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The Thing: The Great Scandinavian Power Trio US/Canadian Tour - May 2009

April 29, 2009

By Lloyd Peterson Only once in a great while does a group of musicians come along with an inherent discipline that dares to question the realm between the known and the unknown. Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and Paal Nilssen-Love of the Scandinavian Power Trio, “The Thing," provide a language so determined in its musical complexity, boundaries ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 20, 2009

April 29, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Dr. Lonnie Smith Rise Up! (Palmetto) 212 213 -1 0 59 1 9 2 3 5 The Blue Note 7 Mosaic: A Celebration Of Blue Note Records (Blue Note) 184 204 -20 1 55 1 15 3 2 2 Diana Krall Quiet Nights ...

Japanese Rights Body Fights Back

April 29, 2009

JASRAC denies monopolistic practice charge The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC), a major rights org, has filed an appeal to the Fair Trade Commission against a February FTC ruling that Japan's current set-up for compensating holders of rights to music used on TV and radio constitutes a monopolistic practice. Broadcasters currently ...

Jazz at New England Conservatory: A Timeline of Significant Events

April 29, 2009

1969 NEC President Gunther Schuller hires saxophonist Carl Atkins to head Department of African-American Music and Jazz Studies, the first such program at a classical conservatory. Composer George Russell and pianist Jaki Byard on Atkins' faculty. 1974 Pianist Ran Blake forms Third Stream Department. Pianist Jaki Byard, trombonist Phil Wilson, and composer/arranger Ernie Wilkins chair jazz ...

Southport Records Presents George Flynn

April 29, 2009

SOUTHPORT RECORDS CD RELEASE PARTY: GEORGE FLYNN AMERICAN CITY (Pianist and Composer, Recording and Performing Artist, Educator) IN A LIVE PERFORMANCE FEATURING: LARRY COMBS (Principal Clarinet of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, 1978 2008); with Julie DeRoche (Clarinetist performing regularly with the CSO and Chicago Chamber Musicians); Joanna Jamroziak (Soprano performs with Millennium Chamber Players); and special ...

Sten Hostfalt / Blaise Siwula at Stain

April 29, 2009

Denise Brigham Releases "Hotel Lafayette"

April 29, 2009

Denise Brigham officially released her new standards album Hotel Lafayette on Monday, April 27th. It features eleven classic songs all done with sparkling modern arrangements by Carey Deadman. It was recorded in Chicago with a 70 piece all professional orchestra and mixed and mastered by Chris Steinmetz at the multimillion-dollar Chicago Recording Company. The songs range ...

Irish Guitarist Mark O'Leary, In His Own Words, at AAJ

April 29, 2009

Irish guitarist Mark O'Leary emerged on the global improvised music scene in the last few years, pushing his bold vision and broad scope of musicality through constantly-changing collaborations. O'Leary can cross easily between genres, from progressive, synth-laden rock and seventies fusion to free jazz and abstract soundscapes. The guitarist's encyclopedic interests and remarkable prolificacy are amongst ...

First Acts Announced for Ornette Coleman's Meltdown

April 29, 2009

Following weeks of speculation about the acts that curator Ornette Coleman would select to include in his Meltdown, which begins at London's Southbank on Saturday June 13th, the mystery is almost over. With more acts still to be revealed, those already announced have raised eyebrows and set pulses racing. Despite Coleman being the festival's first jazz ...

Bassist Dennis Irwin - 1994 Interview Unearthed

April 28, 2009

In March of 2008, the jazz world lost the irreplaceable Dennis Irwin, a bassist who was a remarkable musician; a beautiful person generous with his time and his heart; and a scholar and facilitator of musical experiences without equal. Since his passing there have been tributes to this world-class sideman, which enumerate the details of his ...