Jazz News

Tony Adamo Reviewed by Amazon.CO.UK

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2007

Jazz vocalist Tony Adamo has taken a sideways step with his latest CD, moving into a world of late night New Orleans style funk, rhythm and Blues, despite its origins in the plastic world of Hollywood, California. The first thing that leaps out you is the voice. Imagine, if you can, Lou Rawls fronting Tower of Power, and you'll have an idea of where the music offered up here is coming from. And it's a mighty fine place to be, ...

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Root Doctor to Rock the Cadillac This Saturday

Source: Just Roots PR
November 21, 2007

Root Doctor! Celebrates Release of new CD, Change Our Ways!

The Cadillac Club in Lansing presents the musical event of the year on Friday, November 23rd. The internationally renowned and locally adored Soul, Blues, and R&B group Root Doctor will celebrate the release of its brand new CD, Change Our Wayswith an official CD release blow-out party in the DeVille Room at the Cadillac Club!

Root Doctor will be be joined on stage by the THE MOTOR CITY HORNS. Since ...

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Who is the Very Best Blues Band in the Motor City?

Source: Just Roots PR
November 21, 2007

Nine Acts Ready To Do Battle In The Detroit Blues Challenge Finals “Big Dance"

All nine of the preliminary rounds are now complete for the 2007 Detroit Blues Challenge and the nine finalists are prepared to do battle this coming Sunday, November 25, 2007. The nine preliminary rounds make the Detroit Blues Challenge the largest regional competition of it type in the world. The Detroit Blues Society is proud to sponsor and host these prestigious competitions each and every year. ...

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Wallace Roney @ The Philadelphia Museum of Art on November 23, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2007

Wallace Roney brings his quintet to the Philadelphia Museum of Art on November 23, 2007.

WALLACE RONEY QUINTET Wallace Roney - trumpet Antoine Roney - sax Eric Allen - drums Aruan Ortiz - piano Rashaan Carter - bass

Friday November 23, 2007 Sets @ 5:45 & 7:15 Philadelphia Museum of Art 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA Info: ...

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Philadelphia Tenor Saxophonist Larry McKenna Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 21, 2007

Larry McKenna is a master tenor saxophone player. He has resided in Philadelphia all his life, and so is best known in that city, although he has been on the road a number of times, in particular with the Woody Herman band, and musical insiders everywhere know his work. His CDs as a leader include My Shining Hour (EPE, 1996), It Might As Well Be Spring (Dreambox Media, 2001), and 4 Brothers 7 (Jazzed, 2007), the latter with Frank Tiberi ...

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AAJ Launches Editorial Calendar - Find Out What's Coming Soon

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2007

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Bill Lowe and the Ensemble of Signifyin' Natives Thursday, November 29th 8PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 20, 2007

Columbia University Center for Jazz Studies Presents:

The Louis Armstrong Professorship Concert Bill Lowe and the Ensemble of Signifyin' Natives Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:00 pm Philosophy Hall, Room 301 Columbia University Morningside Campus 116th Street & Amsterdam Avenue Free and open to the public

Bill Lowe and the Ensemble of Signifying' Natives present an evening of music which improvises on musical themes old and new. Lowe, this semester's Louis Armstrong Visiting Professor at Columbia, will lead the seven musicians ...

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Terry Plumeri's Re-Issues "He Who Lives in Many Places" Featuring Herbie Hancock and John Abercrombie

Source: All About Jazz
November 20, 2007

Terry Plumeri's He Who Lives In Many Places, featuring Herbie Hancock and John Abercrombie, has just received it's re-release in the CD format by GMMC Records. Selected by Billboard Magazine to appear on their Hit Album Picks page at the time of it's original release, He Who Lives In Many Places was an influential recording of it's day. Still showing it's influence in it's ability to stand the test of time and sounding as fresh as if it were recorded ...

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