Jazz News

World Jazz Quartet Veronneau Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of 'Jazz Samba'

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2013

50 years ago “bossa nova" was a term barely known beyond Brazil, until in 1963 Jazz Samba, the milestone recording by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, took the world by storm. In popularizing the seductive, syncopated “bossa" rhythm, it became the only jazz album in history to reach #1 on the Billboard pop chart in March 1963. It ranks as one of the biggest selling jazz albums of all time and brought Brazilian composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim to ...

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Soft Machine Legacy Releases New Studio Album "Burden Of Proof"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2013

Soft Machine Legacy makes their most powerful statement to date, delivering an album of epic proportions and their first studio output since 2007's Steam. Infectious grooves, undeniably hip vibes and sizzling performances dominate the outing, as the veteran progressive music masters continue to break new ground and offer listeners yet more previously-unseen facets of their dynamic musical persona. Featuring some intriguingly-inviting new writing, the album is a breath of fresh air for progressive music and a bold furtherance of the ...

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Dubbed Out in Bucharest: Mahala Rai Banda’s Balkan Reggae

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2013

When Romania’s Romany pop supergroup Mahala Rai Banda set cimbaloms skanking a few years ago on “Balkan Reggae,” reggae DJs around Europe perked up and started dropping the track into their sets. It was merely a matter of time before the obvious next step came. In honor of Jamaica’s 50 years of independence in 2012, Mahala Rai Banda reached out to Caribbean-inspired remixers. The result: Balkan Reggae Remixed (Asphalt Tango). A diverse crew of producers added their stamp to the ...

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Shred the Accordion: Koby Israelite Balkanizes the Blues on "Blues from Elsewhere"

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 16, 2013

If Jimmy Page played accordion, and if Taraf de Haidouks sang the blues, they’d be partying along side Israeli-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist Koby Israelite. With devil-may-care daring, the Balkan and blues-loving maverick brings together the coolest sounds of gritty roots, hard-hitting rock, and the joyous mayhem of a good East European wedding band on Blues from Elsewhere (Asphalt Tango). This is no novelty record, though, no gimmicky mash up. To Koby, it’s a natural, if unexpected sonic crossroads. “When I decided ...

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Miami Lakes And KCC Productions Present Tito Puente, Jr

Source: Kimberly C Chmura
March 16, 2013

The Town of Miami Lakes’ Cultural Affairs Committee is excited to announce the Spring Concert in the Park scheduled for Saturday, March 16th beginning at 6:30 pm. This free event will be held at Picnic Park West located at 15151 Montrose Road (NW 82nd Avenue). Tito Puente, Jr. is on a passionate mission. The younger Puente is determined to nurture the musical legacy left by his father. He refuses to let his father become a distant memory. “He was just ...

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Enter the "Barry Altschul - The 3dom Factor" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
March 15, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the TUM Records “Barry Altschul - The 3dom Factor“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 15th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Barry Altschul at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at TUM Records About The 3dom Factor

The 3dom Factor is the first new album under the leadership of master ...

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Discover The Jazz Innovators Of Tomorrow With "In The Mix"

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
March 15, 2013

A Free Series of Concerts Showcasing New England Conservatory's Exceptional Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation Ensembles 36 One-Hour Concerts Over 12 Evenings at NEC's Pierce Hall Monday, April 1 – Wednesday, May 1 Discover the jazz innovators of tomorrow with In the Mix, 36 free 1-hour concerts, Monday, April 1 — Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at New England Conservatory’s Pierce Hall on the first floor of NEC’s St. Botolph Building, 241 St. Botolph Street, Boston. These concerts, featuring NEC’s Jazz and ...

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Sony Music Latin Releases Tito Puente: "Quatro" - 5CD/LP/Digital Box

Source: Cindy Byram PR
March 15, 2013

SONY MUSIC LATIN RELEASES LIMITED EDITION CELEBRATING 90th BIRTHDAY OF COMPOSER, BANDLEADER AND MUSICIAN STATE-OF-THE-ART REMASTERING OF LANDMARK RECORDINGS + BONUS DISK OF RARITIES, WITH LINER NOTES & MEMORABILIA Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday in 2013, as well as the 10th anniversary of his GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. To honor one of the 20th Century’s great musical figures, Sony Music Latin delivers something for the jazz master’s legions of fans to celebrate: the release of Tito Puente: ...

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