Jazz News

Rhinohandmade.com To Release Jimmy Scott's Lost Masterpiece

Source: All About Jazz

LOS ANGELES -- Forty years ago Jimmy Scott was set to release a record that would have made him a household name. On September 27, 2002 listeners finally got to hear the legendary Falling in Love is Wonderful.

The album, one of the most highly sought jazz vocal records in history, will be available in limited edition at www.RhinoHandmade.com for the list price of $19.98. Featuring the original ten tracks including the breathtaking “Someone To Watch Over Me" and “They ...

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Latin Jazz Images in NYC

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Award winning photographer Enid Farber captured some images of musician Bobby Ramirez performing a Jazz concert at the Triad Theater in New York City on September 25th, 2002. Ramirez was accompanied by bassist Harvie S, pianist Daniel Kelly and drummer Vince Cherico. Ms. Farber was recently honored for “Excellence in Photography" and “ Best Photo of the Year" at the 2002 Jazz Journalist Association Awards Ceremony.

The set included music from the repertoire of pianist Bill Evans' “Waltz For Debby", ...

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Vernon Reid & James "Blood" Raw Blues Band At The Iridium Jazz Club Oct. 1-6

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James Blood Ulmer-guitar/vocals Vernon Reid-guitar Mark Peterson-bass Aubrey Dayle-drums

The experimental guitarist James “Blood" Ulmer combines the Harmolodic free-jazz theories of Ornette Coleman with the soaring-yet-rough edge of Jimi Hendrix. But at the root, he is ultimately a blues man Over three days in April 2001 in the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, Ulmer and producer/guitarist Vernon Reid (of Living Colour fame) recorded some of the greasiest, knottiest, most surreal blues music ever. The ...

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Blue Note Records and The Verve Music Group present The Definitive Series

Source: All About Jazz

For the first time in their history, the prestigious jazz labels Blue Note Records and Verve Music Group have joined forces to create The Definitive Series, remarkable collections of classic jazz artists compiled from the archives of both companies. Each of the 14 CDs being released on Tuesday, September 24, 2002 represents the definitive recording highlights of 14 giants of the jazz world. Included in each collection are popular tunes and overlooked gems that showcase the range and brilliance of ...

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Tango - Jazz Group Appears at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center

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KATIE VIQUEIRA GROUP at Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center Friday, October25th.

Featuring Katie Viqueira - voice; Nando Michelin - piano; Bertram Lehmann – drums; Fernando Huergo – bass.

The Katie Viqueira Group will make its debut appearance at the Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center on Friday, October 25th at 8:00 pm. Mr. Viqueira will present ‘A Night of Argentine Music’, featuring her regular band of pianist/musical director Nando Michelin, bassist Fernando Huergo, and drummer Bertram Lehmann. Mrs. Viqueira will be ...

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Five Concerts By Juilliard's Jazz Ensembles In 2002-2003 Feature "The American Standards", "Afro-Cuban/Brazilian Music, Jazz Piano", And "Music For Jazz Trombone Choir" Directed By Wycliffe Gordon

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Three Conversations In Jazz Feature Dr. Billy Taylor, Jimmy Heath, And Max Roach

In addition to the already-announced Juilliard Jazz Orchestra concerts (Music of Duke Ellington on October 2, the Orchestra's Birdland debut on February 19, Music of Stan Kenton on February 27, and Student Arrangements/Compositions on May 6), the Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, a collaboration of The Juilliard School and Jazz at Lincoln Center, presents Juilliard's jazz musicians in trios, quartets, and other small ensembles throughout the 2002-2003 ...

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Blue Note Records To Release "The Grant Green Retrospective," A 4-CD Boxed Set Showcasing The Blue Note Career Of The Compelling Jazz Guitarist Who Was One Of The Most Influential And Prolific Artists Of The 1960s

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The boxed set, to be released on October 22nd, features Green's music as a leader and sideman from 1961-1966 when he was Blue Note's de facto house guitarist

When jazz guitarist Grant Green died in 1979 at the age of 47, he was prized by jazz aficionados but relatively unknown and under appreciated by much of the jazz world. Like so many musicians who made names for themselves in the '60s, Green was forced to the sidelines early in the ...

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Jazz At Lincoln Center Launches The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra With Arturo O

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