Jazz News

AAJ Launches First Blog: Jazz and the Net

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2004

Join veteran music journalist and web warrior Bret Primack weekly as he chimes in from his lawn chair in sunny Tucson, Arizona. No topic is sacred, but Bret does plan to focus primarily on the two subjects nearest and dearest to our hearts: Jazz and the Internet.

Check out Bret's blog and please feel free to post your comments.

And in case you missed his first three posts, here they are... Email Nightmare Nixon Played for ...

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Kelsey Jillette live at the Boudoir Bar on Smith St. - Tonight! (7.9.04)

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2004

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Goa's Just Jazz Releases Debut Album

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2004

Just Jazz Goa's premier jazz ensemble was formed in Goa with the intention of offering visiting international jazz singers and soloists a platform to showcase their talent in India. Goa has always been one of the favourite chillout destination for some of the world's greatest jazz musicians. Infact American composer/saxophonist Henry Threadgill, currently rated as one of the worlds most progressive contemprory jazz artiste, has made a permanent home in Goa for six months in the year. Singers and soloists ...

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Will Sellenraad & Root Down feat: Victor Lewis & Gary Versace, Tonight at Detour NYC

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2004

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Archie Shepp/Roswell Rudd Quartet At The Iridium Jazz Club on July 20-25

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2004

The Iridium Jazz Club is pleased to present the ARCHIE SHEPP/ROSWELL RUDD QUARTET featuring Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille.

Tenor man Archie Shepp and trombonist Roswell Rudd played together a lot during the turbulent 1960s but, regrettably, they didn't record together at all in the 1970s, 1980s, or 1990s. In 2000 they reunited for a Universal/Verve recording Live in New York. After more than 30 years apart that old chemistry is still there. The 67-year-old Shepp (who doubles on piano) ...

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Clare Teal to present national BBC Radio Show

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2004

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Skip Heller Announces More Tour Dates

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2004

"A brilliant, feeling, almost-preemptive player in the annals of Philadelphian music." -- a.d. amorosi, New York Press Guitarist Skip Heller, whose rough-and-tumble, sweat-drenched live shows are establishing him as the hardest-working live performer in jazz today, has announced he is going back out on the road in support of his acclaimed Hyena disc Fakebook. The Skip Heller Quartet will appear July 16 at Dizzy's in San Diego. In August, The Skip Heller Trio will take the stage at Tritone in ...

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Seattle's Earshot Jazz Festival, 10/17 to 11/7

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2004

The 2004 Earshot Jazz Festival kicks off October 17 and continues through November 7th with more than 40 concerts and outreach programs in concert halls, clubs, and community centers all around the Seattle area.

Seattle's major annual jazz festival, now in its 16th year, is presented by the non-profit jazz-support organization, Earshot Jazz. The festival brings important musicians from around the world and presents many of Seattle's finest jazz artists in a world-class festival setting.

Some of the featured artists ...

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