Jazz News

Media Schedule for Joe Lovano

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

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Drummer Jim Miller Presents a Coltrane Tribute Concert at Rowan University

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

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Paul McCandless & Art Lande to Present NY Premiere of Music on New Synergy Music CD "Shapeshifter" During Performance at Makor Sept. 14th

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

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Ernie Ball Dies at 74 -- Maker of Guitar Strings

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) - Ernie Ball, a pioneer maker of rock 'n' roll guitar strings used by legions of artists from the Rolling Stones to Merle Travis, has died. He was 74. Ball died at his home Thursday after an ongoing illness, the mortuary handling services announced. His strings and instruments were used by music stars over the past four decades, from B.B. King to Metallica. Beginning with a small music shop in the San Fernando Valley, Ball ...

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Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls Make Rare Philadelphia Appearance Tonight

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

Tonight. Friday, September 10 | 8:00-10:00pm Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls with Jeb Bishop, trombone Geof Bradfield, tenor/soprano saxophone Jeff Parker, guitar Clark W. Sommers, bass Ted Sirota, drums

This quintet of avant-garde collective souls hails from all over the map. Guitarist Jeff Parker cut his teeth with Chicago loop icons Tortoise; soprano and tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield blew hard R&B with organ grinder Charles Earland; bassist ...

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Dave Frank School of Jazz opening full time on Sept. 8th in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

Dave Frank School of Jazz opens in NYC

Renowned Berklee College of Music Piano Professor, jazz pianist Dave Frank has moved to NYC to direct the Dave Frank School of Jazz at 29 W 57th St., the premises of Frank and Camille's Fine Pianos on 57th. Located in the heart of Manhattan, the DFS of J will be a unique center for jazz education, focusing on developing the musical potential of piano/keyboard students at all levels of playing, and will ...

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Remembering Jazz at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, New York

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

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Donald Leslie Dies at 93 -- Creator of the Leslie Keyboard Speaker

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2004

LOS ANGELES - Donald James Leslie, who created and manufactured a speaker that refined the sound of the Hammond organ and helped popularize electronic music, has died. He was 93. Leslie died Thursday of natural causes at his home in the foothill community of Altadena, 12 miles northeast of Los Angeles. His body was to be cremated at Cabot and Sons Mortuary in Pasadena on Tuesday, mortuary owner Wendell Cabot said. Born in Danville, Ill., he lived in Glendale and ...

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