Jazz News

V.I.E.W. Video Announces the Release to DVD of Live Performance Celebrating the Legacy of the Moscow Sax Quintet

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

(New York, NY) - V.I.E.W. Video, a leading home video label and producer of jazz, performing arts, and pop music programs, announced the January 2008 DVD release of the Moscow Sax Quintet: The Jazznost Tour.

The Moscow Sax Quintet is considered one of the finest Jazz groups in the world. They launched their Western career with a series of concerts in the U.S., appropriately named the “The Jazznost Tour." They not only received great critical acclaim from both ...

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New DVD of Legendary Jazz Drummer Elvin Jones Released!

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

(New York, NY) - V.I.E.W. Video, a leading home video label and producer of jazz, performing arts, and pop music programs, announced the January 2008 DVD release of Elvin Jones: Jazz Machine.

It would be impossible to overstate the importance of master drummer Elvin Jones in the evolution of current and mainstream Jazz. Elvin followed older brothers Hank and Thad onto the Detroit jazz scene, where all forged eminent careers.

By the mid 1960s he was ...

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Tamela D'Amico Tickets on Sale Now for February Dates at Metropolitan Room in NYC

Source: Blitz Media
January 8, 2008

Tickets are on sale now to see Jazz artist Tamela D'Amico celebrate her New York City debut at the Metropolitan Room in New York City of her self-titled jazz CD release: The Tamela D'Amico Album. Peter Krause, most noted for his character of Nate on HBO's “Six Feet Under" and now starring in ABC's “Dirty Sexy Money," has executive produced the album which has received rave reviews. The Tamela D'Amico Album showcases the multi-talented artist who also happens to be ...

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Composer Wynton Marsalis Signs with Boosey & Hawkes

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

Wynton Marsalis has been hailed as the most outstanding jazz musician and trumpeter of his generation, as well as one of the world's top classical trumpeters. Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis is a big band leader in the tradition of Duke Ellington, a gifted composer, a devoted advocate for the Arts, and a tireless and inspiring educator. In addition to being the first jazz artist to receive the Pulitzer Prize in music for his work Blood on ...

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Legendary Nancy Wilson Graces Opening Night of the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

At this stage of her incredibly accomplished career, song stylist Nancy Wilson performs only select engagements. Therefore, the VF Outlet Berks Jazz Fest will be in very select company on Friday, March 28, when it showcases the three-time Grammy Award winner with its opening-night “An Evening with Nancy Wilson" at the Sovereign Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The 18th annual Berks Jazz Fest, presented by the Berks Arts Council, runs March 28 through April 6 and features an expansive ...

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Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet with Guest Vocalist Eva Ayllon at Joe's Pub in NY Jan. 20

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
January 8, 2008

Who: Gabriel Alegria Afro-Peruvian Sextet w/ special guest vocalist Eva Ayllon What: Showcase of CD Nuevo Mundo / Ms. Aylln's debut in a jazz context When: Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 9:30 pm Where: Joe's Pub / 425 Lafayette Street / NYC 10003 Cost: $20 / General Admission Info: 212.967.7555 Trumpeter and composer Gabriel Alegra has developed a unique form of World Jazz that combines his distinctive approach to the jazz trumpet with the rich heritage of Afro-Peruvian music. Alegria ...

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"Art After Five" Warms up the Winter Nights with a Red-Hot Lineup of Jazz and World Music Performers

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

There may be no better way to beat the winter blues than to catch a live performance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Art After 5, where the blues is jazz and the scope is international. The winter 2008 program schedule includes acclaimed favorite performers as well as innovative emerging artists. Each Friday evening the Great Stair Hall becomes a lively cabaret, with table service, cocktails, elegant caf-style appetizers, and desserts. This season Art After 5 is proud to present ...

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51st Annual Performing Arts Presenters Conference Set for January 11-15 2008 in New York

Source: All About Jazz
January 8, 2008

January 11-15, 2008 the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Arts Presenters) will gather over 4,000 performing arts professionals from around the world for its 51st Annual Members Conference - the only event of its kind on the globe. This year's Conference, “Presenting America: New Ground" will be held at the Hilton New York in New York City. If you cover the arts, this is the news gathering event for you! Develop new performing arts contacts, see emerging artist works, and ...

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