Jazz News

Hank Jones Joins John Patitucci and Jack DeJohnette for ‘S Wonderful on 441 Records

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

441 RECORDS announces the release of ‘S WONDERFUL by The Great Jazz Trio on October 25, 2005. The Great Jazz Trio is pianist Hank Jones, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jack DeJohnette. The album is a nine-track suite of jazz standards and songbook repertoire recorded at Avatar Studios in New York City in June 2004. The session was recorded live to 2-track in Direct Stream Digital format to yield the highest quality recording possible. ‘S WONDERFUL is the 28th release ...

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4th annual Philips Dubai International Jazz Festival 2006

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

Chillout Productions, the founder and organizer of the Philips Dubai International Jazz Festival will once again take the lead on providing the best compilation of International Artists live at the Dubai Media City. The concept of Much More Than Jazz will be much more transparent in 2006 with performers such as Roger Hodgson - the original singer, and songwriter of the renowned classic rock band Supertramp. Hodgson will be performing evergreen repertoire such as “Give a little Bit”, “The logical ...

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Jazz Vocalist Allan Harris' Cross That River Experience on ArtistShare

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

Love Productions 700 Riverside Dr., #6C New York, NY 10031 Jazz Vocalist Allan Harris Announces The Launch of the Cross That River Experience on ArtistShare: Jazz Meets Country Jazz vocalist Allan Harris has recently completed the first ten songs in a musical trilogy entitled “Cross That River." It features songs he's written that are at times poignant reflections on life as a slave and other times joyful expressions of freedom and compassion. Harris takes his listeners on a musical journey ...

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Allison Miller's Agrazing Maze (Tonight) James Carney (Sat) Jessica Jones Qt (Sun) & More at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

October 28, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe Oct. 28 thg Oct. 30 Fri ...

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Steve Kimock Band featuring Robert Walter On Tour in Support of New Abum

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

Hailed as one of today’s greatest living guitar players, Steve Kimock releases his long anticipated studio album, Eudemonic, on August 23, 2005 (SCI Fidelity Records). Together with 10-time Grammy winning drummer and composer Rodney Holmes, Eudemonic masterfully displays Kimock’s uncanny ability to balance passion and power with soaring grace. Its nine flawlessly produced original compositions highlight Kimock’s dynamic playing, technical ingenuity, and impeccable sonic expression. Forty plus years into a rich and vibrant musical career, Steve Kimock's Eudemonic confirms: this ...

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Carol Sudhalter 10-Piece Band Presents "Women Composers of Queens" Nov.18

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

Queens, NY has a rich jazz tradition, but its jazz women have been less known. A concert on November 18 at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave., Queens, will present works of Queens' women composer/ performers from Billie Holiday to Julie Mandel.The late pianist/composer Jutta Hipp, a Blue Note recording artist, has become the subject of much research; organist Sarah McLawler, enjoying over 50 years of travel and performance, played with violinist husband Richard Otto in a ...

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Jazz Couple Akiyoshi, Tabackin Share Stage

Source: All About Jazz
October 28, 2005

Andrew Gilbert ContraCosta Times

The most exciting jazz is often the product of inspired bandstand communication, forged by decades of shared experience.

That's the kind of relationship that will be on display when pianist/composer Toshiko Akiyoshi opens a two-night stand at Yoshi's on Monday with her quartet, featuring bassist Paul Gill, drummer Mark Taylor, and her husband, the brilliant tenor saxophonist and flutist Lew Tabackin.

Akiyoshi and Tabackin have been creative partners for almost four decades, ...

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See, Hear and Feel the Music with JazzArtSigns

Source: All About Jazz
October 27, 2005

SEE, HEAR, FEEL THE MUSIC: JAZZARTSIGNS, THE CUTTING-EDGE ARTS AND MUSIC EVENT OF THE UPCOMING YEAR PRESENTED IN BOSTON MARCH 9, 2006 BY VSA ARTS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND WHEELOCK FAMILY THEATRE

Acclaimed Vocalist Lisa Thorson Improvises with Her Band, American Sign Language Interpreters, and a Painter, Along With Live Audio Describer and Text Captioner

Making Live Jazz Accessible To All People With and Without Disabilities

In celebration of their 25th Anniversary Seasons, VSA arts of Massachusetts and Wheelock Family Theatre ...

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