Jazz News

Sonny Fortune Quartet at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia

Source: All About Jazz
November 7, 2006

Saxophonist and Philadelphia native Sonny Fortune returns home for a two night visit. Fortune has worked with Elvin Jones, Mongo Santamaria, McCoy Tyner, and the late Buddy Rich. Fortune also played with the legendary Miles Davis and recorded four albums with Davis, Big Fun, Agartha, Pangaea and Get Up With It.

SONNY FORTUNE QUARTET November 10 & 11 Sets @ 8 & 10 Chris' Jazz Cafe 1421 Sansom St Philadelphia ...

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Guitarist Jeff Perry Releases "Wonderful World"

Source: All About Jazz
November 7, 2006

Wonderful World - The new CD by jazz guitarist Jeff Perry

“A fabulous guitarist ... one of the Twin Cities' best"--Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis

The new CD Wonderful World features jazz guitarist Jeff Perry and a lineup including some of Minnesota's top musicians: Mary Louise Knutson (piano), Gordy Johnson (bass), Phil Hey (drums) and Doug Little (sax).

Wonderful World takes us back in time with standards like “What a Wonderful World," gives us spacious renditions of cool jazz pieces like ...

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Seattle's 2006 Ballard Jazz Walk

Source: All About Jazz
November 7, 2006

Origin Records presents: 2006 BALLARD JAZZ WALK Thursday, November 30, 2006 8:00-11:30pm 8 venues along Ballard Ave. NW Tickets: $15.00 available from The New York Fashion Academy, 5201 Ballard Ave NW (starting at 6:00 on day of show)

Seattle's Origin Records presents the 2006 Ballard Jazz Walk. For one night, Seattle jazz lovers will crowd the streets of Ballard as it hosts 33 top-tier Northwest jazz musicians performing ...

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Thomas Dolby, K-Fed Reach settlement in Copyright Infringement Case

Source: conqueroo
November 7, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Kevin Federline and Thomas Dolby have reached an out-of-court settlement in their recent copyright infringement case. Federline, husband of pop singer Britney Spears, made an undisclosed cash payment to Dolby to compensate him for the illegal use of a sample from “She Blinded Me With Science" in the song “America's Most Wanted" which appeared on K-Fed's MySpace page this past Spring and received over half a million downloads.

When asked what he intends to do with ...

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AAJ Calendar of Events Upgraded

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

All About Jazz has re-launched its regional calendar of events with a new and much-improved submission form. The new form allows users to submit up to a month's worth of events at a time. It's also much more flexible and user-friendly than the previous version. If you're a musician or venue owner, please submit an event to the new AAJ calendar today. If you haven't already, sign up for MY AAJ and get a regional calendar, post local announcements, and ...

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Joe Diorio Benefit Show

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

Jazz Guitar legend and educator Joe Diorio who has been a constant source of inspiration to guitarists and musicians alike from Pat Metheny to Scott Henderson suffered a Stroke in spring of 2005. His last recording The Color of Sound (Acoustic Music Records) was a duo effort along with fellow guitarist and former student David Becker. The record was hailed internationally as “One of the best duo guitar recordings ever." David Becker will be leading a small benefit concert for ...

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Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

Legendary Bassist Stanley Clarke Honored with Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award

Legendary bassist Stanley Clarke was presented with this year's Bass Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday, October 28, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City, which was the site of the 2006 Bass Player LIVE! weekend bass conference / extravaganza. Presenters of the award to Clarke were solo artist and Flecktones renowned bassist Victor Wooten and funk and jazz bass superstar Marcus Miller.

“There's no way I ...

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John Coltrane "Sheets of Sound" Summit at New York City's Manhattan School of Music

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2006

A four-day John Coltrane celebration, “Sheets of Sound: The John Coltrane Summit" begins today, Monday, November 6 and continues through Thursday, November 9, at New York's Manhattan School of Music. This four-day event offers concerts, panel discussions, and open rehearsals covering John Coltrane, his legacy, and his music. A concert highlight takes place on Thursday night when the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Justin DiCioccio, joined by saxophonist Dave Liebman, perform the world premiere of Gunnar Mossblad's ...

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