Jazz News

MarcusMiller.com Artwork Auction for the New Orleans Aid Effort -

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2005

Note to editor: With only a few days left, I hoping to give this a final publicity boost, hoping to get some attention for a genuinely good thing. I'm a fine artist, specialised in visualising music with a strong liking to the jazzy type of music. The following event has been going on for a few days now, and to be honest, we're a little stuck since we haven't sought big publicity for this. And because it's a really good ...

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13 year old jazz piano sensation, Kne-O'Chaw Hampton is doing a benefit to raise funds for MusiCares Hurricane Relief fund

Source: All About Jazz
September 17, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Willingboro, NJ’s 13 year old jazz piano sensation, Kne-O'Chaw Hampton is doing a benefit to raise funds for MusiCares Hurricane Relief fund. Philadelphia/Willingboro – After work Jazz Fest 7:00 pm until 9:30 pm on Thursday, September 29, 2005 featuring the sensational producer, writer, and arranger, Kne-O' Chaw Hampton on piano. The event location is A Touch of Class by Candelite, Route 130 and Tenby Chase Drive, Delran, NJ. Ticket price is $25.00, with a portion of the ...

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University of Pittsburgh Announces Lineup for 35th Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

University of Pittsburgh Announces Lineup for 35th-Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert

Profits from concert ticket sales earmarked for hurricane victims PITTSBURGH — Legendary jazz musicians from around the world will perform and participate in lectures and demonstrations at the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 1 - 5 as part of the 35th-Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, the longest-running event of its kind in the country.

This year's musicians include: Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Charles Tolliver, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto saxophone; ...

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New Africa Suite now at iTunes

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

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The Father of Finnish Tango Turns 90

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

A new album pays tribute to Toivo Kärki New York/Helsinki Songwriter icon Toivo Kärki of Finland (1915-1992), often called the ‘father of Finnish tango’, would have celebrated his 90th birthday this fall. Pianist, composer, and New York resident Mika Pohjola has produced an album, A Lark in a Snowstorm, to honor Mr. Kärki’s life and music. Opera bass Henrik Lamberg, and jazz vocalists Sanni Orasmaa and Eeppi Ursin interpret several of Mr. Kärki’s classics as well as some ...

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Nouveau African Jazz & Soul Vocalist SOMI at Joe's Pub!! (Mon. Oct.3rd, 2005)

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

"...one of the most distinctive voices of New York's progressive Soul Movement." - Village Voice On Monday, October 3rd, 2005, SOMI will return to Joe's Pub to exhale a belly full of stories on life, love, and liberation. Originally from Uganda and Rwanda, SOMI's music gives voice to the post-colonial African experience in the Diaspora with an authentic blend of the contemporary and the traditional. The juxtaposition of her mellifluous voice and the ferociously beautiful acoustic composition of her band ...

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Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings on 482 Music

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

AVON, CT (USA) -- On October 25th, 482 Music will release Other Stories [Three Suites], the debut CD from Brooklyn-based cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum's SpiderMonkey Strings. Named after two mythic tricksters, Anansi the Spider of West Africa and the Monkey King of China, this eclectic ensemble brings a genre-defying spirit and sense of humor to Bynum's diverse extended suites. The group features Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (violin and viola), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Pete Fitzpatrick (electric ...

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NEC’s Bob Brookmeyer Named 2006 Jazz Master by National Endowment for the Arts

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2005

Bob Brookmeyer, composer, arranger, trombonist, pianist, and director of the New England Conservatory Jazz Composers Workshop Orchestra, has been named a 2006 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. The award carries with it a $25,000 fellowship and invitations to participate in outreach efforts, broadcasts, and NEA Jazz Masters On Tour. Brookmeyer joins other present and past NEC faculty and alumni on the Jazz Masters list including George Russell and Cecil Taylor. From 1982 through 2006, the National ...

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