Jazz News

Jimmy DeSalvo's 'Spentet' at Detour 6/17/06

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2006

"Jim DeSalvo has been 'flying under the radar' since the late Sixties. He's played or recorded with the likes of Kenny Dorham, Chet Baker, Paul Gonsalves, Philly Joe Jones, Bob Berg, Steve Grossman and many other giants. His style is a synthesis of all the great impressionists of jazz piano (most notably Bill, Chick, and Herbie with the occasional nod to Tatum) infused with both a free jazz standoffishness and a deep classical sensitivity." ~Ernst Klinefelter, 2004

Jim DeSalvo: piano ...

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Jason Kao Hwang / Edge Saturday, June 17, 10 pm at Vision Festival XI

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2006

Saturday, June 17, 10 pm

Vision Festival XI Angel Orensanz Center 172 Norfolk Street (S. of Houston, near Ave. A) New York City Tix $25/night or $125 for festival pass

presents

JASON KAO HWANG/ EDGE Taylor Ho Bynum - cornet, flugelhorn, Andrew Drury - drum set Ken Filiano - string bass, Jason Kao Hwang - composer/violin

Our new CD will be on sale at the festival.

To buy advance tickets, ...

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Upload Your Publicity and Performance Photos to AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

You can now upload your publicity and performance photos to the All About Jazz Visual Arts Center. Uploading your photos will then make them accessible to the readers from your AAJ Musician Profile page. For an example of how this works, see the Joy Bellis profile (click the “Joy Bellis Photo Gallery" link).

To upload and display your photos, go to the Visual Arts Center, click the “Musician Photos" album (see right column, page 8), then select “add photos" from ...

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Share Your Concert and Festival Photos at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

You can now share your concert and festival photos with your fellow readers at the All About Jazz Visual Arts Center.

To upload and display your photos, go to the Visual Arts Center, click the “Community Photos" album (see right column, page 2), then select “add photos" from the “admin options" dropdown. You can upload as many images as you want at any time.

Please be consistent and title your images this way: “[Artist/Band Name] at [Venue/Event Name] in [City] ...

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Over 200 New Release/Reissues at AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

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Poetry and Jazz at the Cutting Room featuring Poet Dan Jaffe & Pianist Mike Melvoin Saturday, June 17 at 12:30 a.m.

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

Dan Jaffe & Mike Melvoin Trio To bring Playing the Word To New York City's The Cutting Room

Renowned jazz poet Dan Jaffe and highly acclaimed pianist Mike Melvoin have joined forces to celebrate a collection of Jaffe's vivid poetry with a unique collaboration titled Playing The Word. This duo, along with the world renown rhythm section of Bill Goodwin, Steve Gilmore and blues singer David Basse, producer of Playing the Word will bring this rare blend of ...

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Vision Festival XI: Final Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

VISION FESTIVAL XI - FINAL WEEKEND

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Angel Orensanz Center 172 Norfolk Street New York City

Tix $25/night available at the door Info: http://www.visionfestival.org or 212-696-6681

Don't miss the final weekend of VISION FESTIVAL XI. The festival has saved some of its best performances for last with incredible performances on tap from HENRY GRIMES & SEKOU SUNDIATA, BY ANY MEANS (Rashied Ali, Charles Gayle and William Parker), ...

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Jazz Brunch Sunday in East Village with Greg Robinson Trombone & John Liquori Guitar

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

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