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DJ Logic & DJ Mad Mats Interviews

November 26, 2008

Allison Adams Tucker: Leucadia Singer Took the Road Less Typical

November 26, 2008

Beginning one's music career as a punk rocker at a Christian school in Indiana is probably not the most typical route to becoming a jazz singer. But it is the route Leucadia's Allison Adams Tucker (performing Nov. 21 at the Beach House and Nov. 23 at the Encinitas Community Library) has taken. “I just came full ...

Watters Brothers (Ken & Harry Watters) Sign on as Newest Jupiter Artists

November 26, 2008

AUSTIN, TEXAS October 29, 2008 Musicians and brothers, Harry and Ken Watters, have signed on as artists and clinicians for Jupiter. Playing the trombone and trumpet, respectively, the Watters brothers are key educators who will provide clinics at schools and universities with a portion of their fee paid by Jupiter through the artist program. They are ...

Alex Coke on austinjazz.net

November 26, 2008

Alex Coke has a podcast interview on the new Austinjazz.net site where he talked about his personal history as a musician, jazz in Austin and the Live Music Task Force. The interviewer is Everett Christopher, who started the site as a gift to Austin's jazz community and fans. Hear it now. About Alex Coke Alex Coke, ...

3rd Annual Great Basin Jazz Camp Moves to Twin Falls, Idaho

November 26, 2008

SUMMER MUSIC CAMP TO BE HELD IN TWIN FALLS (Twin Falls, ID) - - The Directors of the Great Basin Jazz Camp have announced the 3rd Annual Camp will be held July 27 through July 31st 2009 on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. According to Mike Allen, Executive Director of ...

John Lee Hooker Jr. Interviewed at AAJ

November 25, 2008

For many, growing up in someone else's shadow is daunting, particularly when that someone is a looming, legendary figure known worldwide. Eclipsed by that someone, a musician may constantly hear comparisons drawn as they try to establish themselves and their career. This is not the case for John Lee Hooker Jr. Born the son of blues ...

Wu Fei's New Record "Yuan" (Tzadik Records) Released on November 25th

November 25, 2008

Wu Fei has composed music for solo instruments, string quartets, choirs, orchestras, modern and traditional dance, film and chamber ensembles. Performing on guzheng since the age of six, she studied composition at the China Conservatory and with Fred Frith at Mills College. She has since collaborated with Alvin Curran, Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, Joelle Leandre, Meredith ...

2009 Philadelphia "Jazz Bridge" Calendars Are Here!

November 25, 2008

Orders are now being taken for the 2009 Jazz Bridge Calendar, a beautiful calendar on thick, glossy paper that features jazz and blues musicians from the Greater Philadelphia Metro area, past and present, in classic photographs by some of the world's best photographers. Congratulations to the wonderful artists featured this year: Frank Bey, Bobby Durham, Nina ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 17, 2008

November 25, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 — — James Moody & Hank Jones Our Delight (IPO Recordings) 248 50 +198 39 64 1 1 2 1 1 Javon Jackson Once Upon A Melody (Palmetto) 243 271 -28 2 59 1 7 3 2 4 Dave Holland Pass It On (Dare2/EmArcy) ...

James Booker Documentary on taintradio.org

November 25, 2008

Taintradio.org, an international alliance of independent producers, is pleased to present a two-hour special program entitled, “James Carroll Booker III: The Life, Music, and Mystique of the Bayou Maharajah," produced by award-winning producer David Kunian. The program will run from 8-10pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, November 27th and repeat on Monday, December 1st beginning at 10pm (Eastern). ...