Jazz News

Giuseppe Grifeo: Chicago Jazz Concerts - Elements of Peace

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Giuseppe Grifeo (Italian Jazz Pianist) has two upcoming concerts in Chicago on March 21st (Chicago Cultural Center) and on March 23rd (Elastic Arts Foundation). Our intention is that these concerts can add to a bridge of understanding between Middle Eastern and Western cultures. I have attached a news release detailing the concerts and his musical styles.

I would greatly appreciate if you could consider listing and/or reviewing the performances for your radio shows/web page so that the Chicago Public can ...

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Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet at Boston Center for the Arts April 12th

Source: Improvised Communications
March 6, 2007

Thursday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m. Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Hammond Residential GMAC Real Estate Performing Arts Series Boston Center for the Arts 527 Tremont Street in Boston, MA MBTA: Back Bay (Orange), Copley (Green), and Bus #43 Admission is free For guaranteed seating, please call (617) 587-4622

Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Matt Bauder, tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet; Jessica Pavone, viola and ...

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Tarik Shah Update (Corey Kilgannon Article, NY Times, 3/6/07)

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Jazz Pianist's Muse: His Jailed Brother By Corey Kilgannon Published: March 6, 2007 Growing up in the Bronx, Antoine Dowdell and his younger brother, Tarik, were jazz lovers who spent their allowance on Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderley records, to the approval of their jazz-buff parents. Tarik took up the upright bass at 12 and by adulthood was playing with the likes of Betty Carter, Ahmad Jamal, Abbey Lincoln and Art Taylor. He also became a Muslim, changing ...

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West Coast Violinist John Ettinger Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Although violinist John Ettinger's been a presence in the San Francisco Bay Area music scene since he moved to the region from Arizona in 1992, he was by no means a household name even on the West Coast and was virtually unknown elsewhere. That state of relative obscurity made his recorded debut as a bandleader, August Rain (Ettinger Music, 2003) a wonderful surprise. Simply put, the album was great---who was this guy? August Rain's compositions--all but one Ettinger's own pieces--had ...

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Gene Ess "Sandbox & Sanctum" at Blue Note, March 11, 2007

Source: Kari-On Productions
March 6, 2007

A rare combination of facility and emotion drives Sandbox and Sanctum with energy and unrelenting genius of composition. Guiatarist Gene Ess has put together a fascinating Quartet featuring Grammy nominated, Donny McCaslin (sax), Gene Jackson (drums), and Harvie S (bass). Ess's out of the box, hard driving, modern guitar lines create a release filled with depth and angular colors. Sandbox and Sanctum is a release for the hard-core listener that expects superior musicianship and cerebral interaction. Ess has caught the ...

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Piramuz Performing at the Dering Arms in Pluckley, Kent, March 10

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Will Minting (Keyboards, Vocals), Alistair Redler (Bass), Alex Schatunowski (Guitar) & John Roberts (Drums) will be performing at The Dering Arms, Pluckley, Kent on Saturday 10 March 2007. Reputedly England's most haunted village, PIRAMUZ return to Pluckley to exorcise demons from their previous performances. Nobody who attended PIRAMUZ debut gig will forget the Spinal Tap-esque stage show, when a music stand mysteriously wobbled, causing music scores to disperse like confetti. Alex Schatunowski said “The beer is always good at The ...

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The Harlem Renaissance Orchestra Featured at Night of Stars Scholarship Concert Friday, March 9th 7:30PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 6, 2007

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Ted Trimble Trio Live at the Waterstone Grill Sat March 10th

Source: All About Jazz
March 6, 2007

Ted Trimble Trio Live at the Waterstone Grill Saturday March 10th

Featuring John Hart, guitar, and Steve Williams on drums.

This is the start of a series of Saturday afternoon gigs. Go to the website below for further details. It starts at either 1:00 or 2:00 PM depending on the brunch crowd. And check out www.waterstonegrill.com for directions and prices for food and drink. It's on Pearl Street Downtown. Support jazz and culture Downtown.

Come out for a swinging time! ...

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