Jazz News

Randy Napoleon Trio to Play Cefalo's Jazzclub

Source: Verbronics Enterprises
October 11, 2007

Internationally acclaimed jazz guitarist Randy Napoleon, who has been compared to Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass, will bring a trio to Carnegie PA later this month. Bassist Mike Karn and drummer Pete VanNostrand join Napoleon to perform originals and standards from his recent release, Between Friends, including These Foolish Things, the classic ballad popularized by Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, and a cheerful rendition of You're My Everything. “I feel it's important to go beyond the darker colors of the ...

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New Live CD by Vocalist Andy Bey Due for October 30 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
October 11, 2007

Since Andy Bey's return to recording in 1996, after an absence of more than two decades, he has emerged as a preeminent interpreter of the Great American Songbook and one of jazz's vocal masters. Ain't Necessarily So, scheduled for release on October 30 by 12th Street Records, is his newest CD, the fifth in the indispensable series of recordings he has created with producer Herb Jordan, and his first since 2004. The disc was recorded at Birdland in May 1997 ...

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Joe Locke's 2007 Double Nomination

Source: All About Jazz
October 11, 2007

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Blues Singer/Harmonicist Jason Ricci Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 11, 2007

Jason Ricci is pushing the boundaries of the blues harp. Rather than depending on the time-worn riffs of another artist, he explores the outer limits of his instrument by borrowing from influences not often associated with the blues. This may not sit well with some of the purists, but it has been forty years since Walter Marion Jacob's passing, so there's no telling where he may have taken the blues had he lived.

Says Ricci, “I listen to all kinds ...

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Smooth Jazz Saxophonist Randy Scott Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
October 11, 2007

Randy Scott is a consummate producer, composer and musician; he has performed and recorded with numerous luminaries including, Anita Baker, Patti Labelle and Randy Crawford.

He is a three-time winner of It's Showtime At The Apollo, Winner of The Hennesy Jazz Search and protg of his friend and mentor, the late Grover Washington, Jr. He is a dedicated teacher to middle school students and assists them on their musical journey and most importantly--he does everything from the heart. His career ...

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Bassist Robert Sabin Releases "Romero" on Ranula Music

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2007

This recording represents a year of watching and re-watching exclusively the films of George A. Romero.

Having been familiar with most of his work from an early age (a local video store let me rent Creepshow when I was 9), I became re-obsessed with Romero's work in 2005 when I discovered the director's commentary track to Day of the Dead. The insights provided by Mr. Romero and Mr. Savini illuminated central characteristics of Mr. Romero's work; the appetite necessary when ...

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The Karl Denson Trio CO-Headline Tour with Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk

Source: Allegro Media
October 10, 2007

The Karl Denson Trio (KD3) And Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk Co-Headline Shows Spanning From Louisiana And Atlanta To Asheville And Ft. Lauderdale October & November 2007 KD3 Continue Their Nation-Wide Jaunt In Support Of Their Critically Acclaimed Instrumental Jazz Album Entitled, 'Lunar Orbit' NEW YORK, NY: Saxophone groove merchant , Karl Denson, has just wrapped up the recording of “LUNAR ORBIT", his newest endeavor, featuring THE KARL DENSON TRIO (KD3). KD3 is a stripped-down unit of keyboard, drums and sax that ...

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Dig Some Witchcraft on Freedom Jazz Dance

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2007

5-7 PM this Sunday from 5-7 PM on 90.1 FM WDCE Listen via streamcast at http://www.student.richmond.edu/~wdce/ 804-289-UR90 Studio Get your fall fix for jazz on Freedom Jazz Dance, modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond, this Sunday on 90.1 FM WDCE http://www.student.richmond.edu/~wdce/, live from the beautiful campus of the University of Richmond. Nope, the spellbinding FJD Halloween show isn't here yet. But this week I will be spinning a bewitching record from pianist Jeremy Manasia entitled Witchcraft. Hear that, ...

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