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New England Conservatory Jazz Greats Danilo Perez and Dave Holland Win Grammys

February 9, 2006

Holland, Visiting Artist-in-Residence, to Conduct Masterclasses, Coach Performance at NEC Feb. 14--16 Luciana Souza '94 M.M. Shares Best New Age Grammy for Paul Winter Consort's Silver Solstice Two of New England Conservatory's star jazz faculty have won Grammys in the 48th Annual Awards held Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and televised on ...

Playscape to Release Pianist Peter Madsen's "Prevue of Tomorrow" April 18th

February 9, 2006

LONGMEADOW, MA -- Playscape Recordings is proud to announce the April 18th release of pianist Peter Madsen's latest solo piano release, Prevue of Tomorrow (Playscape Recordings PSR#061705). Whereas 2003's Sphere Essence: Another Side of Monk (PSR#J010303) looked to the catalog of Thelonious Monk for inspiration, Madsen's follow- up celebrates his 50th birthday by revisiting compositions from ...

Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album: "Bebo De Cuba"

February 9, 2006

Pianist Bebo Valdes Wins GRAMMY Award in “Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album" Category for Bebo De Cuba, A 2-CD/DVD Celebrating Cuban Big Band And Jazz Traditions Marks Valdes' fifth GRAMMY in 3 years, following two for El Arte Del Sabor (2002) and one for Lagrimas Negras (2005), featuring Flamenco vocalist Diego El Cigala. Legendary arranger / ...

Create (!) Announce New LP, Remix Contest, Tour Dates

February 9, 2006

A Prospect of Freedom, Create (!)'s first full length album in five years is set for release on March 28th. And one of the album's most meditative tracks, “Six Dreams/Divided", is being made available track by track for a remix contest. The winner receives a $150 cash prize from Sounds Are Active and a free subscription ...

Maynard Ferguson & His Big Bop Nouveau Band to Appear March 3rd in Highland, IN

February 9, 2006

Highland H.S. Band Boosters are proud to host Maynard Ferguson and His Big Bop Nouveau Band in concert on Friday, March 3rd, 2006 at Highland High School's Monbeck Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Highland High School is located at 9135 Erie St., Highland, IN, less than 10 miles east of the Illinois border, just south of Chicago. ...

The Ed Cherry Trio @ Detour, Friday February 10th

February 9, 2006

Jazz Up Your Campus Contest Winners Announced

February 9, 2006

Student winners emanate from California to Washington DC New York, NY - Jazz Alliance International (JAI), a subsidiary of the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) today announced the five winners of its “Jazz Up Your Campus Contest", a creative endeavor intended to promote jazz on college campuses and celebrate the continuum of jazz. The contest ...

Saxophonist Tom Tallitsch Releases Contemporary Instrumental Jazz CD "Duality"

February 8, 2006

Philadelphia, PA--Tom Tallitsch has released an inviting contemporary instrumental jazz CD titled Duality. This is music for relaxing. Picture yourself in front of warm fire emptying your mind and letting the soulfulness of each note permeating your being. Tallitsch, referred to as one Philadelphia's musical gems, has lived in the Philadelphia area for nearly ten years. ...

Free Tom Tallitsch MP3 Download at AAJ

February 8, 2006

New Video Documentary, "Billy Taylor: American Hero" Now On The Web

February 8, 2006

A new documentary film, Billy Taylor: American Hero, which was shown at the IAJE Conference in New York, is now available for viewing on Billy's website at billytaylorjazz.com. Produced and directed by Bret Primack, the film includes interviews with Billy, Jon Faddis, Kim Taylor Thompson and Alan Bergman, as well as rare performance footage of Billy ...