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Monterey Music Postponed

May 29, 2008

Monterey Music Summit Postponed A recent post from the Monterey Music Summit MySpace Page confirms long standing rumors that the fest has been postponed. The event was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 30 - June 1) and was set to feature Snoop Dogg, STS9, Slightly Stoopid, Ozomatli, Coheed & Cambria, Tea Leaf Green, New Monsoon ...

Jackson Hole Fest: Wilco, Crowes

May 29, 2008

WILCO, THE BLACK CROWES, SON VOLT TO HEADLINE INAUGURAL JACKSON HOLE MUSIC FESTIVAL :: AUGUST 16 & 17, 2008 Other Confirmed Artists Include The Avett Brothers, Medeski Martin and Wood, Backdoor Slam, and Kaki King Wilco Festival Network, LLC is proud to announce the inaugural Jackson Hole Music Festival on August 16 ...

Trey Talks Phish

May 29, 2008

Trey Anastasio Talks Phish with Rolling Stone Trey at Jammys By R. Snyder Trey Anastasio sat down with Rolling Stone last week, and while he didn't say Phish was getting back together, he did hint at it. Trey told RS's Brian Hiatt: “When Phish broke up, I made some comment about how I'm not ...

Gato Libre - Kuro (Libra, 2008) ****

May 29, 2008

This is the third album by Gato Libre, the Japanese chamber jazz quartet that brings European folk. Natsuki Tamura plays trumpet, his wife Satoko Fujii accordion, Kazuhiko Tsumura guitar and Norikatsu Koreyasu bass. Tamura is responsible for all the compositions and he's clearly the leader of the band. This record is a little better than its ...

Jump for Joy: When Chicago Met the Duke

May 29, 2008

Duke Ellington's 1941 musical Jump for Joy was a cultural milestone, an assertive, satirical riposte to the servile depictions of African-Americans in both film and the theater, and a forerunner of later extended Ellington works such as Black, Brown and Beige. Though the show ran only in Los Angeles and never made Broadway, Ellington cited it ...

Kanye West and Several Record Labels Sued for Unapproved Jazz Samples

May 29, 2008

More Free Jazz Downloads at AAJ

May 28, 2008

Philadelphia, PA - All About Jazz now includes links to free downloads from the last two weeks on our Download of the Day page. You can also view (and download) the Top 200 tracks and view and download the top tracks from the last 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180 days. Free downloads are also available ...

Fieldwork CD Release Performance in NYC May 31

May 28, 2008

The New York collective trio known as FIELDWORK (Vijay Iyer, piano & compositions; Steve Lehman, saxophone & compositions; Tyshawn Sorey, drums and compositions) will perform their original music this Saturday, May 31 at 7:30pm (one set only) at Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette Avenue @ Astor Place, NYC. The concert celebrates the release of their new album, ...

Two Damon Smith Concerts in Chicago: 5/31 and 6/3

May 28, 2008

WHO: “Matter and Memory" Trio Damon Smith - double-bass Paul Hartsaw - Tenor and Soprano Sax Jerome Bryerton - Drums and selected cymbals WHEN: Saturday 5/31 8:30 p.m. WHERE: House Concert @ 3224 W. North Ave Apt# 3 Chicago, IL ...

Berklee to Audition Musicians in Accra, Ghana, and Durban, South Africa, for Scholarship Opportunities

May 28, 2008

Berklee College of Music, the world's leading institution for the study of contemporary music, announces the creation of the Africa Scholars Program. The college will be holding audition and interview (A&I) events offering talented musicians the chance to be awarded scholarships to attend the college. Auditions, open to citizens of any African nation, will be conducted ...