Jazz News

Torben Waldorff Quartet on Tour in Scandinavia

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 15, 2007

Torben Waldorff's current Canadian, Swedish, American, Danish quartet tours Denmark, Norway and Sweden this coming week. Featured musicians are Joel Miller-saxophones; Mattias Welin-bass; Jon Wikan-drums and Torben Waldorff-guitar. The group will hit Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Gothenburg with original music by Torben and Joel. Torben Waldorff's CD Brilliance, live at 55 Bar NYC at ArtistShare has received broad international critical acclaim over the last year and new things are in the works. Joel Miller recently launched his new ArtistShare project ...

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News from Premonition Records, Greenleaf Music and MsicStem.com

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
October 15, 2007

Premonition Records Announces Three New Releases (Available Now) Patricia Barber - The Premonition Years 1994-2002 Patricia Barber, The Premonition Years: 1994-2002, spans Barber's 8- year association with the Chicago based Premonition Records. These years defined Barber's career in many ways gaining her the exposure and critical acclaim that solidified her place as one of the most in demand and exciting female jazz vocalists working in jazz. This expansive boxed set -- her first retrospective--fully captures Barber's unique mlange of modern ...

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Finding a New Audience for Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2007

Adrian Ellis, who for over a decade has been a sought-after consultant to cultural institutions from New York City Opera to the British Museum, has a new mission these days: building the audience for jazz. As the new executive director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, which opens its season on Friday, Mr. Ellis is taking the reins of the organization at a uniquely important moment in its development. JaLC has just completed a period of enormous growth, with its budget ...

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World Culture Music Presents Julie Hardy at the Jazz Standard on October 16

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 15, 2007

"On her new album, “The Wish" (World Culture Music), Ms. Hardy burnishes her growing reputation as a musically astute and thoughtfully modern jazz singer." --Nate Chinen, The New York Times “Hardy lives, like [Kurt] Elling and [Bobby] McFerrin, in a musical world of her own, and it is a marvelously dynamic place." --Christopher Loudon, JazzTimes Kendrick Scott's World Culture Music Proudly Presents Vocalist/Composer JULIE HARDY Live at The Jazz Standard CD RELEASE Celebration for “The Wish" ...

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James Blackshaw Catalogue Released Digitally

Source: Big Hassle
October 15, 2007

Tompkins Square Label has released three catalog albums by 25 year old experimental 12-string guitarist and composer James Blackshaw, from the UK. The albums, “Sunshrine". “Celeste" and “Lost Prayers & Motionless Dances" have previously only been available as tiny private press editions. All are available via itunes, eMusic and all digital platforms.

AllAboutJazz.com says of Blackshaw's most recent album, The Cloud of Unknowing, “Music of such shimmering, unalloyed, heavenly beauty as this doesn't come along very often. Maybe once or ...

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Allan Harris Pays Tribute to Nat "King" Cole with Long Live the King

Source: Impress Media - Jennifer Niederhoffer
October 15, 2007

New release and tour features New York-based vocalist celebrating the life and music of Nat “King" Cole

New York vocalist Allan Harris recently released his new CD, Long Live The King, a tribute to the late, great Nat “King" Cole recorded live at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The album has been released to a great response from media, radio, and fans alike. In fact, The Washington Post wrote: “Needless to say, any singer who shows even the slightest ...

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Donald Kindsey Band Debuts This Thursday, October 18 at River City Slims, Grnad Rapids, Michigan

Source: Just Roots PR
October 15, 2007

That's right, ya'll! Mark your calendars. We're taking it to the stage at River City Slims in downtown Grand Rapids next Thursday, October 18th @ 9pm.

Donald Kinsey - guitar/lead vocals Andy Ogrodzinski - guitar/vocals Jim Shaneberger - bass/vocals Tim Cowart - drums/vocals

If you're unfamiliar with Donald Kinsey, here's a little background info. Donald is from Gary, IN. He is the son of late blues legend Lester “Big Daddy" Kinsey. Donald got his ...

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Win Free Tickets to See Rosa Passos @ The Blue Note November 2-4

Source: Jonathan Kantor - Blue Note Jazz Club
October 15, 2007

Want to win free tickets to see Brazilian star Rosa Passos in her Blue Note debut? Click this link to enter and follow the instructions. Since its inception in 1981, The Blue Note has become one of the premier jazz clubs in the world and a cultural institution in New York City. The Blue Note Blog gives an in depth and behind the scenes look at our world class artists through interviews, concert reviews, sound check reports, pictures, and other ...

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