Jazz News

The Origin of Jaco Pastorius and His Music Revealed in Landmark Release

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2003

Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S. -- Holiday Park Records announces the long-awaited release of a two-CD boxed set of early recordings by legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius titled Portrait of Jaco - The Early Years. Over ten years in the making and against all odds, a teenage friend of Jaco's from their early years together on the South Florida music scene has transformed his personal collection of raw, live recordings of Jaco into a comprehensive “audio biography." This exclusive early years anthology ...

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Ian Shaw releases A World Still Turning on 441 Records

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2003

441 Records are both pleased and honored to present to you the new release by IAN SHAW, A World Still Turning.

Shaw is a soul singer in the best sense of that term. There is truth and life in his voice, and he conveys the emotional resonance of a song every bit as well as he shapes and contours the original melodies with his personal brand of phrasing. Shaw possesses the musicality, articulation, harmonic sophistication and supple sense of rhythm ...

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"Talk Jazz", a new jazz instructional book by Roni Ben-Hur, based on the Barry Harris method.

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2003

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All-Star Lineup to Kick Off 50-City Newport Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2003

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Details Announced for 33rd Annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert Oct. 28-Nov. 1 Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert Oct. 28-Nov. 1

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2003

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The Don Friedman Trio at The Jazz Standard

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2003

Thursday Nov 6th, 2003 The Don Friedman Trio Featuring Buster Williams on bass and Billy Drummond on drums at The Jazz Standard 116 East 27th St. (btw. Park & Lexington Avs.) 212-576-2232 www.jazzstandard.net Sets: 7:30PM & 9:30PM

Performing music from his new CD Waltz For Debby 441 Records | www.441records.com About Don Friedman

In his long and respected career, pianist Don Friedman ...

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Mosaic Records: The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2003

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Mosaic Select Series: Paul Chambers & John Patton

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2003

Mosaic Records Announces Two New Releases in Its Mosaic Select Series Featuring the Work of Paul Chambers and John Patton

Following up on its first four releases in its Mosaic Select series (Grachan Moncur, Carmell Jones, Bennie Green and Randy Weston), Mosaic Records is proud to showcase two more great artists, Paul Chambers and John Patton.

Chambers emerged from the fertile Detroit scene and came to New York at age 19. A year later, he was a member of Miles ...

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