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News: Recording

Miles Davis with Gil Evans - Miles Ahead (1957)

December 29, 2010

By Nick DeRiso Miles Ahead was initially billed by Columbia Records, in the flatly obvious tone of the day, as “Miles Davis plus 19, with Gil Evans." Right. Still, it was that last guy, the 20th man, who was the important one. After a burst of creativity in the late 1940s—the clearest result being the very ...

News: Recording

Szilard Mezei - February Fadontes (No Business, 2010)

December 29, 2010

Melding folk music to free jazz in an interesting and intriguing manner, viola player Szilard is joined by Peter Bede on tenor saxophone and clarinet, Erno Hock on bass and Hunor G. Szabo and drums. This is a limited edition vinyl record that really deserves wider recognition especially among fans who enjoy their jazz expanded by ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Lola Danza: Vision Quest

by AAJ Staff
December 28, 2010

Lola DanzaVision QuestEvolver 2005 New York jazz singer and composer Lola Danza has a background in avant-garde jazz and, before that, in classical singing. Active on the New York scene since 2007, when she arrived from Boston and Berkelee School of Music studies, the singer has immersed herself ...

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News: Recording

Barry Galbraith: Guitar and the Wind

December 28, 2010

Over the course of his career, guitarist Barry Galbraith appeared on 594 recording sessions. Yet he made only one album as a featured leader—Guitar and the Wind. The album was recorded over three days in January 1958 for Decca. The fact that Galbraith didn't record more extensively as a featured soloist for Decca and other labels ...

News: Performance / Tour

Widespread Panic: 25th Anniversary Plans

December 28, 2010

TOUR DATES AND DOCUMENTARY PLANNED In an interview with Gary Graff of Billboard, Widespread Panic's Dave Schools laid out the group's plans for 2011 in celebration of their 25th anniversary. The band does not plan on releasing new material in the new year, but Schools says he is sure that they will tour in support of ...

News: Recording

Beck: Live at Moca; Record Club News and Remix Work

December 28, 2010

BECK PERFORMS WITH DEVENDRA BANHART & CAETANO VELOSO; REMIX WORK FOR LYKKE LI; RECORD CLUB ALBUM COMING On November 13, Beck performed alongside Devendra Banhart and Tropicalia legend Caetano Veloso at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, for an event by artist Doug Aitken. Check out the footage from the event below. With the ...

News: Performance / Tour

SFJAZZ Announces Spring Season 2011 Lineup

December 28, 2010

SPRING CONCERT SERIES RUNS FEB. 10—JUNE. 25 Randall Kline, the Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ, the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, today announced the complete artist lineup for the 12th Annual SFJAZZ Spring Season. The unique and spectacular five-month-long concert series begins on February ...

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News: Trends

14 New Music Industry Thought Leaders Share What's Ahead in 2011

December 28, 2010

As we end the year, Hypebot asked some of our favorite thinkers, writers, and friends to answer two questions—one looking forward and the other back—about the state of the new music industry. We think you'll find their answers both enlightening and hopeful. Take a look and come back and share what you think is ahead for ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (December 24 - December 31, 2010) Schedule

December 28, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates December 24th thru December 31st, 2010... (photo of Chicago Latin Jazz group Mambo Zombies CD cover “South-Side Christmas“ which features saxman Dez Desormeaux, jazz pianist Jose Valdes, percussionist Luis “Prieto" Rosario, bassist Bill Dickens, and vocalist Francine Smith) Andy's Jazz Club 11 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bart Weisman Jazz Group Celebrates New Year's Eve on Cape Cod

December 28, 2010

Jazz drummer Bart Weisman and his group is kicking off New Year's on the Cape with a show at the Riverway Lobster House restaurant in South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, on Friday, December 31, 2010 starting at 8:15 p.m. The group features vocalist Carol Syeth and also features Weisman on drums, Mark Borgmann on piano, and Ron ...