Jazz News

Petros Sakelliou and the BandA ecLectics at Kodak Theater

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

The BandA ecLectics and Petros Sakelliou are proud to announce that Petros and his composition “Swingalong" composed for the group, has been notified winner of the prestigious 2007 Thelonious Monk Jazz Institute Composition competition and Prize sponsored by the BMI foundation. The composer and pianist is currently making travelling and rehearsal arrangments with his group and the Institute, to fly to Los Angeles and perform as part of the event hosted my the Monk Institute at the KODAK THEATRE in ...

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Planning for the Roots Music Association's Underway

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

Event To Be Held In San Antonio, Texas June 26-29, 2008

“Help A Child And Support The Music"

Wimberley, Texas - Planning for the Roots Music Association's inaugural Convention, Radio Seminar and Music Festival is now underway which will take place June 26-29, 2008 in San Antonio in the middle of the beautiful Hill Country of Texas.

RMA is the fastest growing international music association that actively promotes, supports and celebrates roots music. The RMA is committed to providing an ...

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Cherry Lee Mewis Debut CD 'Little Girl Blue' a Salute to Traditional Blues, Great Blues Performers

Source: All About Jazz
October 7, 2007

Colwyn Bay, UK - She's a 5 Foot nothing-22-year-old-white girl fomr North Wales who get her kicks out of scratchy old vinyl, roaring throaty vocals and battered old guitars.

Cherry Lee Mawis is the real deal. She's added her own fresh perspective to blues'n'roots music with her album Little Girl Blue, a mixture of 'forgotten', obscure blues tracks, adding a raw, unplugged feel teaming up with multi-faceted guitarist Max Milligan and producer and former Argent singer, John Verity.

Both Max ...

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Staple Singers' 1962 Christmas Album Reissued on Riverside Through Concord Music Group

Source: conqueroo
October 6, 2007

Long lost album featuring traditional spirituals--recorded a decade before their breakthrough on Stax--found Mavis Staples in excellent voice

LOS ANGELES, CA. - The Staple Singers were best known for their '70s Stax hits like “Respect Yourself," “I'll Take You There" and “If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)," but in fact the Chicago quartet's recording career dates back to the '50s on the Vee-Jay and Riverside labels. Their fifth effort was a Christmas album titled The 25th Day of December, ...

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Too Slim and the Taildraggers Bring the Blues to Mid-Michigan

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2007

Bay City, MI -- Too Slim and The Taildraggers will be the concert headliner at Indian Barry's located at 505 E. Midland St. Bay City, MI 48706. Opening for Too Slim and the Taildraggers will be special guests: Scott Baker and the Universal Expressions, Quinn Keon and starting the show at 7:30 pm will be The Thunderchickens.

Currently, Seattle WA's Too Slim and the Taildraggers are #9 on the Billboard charts for their top selling Blues album The Fortune Teller. ...

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Free Jazz Day: 12-Hour Show on Taran's Free Jazz Hour

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2007

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Russ Lorenson Brings Tony Bennett's Best to the Wilson Center

Source: RL Productions
October 6, 2007

Russ Lorenson brings his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, to The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53045, for one show only, Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 1:00pm. The best is yet to come as singer and recording artist Russ Lorenson honors an American music icon in his show, Benedetto/Blessed: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Tony Bennett. Lorenson's tribute to the man ...

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Saxophonist James Spaulding Takes over Reins for Trumpeter Charles Tolliver in Reggie Workman's Sculptured Sound Presents @ Twins DC, Fri. Oct. 5 & Sat., Oct. 6

Source: The Cinarae Group
October 6, 2007

Master Saxophonist James Spaulding will take over the reins for Charles Tolliver this weekend at Twins DC!

James Spaulding, has established his reputation as a masterful soloist for ensemble performances, and for many years was among the busier sidemen for Blue Note Records. An exceptional saxophonist and flutist, he is one of the many fine artists to come out the Indianapolis area. Spaulding has performed with such jazz notables as the Sun Ra Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Max Roach ...

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