Jazz News

Frank Kimbrough Solo at Rubin Museum of Art, NYC on November 9

Source: Palmetto Records
November 6, 2007

Frank Kimbrough - solo piano Friday, November 9 at 7 pm Rubin Museum of Art - 150 W. 17th St. (at 7th Ave.), NYC

Celebrating the release of Air, on Palmetto Records, featuring original compositions and tunes by Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Paul Motian.

Tickets are $20, and are available in person or by telephone at the RMA Box Office (tel. 212 - 620 - 5000, ext. 344). Hours are M-F 11am - 5 pm. ...

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This Week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2007

Learn Jazz Piano on the Internet Rootless Voicings with Added Tension Minor ii-V-is Part 3 Continue your study of this standard voicing technique to include inversion 1 of the minor ii-V-i progression. Watch this lesson to learn how to build these voicings using good voice-leading and effective use of tension. Bonus: fully notated transcriptions of the video intro and outro are included for you to play. Watch Watch high-quality streaming video lessons on topics that matter ...

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Saxophonist Azar Lawrence Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2007

One of the brightest young stars of the late seventies, saxophonist Azar Lawrence found regular employment with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis and McCoy Tyner, to name a rarified few. After burning his way through three solo albums, his name dropped from the jazz annals until his recent reemergence in Leimert Park, Los Angeles.

AAJ contributor Rex Butters spoke with Lawrence about his past work, current projects and where he's heading.

Check out Azar Lawrence: Rising Like Atlantis at AAJ today! ...

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AAJ Sets Web Site Record for Monthly Traffic and Page Impressions: 1,483,819 and 7,395,693.

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2007

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Magna Carta Download Week at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2007

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"My Name is Albert Ayler" at Anthology Film Archives

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2007

U.S. THEATRICAL PREMIERE RUN! MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER Directed by Kasper Collin November 8 - 14

“One of the most starkly beautiful and moving documentaries ever made about a jazz musician." --Jazz Times (USA)

MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER (Sweden, 2005, 79 min) Anthology is pleased to present MY NAME IS ALBERT AYLER, a new documentary about the prophetic free jazz saxophonist Ayler, who today is seen as one of the ...

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This Week at the Jazz Museum Nov. 6-10, 2007

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 5, 2007

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Ed Cherry Jazz Clinic and Concert Series @ Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:00 - 6:00 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
November 5, 2007

Jazz Clinic and Concert Series @ Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:00 - 6:00 PM Jazz Guitarist Ed Cherry will lead a jazz seminar as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series. The series features musicians and music professionals with extraordinary links to jazz history in addition to being outstanding in their own right. The clinics are free and open to the general public. They take place on various Tuesdays, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM, ...

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