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News: Recording

New Esperanza Spalding Album out Tomorrow

August 17, 2010

Esperanza Spalding releases her new album, Chamber Music Society, on Heads Up International tomorrow—August 17, 2010. To listen to clips of the album and receive a free mp3, visit the newly renovated www.esperanzaspalding.com. Here's what Nate Chinen from The New York Times has to say about Chamber Music Society: Several tracks into her third album as ...

News: Interview

Angelique Kidjo: Daughter of Independence

August 17, 2010

By Angelique Kidjo Like a true revolutionary, I was born on Bastille Day (July 14), 1960, in Dahomey, which was then a part of the French Empire in West Africa. A few days later, on August 1st, 50 years ago this month, my country was declared independent: I was French for just 18 days! It is ...

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News: Recording

Esperanza Spaulding Releases Chamber Music Society CD

August 16, 2010

Esperanza Spalding is releasing her second album on the Heads Up label, Chamber Music Society , on August 17th. Chamber Music Society is Spalding's follow up to the 2008 release, Esperanza, which sat atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for over 70 weeks. About the CD: On the opening track of her much-lauded, self-titled major label debut, ...

News: Opinion

Correspondence, Illustrated, from Canada

August 16, 2010

With too many Rifftides posts lately about the deaths of prominent figures in jazz, it was good to hear from someone who documents the work of young musicians. The message came from Randy Cole in Montreal.I've been making a number of short films, and I wanted to share one with you. Most of my films thus ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #191: Roland Vazquez

August 16, 2010

Roland Vazquez explores a series of historical and philosophical ideas through the medium of music on The Visitor (RVCD, 2010). In this interview, Vazquez talks about his former and current large ensembles; the programmatic elements underlying the compositions; and why he decided to do something or rather not do something for the first time on this ...

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News: Music Industry

Jazz Venue Chronicles: Jazz is Alive in Alabama

August 16, 2010

There's a tendency among some to view the presentation of live jazz as purely an urban, major-market phenomenon. I've had the privilege of experiencing jazz in seemingly unlikely places since developing the first regional jazz service program, at Arts Midwest in the mid-80s. Since then one of the great pleasures of this work has been hearing ...

News: Recording

1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (701-710)

August 16, 2010

Here is another 10 to add to the list. Remember that there is no ranking system here, and if you don't see your favorite jazz album yet, it doesn't mean it won't show up. Hopefully these lists will inspire you to seek some of these albums out that perhaps you haven't heard before, or revisit an ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ralph Alessi in a Quartet at the Jazz Standard

August 16, 2010

Ralph Alessi has never had a problem with precision or grappled publicly with the mechanics of his art. His trumpet tone conveys a rounded luminescence, like the moon in full phase, and his technique is an astonishment of fluency. The challenge for him, at least as a bandleader, revolves around emotional expressiveness, along with the issue ...

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News: Obituary

Abbey Lincoln Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Tba: Jazz Singer/Songwriter Dies at 80

August 16, 2010

Abbey Lincoln (a.k.a. Anna Marie Wooldridge) jazz singer and songwriter has passed away at age 80 years in her Manhattan home on August 14th, 2010...once married to legendary jazz drummer Max Roach (1962 and later divorced) she made several recordings and acted in movies with the likes of Sidney Poitier during the 1950s and 60s. Her ...

News: Performance / Tour

Chicago Live Jazz Music (August 13-August 19, 2010) Schedule

August 16, 2010

Here is what's happening with the live music Chicago Jazz Scene for the dates August 13th thru August 19th, 2010...(image: JAZZzology Editor Rick Watters jazz'in around ChiTown) 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 pm Upcoming performances ...