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Jazz Stars to Sail on First-Ever Playboy Jazz Cruise

July 21, 2008

The Playboy Jazz Festival will take to the high seas when it teams up with Jazz Cruises LLC to present the first-ever Playboy Jazz Cruise in celebration of the Festival's 30th anniversary. Renowned bassist Marcus Miller will serve as musical host for the cruise, which will feature 2008 Grammy winner Herbie Hancock as a special guest, ...

Guitar Amp Sim Power User Tips

July 21, 2008

While some people debate endlessly whether amp sims sound just like the “real thing" or not, others are forging ahead and creating new sounds with these new tools. Reality check: If you want the exact sound of a Vox AC30, well, buy a Vox AC30. But if you want a sound that's based on an AC30 ...

Newcastle Jazz Festival NSW Australia

July 21, 2008

Sydney, Interstate and International Bands at 21st Newcastle Jazz Festival 2008. The Newcastle Jazz Festival will be held at the Town Hall at Newcastle NSW on the 29th, 30th and 31st of August. Notably, Viva the band will be appearing for their fourth time at the Festival along with a superb line up of bands and ...

21st Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Has Soul and R&B

July 21, 2008

Long Beach, CA - Southern California's premiere music festival presenting the best in Jazz and Rhythm & Blues for the 21st year. The Long Beach Jazz Festival takes place the weekend of August 8, 9, and 10, 2008. Once again, the festival venue is the breath-taking seaside setting of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in ...

Pianist Geoffrey Keezer Interviewed at AAJ

July 21, 2008

Pianist/composer Geoffrey Keezer has been playing piano since age three and has been on the road since 1989 when he joined Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers after a year at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Over the years, he's recorded steadily and played with numerous jazz luminaries including Ray Brown, Diana Krall, Joshua Redman, Christian ...

Pixar's New Bunny Toon Steals Wall-E Show

July 20, 2008

PRESTO Well Worth the Price of Admission Alone Chances are you've been urged to check out Disney's animated robot flick “WALL-E," which has received critics' praise this summer. And you should--if only for Pixar's exuberant introductory short, “Presto," which steals the show as a throwback to classic Warner Bros. critter capers. The minifeature stars Presto DiGiotagione, ...

Toots Thielemans in from the Storm: Music of Jimi Hendrix

July 20, 2008

The Major Works of John Coltrane

July 20, 2008

John Coltrane - The Major Works of John Coltrane (Impulse, 1992) This two CD set brings together some very intense and transitional music recorded by John Coltrane in 1965. This was a fascinating period in his career, as his longtime quartet with McCoy Tyner on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums was ...

Yardbirds Jeff Beck and Nigel Kennedy Make Jazz at Albert Hall

July 20, 2008

Jeff Beck, the rock guitarist, was making a surprise appearance at the Proms last night -- and creating a piece of musical history. Beck, 64, who made his name with the Yardbirds in the 1960s, was due to play a guitar solo during a late-night concert of jazz and blues organised by Nigel Kennedy, the violinist. ...

Gerald Wiggins Public Memorial Set

July 20, 2008

Tribute to jazz pianist Gerald Wiggins set for July 28th in Los Angeles A public memorial tribute to jazz pianist Gerald Wiggins is scheduled for 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 28 at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles. Wiggins died July 13 at age 86. Continue for LA Times Full ...