Jazz News

Hong Kong Dragon Club Plays World-Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz

ANCIENT CHINESE INSTRUMENTS AND MELODIES HIGHLIGHT NEW CONTEMPORARY JAZZ ALBUM BY THE HONG KONG DRAGON CLUB, THE FIRST RELEASE ON XIEN RECORDS _________________________________________________________________

One of the most unusual jazz albums to be released this year is Take Out by the Hong Kong Dragon Club comprised of some of the best session players on the Hong Kong scene who perform contemporary jazz using Chinese folk melodies that are thousands of years old and a combination of ancient Chinese instruments along with ...

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A Passion for Jazz

Source: All About Jazz

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New Don Lanphere Recording featuring Mimi Fox, Banrey MacClure & Mel Brown

Source: All About Jazz

Northwest saxophonist Don Lanphere has a new recording feature jazz guitar great Mimi Fox, Barney McClure on B3 and Mel Brown on drums. The recording is called Like A Bird and is on Origin Arts. Here is part of the liner notes.

I will admit that when Don initially called me and said “I just did something new for me, a Hammond B-3 organ date, and I really want you to write the liner notes," I kinda froze. When I ...

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JAZZ AT THE WATERMILL, DORKING, SURREY UK

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New Book: Swing by Scott Yanow

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Musician Mark Whitecage and Photographer/Musician Rozanne Levine are featured at the upcoming Fifth Annual Vision in NYC

Source: All About Jazz

Dear Friends,

I wanted to let you know that both Mark Whitecage and myself, photographer/clarinetist Rozanne Levine, are going to be part of the upcoming FIFTH ANNUAL VISION FESTIVAL in NYC. As most of you know, the Vision Festival is one of the premier showcases in New York City for improvising artists, and features musicians, poets, dancers, and visual artists.

Mark will be performing with his Quartet on Friday, May 19, and my photographs will be part of the visual ...

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James Newton Sues Beastie Boys for Copyright Infringement Over Digital Sampling

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Original Art JAZZ PAINTINGS Done in Bright Colors

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New York Artist David Dalessandro

Using jazz as his inspiration, this New York artist paints with bright colors and strong gesture. These paintings look great in black frames. The large paintings are great as the focal point of any interior. This painter attended one of the most prominent art schools in New York, The New York Studio school of Painting, Drawing & Sculpture. Paul Georges, Philip Guston, Esteban Vicente, and Mercedes Matter were amoung the 1st & 2nd generation Abstract ...

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