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Lower East Side Blues

September 14, 2010

Whew! We kicked off the first week of the new season with five amazing performances: Jesse Kudler and Ian Fraser's electronic and laptop minimalism, Fennesz' profound and thunderous sonics that pushed the International House's sound system further than we thought possible, Sleepthief's spiraling improvisations that lingered between delicacy and fever, and a two-night 70th birthday celebration ...

Happy 10-Year Anniversary to the Wayne Shorter Quartet

September 14, 2010

Take Five With John Tatum

by AAJ Staff
September 13, 2010

Meet John Tatum: Went though tutoring at North Texas State University, with Vaughn Roberts, and had a few lessons with JQ Whitcomb of Shanghai. I'm mostly self-taught and using the goal note theory of Shelly Berg. It works!Instruments Trumpet, flueglehorn, guitar, drums.Teachers and/or influences? Vaughn and JQ. I love Chris Botti's sweet ...

"It's Glory": The Ear Inn (September 5, 2010)

September 12, 2010

Last Sunday I made my way down to The Ear Inn with great eagerness. Jon-Erik Kellso and Neal Miner were going to be there along with two players making their debuts at 326 Spring Street: altoist Dmitry Baevsky, whom I'd admired on a duet gig with Ehud Asherie at Smalls, and the remarkable guitarist Ray Macchiarola. ...

The Jazz Session #199: Beth Schenck

September 13, 2010

New Podcast to Highlight Seattle Jazz and Seattle Jazz Musicians

September 13, 2010

Going live October 1st will be a new podcast created by Seattle musicians Jason Parker and David Marriott Jr. that will feature a spotlight on the Seattle Jazz Scene. Here is the official press release: JAZZ NOW SEATTLE! PODCAST TO DEBUT OCTOBER 1, 2010 New podcast dedicated to spotlighting the amazing jazz music and ...

Rewind: Bandcamp Charges for Free Downloads, Billboard Targets Unsigned Artists, Amazon Shuts Down Amiestreet, Songza Gets a Facelift, and More

September 13, 2010

(UPDATED) This week in the music and record industries tons of news broke. Major announcements relate to Bandcamp, Billboard, iTunes, Ping, and Eminem. As well, The Hypebot Hit Song Contest wound down and we are more than happy with the results it garnered. Take a look through this week's recap of the news and make sure ...

Hadley Caliman Memorial

September 13, 2010

Hadley Caliman's memorial service, “Celebration of Life," will be held at Seattle First Baptist Church on Saturday, September 18 at 11:00am. Seattle First Baptist Church 1111 Harvard Avenue (at Seneca) Seattle, WA 98122 A reception at Tula's Jazz Club will follow at 2:00pm Tula's Jazz Club 2214 2nd Avenue

Chicago Live Jazz Music (September 10 - September 17, 2010) Schedule

September 13, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates September 10th thru September 17th, 2010...(image: Chicago's Mark Madsen jazz guitarist/vocalist at The Underground Wonder Bar) Andy's Jazz Club 11 East Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60611 312.642.6805 ANDY'S WEEKENDS FRIDAY & SATURDAY HEADLINERS! $10 Admission until 8:30 pm; $15 Admission after 8:30 ...

Happy Birthday, Cat Anderson!

September 13, 2010

Jazz trumpeter William “Cat" Anderson (1916-1981) was born in Greenville, South Carolina. His parents died when he was only four years old, so Cat grew up in an orphanage in Charleston. It was here that he learned how to play the trumpet. Fellow orphans gave him the nickname “Cat," not for his trumpet playing but for ...