Jazz News

New Jazz Interview Podcast: The Jazz Session

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2007

All About Jazz contributor and longtime broadcaster/podcaster Jason Crane launched a new jazz interview podcast this week. The Jazz Session (thejazzsession.com) features conversations with musicians, writers, broadcasters, podcasters and more, taking listeners behind the scenes and into the lives of the people who play and love jazz.

Show #1 features tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart. Stewart has been in New York for the past 16 years, since moving there from his native Toronto. He's played with quite a roster of jazz ...

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Mychelle Colleary Trio at Mannahatta Tuesday, Tonight, 2/27

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2007

MYCHELLE COLLEARY - ELAIS BAILEY - NICK RUSSO

MANNAHATTA LOUNGE 316 Bowery @ Bleecker, New York City 212.253.8644

NO COVER, 1 drink minimum per set

Come and enjoy some of Mychelle's quirky arrangements, genre-bending contemporary jazz as straight as she can make it ... very, and not so very. This is a great space, with Tuesday music produced by Meredith Blis. Mychelle has the great good fortune to again make music with the fabulous ...

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Former Ray Charles Guitarist Kenny Carr at Twinz Jazz March 30-31 in DC

Source: Kari-On Productions
February 27, 2007

Kenny Carr Appearing At: Twins Jazz

Guitarist/composer Kenny Carr, a New York and Washington DC artist, commutes back and forth between his two homes creating music along the way. With over 10 years as an official member of the Ray Charles group, Carr is a first-call guitarist among his peers. His sophomore release Turn the Page, featured on TAS LLC and distributed by City Hall Records features Carr (g), Tom Baldwin (b), Frank Russo (d), Grammy ...

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John Ellis @ Philadelphia's Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia on March 2, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2007

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Stax Records Revue Hosted by Isaac Hayes at Famed Antone's in Austin to be Highlight of SXSW 2007 March 15 in Austin, Texas

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2007

Booker T & the MGs, William Bell, Eddie Floyd and surprise guests will join together for 90- minute SXSW set hosted by Isaac Hayes to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Stax Records

AUSTIN, Texas -- The 50th anniversary of Stax Records along with the label's re- activation-in-full will be celebrated at the South by Southwest (SXSW) music conference with a live reunion of some of Stax's biggest stars. Booker T & the MGs (featuring Steve Cropper and Duck Dunn), William ...

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All About Jazz Musician Page Editors Wanted!

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2007

All About Jazz is looking for volunteer editors to create and maintain pages at musicians.allaboutjazz.com. To become a page editor, create a member account. Once registered, go to the page you want to edit (search here) and click the “Claim Page" button—we'll then assign you to the pagre. To create a new page from scratch, click the “Create Page" link at the Musician Center. The page should look professional and complete (example). Enter as much information as you can find: ...

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Marko Djordjevic's Sveti Tonight in NYC, Feb 26 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2007

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Estonia Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month in April

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2007

Estonia has joined with the world-wide Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) tradition, which dedicates April to jazz music. “April - Jazzikuu" (April - Month of Jazz) unites a numerous selection of events all over Estonia that introduce jazz - competitions, concerts at schools, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, shows on national television and radio.

Jazzikuu culminates with the biggest and most influential jazz festival in the Baltic countries - Jazzkaar Festival.

Jazzkaar Friends Society, the organiser of Jazzkaar Festivals, brings this tradition to ...

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