Jazz News

Musical Tribute Honoring Detroit Bassist Hubie J. Crawford, Jr.

Source: JazzStage Productions
November 23, 2007

DETROIT - A FREE Music concert honoring and celebrating the life of Hubie J. Crawford, Jr. who passed away October 30th. Hubie played electric and upright bass, and harmonica and was one of the finest musicians in the area. Also an exceptional human being, Hubie was loved by everyone who came in contact with him. Please help promote this FREE music concert to pay tribute to this great musician. MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO HUBIE CRAWFORD SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 ...

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Great Basin Jazz Camp Signs Gilbert Castellanos as CO-Artist in Residence for Jazz Camp 2008

Source: All About Jazz
November 23, 2007

The Great Basin Jazz Camp has announced the signing of famed trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos as Co-Artist in Residence for the 2008 Camp, being held from July 14th through July 18th, 2008. The other Co-Artist is returning guitarist Bruce Forman.

In addition, the 2008 Jazz Camp will relocate to the campus of Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, just east of Boise, Idaho. The University will also serve as Co-Sponsor of the 2nd Annual Great Basin Jazz Camp.

Gilbert Castellanos is ...

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Cyrus Chestnut Trio Plays Elvis (Fri-Sun) at the Iridium Jazz Club

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 23, 2007

IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:30 & 10:30PM Les Paul Sets Remain at 8:00 & 10:00PM Effective immediately, minimums are $10/person/set for all show except Les Paul - $15 mins. Nov. 23-25 CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO PLAYS ELVIS For a mainstream, hard-bop jazz pianist, especially a traditionalist like Cyrus Chestnut, an album of songs made famous ...

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Dan Dechellis Trio and the Paul Thiessen Band at Puck in Doylestown Pa on November 29, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 23, 2007

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Tony Scherr "Twist in the Wind" out on March 17, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2007

"One of the best guitar players I've ever seen." -Norah Jones

“Tony is one of the most original and soulful musicians I know. I love his slide playing, his voice, his songs...and this new album." -Bonnie Raitt

“Of all the marvelous musical roles Tony plays, I like it when he sings and plays his own songs best. He is a soulful guitarist and honest singer who writes as naturally and casually as he speaks." ...

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Sergio Cassiano Has Taken On a Project of Hope and Artistry

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2007

An integral member of the Olinda and Recife cultural community for several years, Sergio has taken part in an extraordinarily wide range of projects. He has no decided to share his time between his music performances and as Percussionist Coordinator for a project call “Escola Alberta" (Open School).

The “Open School" project is a comprehensive program which seeks to expose troubled youths to the arts, sports and other workshops thus decreasing the sense of hopelessness and despair in their lives. ...

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Debut CD by the James Davis Quintet - "Angles of Refraction" - Now Available

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2007

Angles of Refraction, the debut album of the James Davis Quintet, is now available on ears&eyes Records. This album features nine original compositions by James Davis, who has also composed for the collaborative group Zing!, and the adventurous Tomorrow Music Orchestra. The quintet is grounded in the language of Jazz from the last 30 or so years, and incorporates sounds bordering on pop/rock and even drum 'n bass rhythms. Throughout these stylistic tangents, however, a common thread of patience and ...

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US Jazz Great Sonny Rollins Continues to Wow Audiences in Europe

Source: All About Jazz
November 22, 2007

BRUSSELS, Belgium - He did jail time on Rikers Island, played the requisite dances with record labels and pioneered the bass-drum saxophone accompaniment known as strolling. The images of him blowing his tenor saxophone on the lower level of New York's Williamsburg bridge are an indispensable part of jazz culture. Sonny Rollins has been rocking the tenor sax since 1946 and he has no intention of giving it up now. “I'm raring to go because I'm a very serious musician," ...

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