Jazz News

Jazz Brunch May 14 in East Village with Trombonist Greg Robinson and Guitarist John Liquori

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Continue Reading

Minton's Playhouse to Re-Open on Friday, May 19th

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

LEGENDARY HARLEM JAZZ CLUB, KNOWN AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF BEBOP, SET TO OPEN ITS DOORS ON FRIDAY MAY 19TH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARLY 70'S

Leaders of Housing & Services, Inc., among the city's premier providers of supportive housing for the formerly homeless, announced today that Harlem's most famous and legendary jazz club, Minton's Playhouse, shuttered since the early 70's, will re-open on Friday May 19th.

Minton's was known as the birthplace of bebop during a legendary 32 ...

Continue Reading

Mediaguide and Glide Effortless Expand Technology Alliance With The Orchard To Promote Discovery, Sharing and Sale of Music

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Mediaguide, the top provider of digital fingerprinting technology and airplay data, and TransMedia, developer of the Glide Effortless Web-based multi-media environment and social network, have expanded their ongoing technology alliance by joining forces with The Orchard, the world's leading distributor and marketer of independent music. Under an agreement between the three companies, customers of TransMedia's Glide Effortless service who are looking to discover, share, and purchase independent music can now draw from The Orchard's unmatched catalogue, which encompasses more than ...

Continue Reading

John Hicks Funeral Service, Friday May 19, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Viewing will be held: Thursday, May 18, 2006 4 - 9pm Saint Mark's United Methodist Church 55 Edgecombe Avenue (between 137th & 138th Sts) New York, NY Homegoing service for Mr. Hicks will be held on: Friday May 19, 2006 2:00 pm Saint Mark's United Methodist Church 55 Edgecombe Avenue (between 137th & 138th Sts) New ...

Continue Reading

Pianist John Hicks Dies

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

John Hicks, a bop-based pianist who was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, the Woody Herman Big Band and the Betty Carter Trio during the 1960s, in addition to performing with Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Etta Jones and innumerable others, died yesterday morning after being hospitalized with internal bleeding on May 9. He was 65.

Born December 21, 1941 in Atlanta, GA, Hicks studied music at Missouri's Lincoln University, the Berklee College of Music and, surprisingly, on the road ...

Continue Reading

Andre Canniere Group @ Knitting Factory | May 14, 2006 | 9:00 PM

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Andre Canniere Group Knitting Factory (Old Office) 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013 Sunday, May 14th, 2006 9:00 PM Admission: $8

Featuring:

Andre Canniere | trumpet, composer Josh Rutner | saxophone Ryan Ferreira | guitar Ike Sturm | bass Ted Poor | drums The Andre Canniere Group, formed in early 2005, has been creating a storm in New York's modern jazz ...

Continue Reading

Andrea Wolper Trio tour Germany & Czech Rep.

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Andrea Wolper, Ron Affif, and Ken Filiano tour Germany (with a stop in Prague) May 13-23. The trio, which has been playing together for a number of years, tours in support of Andrea's recent release, The Small Hours (VarisOne.Jazz). To see complete itinerary, please visit www.AndreaWolper.com/calendar.htm or www.MySpace.com/AndreaWolper.

Andrea's AAJ.com download, which remains the 2nd most downloaded track, can be found here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/jazzdownload.php?id=1324.

Many thanks to all who came to the Sweet Rhythm (NYC) concert May 2 and helped make ...

Continue Reading

Tanksley/Fonda/Baker at Firehouse 12

Source: All About Jazz
May 12, 2006

Continue Reading