Jazz News

Pat Metheny/Brad Mehldau Carnegie Hall Concert E-Card

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2007

Two of the world's most lauded musicians, guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Brad Mehldau, who recently teamed up to record what has been regarded as a landmark collaboration, simply titled Metheny / Mehldau, are now embarking on what is sure to be one of the most anticipated tours of 2007. Drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier, who performed on the record, will be joining Pat and Brad on the road as well. The music will come from the first ...

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Bassist Eldee Young Passes Away

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2007

Bassist Eldee Young, best known for his ten year stint in the '50s and '60s with the (pianist) Ramsey Lewis Trio, died of a heart attack on February 12, 2007, in Bangkok.

Last May I found myself in Saigon, and was both surprised and delighted to learn that the Eldee Young trio was playing in town. The gig was in the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel, a far cry perhaps from Carnegie Hall, and the Montreux or Newport Jazz Festivals, ...

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Issue 10 of Point of Departure Launches March 1st

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 2, 2007

A 2006 Jazz Journalist Association Jazz Award Nominee for Best Website Concentrating on Jazz.

Issue 10 of Point of Departure launches March 1st

Issue 10 features excerpts from recent books on jazz and improvised music: Mike Heffley's Northern Sun/Southern Moon: Europe's Reinvention of Jazz (Yale University Press; New Haven and London); David Lee's The Battle of the Five Spot: Ornette Coleman and the New York Jazz Field (The Mercury Press; Toronto); and an interview with pianist Marilyn Crispell included in ...

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Ayana Lowe Uptempo Jazz and R&B Sat. March 3 at 55 Bar

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 2, 2007

AYANA LOWE JAZZ COMBO

“Life in the Fast Lane": Uptempo Jazz and R&B

with Patrizia Scascitelli, piano; Bob Bowen, bass; Noah Axe, drums

at 55 BAR 55 Christopher Street, NYC (take 1 -9 train to Christopher Street) 212 929-9883 http://www.55bar.com/

Saturday, March 3rd 6 - 9 P.M. (2 sets 6 & 7:45)

NO COVER! 2 drink min.

“Ayana Lowe, fairly a newcomer to the jazz vocal scene, already sings with the confidence ...

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Natalie Carter Performs in" Five by Tenn"

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2007

TURTLE SHELL PRODUCTIONS 300 W. 43RD Street New York, NY 10036 Preview: March 8, 2007 at 8pm Tickets: $18 available from SmartTix Opening: March, 9, 2007 at 8PM Dates: March 8 - March 25, 2007 212-868-4444 Mon & Wed-Sat at 8PM; Sun at 3PM Venue: The Turtle's Shell Theater (in the Times Square Arts Center) 300 W. 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036 FIVE RARELY SEEN ...

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Bill Mays Trio, Live at Wvi Just Out, the DVD

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
March 1, 2007

Just out, the DVD: “Bill Mays Trio, Live at WVIA" Filmed before an in-studio television audience last year, the DVD features Bill Mays' long-standing trio with bassist Martin Wind and drummer Matt Wilson. Three roaming cameras provide beautiful coverage of the trio at work: Martin's virtuoso pizzicato and arco work, Matt's wide, unusual array of drum and percussion toys, Bill inside the piano with strings strummed, plucked and muted (for you purists, he also use the ivories!). This is serious ...

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The 1st Montreal Guitar Show: A Superb Showcase for Guitars!

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 1, 2007

The Festival International de Jazz de Montral and the MMMIS support artisan luthiers.

Montreal--All true aficionados of acoustic, classical, archtop and manouche guitars will be treated to the ultimate temptation this summer with the 1st Montreal Guitar Show, an event devoted to instruments crafted by that exceptional breed of artisans known as luthiers. From July 6 to 8, as part of the Montreal Musician and Musical Instrument Show (MMMIS) and the Festival International de Jazz de Montral, Montreal will host ...

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Firehouse 12 Records NYC Launch Concerts at Jazz Gallery April 26-27

Source: Improvised Communications
March 1, 2007

Firehouse 12 Records will celebrate its April launch with a two-night concert event at New York's Jazz Gallery on April 26th and 27th. The first night will feature the Tyshawn Sorey Quartet performing new music in anticipation of recording its forthcoming CD for the label the following week. On the second night, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet will celebrate its debut release, The Middle Picture (FH12-04-01-002), one of the label's two inaugural releases coming April 3rd. Each night will feature ...

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