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News: Performance / Tour

The Fringe Jazz Trio Performing in Medfield on Thursday, April 28

April 28, 2011

The Fringe jazz trio is performing at First Parish Universal Unitarian Church in Medfield. Massachusetts on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. The church is located at 26 North Street in Medfield. Formed in the 1970s and dedicated to free-association jazz, The Fringe consists of tenor saxophonist George Garzone, drummer Bob Gullotti, and bassist John ...

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News: Recording

James Farm - James Farm (Nonesuch, 2011)

April 28, 2011

James Farm is a modern jazz collective consisting of Joshua Redman on saxophones, Aaron Parks on piano, Matt Penman on bass and Eric Harland on drums. They play a nicely atmospheric brand of modern jazz that is influenced by many different genres and experiences. It's a true cooperative, with egos pushed to the side and everyone ...

News: Recording

Nordic Connect Weigh in with the Tuneful "Spirals"

April 28, 2011

Nordic Connect? Yes. We have the band's Spirals, their second CD (Artist Share 0097), a jazz-rock present day program with some tuneful originals penned by the various band members. Ingrid Jensen appears to be the bandleader and she turns in some very nice trumpet, fluegel and songs; her sister Christine has definite prowess and imagination on ...

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News: Event

Jazz for Japan: Artists Wanted for Minnesota Fundraiser

April 28, 2011

My friend Rhonda Laurie is a swinging jazz singer (Sidewalk Café and more), music business instructor and underground promoter. Right now she's trying to put together a fundraising event to support recovery in Japan, and particularly to help the Japanese jazz community get back on its feet in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters. ...

News: Music Industry

Charlie Haden's Quartet West Turns 25

April 28, 2011

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Charlie Haden's band Quartet West. What started out as a simple gig in Santa Monica has developed into one of the greatest jazz groups in the past quarter century. In marking this milestone, the band has just released their seventh recording Sophisticated Ladies which includes half instrumentals from the ...

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News: Recording

Shirley Scott: Hip Soul

April 27, 2011

In the late '50s, through the '60s and into the '70s, albums by sax-organ combos seem to have been recorded every three minutes at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in New Jersey. The Prestige label cornered the market on this format early, matching every possible Hammond B3 player with every conceivable tenor saxophonist. The number of reed-organ ...

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News: Recording

Tim Berne - Insomnia (Clean Feed 2011) ****a1/2

April 27, 2011

By Joe Higham Tim Berne's international octet recorded INSOMNIA live in the studio, summer 1997, finally it gets to see the light of day now in 2011. If you know Tim Berne you're probably already aware of his compositional style, playing etc and this doesn't stray far from his normal territory. If however you're not so ...

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News: Festival

Telluride Blues Presents: Durango Blues Train 2011

April 27, 2011

TWO FULL BANDS, FIVE SOLO ARTISTS, TEN VINTAGE RAIL CARS FOR DURANGO'S VERY OWN “MOVING" MUSICAL EXPERIENCE The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNGRR) and the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival presents the inaugural Durango Blues Train 'Blues on the Rails' to take place June 4, 2011. Relive history and ride the vintage train while ...

News: Technology

Site Worth Watching: bandsurfing.com

April 27, 2011

I often come across music tech and musician services startups that look promising. But because they are early stage and must rise above so much noise and competition to succeed, that I'm often not ready to say that they're worthy of your attention or a full review. But they're great ideas nonetheless and great ideas are ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Harry Connick Jr. Performing in Boston, April 26-30 at Colonial Theatre

April 27, 2011

New Orleans jazz singer Harry Connick Jr and his Orchestra open a five-day engagement at Boston's Colonial Theatre from Tuesday, April 26 through Saturday, April 30, 2011. Tickets to the show range from $126-$219 and can be ordered online. The shows are presented by Broadway Across America. For a complete list of upcoming Broadway across American ...