Jazz News

Fourth Annual Panama Jazz Festival: January 18-20, 2007

Source: The Attention Group
December 30, 2006

Fourth Annual Panama Jazz Festival January 18 - 20, 2007

Danilo Perez Foundation Announces the Fourth Annual Panama Jazz Festival January 18 - 20, 2007

Festival founder and artistic director Danilo Perez is proud to announce the fourth annual Panama Jazz Festival, scheduled for January 18 - 20, 2007. The three-day event will feature the Panama All Stars: Danilo Perez, Carlos Garnet, Jorge Silvestre, Santi Debriano, Renato Thoms and very special guest Billy Cobham; the Nneena Freelon Quartet; the Edmar ...

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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
December 30, 2006

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, Edward Perez on bass and Jeff Davis on drums. The program will consist of classics, standards and original songs, many from her critically acclaimed recent CD More Than Words Can Say. A solid head for swing, an intelligent and honest ...

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Dominic Duval Trio at the Kitano on Saturday, Dec. 30

Source: All About Jazz
December 30, 2006

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Delmark Records New Releases for 2007- Happy Holidays!

Source: All About Jazz
December 29, 2006

Delmark Records is excited to announce our next batch of four releases for 2007!

We will have the pleasure of making available new DVD/CDs of two of the most popular and hardest working artists of today's Chicago blues and jazz scenes, Jimmy Burns and Kahil El'Zabar's Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, along with two fascinating buried treasures from Bob Koester's early St. Louis days, Barrelhouse Buck McFarland and Cowboy Roy Brown. Live electric Chicago blues and soul from the fantastic and diverse ...

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Rob Scheps on Tour: NYC, Portland

Source: All About Jazz
December 29, 2006

Saxophonist Rob Scheps makes the following tour stops: Saturday, December 30 Danny's Skylight Room West 46th St., NY, NY. 9:30 pm CD release party w/ Scot Albertson, Cameron Brown, Dwayne Broadnax, Scott Wendholt, etc.

Saturday, January 13, 2007 LV's Uptown Portland, Oregon 7- 10 pm Rob Scheps/Glen Moore Duo

Saturday, February 3rd,2007 Langston Hughes Library Queens, NY 8 ...

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Freedom Jazz Dance Best Of 2006

Source: All About Jazz
December 29, 2006

Get hip to the Best Jazz Releases of 2006 at www.freedomjazzdance.net and tune in to Freedom Jazz Dance this Sunday from 5-7 PM on 90.1 FM WDCE, live streamcast at www.wdce.org.

Yes, best-of lists are purely subjective. But they're also fun. Drop by www.freedomjazzdance.net and see which artists made the cut this year. Then tune in this Sunday for Freedom Jazz Dance--modern jazz from bebop to freebop and beyond--on 90.1 FM WDCE www.wdce.org, live from the beautiful campus of the ...

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Dave Stryker and Blue to the Bone Fri. Dec. 29th at The Goat + Friday Jan. 5th, 2007 at Starry Nights American Museum of Nat. History

Source: All About Jazz
December 29, 2006

Tomorrow - Friday December 29, 2006 9:30pm and 11pm

Dave Stryker and Blue to the Bone Dave Stryker-guitar Bruce Williams-alto sax Freddie Hendrix-trumpet Vincent Gardner-trombone Bob Parsons-bari sax Jay Anderson-bass Steve Johns-drums

The Goat 21 So. Orange Ave. So. Orange, NJ 973-275-9000

Best of 2006 - Top Ten Jazz CD's, The Star-Ledger The Chaser ...

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Congratulations To Brian Lynch And Eddie Palmieri On Their 2007 Grammy Nomination For Simpatico

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 28, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS TO BRIAN LYNCH AND EDDIE PALMIERI ON THEIR 2007 GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR SIMPATICO

Field 10 (Jazz) - Category 50: Best Latin Jazz Album ?

the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri project - Simpatico artistShare AS0057

The renowned trumpeter meets musical icon and piano innovator Palmieri in a historic collaboration. Also featuring Phil Woods, Lila Downs, Giovanni Hidalgo and many other stars of jazz and Latin music.

“One of the best Latin jazz albums of the year ... a beautifully arranged explosion ...

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