Jazz News

Michael Wolff to Perform with Nancy Wilson at Carnegie Hall on June 29th; New Wolff Trio CD out July 3rd

Source: Seth Cohen PR
June 11, 2007

Wilson's 70th Birthday All-Star Tribute Concert Confirmed for June 29th as Part of JVC Jazz Festival

Acclaimed jazz pianist Michael Wolff has been invited to perform with the legendary Nancy Wilson at her 'Swingin' 70th Birthday Party' at Carnegie Hall on June 29th. Wolff's Carnegie Hall appearance reunites him with Wilson, for whom he was Musical Director and Arranger for many years.

The must-see event (part of the JVC Jazz Festival New York,) will be an All-Star Tribute Concert featuring ...

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Peter Van Huffel Quintet Celebrates the Release of "Silvester Battlefield" in Toronto and Montreal!

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

The Peter Van Huffel Quintet will be releasing their first CD for the renowned jazz label, Fresh Sound / New Talent in Canada this week. This New York based ensemble has spent the past three years performing around NYC and abroad, and has built a sound as an ensemble that is constantly exiting and unpredictable. The group has one past recording available, a live EP from a concert in NYC in 2005, however this new FSNT release entitled “Silvester Battlefield" ...

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Joe Giardullo's Triangle Circle Square June 13th at Cornelia Street Cafe NYC

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

Woodstock area soprano saxophonist JOE GIARDULLO debuts TRIANGLE CIRCLE SQUARE, music for string quartet, percussion, bass and soprano saxophone, at NY's Cornelia Street Cafe on Wednesday June 13th, at 8:30 and 10 pm. With drummer Todd Capp, bassist Shayna Dulberger, and the SNOW QUARTET ( Michael Snow, Gwen Laster- violins; Larry Packer-viola, Martha Colby- cello), Joe will present works from his G2 series of compositions. Paris label Rogue Art Records, which releases music from Roscoe Mitchell and Rob Brown, will ...

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Isaac Kaplan Jazz Quartet Encore Performance, Cotton Club West Sat., 6.16

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

Jazz Trombonist Isaac Kaplan Kicks Off Impressive Summer Schedule, And Will Play An Encore Performance At Cotton Club West, 730 E. Broadway, Long Beach, Ca, Saturday, June 16, 2007, Before His Upcoming Departure For New York And Europe. Release Date: 5/25/07 Isaac Kaplan, 17 years young Trombonist, is already on the fast track to becoming a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame. His schedule this summer is impressive, and will be memorable and heartening for his fellow jazz musicians ...

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The Vault VIP Welcomes Vibraphonist Alex Burke

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

The Vault VIP, located inside the OC Pavilion, is pleased to welcome Alex Burke on June 15 starting at 8 PM. Once a basement vault for a large bank, The Vault VIP has been transformed into a plush lounge with hightop tables, leather sofas, intricate art pieces and romantic lighting. Alex Burke's mastery of the vibraphone has featured him at popular jazz venues around Southern California. He has performed with jazz greats Chuck Hedges, Joe LaBarbra, Luther Hughes, Mark Massey, ...

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'ASR Records Artist, Chris Burnett Co-Featured on Cover of Jazz Ambassador Magazine

Source: Paul Collins Artist Management International
June 11, 2007

The June/July 2007 edition of Jazz Ambassador Magazine (JAM) contains a feature article about 'ASR Records Artist, Chris Burnett. Jazz Ambassador Magazine is undertaking a series of feature articles about Kansas City based saxophone artists of note. “It hit me like a meteor while the last JAM went to press that the ranks of classy saxophonists in the area is huge. Some, like Bobby Watson, the recently departed Kim Park, Gerald Dunn , Mark Southerland, and Ahmad Alaadeen have received ...

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Pianist Luis Perdomo Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

How do you get from Caracas, Venezuela to Carnegie Hall? Well, first you come to the States on vacation, win a full scholarship to a conservatory, study with legends like Roland Hanna, then ... well, you get the idea.

That's the journey undertaken by pianist and composer Luis Perdomo. It's a trip that has taken him from Latin powerhouses like Timbalaye and Ray Barretto's band to more mainstream jazz groups led by folks like Ravi Coltrane and Brian Lynch. Perdomo ...

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Rochester International Jazz Festival Day 3

Source: All About Jazz
June 11, 2007

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