Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Enter the PM Records "Gene Perla - Bill's Waltz" Giveaway Contest

April 17, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the PM Records “Gene Perla - Bill's Waltz“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select TEN winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 17th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Gene Perla at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends ...

31st Cape May Jazz Fest

April 17, 2009

31st Cape May Jazz Fest roster includes bluesman James Cotton, Philly legend Odean Pope By Jeff Schwachter “The role of all of us in the group is to motivate each other to grow spiritually and as a group. Spirituality plays a great role in terms of giving each other a spiritual support. This is the thing ...

David Buck Wheat Early Living Legend of Jazz in San Francisco

April 17, 2009

David Wheat played guitar with many of the big bands in the 1950's and performed with the Playboy Jazz All Stars in 1959. He recorded with Chet Baker Trio on “Embraceable You", “My Funny Valentine" and “There's a Lull in My Life" in 1957. Baker's soft moody vocals (no trumpet) were accompanied by only David on ...

Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Play 50th Anniversary Newport Folk Festival

April 17, 2009

For its 50th anniversary, the Newport Folk Festival has recruited two artists who took the stage at the inaugural 1959 event: Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. Newer acts like Fleet Foxes, Iron & Wine, the Decemberists, Neko Case and Breaking artists the Low Anthem will also take part in George Weins Folk Festival 50, scheduled for ...

The Jazz Session #53: Fly

April 17, 2009

Jason Crane interviews the members of the trio Fly Bassist Larry Grenadier, drummer Jeff Ballard and saxophonist Mark Turner. Fly is very much a collective effort — the group operates with a leaderless philosophy in which everyone contributes equally. As a result, the trio has come up with some fresh and exciting sounds as they try ...

Jail for File-Sharing Foursome

April 17, 2009

Four men connected to The Pirate Bay, the world's most notorious file sharing site, were convicted by a Swedish court Friday of contributory copyright infringement, and each sentenced to a year in prison. Pirate Bay administrators Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg and Peter Sunde were found guilty in the case, along with Carl Lundstrm, who was ...

Spring Has Broken Out All Over

April 17, 2009

The Glenn Miller Story

April 17, 2009

The 1954 film starring James Stewart, The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller's rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. June Allyson is on hand as Miller's wife, Helen, who learns the value of patience when Glenn spends his wedding night jamming with Gene Krupa and Louis Armstrong. ...

Signature Summer Release by Mike Carson

April 17, 2009

Signature This recording is a gathering of dynamic musicianship and melodic themes, mixed with hip chords, traditional overtones that offers a tonic of timeless jazz compositions. Mike Carson has put together a tight collaboration with Nichelle Colvin on vocals, to perform some of the most clever original songs for his debut album Signature. These ...

Soulfully Yours, Nichelle Summer Release 2009

April 17, 2009

A clever and soulful blend of r&b, hip-hop and pop sounds, saturated with memorable hooks, harmonious riffs, chest pounding rhythms and irrepressible vocal harmonies. This is the core of Gary, Indiana's emerging artist Nichelle Colvin and her 4th album Soulfully Yours, Nichelle. A progressive, Soul-R&B Album capable of wooing pop, r&b, hip-hop, soul, gospel, and adult ...