name bands, including Woody Herman's famed “First Herd." He settled into the studio scene in the 1950s after tenures with Herman, Tex Beneke, Jerry Gray and Stan Kenton, among others. He and his trumpeter brother Conte, four years his junior, also co-led a band from 1957 to 1962. As a preeminent lead trumpeter, he played for the orchestras of Alex ...

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Quest Reunited at Birdland Feb. 6-9 Sets @ 8:30 & 11PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 15, 2008

QUEST REUNITED At Birdland Feb. 6-9 DAVID LIEBMAN (soprano and tenor saxophone, wood flute) RICHIE BEIRACH (piano) BILLY HART (drums) RON McCLURE (bass) 315 W 44th St (btw 8 & 9 avs) New York, NY 10036 (212) 581-308 Sets @ 8:30 & 11pm Music Charge: $30 general admission; $40 orchestra Liebman on the music of “Quest": “We come from a feeling of ...

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