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Recording

French Guitarist / Composer Didier Verna Releases His Second Album As A Leader

French Guitarist / Composer Didier Verna Releases His Second Album As A Leader

Source: Didier Verna

Backed by 3 of the most demanded musicians from the Paris Jazz scene (Laurent Epstein, piano / Yoni Zelnik, bass / David Georgelet, drums), French guitarist, singer and composer Didier Verna just released his new album as a leader: Roots and Leaves. Excerpt from the booklet: “Roots and Leaves... Roots are our foundation, our basis, our legacy and our culture. They are our link to the Earth, the anchor point, solid, static and invisible, on top of which we build ...

Interview

Bill Rotella, Son Of Frank Sinatra Songwriter Johnny Rotella, Reflects On Their Careers

Source: Eric Taylor

Q: When did you decide to enter the music field? A: I didn’t consider music as anything other than “fun” until I was in college. While in college I started jamming with friends and a got a taste of the stage, studio and the road. I began thinking about songwriting and performing more seriously at that point. Q: How old were you when you started? Did you even think of music as a business at all then? A: I began ...

Recording

New Album "Subtitles" From Trumpeter Michael Sarian Juggles Various Jazz Styles

New Album "Subtitles" From Trumpeter Michael Sarian Juggles Various Jazz Styles

Source: Eric Taylor

My number-one favorite jazz piece remains to be “Feels So Good” (1977) by Chuck Mangione. Surprisingly, the second position has been occupied, that quickly, by the track called “El Poeta” from a newly released album, Subtitles (2014), by the now U.S.-based Canadian-Argentinian trumpeter/artist Michael Sarian. Not only for jazz aficionados but also for anyone who is curious enough to sample a platter of various jazz styles, Sarian’s début album covers an assortment of flavors, from the subtle, short, and simple ...

Performance / Tour

Martha Lorin Returns With Harold Arlen Encore Performance

Martha Lorin Returns With Harold Arlen Encore Performance

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service

Lampkin Music Group proudly presents vocalist Martha Lorin with, pianist John di Martino and bassist Harvie S for an Encore Performance A CELEBRATION OF HAROLD ARLEN Through the interpretations of jazz singers and musicians who performed Arlen’s songs! DON'T TELL MAMA 343 WEST 46TH STREET DECEMBER 18TH, 2014 AT 7:30 P.M. TICKETS ARE $20.00/ TWO DRINK MINIMUM ($5.00 discount with MAC Cards) RSVP FOR YOUR SEATS NOW AT 212-757-0788 On ...

Crowdfunding Campaign

Master Trombonist Clifford Adams Needs Your Help: Please Donate Now!

Master Trombonist Clifford Adams Needs Your Help: Please Donate Now!

Source: Bruce Klauber

When it comes to the trombone, Trenton, NJ native Clifford Adams is a national resource, having performed over the past 44 years with everyone from Patti LaBelle and Kool and the Gang to Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey. But Clifford Adams needs your help, and he needs it now. As a result of liver cancer, Clifford Adams needs a liver transplant and he needs it soon. Sadly, like too many jazz and blues musicians, he has no medical insurance. The ...

Festival

50th Anniversary Of A Love Supreme - Curated By Ravi Coltrane At SFJAZZ Center

50th Anniversary Of A Love Supreme - Curated By Ravi Coltrane At SFJAZZ Center

Source: Marshall Lamm

SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco's exclusive celebration of 50th Anniversary of A Love Supreme - curated by Ravi Coltrane During the week of December 10-14, 2014, SFJAZZ in San Francisco is presenting an exclusive 50th Anniversary Celebration of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of A Love Supreme, recorded on December 9, 1964 and released by Impulse! in February of 1965, Ravi Coltrane, son of the late jazz giant, has curated a week’s worth of special ...

Recording

New Ross Prior Album Brimming With Energy And Superb Musicianship

Source: Eric Taylor

There is meaning in the title, a humorous reference to Australian artist Ross Prior’s rock & roll background. Prior’s roots are actually not in jazz but in the progressive and experimental sounds of the group Lysergic and then later in the death metal of Black Mask. It’s quite a transition from hard rock to the hard bop of his new solo effort, Heavy Sheddin’, yet there’s no sign of a creative struggle; in fact, Prior sounds absolutely comfortable and quite ...

Interview

Ross Prior: From Thrash Metal To Jazz

Source: Eric Taylor

Q: When did you decide to enter the music field? A: Hmm, would you like the short or long answer? Not long after I played my first band, I guess I realized how happy and free it made me feel. I'd never experienced anything like it before so I was instantly drawn to it. Q: How old were you when you started? Did you even think of music as a business at all then? A: I was quite late to ...


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