Jazz News

Max Roach Birthday Radio Special With Host Larry Reni Thomas On WCOM-FM 1/13/13

Source: Larry Reni Thomas
January 7, 2013

Listen to WCOM-FM, Chapel Hill-Carrboro, North Carolina, January 13, 2013, from 9pm to 12 midnight, for The Max Roach Birthday Special with host Larry Reni Thomas. The program will feature three hours of Max Roach’s music and the premiere of an audio documentary called “Max Roach: The Great North Carolina Jazz Intellectual.” It features commentary and analysis from Jim Ketch, a trumpet player and a jazz studies professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Dr. Larry Ridley, ...

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BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents Monk in Motion: The Next Face of Jazz

Source: Allyson Morgan
January 7, 2013

New York, NY: The BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center is proud to present the talented winners of this year’s Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition. This year’s competition highlighted outstanding drummers. Announced in September 2012, this year’s three finalists ─ Jamison Ross in First Place, Justin Brown in Second Place and Colin Stranahan in Third Place ─ will perform three solo concerts on February 2, March 2, and February 16, respectively. Each evening begins with a FREE humanities event (panel or ...

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All About Jazz Help Wanted: Download of the Day Editor and Photo Editor

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2013

We're looking to fill the following volunteer positions at All About Jazz: Download of the Day Editor and Photo Editor. Each position requires roughly 1-2 hours a week. If you're interested, contact Michael Ricci about next steps. Download of the Day Editor: The download editor will listen to MP3s submitted by musicians, record labels, etc. and determine which tracks to feature and when. Photo Editor: The photo editor will work with the editorial staff and upload photos to be used ...

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Enter the "Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
January 5, 2013

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Whirlwind Recordings “Aruan Ortiz & Michael Janisch Quintet - Banned in London“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 4th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Michael Janisch at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Whirlwind Recordings About Banned in London

One of the most talked about gigs at the ...

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CultureCatch.com's Best Of 2012 List

Source: Steve Holtje
January 5, 2013

CultureCatch.com's annual Best New Jazz Albums list is out. Sitting at #1 is David S. Ware & Planetary Unknown's album on AUM Fidelity, Live at Jazz Festival Saalfelden 2011. Artist of the Year honors go to Brazilian saxophonist Ivo Perelman, who released six albums on Leo Records in 2012. Top historical recording is the Miles Davis Quintet's Live in Europe 1967. For author Steve Holtje's complete list of the top ten new albums, the top five historical releases, and commentary ...

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"Ciudad De Los Reyes," 4th CD By Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet, Due Feb. 12

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
January 4, 2013

Since the release of their 2008 debut, Nuevo Mundo, trumpeter-composer Gabriel Alegría and his Afro-Peruvian Sextet have been blazing a new musical path as they develop and popularize Afro-Peruvian jazz in the United States, Alegría’s native Perú, and beyond. The group’s stunning new CD, Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of Kings), which will be released on February 12 by Alegría’s Saponegro Records, represents a culmination of their efforts to establish Afro-Peruvian jazz as a genre unto itself. “We want the ...

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Mark Berman Debuts New Power Trio At 78 Below, Wednesday January 9

Source: Miranda Callaway
January 4, 2013

Mark Berman, whose iconic montuno piano playing on the theme to “Sex and the City" assured his place in the pop culture pantheon, brings his hard-hitting power trio to 78 Below, 380 Columbus Avenue at 78th Street, on Wednesday, January 9, from 8 pm until 10 pm. Berman, whom Oscar host and Hollywood star Hugh Jackman (Les Misérables) calls “a rock of creativity" (the two have performed together live both in New York and Las Vegas), will air his new ...

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A Message From George Wein | Artistshare Partners With The Newport Jazz Festival | Artistshare Enters 10th Year Of Operations

Source: Brian Camelio
January 4, 2013

A Message from George Wein: “At the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival, Maria Schneider debuted an original work which she composed for her appearance at Newport. It was especially meaningful, as she dedicated the piece to me. Maria funded this work through her own ArtistShare program, but our presentation of her at Newport was made possible by our non-profit status and the many donations we receive from our board members and supporters. Your donation to the Newport Jazz Festival ArtistShare ...

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