Jazz News

MoMA To Present Brandon Ross And Blazing Beauty In Final Summergarden Jazz Concert On August 13

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Summergarden 2006: New Music for New York Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden Sunday, August 13, 2006 Sculpture Garden opens at 7:00 p.m. Concert begins at 8:00 p.m. Admission is FREE NEW YORK, July 31, 2006--Summergarden, The Museum of Modern Art's free concert series in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, presents its final summer concert with Brandon Ross and Blazing Beauty, organized in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center, on ...

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Shrapnel Games Wants To Make Your Band Famous!

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Shady O' Grady's Rising Star Talent Search Contest Now On! Hampstead, NC, 31 July 2006 So you're a struggling musician waiting for your big break. You've been from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, playing in nearly empty bars for barely enough cash to provide gas until the next decrepit, ramshackle venue. You've taught music and even sold out and did commercial jingles. Still, you wait. The wait may be over though! Shrapnel Games and developer Gilligames are pleased to announce ...

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Top Scandinavian Jazzer Gives Life to Charles Bukowski on August 18

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Drink up Charles Bukowski-inspired “FACTOTUM" SOUNDTRACK CD available from Milan Entertainment, Inc. August 1 US theater release August 18 (Burbank, CA) One of the leading jazz artists in the Scandinavian scene, composer Kristin Asbjornsen provides the eclectic score to the upcoming feature film “Factotum," based on the life of American cult favorite writer Charles Bukowski and his quasi-autobiographical novel of the same name. With a history of combining Victorian and contemporary poetry with music, ...

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Steve Reich Box Set, "Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective", Available on September 26, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Nonesuch Releases Box Set of Steve Reich Recordings, Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective, September 26, to Commemorate Composer's 70th Birthday

Phases timed to coincide with New York City-wide Steve Reich at 70 celebration

“There's just a handful of living composers who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history and Steve Reich is one of them." --The Guardian [U.K.]

Nonesuch Records, Steve Reich's label since 1985, releases its second box set of his works, Phases: A Nonesuch Retrospective, ...

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Bojan Z Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Serbian pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic (better known as Bojan Z) has been a part of the European jazz scene for over fifteen years, collaborating with artists including bassist Henri Texier and clarinetist Michel Portal. He's also led a number of projects on Label Bleu that include the multi-ethnic Koreni and, most recently, Xenophonia--his new piano trio record with bassist Remi Vignolo and, sharing the drum chair, Ben Perowksy and Ari Hoenig.

AAJ contributor Ian Patterson recently had the opportunity to talk ...

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The Return of Wu Li

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

Wu Li is back at Bar Nine Wednesday August 2nd at 8:30 PM. We'll be bringing our quantam-core, live loops and free improvisations to Hell's Kitchen's premiere live music venue for a mid-summer fiesta.

Bar Nine is located on 9th Ave. between 53rd and 54th St. in Manhattan. No cover and cheap drinks leaves you with no excuse not to come party with us.

Wu Li Bar Nine Wed. Aug. 2nd at 8:30 PM ...

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Award-Winning Vocalist Shemekia Copeland to Perform in Schwenksville, PA

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2006

"YOUNG SHEMEKIA IS THE MOST SOUL-SHAKING, BIG-VOICED BLUES SINGER IN YEARS." - VILLAGE VOICE

“VOLCANIC DELIVERY AND STRAIGHT-FROM -THE-GUT REALISM...A MASTERFUL BLEND OF FIERY BLUES, BALLSY BALLADS AND ELECTRIFYING ROCKERS." - VIBE

Grammy-nominated and Harlem-bred vocalist Shemekia Copeland, touring in support of her latest CD, The Soul Truth, will perform live in Schwenksville. Legendary Stax guitarist / songwriter / producer Steve Cropper produced Copeland's The Soul Truth, flavoring the recording with solid doses of Memphis soul ...

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Dekel Bor-Francois Moutin-Ari Hoenig at the Garage Tonight, July 30

Source: All About Jazz
July 30, 2006

Israeli guitar sensation Dekel Bor will be performing tonight with two of the most exciting musician on and new york and international jazz scenes--French bassist extraordinaire Francois Moutin (member of Dekel's working trio) and drum-star-on-the-rise Ari Hoenig.

Tonight, July 30th 11:30 pm-2:30 am at the GARAGE 99 7th Ave. South No Cover!

“Dekel Bor's evocative live guitar playing ... a fresh taste in music"--John Rockwell, NewYork Times

“Dekel Bor and his trio make some ...

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