Jazz News

Arlen Roth Joins with Levon Helm on "Toolin' Around Woodstock" Album, out February 5

Source: conqueroo
October 22, 2007

Guests Sonny Landreth, Bill Kirchen, Amy Helm and Lexie Roth add their touches to album that recaptures the spirit of Woodstock's golden age.

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. -- Arlen Roth's name is uttered in the hushed, reverent tones reserved for the true greats. Vintage Guitar magazine cited him as one of the “Top 100 Influential Guitarists of the Century." But outside this clued-in sector, Roth has remained under the radar throughout the majority of his 35-year career. The new album, Toolin' Around ...

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Dom Minasi and Friends Demonstrate "The Art of Takin' It Out" at the Jazz Improv Convention

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
October 22, 2007

On Saturday, October 27th at 1pm at the Jazz Improv Convention, Murray Hill Suite, 4th Floor, New Yorker Hotel, 481 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10001. Phone: (212) 971-0101

Dom Minasi, Ken Filiano and Jackson Krall will demonstrate, perform and discuss how to incorporate, within the jazz repertoire, 21st century techniques. Using the arrangement of “Satin Doll" (from Takin' The Duke Out), they will demonstrate and discuss some of the ways to incorporate free-form improvisation, motifs and arranging for standards. ...

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Aziza Mustafa Zadeh - Baku Jazz Festival 2007

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

By Turan Mamedaliyeva The second day of the Festival gave the Baku audience the long-awaited surprise. Various Bakunians gathered at 21.00 at Opera and Ballet Theatre. Filled parterre and overloaded amphitheatre. Applauses - calls. Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, our dear Aziza, did not keep the audience waiting for a long time. After presenter R. Azeri's warm greetings and after his acknowledgments (I am nervous, can not believe that this moment has come) there was a pause - the pause of waiting ...

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Victoria Rummler Dazzles at the Bab-Ilo

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

By Mitch Slodowitz This evening Victoria Rummler of Pitch Puppy Productions gave a dazzling, intimate performance to a select crowd at the legendary Bab-ilo in Paris' famed 18th district. Introducing some select songs from her forthcoming second solo album, “Round Trip," Victoria set the stage for her upcoming follow-up CD with a beautiful array of songs that capped a memorable week in Paris. The mood of the evening was charged with creative energy and musical virtuosity, topped off with a ...

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Electric Violinist Ken Ford Headlines Creativecause Event

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

B So Chic! hosts its 2nd Annual “CreativeCause: The Designer & Artist Event" on Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 5-11pm at Lambert Place, located at 800 Lambert Drive in Buckhead. Emceed by Atlanta & Company and Star 94's Tom Sullivan, the exclusive event will showcase emerging and well-established artists, designers and musicians for a high-energy evening. Live Musical Performances- Atlanta native and critically acclaimed electric violinist Ken Ford, Latin soul singer Bren Herrera and a soulful pop performance by Nashville ...

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This Week on JazzPianoOnline.com

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

Upper Structure Triads Upper structure triads have been an enduring feature of jazz since the early Bebop era. This chord voicing technique can be heard in big bands and solo piano alike and produces a rich bitonal effect that can be used for comping, harmonizing melodies and improvising melodic lines. Watch as all possible upper structure triads are derived from their component tensions, only a few are selected for use and then see how they are employed in the the ...

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Cape May Jazz Festival -- November 9-11, 2007 -- "Favorites Return"

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

CAPE MAY, NJ - The 28th Cape May Jazz Festival, “Favorite Return," fills Cape May with jazz Nov. 9-11, 2007. Presented by Bank of America, the Cape May Jazz Festival showcases twenty-five jazz events and hundreds of musicians, Friday night through Sunday afternoon at venues throughout Historic Cape May, NJ. The Duke Ellington Orchestra and Pieces of a Dream head the festival, which will also feature Freddy Cole, Houston Person, Ernie Andrews, T.S. Monk and Papa and Joey DeFrancesco, and ...

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Drummer Jerry Granelli Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 22, 2007

It's easy to mention drummer Jerry Granelli's accomplishments, but hard to really make clear his importance, or the way he's continuously, over forty years, been at the forefront of most of the innovations and new movements in jazz music.

From working with Vince Guaraldi and Denny Zeitlin in the San Francisco area in the 1960s to his own broad-reaching discography with groups including UFB and V16 (not to mention his outstanding Sandhills Reunion Project), Granelli has followed his muse from ...

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