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Choir Soloist from the Movie "The Color Purple" Sings Jazz

March 24, 2008

She, like the child in Billie Holiday's “God Bless The Child", has got her own. - Kymyarda Croomes/This Week On Okinawa Powerful. Riveting. Sultry. Mere words can only capture the refrain of her awesome talent. Maria Howell is much more. She is the ballad of beauty and elegance. The melodies flowing from the petite vocalist are ...

Percussionist Bobby Sanabria Interviewed at AAJ

March 24, 2008

Bobby Sanabria is a living museum of Afro-Cuban music. Sanabria is a percussionist, drummer and educator who is at the forefront of Afro-Cuban music--particularly the frontier where it intersects with jazz. In 2007, Sanabria released Big Band Urban Folktales (Jazzheads, 2007), an album he says takes the music “beyond the 21st century." Jason Crane, AAJ contributor ...

Armen Nalbandian Celebrates 30th Birthday by Revisiting His Musicial Past with Special Concert

March 24, 2008

On Thursday April 10th, Armen Nalbandian will be celebrating his 30th birthday (which is on April 6th) by hosting a special concert that highlights his musical past, present, and future. The concert will take place at the Fresno Art Museum at 7pm. Nalbandian is currently in his 4th year as the Fresno Art Museum's Artist-in-Residence\Musical Director. ...

Remembering a Legend: Israel "Cachao" Lopez (1918 - 2008)

March 24, 2008

Sax Star, Alfonzo Blackwell is Kicking Off His 7th CD Release "Dance to This" Live at Sambuca Restaurant

March 24, 2008

Utopia Records is pleased to announce that contemporary jazz maverick, saxophonist extraordinaire Alfonzo Blackwell will be performing hot tunes from his latest and 7th CD release “Dance To This" live at Sambuca Restaurant, Thursday, April 3rd at 7:30PM. Sambuca Restaurant is located at 3102 Piedmont Road Atlanta, GA. For more information or to purchase tickets, please ...

Emily Remler: A Musical Remembrance

March 24, 2008

JazzPianoOnline.com

March 24, 2008

Substitute Dominants How many times have you played the same chord changes, chorus after chorus of Autumn Leaves or Blue Bossa or All the Things You Are or any tune? Wouldn't it be nice to throw in a few new chords here and there so that each chorus would be a little different? Jazz musicians do ...

Jazz and Religion: The Church of John Coltrane

March 23, 2008

The Saint John Coltrane Church in San Francisco has always been a source of curiosity for Trane fans and jazz lovers who've heard of it, not to mention less-jazz-and-Trane-inclined skeptics sure to offer a cynical “what's that all about" smile. (Crazy jazzheads! A friend who lived in San Francisco for a few years told me that ...

Andy Ballantyne Large Ensemble Release Debut CD "The Sum of the Parts"

March 23, 2008

One of the most innovative and unique groups to appear on the Canadian jazz scene in recent years, the Andy Ballantyne Large Ensemble announces the release of their debut CD “The Sum of the Parts". Featuring eleven of Canada's finest musicians under the direction of noted saxophonist and composer Andy Ballantyne, this unique ensemble combines the ...

Jonathan Russell, Jazz Prodigy Tours Hungary

March 22, 2008

Jonathan Russell, the twelve-year-old violinist from New York, will be making his European jazz festival debut next week at the Bohm Ragtime and Jazz Festival in Hungary. He will extend his tour of Hungary through two weeks with performances around the country as part of Hungary's annual Spring Festival. Jonathan has been touring to support his ...