Jazz News

Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 6 CD Limited Edition Collection Available September 18, 2012

Source: Michael Ricci
July 11, 2012

One Of Our Most Significant Releases Ever From One Of The Few, True Geniuses - Charles Mingus We all know about small, medium and large. Coach, Business, and First Class. And then there's urgent, critical, and life-threatening. At Mosaic, we have three stages, too: rare and historically important; acclaimed milestone; and undeniably monumental epic masterpiece. We've uncovered another one of those epic masterpieces. We are pleased to announce Charles Mingus - The Jazz Workshop Concerts 1964-65 (Town Hall, Amsterdam, Monterey ...

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Daren Burns Releases First Solo Album "Fear Is Not The Natural State Of Civilized People” On Urban Nerds Records, Features Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith.

Source: Daren Burns
July 10, 2012

Bassist, composer and educator Daren Burns (John “Drumbo” French of Captain Beefheart) has released Fear is not the Natural State of Civilized People, on Urban Nerds Records, a label Burns founded in 2009. Burns’ first solo album of original instrumental material, this intense and expressive 4-part suite realizes a creative path that began in 2006. The recording highlights Burns' unique visual composition style and displays his use of structured improvisation. Burns uses this technique to maintain compositional control while allowing ...

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Singer Laury Shelley To Perform Tribute To Tony Bennett At Katerina's In Chicago

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
July 10, 2012

Katerina’s welcomes back Laury Shelley with Tribute Show to Tony Bennett Wednesday, July 18th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00. Musicians/Students: $5.00. Singer/songwriter Laury Shelley has been a performing artist ever since she can remember. Laury was living her dream touring with composer, Michel Legrand, as Legrand's vocal soloist. During these amazing years, Laury shared the bill with many a well know vocalist. One of them was Tony Bennett. During their time together, Laury watched and learned from him. This ...

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Jason Moran, Tarus Mateen and Nasheet Waits in Worcester, MA on November 9th

Source: Music Worcester, Inc.
July 10, 2012

Worcester, MA: Blue Note recording artist and composer Jason Moran will perform in Worcester, MA on Friday, November 9, 2012. Jazz Pianist and Composer Jason Moran was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Learn more at macfound.org/fellows. Jason Moran was named as the Kennedy Center's artistic adviser for jazz in November of 2011, only the second person ...

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The American Jazz Museum Posts Profit

Source: C. L. Burnett, American Jazz Museum
July 10, 2012

The American Jazz Museum has achieved another major milestone in its 15 years of existence. The Missouri-based non-profit organization officially posted a profit during the past fiscal year and began the new fiscal year in the black. Along with significant and consistent marketing communication strategies, an increase in monthly admissions and ticket sales to the museum permanent exhibits and the upward attendance trend in the Blue Room during the last quarter of the fiscal year, the American Jazz Museum finished ...

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TRANSART Celebrates The 12th Annual Jazz In The Valley, August 18-19

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 10, 2012

TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc. Celebrates the 12th Annual Jazz in the Valley Festival August 18 – 19 at Waryas Park in Poughkeepsie featuring The Cookers , We Four, Lou Donaldson, Luther Francois, Roy Ayers, Swiss Movement Revisited, Helen Sung Trio and Zon Del Barrio Poughkeepsie, NY: TRANSART and Cultural Services celebrates the 12th Annual Jazz in the Valley at its new home on the waterfront of Waryas Park on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, NY ...

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Santana / Journey Founding Member Gregg Rolie Tours With Ringo Starr's All Star Band, Schedules New Solo Dates In August

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
July 10, 2012

Houston, TX - Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Gregg Rolie, best known for his vocals and keyboard work with legendary music groups Santana and Journey, is currently on tour with Ringo Starr's All Star Band. So far the response has been no less than phenomenal! Along with Gregg Rolie, you can catch Steve Lukather, Todd Rundgren, Richard Page and of course, Ringo Starr, on the Ringo Starr All Star Band tour this June and July in the US ...

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Enter the "Steve Kuhn - Wisteria" Giveaway at All About Jazz!

Source: All About Jazz
July 9, 2012

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the ECM Records “Steve Kuhn - Wisteria“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 6th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Steve Kuhn at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at ECM Records About Wisteria Wisdom and wistfulness are intertwined in Wisteria, whose title track, written by Art Farmer, takes us back to the early ...

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