Jazz News

Alex Blake Quartet at The Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

The Alex Blake Quartet at The Jazz Standard Tuesday March 22 and Wednesday March 23,2005 Blake's extensive discography reads literally like a Who's Who in Jazzville. He has traveled, performed and recorded with several of the greatest... Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner,Max Roach, Art Blakey, Billy Cobham, The Manhattan Transfer, Pharaoh Sanders and Randy Weston.... and others considered Jazz Royalty....his resume is impessive! The Alex Blake Quartet Alex Blake - Bass( Acoustic & Electric) Ted Cruz - ...

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Arizona Classic Jazz Spring Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

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MOOG: Documentary on Synthesizer Inventor on DVD May 31

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

MOOG: Straight from a 5-month theatrical run, documentary on the inventor of the modern synthesizer debuts on DVD May 31st

“A compelling documentary portrait...The film offers a fascinating historical look at the technological side of the 60's revolution in pop music." - Stephen Holden, The New York Times

“The godfather of synth-pop." - Kurt Loder, MTV

“[Moog] is as influential as a Presley, a Pistols or a Beatles." - Bob Stanley, The Times (U.K.) ...

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Randy Newman Songs / Jewish Music Ensemble

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

NEC Contemporary Improvisation Performers, Jewish Music Ensemble Present Music of Randy Newman, Jewish Spirituals, March 9 in NEC's Jordan Hall

On the first half of this double-header concert, Contemporary Improvisation students, faculty, and friends will explore the songs of Randy Newman. By turns satirical, heartbreakingly poignant, and darkly humorous, these songs often feature dramatic characters, sometimes thoroughly unsavory protagonists, through whose eyes we see the world.

The second half of the concert celebrates the 25th anniversary of NEC's Jewish Music ...

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About Jazz: New York - March 2005

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

The NYC jazz landscape of clubs and venues continues to be in a state of flux. Though Fat Cat closes its doors, club proprietor Mitch Borden moves the music just around the corner to the famed club he ran for nearly a decade (and relocated from in 2003): Small's. We welcome back this institution and its famed after-hours/early morning sessions! Brooklyn's Zebulon (see Club Profile, pg. 6) and Smith's Bar (last month’s Club Profile) each are quickly developing substantial reputations ...

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Sonny Rollins to perform at TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

Legendary great Sonny Rollins, kicks off the TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival with a special performance at Massey Hall, on June 24, 2005 at 8pm. This performance is sponsored by Jazz FM and the Toronto Star.

Known throughout as one of the last great jazz immortals from the golden era, Sonny Rollins has had an impressive career that has spanned over six decades. Born in Harlem, New York, his career on the tenor saxophone began at an early ...

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Recording Engineer Brews His Own 'Grande' Leap As A Woodwind Artist- Maurice Gainen Introduces "Jazz World Colors"

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

Los Angeles, CA --- Producer-Engineer-Saxophonist and Flutist, Maurice Gainen is taking on new music ‘grounds.’ With nearly two decades of professional music industry experience, including many notable projects and having mastered the last twenty-seven compilation CDs for Starbucks, Maurice Gainen is proud to announce the release of a CD all his own, JAZZ WORLD COLORS, available at www.CDbaby.com, www.amazon.com and www.itunes.com. JAZZ WORLD COLORS was created for Gainen’s own creative satisfaction with no commercial considerations, just hoping to share his ...

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Study: Few Women Perform With Instrumental Jazz Ensembles

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2005

March 1, 2005 -- Music education teachers need to make their female musicians aware that participation in instrumental jazz ensembles is critical to their marketability, according to a University of Wyoming Department of Music researcher. A study by Kathleen McKeage, a senior lecturer who has played the bass professionally since she was 16 years old, verifies what educators, parents and students intuitively already know -- when people attend college or professional jazz band concerts, they see few female musicians. Although ...

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