Jazz News

Sam Rivers Headlines New Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music in Detroit, June 16th

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2006

Bohemian National Home presents a one day festival of Jazz and improvised music on Friday, June 16th in Detroit. Confirmed performers include:

Sam Rivers Trio Sam Rivers- saxophone, flute, piano Doug Matthews- doublebass, bass clarinet Anthony Cole- drums, tenor sax, piano

Kindred Ensemble Faruq Z Bey- saxophones Kenny Green- piano Joel Peterson- bass Kevin Callaway-drums

Spectrum 2 Skeeter Shelton- saxophones ...

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AAJ May 2006 Visitors: 951,477

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

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"'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris" at the 2006 Newport International Film Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

Newport, RI, Screenings for 'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris

Hangover Lounge proudly announces two film screenings of the feature documentary 'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris at the 2006 Newport International Film Festival.

Friday, June 9th - 6:30 pm Saturday, June 10th - 9:00pm Opera House Cinema - Newport, RI For tickets please visit http://www.newportfilmfestival.com/ or call (401) 851-6963

'Tis Autumn: The Search For Jackie Paris is director Raymond De Felitta's ...

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New CD and DVD Releases from Delmark

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

NEW CDs & DVDs FROM DELMARK

Street Date: June 27, 2006

Delmark New Releases Deep Blue Organ Trio Going To Town: Live at the Green Mill Delmark DVD 1569 / DE 569

Here's what the critics said about Deep Blue's first CD Deep Blue Bruise (Delmark 556):

Organist Chris Foreman's “insistently swinging, blues-drenched solo lines are dripping with churchified soul and show a fertile imagination. Foreman stands to advance to the front ranks of the elite ...

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Baldwin Street Music's Inventory Reduction and Liquidation Sale

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

After over a year-long hiatus, the Baldwin Street Music label will start producing new CDs this fall. It is finally official that my new company Ted Ono Productions will take over the Baldwin Street Music label on July 1, 2006. Until June 20, under the name of David Baldwin Productions, David and I are offering our BIGGEST SALE EVER since the beginning of our label ten years ago. Those who have been putting off purchasing any of our CDs should ...

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Java Street Bagatelles: Solo Acoustic CD From James Beaudreau

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

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Heernt Debut CD Release Party on June 3 at Ace of Clubs for "Locked In A Basement"

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2006

Heernt [hear'nt] noun, verb, adjective (pl. Heernt) 1. An Adventurous New Band Featuring Mark Guiliana (drums, electronics), Neal Persiani (electric bass) and Zac Colwell (saxophones, juno-60). 2. the first signing to Avishai Cohen's Razdaz Recordz.

Heernt [hear'nt] noun, verb, adjective (pl. Heernt) a term that can be liberally applied when one finds themselves speechless, and/or at a loss for the grammatically correct, or proper word to describe an object, thing, person or situation. 2. a suitable ...

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Bloom In June: Soprano Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom & Like Silver, Like Song at Sweet Rhythm & Tonic two Thursdays in June

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2006

BLOOM IN JUNE

Soprano Saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom & Like Silver, Like Song at Sweet Rhythm & Tonic Two Thursdays in June

Jazz soprano saxophonist Jane Ira Bloom returns to Sweet Rhythm and Tonic with her elektro-acoustic quartet Like Silver, Like Song Thursday, June 1 & 8. Joining Jane will be creative drummer Matt Wilson, bassist Mark Helias, and newcomer Dawn Clement on piano & keyboards. The band brought the house down at the 2006 IAJE Festival and always fires ...

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