Jazz News

Gregory Porter's "Real Good Hands" Receives Grammy Nomination For "Best Traditional R&B Performance”

Source: Cary Goldberg
December 8, 2012

Acclaimed Vocalist's Second Grammy Nomination Is for Track from Be Good, His Sophomore Release on Motema Music Acclaimed vocalist Gregory Porter has received a Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Performance category for the song “Real Good Hands," a track from his second Motema Music album, Be Good. This marks Porter's second Grammy nomination. His first was in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for Water, his breakthrough debut album (a rare feat for a debut recording), which was ...

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Russian Guitarist Is Hooked On DPA Instrument Mic

Source: All About Jazz
December 8, 2012

When Russian guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko was booked to play a Jubilee concert with legendary guitarist Larry Coryell at the Moscow International House of Music, he knew he would need a first class microphone to truly capture the sound of this prestigious event. DPA Microphone’s Russian distributor I.S.P.A arranged for Roman to test a DPA d:vote 4099G Instrument Microphone for Guitar, which proved to be exactly what he was looking for. “I heard that Paco De Lucia's sound engineer rated DPA ...

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Enter the "Sam Rivers - Reunion: Live in New York" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
December 7, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Pi Recordings “Sam Rivers - Reunion: Live in New York“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on January 7th. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Sam Rivers at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Pi Recordings About Reunion: Live in New York

A historically important new release, Reunion: Live in New ...

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Michael McNeill With Drew Gress & Phil Haynes Tonight In Brooklyn

Source: Michael McNeill
December 7, 2012

Michael McNeill’s trio with the bassist Drew Gress and the drummer Phil Haynes explores the pianist’s original compositions, which range from lyrical ballads, to hard-driving jazz, to avant-garde soundscapes. Gress and Haynes are a seasoned rhythm team — their collaboration goes back nearly three decades, and they appear together on some 18 albums — and with McNeill they push and pull the pianist’s music in new directions. Over the past four years McNeill has become an integral part of the ...

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Emmanuel Baptist Church Presents A Special Holiday Jazz Vespers Featuring Jimmy Heath

Source: Emmanuel Baptist Church Jazz Vespers
December 7, 2012

Isaac “Ike” Suggs, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Emmanuel Baptist Church, announced today that “another opportunity to experience the presence of God through the sound of Jazz is scheduled for Sunday, December 30th, during an Emmanuel Baptist Church hosted Jazz Vespers.” A special holiday edition of the popular Jazz Vespers series featuring Jimmy Heath will take place in the historic Emmanuel Baptist Church, 279 Lafayette Avenue, which is located in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, New York. The ...

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The 2013 Jazz Bridge Calendar: A Great Day In Philadelphia!

Source: Jim Miller
December 6, 2012

Author/jazz historian Nat Hentoff describes the Jazz Bridge Calendar as a treasure and collector’s item. And indeed it is. Beautifully designed by bassist/graphic artist Kathy Ridl, the brand-new 2013 edition honors saxophonists Ken Ulansey, Bobby Zankel, John Coltrane and Tim Warfield; vocalists Joanna Pascale and Ella Gahnt; bassists Jimmy Garrison and Henry Grimes; drummer Billy James; harpist Gloria Galante; guitarist Jef Lee Johnson and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Featured photographers are Anthony Dean, Ben Johnson, Howard Pitkow, William P. Gottlieb, Peter ...

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Vocalist Ariel Pocock Launches Debut Artistshare Project

Source: Brian Camelio
December 6, 2012

We are very excited to announce the launch of new ArtistShare artist Ariel Pocock's debut ArtistShare Project. At only 20 years old, Ariel is an incredibly talented singer, pianist, and composer. She has already earned widespread recognition for her talents from Downbeat Magazine, the Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center, the Seattle-Kobe Jazz Vocalist Competition, the Lionel Hampton International Festival, amongst many others. She is recording her debut album as a leader with jazz legends Larry Grenadier, Eric Harland, ...

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Ernest Dawkins' Delmark CD Release Party For "Afro Straight!"

Source: Kevin Johnson
December 6, 2012

Come celebrate the official CD release of Afro Straight (Delmark) this weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Friday and Saturday (December 7 and 8) at Andy’s Jazz Club (11 East Hubbard) First set starts at 9:30pm Sunday (December 9) Normans Bistro (1001 E 43rd Street as part of Dawkins’ weekly jam session Session starts at 9:00pm After five Delmark albums with his New Horizons Ensemble and three as co-leader of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, saxophonist, composer, arranger Ernest Dawkins leads this ...

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