Jazz News

Jazz Drummer T.S. Monk to Perform with Sextet at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2005

Jazz drummer T.S. Monk will perform with his sextet at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music's popular Jazz at the Conservatory series on Saturday, December 3 at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the performance are $25 for adults; $15 for students/seniors, and are on sale now. Brooklyn Conservatory of Music is located at 58 Seventh Avenue, at Lincoln Place, and is accessible by the Q or B trains to 7th Ave. or the 2 or 3 trains to Grand Army Plaza. Drummer, bandleader, ...

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John Zorn & Elliott Sharp Duo At The Bowery Poetry Club Friday Dec. 2nd 10PM - 12 Midnite

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2005

November 30, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES ********************************** FRIDAY DECEMBER 2nd, 10PM - 12 MIDNITE BOWERY POETRY CLUB 308 Bowery [between Bleecker & Houston] JOHN ZORN & ELLIOTT SHARP Duo!!! at 10 PM 'sharp' It's been a long while since the Twin Titans of NY's Downtown Scene have dueted! and... THE SCORCH TRIO!!! [RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/ INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN/ PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE] at 10:45 PM sharp This is the first U.S. performance of the amazing free-metal-jazz SCORCH TRIO, whose two ...

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Stanley Cowell to Premiere Original Jazz Composition Inspired by Philadelphia Museum of Art

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2005

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's “Art After 5" series takes a bold step forward on Friday evening, Dec. 2 with the world premiere of an original jazz composition inspired by the Museum's permanent collections. The performance by renowned pianist and composer Stanley Cowell is the first of two commissioned jazz compositions funded by the Philadelphia Music Project. The second original piece of music, by Grammy-nominated saxophonist David Liebman, will have its premiere in April 2006. Cowell, who has performed and ...

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25th Anniversary Season of Aaron Davis Hall Celebrates 50 Years of Eddie Palmieri

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2005

New York, NY - ABSOLUT VODKA will add a special “spirit" to the celebration concert of Eddie Palmieri, legendary Latin jazz composer with sponsorship of this vivacious performer. The pianist and bandleader will return triumphantly to Aaron Davis Hall (ADH) for the first New York live performance of his current release Listen Here! Special guest artists will join Palmieri for two cross-cultural and cross-generational concert nights to celebrate his astounding legacy, his latest compositions, and his own birthday. ABSOLUT VODKA ...

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Updated: Onaje Allan Gumbs Performs at The Kitano Jazz Club 12/2-12/3/05

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2005

Onaje Allan Gumbs Performs at The Kitano Jazz Club in New York on December 2, and December 3 Featuring Dennis Collins on Vocals, Roger Byam on Soprano and Tenor Saxophone, Kenny Davis on Bass, and Victor Lewis on Drums Pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs performs at The Kitano Jazz Club in New York on December 2 and December 3. Sets begin at 8:00 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Harlem-born, Queens-raised, Onaje Allan Gumbs has enjoyed a career as first-call sideman, valued arranger ...

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Pianist-Composer-Psychiatrist Denny Zeitlin launches website, and is featured in this month's All About Jazz Podcast and Daily Download

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

Denny Zeitlin has been busy. His trio, with Buster Williams and Matt Wilson, has just finished a successful summer and fall of appearances at the Litchfield, Chicago, Monterey, San Francisco and Hollywood (FL) Jazz Festivals, where they played to rave reviews, packed venues and standing ovations. Denny's new CD, Solo Voyage, released by MaxJazz in June, has received considerable radio play, and critical acclaim. At the close of the year, JazzIz Magazine will announce that the recording has been selected ...

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15-CD Elektra Records Rarities Series with Participation of Label Founder Jac Holzman Readied

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

Series to feature What's Shakin' with Lovin' Spoonful and Eric Clapton, plus Phil Ochs, Roxy, The Wackers, David Frye, Travelers 3, Theodore Bikel and Great Lost Elektra Singles, Vol. 1 with precursors to Byrds, Blue Oyster Cult

LOS ANGELES -- Collectors' Choice Music, one of the most venerated pop music reissue labels, will launch a series of 15 CDs from the vaults of Elektra Records on February 21. Carefully curated with the input of Elektra founder Jac Holzman, and licensed ...

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Omnitone Tags Karl Owens As Marketing Associate To Grow Business

Source: All About Jazz
November 30, 2005

Brooklyn, New York - OmniTone, the #1 independent recording label for “adventurous and listenable jazz," is proud to announce the appointment of Karl Owens to the new position of Marketing Associate. Owens' duties will include working with US and international distributors and running OmniTone Visions, the label's program for emerging artists. He will work out of New York and Nice, France. “While this has been a challenging time for independent labels, OmniTone has continued to grow its roster of distributors ...

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