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News: Recording

Previously Unreleased Mingus Big Band Material Availble for the First Time on CD

August 15, 2006

Charles Mingus lives! Although the late composer and bassist passed in 1979, as we approach his 85th birthday year, the complex, passionate, and supremely personal compositional work lives on through the frequent performances and recordings of the bands his widow Sue Mingus has assembled - the Mingus Dynasty, the Mingus Big Band, the Mingus Orchestra, and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Groundbreaking Vocalist Cassandra Wilson Announces Fall Thunderbird Tour

August 15, 2006

EAST COAST SWING TO INCLUDE STOPS IN NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON & DC In April, Blue Note Records released thunderbird, the groundbreaking new CD from Grammy-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson, which found Wilson collaborating with a new production team of T-Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia, and creating what The Los Angeles Times called “a whole new world ...

News: Festival

Boston's BeanTown Jazz Fest Lineup Set for Sept. 29 - Oct. 1

August 15, 2006

The lineup for the Boston BeanTown Jazz Festival, September 29-October 1, is complete and the 40,000 fans who graced the three city blocks in the South End for the free, outdoor portion of last year's festival may have less elbow room this year. More than 15 national and local acts will play straight ahead, contemporary, and ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: August 7, 2006

August 15, 2006

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Dr. Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul (Palmetto) 340 308 +32 5 65 1 3 2 2 1 Regina Carter I’ll Be Seeing You (A Sentimental Journey) (Verve Music Group) 306 301 +5 1 66 1 7 3 4 8 Jon Faddis Teranga (Koch) ...

News: Event

Legendary Jazz Pianist Randy Weston Opens the 2006-07 Performing Arts Series Season at the University of Nevada, Reno

August 15, 2006

Legendary American jazz pianist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has spent much of his 80 years immersed in the sounds and cultures that have shaped the rich history of African American rhythms and melodies living at the very roots of jazz. Opening the University of Nevada, Reno's 2006-07 Performing Arts Series, Thursday, Sept. 21, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grimes Times!! Grimes Times!! September, 'O6

August 15, 2006

"I want to be free not only to improvise on the changes, but to be creative enough to improvise new forms ... But it's important to play with other musicians who can do that too"--Don Cherry Don Cherry & Henry Grimes, 1966, photo by Francis Wolff for Blue Note Records Grimes Times!! Grimes Times!! ...

News: Interview

The Jason Crane Show features Hugh Masekela interview

August 14, 2006

The latest episode of The Jason Crane Show features an interview with trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The South African jazz legend talks about his life and music, and shares his insights into the troubles and joys of making music in oppressive situations. You can listen to Episode #5: Hugh's On First at thejasoncraneshow.com or via iTunes (search ...

News: Performance / Tour

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Comes To South Street Seaport in New York

August 14, 2006

Dates Mon, 14 August - 8.00pm Tue, 15 August - 10.00pm Price - $30.00 Preservation Hall Jazz Band are one of the bands which define New Orleans jazz. Coming to New York City specially to make their first appearance in the equally legendary Speigeltent. The band has traveled worldwide spreading ...

News: Festival

Guelph Jazz Festival 2006 line-up announced!

August 14, 2006

Promising a program offering “a genuine celebration of musical surprise, innovation, risk-taking, and community-building," Guelph Jazz Festival Artistic Director Ajay Heble revealed the full-line-up for the 2006 Guelph Jazz Festival. Preceding a Three Tuesdays Guelph Jazz Festival fundraising concert by Tena Palmer, Heble launched the 2006 edition of the Festival with a speech commending the work ...

News: Music Industry

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) 2006 Judges Include Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield, Medeski Martin & Wood

August 14, 2006

The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is now accepting entries and is pleased to announce some exciting new changes for this year. In addition to adding two new categories and many new judges, ISC has also increased the cash portion of its Grand Prize to $25,000 (US dollars), which makes it the largest cash Grand Prize in ...