Jazz News

Miles Resonated Stronger Than Ever As The Original Icon Of Cool

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2006

For the past half-century, when the subject turns to the simple question, “What defines 'cool'?" there has always been one perfect answer: Miles Davis. Beyond his defiant stance, his piercing glare, his amorous conquests and those one-of-a-kind Issey Miyake fashion statements - there was and always will be the music of Miles Davis.

Cool & Collected is the first single-CD anthology to zero in on a baker's dozen of the recordings which created the swirling mythos of 'cool' that defines ...

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Manhattan School of Music Jazz Band to Perform Works by John Handy October 17

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2006

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC presents the Manhattan School Of Music Concert Jazz Band Justin DiCioccio, conductor Ben Bierman, narrator

Featuring a night of FREE innovative and rare performances of works by composer George Handy, with special guest narrator Ben Bierman.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 7:30 pm In the School's John C. Borden Auditorium

On Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 7:30pm, the Manhattan School of Music's Concert Jazz Band will host a ...

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Myk Freedman and David Moore Every Sunday in October at 13th Street Repertory Company

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2006

Lap Steel player Myk Freedman and Pianist David Moore have taken up a residency at the historic 13th Street Repertory Company to explore their sonic visions for the New York of tomorrow. The future holds an amorphous orchestra of gifted improvisers dedicated to new approaches for the standard jazz song form as well as heart melting acoustic sallies to the world of ambience. Think foreign film scores running wild in your grandparent's favorite theater of yesteryear.

Musicians:

Myk Freedman Suit: ...

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Obliqsound To Release Remix Album Vol.2

Source: All About Jazz
October 10, 2006

Karim Rashid Designs First CD - The ObliqSound Remixes Vol. 2

Independent New York/Hamburg based imprint ObliqSound teams up with famed industrial designer Karim Rashid to re-envision the CD design for the 2nd installment of label's remix compilation series The ObliqSound Remixes Vol. 2. The set features stand-out selections from the label's eclectic roster of artists (including Renovation Unlimited, Tama Waipara, Grand Pianoramax and Gilfema - featuring emerging West-African guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke), brilliantly re-worked by contemporary music innovators such as ...

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Doxy Debuts: Distribution Deal for Sonny Rollins CD / Label

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2006

New Sonny Rollins CD Released on His Own Doxy Label Sonny, Please Is First Studio Recording in 5 Years

Universal Classics & Jazz International to Distribute & Market the CD Worldwide

Oct 9, 2006 -- Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has just released Sonny, Please -- his first studio recording in five years -- on his own Doxy label, and has signed a licensing agreement with Universal Classics & Jazz International for worldwide distribution and marketing of the CD. ...

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2007 NEA Jazz Masters Announced

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2006

SEVEN LIVING LEGENDS OF AMERICAN MUSIC ARE NAMED AS NEW NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS JAZZ MASTERS

WASHINGTON, DC, October 6, 2006 - Standing before an audience of jazz fans at Washington's Lincoln Theater, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia tonight revealed the names of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters, Class of 2007.

Chairman Gioia made the announcement at a concert of the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival featuring two previously named NEA Jazz Masters, Paquito ...

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Dave Wilson Celebrates New CD at Chris's Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, October 26

Source: Kari-On Productions
October 9, 2006

Dave Wilson, a highly respected and well-versed saxophonist and educator from the Lancaster, PA area is proud to announce the release of his new CD, My Time, on Dreambox Media. Wilson's new release is an authentic jazz quartet setting with an organic and pure jazz burn. My Time features a mix of classic jazz standards with original arrangements and five Wilson originals. Wilson's ability to create vivid harmonic color and rich textures is a key ingredient in this recipe. Matt ...

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Vinson Valega Group Releases "Awake" on Consilience Productions

Source: All About Jazz
October 9, 2006

It's Not Just Great Jazz, It's A Working Democracy

New York, NY--Consilience Productions announces the release of Awake, a new CD by the Vinson Valega Group. The recording highlights ten original compositions and continues the tradition of jazz activism, stressing the music as a vehicle to stimulate civic involvement. The project, in all of its aspects, reflects Valega's strong belief that the principles of jazz and democracy are linked. As he states in his liner-notes essay, “When We Fall Asleep, ...

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