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Next Generation Jazz Festival Hosts America's Top Young Jazz Musicians, March 30 - April 1, 2012 in Downtown Monterey

March 3, 2012

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival Hosts America's Top Young Jazz Musicians, March 30—April 1, 2012 in Downtown Monterey 65 Groups from 3 Countries, 13 States and 14 California Counties are Participants Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a nonprofit leader in jazz education since 1958, is proud to announce its annual Next Generation Jazz ...

News: Performance / Tour

Ernie Watts Joining Laurence Hobgood for Bistro Gig on Thursday, April 5

March 3, 2012

This just in: Veteran saxophonist Ernie Watts (pictured) will join pianist Laurence Hobgood for the latter's previously announced performance on Thursday, April 5 at Jazz at the Bistro. Watts has played with Hobgood in singer Kurt Elling's band, and also is known for his work as a solo artist and with Charlie Haden's Quartet West, the ...

News: Opinion

Extending the Power of "Free" to Live Performances

March 3, 2012

The practice of offering free access to your recorded music has now become commonplace. The free single, or even free album download, has been around for what seems like eons, and although bands offering free live shows has always been accepted, the embracing of this endeavor could not be more timely than now. Venues offering pay-to-play ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, March 2-8

March 3, 2012

If you are lamenting the (belated) appearance of winter weather, here's a warm thought: The Twin Cities Jazz Festival is less than four months away! June 28-30 should be circled in red on your calendar. And in the meantime, late winter is bringing some very welcome music to the Twin Cities, guaranteed to keep you warm ...

News: Recording

Wes Montgomery: 1957-58

March 2, 2012

Guitarist Wes Montgomery began his recording carer with Lionel Hampton's band in 1948. The experience lasted until 1950, when he returned to his native Indianapolis and began to raise a family. Though Montgomery recorded with his brothers Monk and Buddy in 1955 and 1957, he didn't start to record as a leader until April 1958 (for ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz at the Bistro: Marlena Shaw Postponed, Russell Malone and Cyrus Chestnut Added

March 2, 2012

This just in: Jazz St. Louis has announced that due to “circumstances beyond their control," singer Marlena Shaw's upcoming engagement at Jazz at the Bistro, scheduled for Wednesday, April 11 through Saturday, April 14, has been postponed. JSL director of operations and artistic administration Bob Bennett says they're working with Shaw's representatives to reschedule for next ...

News: Music Industry

Santa Cruz Blues: Doobies, Los Lobos, J. Osborne, Jonny Lang

March 2, 2012

TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION KICKS OFF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND The San Cruz Blues Festival 20th anniversary celebration will kick off Memorial Day Weekend on May 26-27 at Aptos Village Park in Aptos, CA. To get the party started, Doobie Brothers and Los Lobos will headline on Saturday, while Jonny Lang and Los Lonely Boys will close out ...

News: Obituary

R.I.P., Eddie Fritz

March 2, 2012

Though there's been no published obituary or other official announcement, StLJN has learned that longtime St. Louis jazz pianist Eddie Fritz has died at age 70. The news of his passing comes from guitarist Steve Schenkel, who on Tuesday posted a message on Facebook with remembrances of Fritz. The pianist, who lived in Webster Groves, apparently ...

News: Interview

A Chat with Mitch Ryder

March 2, 2012

By Dennis Cook Americans tend to have short musical memories. Our culture is so obsessed with newness and fashion that it's easy for pioneers to be dusted away with the sands of time. It's a pity because understanding who broke the ground one walks on is informative and often revelatory in a really joyful way. Case ...

News: Performance / Tour

Soulive | Colorado | Brooklyn | Review | Photos

March 2, 2012

By Brad Hodge Soulive :: 02.18.12-02.19.12 :: Fox Theatre :: Boulder, Colorado Royal Family Recording artist Soulive certainly has a flare for the dramatic. The band's annual Brooklyn Bowl winter residency has become a staple in the yearly calendar of funkateers with a massive roster of special guests under the marquee of Bowlive. With the smashing ...