Jazz News

Andy De Campos Quintet plays Ten Restaurant on February 27th in Mississauga

Source: LMC Media
February 25, 2013

Ten Restaurant is part of the Hip Restaurants trio, the best in fine dining & night life in Mississauga. The new menu has items that change daily and you can tell a lot of thought has been put into each dish. The managers take the time to greet guests at each table and see how their meal is. If you are lucky, hopefully you'll get a chance to meet Chef Nic (the nicest chef ever with a big heart)! Andy ...

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Drummer EC3 Releases New CD: It's All About The Rhythm

Source: Karen Hatchett
February 24, 2013

“Music and life are really all about the groove,” says drummer and bandleader EC3. “You find harmony and it’s good, you get off the beat and it’s challenging. When I was recording the new CD, the foundation was rhythm heavy and we built on that. I was blessed to play with some of the best cats on the east coast. We chose some of the most incredible songs ever written and I arranged them in musical styles from Afro-Cuban and ...

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Change Of The Century - New Jazz For The 21st, to Present Cutting-Edge Contemporary Jazz Artists Monthly at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY

Source: James Keepnews
February 24, 2013

Beginning in March and continuing into the summer, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY will present a monthly series, “Change of the Century – New Jazz for the 21st”, featuring some of the most exciting figures in contemporary music. Organized by local musician, writer and multimedia artist James Keepnews, “Change of the Century” intends to debunk any notion of jazz being an “old,” much less “dead” music. In this new century, artists spanning many generations continue to re-examine and ...

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Join the Jazz Near You Community and Support Jazz in Your City!

Source: All About Jazz
February 23, 2013

We're looking for savvy fans to help us build and maintain the venue and festival listings at each of our Jazz Near You websites. We're also looking for help in spreading the word about our free Jazz Near You services to local presenters, musicians and fans. Jazz Near You is 100% free to list and we’re growing fast, but we need help. If you have a few minutes a week, please read on, then contact us via this form. You ...

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Seabreeze Jazz Festival To Showcase Smooth Jazz In The Ultimate Weekend Of Music April 17th-21st In Panama City Beach, FL

Source: Mark Carter
February 23, 2013

Panama City Beach, FL: The white-sand beaches of Panama City Beach, Florida will again be the backdrop for an incredible weekend of smooth jazz entertainment as The 15th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival® returns to Panama City Beach April 17th-22nd. All main performances will take place at the Pier Park Amphitheater (Aaron Beasant Park) adjacent to the Pier Park shopping complex on the west end of Panama City Beach. New for 2013 is the newly constructed amphitheater stage and other park ...

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Enter the "Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Blue Note Records “Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on March 22nd. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Wayne Shorter at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Blue Note Records About Without a Net

Without a Net is Wayne Shorter's first Blue Note recording ...

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Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2013

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Power Pop Legends Shoes Begin 2013 Shows With SXSW Debut In March

Source: Cary Baker
February 22, 2013

In celebration of their first new album in 18 years, the acclaimed Ignition, the boys from Zion fire up for Austin ZION, Ill. — Following the August 2012 release of Ignition, their first new album in 18 years, Shoes will appear at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas in March, their first time at the event. The legendary power pop band, originally from Zion, Ill., will bring their memorable melodies and do-it-yourself ethic for ...

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