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Interview

"Rugged Trumpet" Showcase For Poet Robert Bogan's Bluesy Spoken-Word Performances

Source: Lauren Rogers
July 24, 2012

Q: How would you describe your creative evolution from your previous album, Song of the Balcones, to your latest work, Rugged Trumpet? A: Song of the Balcones is an epic ballad that tells a story based on events in 1831 Texas. Since its inception in 1984, I imagined the poem as musical performance. In 1988, radio producer Howie Richey and musical director Bill Averbach helped me bring the vision to reality. I prepared some score sheets with 4 musical themes. ...

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Recording

The Coal Porters' Fifth Album, "Find The One," Bends Definition Of Alt-Bluegrass

Source: conqueroo
July 23, 2012

Produced by British folk veteran John Wood, the album will hit U.S. shores on September 18 LONDON, U.K.: Living in London has its advantages for an Kentuckian ex-pat like Sid Griffin. You get to drink strong beer, the town reeks of history, and being American gives you a decided advantage in the European alt-country scene. After all, Sid helped invent alt- country with his first band, the Long Ryders, back in 1980s Los Angeles. In the ensuing years, Griffin has ...

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Recording

Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs Sequester In Rural Georgia To Record "Sunday Run Me Over"

Source: conqueroo
July 23, 2012

Fifth duo album due out October 9 on Transdreamer Records MADISON COUNTY, GA: “I guess I’m kind of a traditionalist, and I stick to what works for me, which is keeping things as simple as possible,” says Holly Golightly. “But I certainly don’t want every record to sound the same, and I think I’ve managed to pull that off, within the strict parameters that I’ve set for myself. As far as I’m concerned, there’s no limit.” Sunday Run Me Over, ...

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Performance / Tour

Feinstein's At Loews Regency Presents The Return Of Acclaimed Vocalist Rebecca Kilgore In Her New Show "The Jazzy Side Of Judy Garland" Featuring The Harry Allen Quartet

Source: Miller Wright & Associates
July 23, 2012

Rebecca Kilgore is one of America's leading song stylists intent on preserving the vocal jazz of the 30s and 40s, an era which she feels remains unsurpassed in its high quality songwriting and heartfelt lyrics. She regularly performs worldwide at jazz festivals, jazz parties, and on jazz cruises. She is a frequent guest on National Public Radio's “Fresh Air" with terry Gross, has appeared on “A Prairie Home Companion," and with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall. Kilgore has performed around ...

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Performance / Tour

The Blue Room On Historic 18th And Vine Line Up For July 23rd-28th

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
July 23, 2012

The Blue Room, one of the Down Beat Magazine’s top ranked jazz clubs, has another week of great performances lined up. The Blue Monday Jam kicks off on July 23rd with Diverse. Diverse is a local jazz act that keeps the tradition of old jazz alive while at times fusing it with more modern sounds. On Thursday July 26th, experience the upbeat sounds from Makusa, a sizzling Latin Jazz band that is headlined by Pablo Sanhueza. Sanhueza is one of ...

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Event

American Jazz Foundation: New York City, NY, April, 2012

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2012

By Cynthia Karena American Jazz Foundation Dizzy's Club Coca Cola New York City April 2012 On a sunny day in New York, I'm listening to a talented saxophonist belting out incredible jazz standards in Central Park. I hang around for an hour, leave five dollars in his case and go for a walk. But should I have left more? Tonight I'll be paying $25 (plus a one drink minimum) to hear more jazz at ...

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Performance / Tour

Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra Performs August 2 in Baraboo, WI

Source: Rand Moore
July 23, 2012

The Madison Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra will perform “Concerts on the Square" in Baraboo, WI on Thursday, August 2, 2012 from 6:30-8pm. Founder and Drummer, Rand Moore brings this wonderful 23 piece big band to this beautiful event for the third year in a row. Musical Director, Joel Kaye, will conduct. Joel was a baritone and Bass Saxophonist in Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Jazz Orchestra in 1962 and 1963. Vocalist Angela Babler will perform tunes made famous by June Christy, Jean Turner, ...

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Event

Dates for Jazz Connect Conference at APAP|NYC 2013 Announced

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2012

Jazz confab to be held on January 10-11, 2013, immediately preceding APAP|NYC 2013 On January 10-11, 2013 in New York City, the Jazz Connect conference will bring together a broad range of elements and constituencies of the jazz community in a series of workshops, panels, plenaries and special events, all dedicated to expanding the worldwide audience for jazz. Organized by JazzTimes and the Jazz Forward Coalition (a consortium of industry leaders from the following organizations: All About Jazz, Thirsty Ear ...

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