Jazz News

The Color Of Jazz: Album Cover Photographs By Pete Turner

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Foreword by Quincy Jones Introduction by Ashley Kahn Afterword by Creed Taylor

In addition to a long and illustrious career in editorial, commercial, and fine art photography, Pete Turner's work has graced some of the most revolutionary and provocative album covers in the history of the medium. This fall Rizzoli will publish, The Color of Jazz: Album Cover Photographs by Pete Turner, a comprehensive celebration of fifty years of memorable album covers that benefited from Turner's ...

Continue Reading

XM Satellite Radio and Concord Music Group Partner to Release "Blistering Licks"

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

XM Satellite Radio and Concord Music Group Partner to Release “Blistering Licks - Red Hot Riffs From The Giants of Jazz"

CD Features Fiery Tracks from John Coltrane, Miles Davis Quintet, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery and More available exclusively at Starbucks on June 27th

Beverly Hills, Ca. and Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006 - XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio service with more than 6.5 million subscribers, and Concord Music Group, one of the world's largest independent record ...

Continue Reading

Chris Smither's 'Leave The Light On' Draws from Blues, Folk, Poets and Philosophers

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

BOSTON, MA -- Chris Smither, whose songs have been covered by Diana Krall, Emmylou Harris and Bonnie Raitt, to name a few, is one of a handful of musicians active today who were on the scene during the folk / blues renaissance of the '60s. Born in Miami and raised in New Orleans - where he first heard the blues - before heading on to Boston at the onset of that city's late '60s musical greening, Smither has carved a ...

Continue Reading

Legendary Jazz Pianist Oscar Peterson to Play Three Concerts in U.K.

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Universally acclaimed musician jazz pianist Oscar Peterson returns to the UK to play a series of three rare concerts - London Royal Albert Hall on Thursday June 29th, Liverpool Big Top Arena on Saturday July 1st, and Birmingham Symphony Hall on Monday 3rd July. All three UK concerts will be performed as a quartet featuring Ulf Wakenius (guitar), David Young (bass) and Alvin Queen (drums) and Oscar Peterson (piano).

Tickets can be ordered from the National Credit Card Hotline - ...

Continue Reading

Bassist Reuben Rogers releases his Debut CD "The Things I Am"

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Bassist Reuben Rogers releases his Debut CD The Things I Am On June 15th, 2006

“Reubens impeccable musicianship and fresh approach to each performance keeps me perpetually inspired. His consummate playing allows him to rise comfortably in most any musical situation. ~ Dianne Reeves, Grammy award winning jazz vocalist

The Things I Am, is a brilliant testimonial from the creative, young bassist/composer Reuben Rogers. On his debut recording as a leader, Rogers takes the listener through a time line of ...

Continue Reading

Pianist Meddy Gerville Releases "Jazz Amwin" with Horacio El Negro Hernandez, Dominique Di-Piazza, and Jean-Marie Ecay

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Reunion Island pianist Meddy Gerville is pleased to announce the release of his new album Jazz Amwin featuring Grammy award winner Horacio El Negro Hernandez on drums, French bass player Dominique Di-Piazza, Jean-Marie Ecay on guitar and Meddy Gerville (piano, vocal).

This album perfectly illustrates Gerville's artistic quest of a fusion between jazz, its sophisticated harmonies, creative freedom and the swing and complex rhythms of Maloya, the “blues made in Reunion."

Performer Bios

Born on Reunion Island in 1972, Meddy ...

Continue Reading

UpSurge at the Cornelia Street Cafe Thursday, June 15th 6-8pm

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Continue Reading

Jazz Violinist Diane Delin at Skokie Theatre June 16

Source: All About Jazz
June 14, 2006

Jazz Violinist Diane Delin

“Diane Delin swings hard in the company of an excellent rhythm section"--Doug Ramsey, Jazz Times

2005 DownBeat Critic's Poll “Rising Star" and Blujazz recording artist, jazz violinist Diane Delin was recently awarded Artist-In- Residence status by the Cavalcade of Music Foundation for their new Performance Center--The Skokie Theatre in the Chicago area.

Diane will be performing at the theatre on a regular basis, conducting seminars, and assisting in booking performances. The Skokie Theatre was recently renovated ...

Continue Reading