Jazz News

ASCAP & IAJE Commissioned Works Honoring Billy Strayhorn Premiered at 2007 IAJE Conference in New York City

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

New Works by Rufus Reid and Oscar Perez Premiered New York, NY - Two jazz works, commissioned by ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) in memory of Billy Strayhorn, were premiered on January 11, 2007 during the Opening General Session at the IAJE (International Association for Jazz Education) Conference held at the Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom in New York City. Rufus Reid, composer, bassist and music educator, was recognized in the Established Composer category for Hues Of A ...

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"My Favorite Things" with Russ Neff for the Week of 01/14/07

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

This week's music on My Favorite Things, the online jazz radio show produced & hosted by Russ Neff.  Confirmation - Dizzy Gillespie - Bird Songs Like Someone In Love - Paul Desmond Quartet - Like Someone In Love Sweet & Lovely - Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall Caravan - Duke Ellington Orchestra - The Great London Concerts Star Dust - Mel Torme - Fujitsu-Concord Jazz Festival My Foolish Heart - Gene Harris Trio - Live At Otter Crest ...

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Alice Coltrane, 69; Performer, Composer of Jazz and New Age Music; Spiritual Leader

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

Alice Coltrane, the jazz performer and composer who was inextricably linked with the adventurous musical improvisations of her late husband, legendary saxophonist John Coltrane, has died. She was 69. Coltrane died Friday at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in West Hills, according to an announcement from the family's publicist. She had been in frail health for some time and died of respiratory failure. Though known to many for her contributions to jazz and early New Age music, Coltrane, a ...

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Sax Great Michael Brecker Dies

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

The Cheltenham native and Grammy winner, 57, had been fighting disease. Michael Brecker, 57, the Grammy-winning saxophonist from Cheltenham who was one of the most highly regarded jazz players of his time and an in-demand session man who contributed to recordings by Bruce Springsteen and Parliament-Funkadelic, died yesterday in New York. In May 2005, Mr. Brecker learned he had myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood and bone-marrow disease formerly known as pre-leukemia. A worldwide search for a near-exact match needed for a ...

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Jazz World Mourns Michael Brecker and Alice Coltrane

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

By Paul Cashmere It has been a sad weekend for the jazz world with the death of two prominent musicians. Alice Coltrane and Michael Brecker both died this weekend. Born Alice McLeod in 1937, she met and married John Coltrane, credited as the creator of avant-garde music. Alice played with John's band until his death in 1967. Her instruments of choice were piano, harp and Wurlitzer organ. Alice's most recent albums were recorded for the Verve label. (more about Alice ...

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Tenor Saxophonist Michael Brecker Dies at Age 57 in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

NEW YORK -- Michael Brecker, a versatile and highly influential tenor saxophonist who won 11 Grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died Saturday at age 57. Brecker died in a hospital in New York City of leukemia, according to his longtime friend and manager, Darryl Pitt. In recent years, the saxophonist had struggled with myelodysplastic syndrome, a cancer in which the bone marrow stops producing enough healthy blood cells. The disease, known as MDS, often progresses ...

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Stevie Holland Appearing at the Metropolitan Room January 17th, 9:30 PM; January 18th, 19th & 20th, 8:00 PM

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
January 14, 2007

"You must have muscular chops to do what Stevie Holland attempts. You need a feel for jazz phrasing and, above all, you should be firmly rooted in theater. Holland has it all and succeeds beautifully..." Harvey Siders, Jazz Times Magazine

Stevie Holland Appearing At The Metropolitan Room

Stevie Holland will be appearing at The Metropolitan Room in New York City from Wednesday, January 17th through Saturday, January 20th, 2007. She will be accompanied by Kris Davis on piano, ...

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Steve Weingart Band at the Baked Potato & Namm 2007

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2007

STEVE WEINGART BAND AT THE BAKED POTATO, STUDIO CITY, CA - JANUARY 17, 2007

The Steve Weingart Band will be performing at legendary jazz mecca, The Baked Potato, 3787 Cahuenga Blvd West, Studio City, CA 91604 on January 17, 2007. Keyboardist Steve Weingart's band, featuring Tom Brechtlein (Drums) and Carlitos Del Puerto (Bass) with a SPECIAL GUEST on guitar will be performing tracks from Weingart's recent release, Dark Blue Dream. Call venue (818) 980-1615 for details. For further information, check ...

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