Jazz News

"Let's Talk Jazz" With Gary Giddins On Riverwalk Jazz This Week

Source: Don Mopsick
October 8, 2012

Film critic Richard Schickel wrote in the Los Angeles Times: “We see our culture more clearly because of [Gary Giddins’] force, intelligence and alertness to overlooked detail.” Giddins is our guest this week on Riverwalk Jazz. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. From 1973—2003 Gary Giddins wrote his “Weather Bird" column for New York's Village Voice, earning himself international recognition and ...

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Portugal’s Fado Em Si Bemol Return With Sizzling New Release

Source: Harry Watters
September 24, 2012

Portugal’s Fado em Si Bemol is among the country’s most electrifying jazz acts. Part of what makes the group so appealing to audiences is the infectious and brightly lit way they are able to unite different musical styles. On the surface, Fado em Si Bemol fuse together jazz and world music; beneath that, the band is an amalgam of various global influences, sewn effortlessly by the distinct flavors of the Portuguese guitar. Quite popular in Europe, the band is starting ...

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Flamenco Guitar Sensation Mehran Ventures Into Uncharted Prog Territories On New CD Release "Subterranea"

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
September 24, 2012

Chicago, IL: 'Subterranea' is the name of new instrumental album by guitarist Mehran which is due for release in September 2012. Just like his first critically acclaimed CD, 'Angels of Persepolis', released in 2010, 'Subterranea' is a guitar oriented concept album along the cosmic lines of Pink Floyd under the influence of Flamenco guitar. The difference is this time, Mehran has further ventured into progressive rock territories, revisiting his musical roots and exposing his hard rocking past. For this album, ...

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Jazzed Media To Release New Documentary "Woody Herman: Blue Flame" On November 13

Source: Michael Bloom Media Relations
September 24, 2012

In recognition of the Centennial celebration of Woody Herman’s birthday in 2013, Jazzed Media will release “Woody Herman: Blue Flame", a feature-length documentary film by award winning producer & director Graham Carter, produced in association with The Woody Herman Society. It provides an in-depth look at Herman’s 50+-year career as a big band jazz leader and features rare film and video performances of The Woody Herman Orchestra including broadcasts from The Ed Sullivan Show and Iowa Public Television. Woody Herman ...

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Jazz Near You: Our Clean Data Initiative

Source: All About Jazz
September 23, 2012

With the impending launch of the highly anticipated Jazz Near You website, I want to address a few related topics as we prepare to go live with the website and mobile app. Our service is only as reliable as the content entered. As a crowd-sourcing website and with no paid staff to verify entered data, we rely on you to make sure that what you enter is accurate, complete and professional. We hope to recruit local advocates to help us ...

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ACT Music Week at All About Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2012

We continue our celebration of ACT Music with a free MP3 from the Vijay Iyer Trio's latest release Accelerando. Not familiar with ACT Music? Read Jakob Baekgaard's profile “ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music“ published earlier this week. Download “Lude" and five other free MP3s from ACT Music.

Lude (4:54) Vijay Iyer From: Accelerando (ACT Music) Featured: 2012-0 The Moon, The Stars And You (3:28) Nils Landgren From: The Moon, ...

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Master Jam Fest Online Preselection!

Source: Mazur
September 22, 2012

The Preselection of a conceptually new International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation Skills “Master Jam" is held Online. This project is a serious professional competition and a jazz festival too. It was founded by Mikhail Freidlin, the well-known author and producer of the legendary “Odessa Jazz Carnival". This project lasts all year in contrast to traditional jazz events. It is interactive for the audience and participants. The first preselection is held Online, where the jury and viewers voting identify semifinalists. Final ...

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Enter the "Wolfgang Schalk - Word of Ear" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the “Wolfgang Schalk - Word of Ear“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select TEN winners at the conclusion of the contest on October 21st. Click here to enter the contest

(Becoming a fan of Wolfgang Schalk at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! About Word of Ear Wolfgang Schalk's new release Word of Ear further showcases his talent as a consummate guitarist, playing with deep soulfulness and ...

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