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Wolfgang Schalk New CD Release "Wanted"
A new recording by guitarist Wolfgang Schalk Wanted Frame Up Music Street Date: September 2nd 2008 Wolfgang Schalk: guitar Geoffrey Keezer: piano Dave Carpenter: bass Marvin “Smitty" Smith: drums Recorded at Encore/Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CA “Schalk creates impressive structures for improvisation, and he fits each and every structure with ...
West Coast Jazz Party Ready to Swing Again
The Labor Day weekend bash attracts musicians and jazz buffs from around the world. It's nearing the end of summer, so everyone is cramming in the most they can - going to the beach, having barbecues and all that jazz. But for music aficionados, they really are soaking in as much jazz as they can at ...
Pink Floyd, Renee Fleming Receive Polar Music Prize
STOCKHOLM (AFP) -- US soprano Renee Fleming and British rock group Pink Floyd received the Polar Music Prize from the hands of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a gala ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday, organisers said. The winners received one million kronor (106,700 euros, 156,385 dollars) each. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music honoured Fleming ...
After All These Years, Jazz Giant Plans Hometown Gig
Unless you're a musician or jazz geek, you've probably never heard of Ran Blake. But the 73-year-old pianist has more than 30 albums to his name and has played countless concerts from New York to Greece. Tomorrow he's playing in a place that's completely new and completely familiar to him: Blake's performance at the Vernissage restaurant ...
Fest Opens with Tale of 2 Schools
If the rest of Chicago Jazz Festival Week proves as dynamically creative as Monday night's opener in Millennium Park, there will be remarkable listening ahead. Conceived by one of Chicago's most promising young musicians, the evening merged two generations of instrumentalists to often stunning effect. At the core of the music-making was Chicago drummer Mike Reed's ...
San Jose Music Pioneer Henry Schiro Dies
JAZZ FESTIVAL AMONG PROGRAMS HE DEVELOPED Henry Schiro's mark on San Jose's music scene is everywhere. He developed the San Jose Jazz Festival into the largest free jazz series in the country. He supported, and personally bailed out, the famed Children's Musical Theater San Jose. He brought Broadway shows to town, created a Christmas music series ...
Jazz Concert to Benefit Music Education Efforts at Black Rock Art Center
A collective of jazz musicians called Disorder at the Border will perform a concert to benefit jazz education in Bridgeport on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Rock Art Center (BRAC), 2838 Fairfield Ave. Disorder at the Border bandleader and tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace recently founded the Backcountry Jazz organization so world-class jazz ...
Music Taste Releases Chris Minh Doky's Listen Up!
Traditionally, jazz bassists act as the wingmen for the leading musician. Establishing a steady beat so the other instruments can fall back to the original structure of the song, the bass serves as the backbone of the group. Its soft and persistent reverberations keep the other instruments tethered to the ground as they each explore their ...
Music Taste Releases Dori Caymmi's Cinema: A Romantic Vision
Although his name is not as well known as some of the contemporary artists receiving constant airplay today, Dori Caymmi has a unique ability in drawing in any unsuspecting listener's immediate attention. This is not to say that the great Caymmi is an unknown artist, he was nominated for a Grammy award for his definitive album ...
Music Taste Releases West Coast All Stars: California Dreamin'
Steely Dan, the Mama's and the Papa's, the Eagles, America. These are but a few bands that have since established themselves as the musical pioneers of their time. Songs such as “Hotel California," “Sister Golden Hair," and “Rikki Don't Lose That Number" still persist in today's musicscape. Enter the West Coast All Stars. Under the direction ...
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