Jazz News

Jonathan Batiste Talks To All About Jazz

Source: Alan Bryson
October 28, 2013

Jonathan Batiste is a graduate of the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts with a masters degree from Julliard in jazz and classical piano. But don’t let the elite degrees fool you, as a native of New Orleans, Batiste is equally at home making music in the streets or on the concert stage. His band named “Stay Human," do just that. They've recently released their breakout album entitled Social Music. It’s music without borders or labels, pure integrity. Alan ...

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A Night In Maduro

Source: Reed Hadley
October 28, 2013

By Reed I. Hadley The word Maduro can take on meanings from a political official to a baseball or football player but in this case it simply means a luxuriously designed establishment offering nightly live entertainment and an exquisite selection of fine cigars. If you are in Tokyo looking for good jazz accompanied by great food and drinks with affordable prices; it also means you will feel right at home in the right place to be. Think of it as ...

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Porta-jazz Introduces You To Carimbo!

Source: Associação Porta-Jazz
October 27, 2013

Carimbo is the independent imprint from Porta-Jazz Association, based in Oporto (Portugal). With our sixth album out we want to present you to our concept: the outcome of one record released under purview of Carimbo Porta-Jazz is an unique limited edition with special attention given to details such as sound quality, shape and graphic treatment, defying the massive distribution and stating the personal investment musicians hand over to their projects, be it during the creation process, performance or when sharing ...

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Five Promotional Opportunities for Jazz Professionals

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2013

All About Jazz offers both free and paid promotional opportunities to help musicians reach the largest jazz audience on the internet. 1. Promote Yourself The first step to promoting yourself at All About Jazz is to create a musician profile. If your musician profile already exists in our database, claim it, then maintain it. The most effective profile is a complete profile, so be sure to add as much information as possible. Click here to view an example of a ...

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Enter the "Carla Bley - Trios" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
October 25, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM Records “Carla Bley - Trios“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on November 26th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Carla Bley at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records About Trios

Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard and Steve Swallow revisit classic Bley compositions in an exceptional album recorded in ...

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WBGO Jazz 88.3 Fm Serves As The Beacon For Newark Through Music And News

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
October 25, 2013

Upcoming Music and News Events Kids Jazz Concert Series: October 26 and November 2 TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival: November 4-10 General Election Coverage: November 5 Gateway Concert Series: November 6 and December 4 Champions of Jazz Gala: November 6 WBGO Art Gallery Photo Exhibit Now through December 31 NEWARK, NJ – Six months away from celebrating its 35th anniversary, Newark Public Radio/WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, the world’s ...

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New England Conservatory’s Annual Multi-media Film Noir Extravaganza Features Otto Preminger’s Whirlpool & Laura

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
October 25, 2013

Tuesday, November 5 at NEC’s Jordan Hall Curated by Ran Blake and Aaron Hartley Part of NEC’s Music: Truth to Power series of over 30 concerts Pianist/composer/improviser Ran Blake and co-producer/trombonist Aaron Hartley bring an extra dimension to Hallowe'en with specimens of that most haunting genre, film noir. Now an annual tradition in its 9th year, this year's concert is based on one of the best-known specimens of the genre: Otto Preminger's Whirlpool (1949) and, the evening’s feature presentation, Laura ...

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Jazz Arts Group Of Columbus Welcomes The Soulful Sounds Of Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics

Source: Scott Vezdos
October 25, 2013

Columbus, OH – The Jazz Arts Group’s Inside Track series continues to scorch the Lincoln Theatre stage on Friday, November 8 with the soulful sounds of Atlanta’s Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics. Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics roots are embedded in the rich sound and history of Georgia soul, beginning with the early ‘50s and ‘60s R&B that became so well known around the world. Having performed countless gigs since 2005, and with a slew of 45 rpm singles already ...

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