Jazz News

SF Jazz fest maintains a world view

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2005

While the San Francisco Jazz Festival continues to look far beyond the nation's borders, presenting a globe-spanning array of artists, it hasn't forgotten that charity begins at home. Reflecting the increasingly international nature of jazz, the 23rd annual installment the West Coast's preeminent jazz festival features artists from Cuba, Peru, Chile, Brazil, Benin, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Kyrgyzstan and Congo, as well as the United States. But Wednesday's opening night event at Herbst Theatre is a fund-raiser for victims of ...

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Jazz lovers sample life on the edge: Avant-garde artists lined up for Edgefest

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2005

Edgefest, Ann Arbor's creative-jazz event designed for the musically curious, returns for its annual run Wednesday-Saturday. As it has the past eight years, Edgefest mixes musicians of international and national acclaim with talented locals for shows at the Kerrytown Concert House and the Firefly Club. This year's event - the largest yet, according to director Dave Lynch - will present 50 musicians in 12 separate lineups, some of whom have played the event before in the various musical mix-and-match combinations ...

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John Scofield embraces Ray Charles tribute album

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2005

For a guitarist oriented toward rock and blues who grew up in the late '60s, familiarity with the music of Ray Charles was a given. John Scofield, who has forged a unique style combining adherence to blues roots with a more abstract manner embracing modal and free-form jazz, was no exception as a teenager. “I was no newcomer to this music," Scofield said in describing the approach to his current CD, “That's What I Say," a tribute album notable for ...

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Losing Legends hurts local jazz scene

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2005

The silence on the North Side is a little scary to anyone who loves jazz. Legends James Street Tavern closed a little more than two weeks ago, its owners citing “undercapitalization" and a feeble cash flow. The dark shadow of blame could be cast anywhere, but the most important point is simple. Right now, there is not a good jazz club in this area. The Crawford Grill on the Square in Station Square, South Side, is a great space for ...

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Willie Nile's 'Streets of New York' - First CD in 6 Years Kicks off 00:02:59 Label

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2005

NEW YORK, NY – Willie Nile has completed Streets of New York, his first album since 1999’s acclaimed Beautiful Wreck of the World. In what U2’s Bono has called “a great album . . . the songs all stand on their own,” Nile has crafted what many feel is the best album of his career. The album is set for a January 31 street date, launching the new Brooklyn-based 00:02:59 label, distributed by Sony BMG Distribution.

Praise for Nile’s new ...

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ASCAP Acoustic Sounds at Joe's Pub

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2005

ASCAP Presents... Acoustic Sounds of ASCAP

Tuesday, November 15 Joe's Pub 425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 6:30 pm

Space is limited and RSVP is mandatory. Please RSVP to [email protected] or (212) 621-6232.

Featuring Performances By: Amaury Gutierrez Singer-songwriter Amaury Gutierrez, who grew up in Cuba, has received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, an award for Best New Artist from Spain's Premios Onda, and the honor of having been ...

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Celia Cruz Foundations Presents Grants

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2005

New York – October 12, 2005 – The Celia Cruz Foundation will hold its third annual grant presentation in New York City on Friday, October 21, 2005. The grants are designed to provide financial assistance to Latin students who wish to study music. The invitation-only ceremony will be held at the ASCAP Gallery located at the headquarters of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) at One Lincoln Plaza, (Broadway between W. 63rd and W. 64th Streets) at ...

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Church ready to swing with Jazz Mass benefit

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2005

ORMOND BEACH -- When the Rev. Dabney Smith was growing up, the weekly folk mass at St. James Episcopal Church was a chance to play acoustic guitar and some “unannounced rock." When the New Orleans priest returns to his childhood church on Sunday, the hymnal music will take a swing toward Dixieland. P.T. Saverstrom's Gatortail Jass Band will take on the role of church choir and organist, jazzing up the traditional songs like “Amazing Grace" as well as playing the ...

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