Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Revisiting: The Best of Irakere

January 23, 2008

The Revisiting series features albums from the past that played a significant role in Latin Jazz history. The purpose of this series is to introduce new Latin Jazz listeners to important albums and look back at these albums in historical perspective. Each entry will jump to a different point in Latin Jazz history - this [...] ...

Jason Lindner - From Garage Band to Big Band

January 23, 2008

Vocalist Jay Clayton Interviewed at AAJ

January 23, 2008

Jay Clayton's career as a singer defies easy classification. True, she most often sings jazz, but she's also collaborated with two of the most prominent modern composers of art music--Steve Reich and John Cage. Even when it comes to jazz, her palette is nothing if not diverse; she is as comfortable with free improvisation and electronic ...

National Jazz Competition Draws More Than 340 High School Students to Savannah

January 22, 2008

Aspiring young musicians to perform, study with and watch performances by esteemed clinicians including Marcus Roberts, Wycliffe Gordon, Jeff Clayton, James Ketch and Marcus Printup Savannah, Georgia - Savannah Music Festival (SMF) has selected twelve outstanding high school jazz bands from across the nation to participate in its expanded high school jazz ...

Vocalist Paula Cole Interviewed at AAJ

January 22, 2008

Paula Cole is perhaps one of the greatest jazz voices caught in modern-day times. What most vocalists hope to achieve within their art, Paula Cole can do in one song and, more often than not, in one take. With an ability to showcase seemingly effortless and incredible range and control, Cole has achieved mainstream success, winning ...

Legendary Duke Ellington Jazz Performance in Stores Today

January 22, 2008

South African vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin's long-lost debut album, A Morning in Paris, recorded in 1963, produced by Duke Ellington, and featuring Sathima in performance with Duke, Billy Strayhorn, and Abdullah Ibrahim sharing piano duties, is once again available, released in stores today. Sathima Bea Benjamin will celebrate the CD's release at Sweet Rhythm on Wednesday, ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 14, 2008

January 22, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Steve Nelson Sound-Effect (HighNote) 210 162 +48 1 58 1 12 2 — — Hendrik Meurkens Sambatropolis (Zoho Music) 185 43 +142 36 52 2 1 3 5 24 Andy Bey Ain’t Necessarily So (12th Street Records) 182 120 +62 2 52 ...

LJC Community Conversation: Smooth Latin Jazz

January 22, 2008

LJC Community Conversations are designed to explore major ideas in the Latin Jazz world together as a community and inspire conversation through comments. My main motivator here is my belief that LJC readers hold a great deal of knowledge and passion around Latin Jazz, and I think that we can learn something from everyone. Whether [...] ...

Attn: MY AAJ Members - Profile Upgrade

January 21, 2008

Look for several enhancements to your MY AAJ profile. You can now embed YouTube videos, link to your MySpace and Facebook pages, and select favorites based on your personal preferences. We also provide a handy link to your Musician Center profiles. If you live in the United States, please enter your zip code so we can ...

Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2008 to Host an Inspiring Performance of the Prodigy Jessy Cook for the First Time in Dubai!

January 21, 2008

Adherent of rumba flamenco, Cook is to bring a dazzling stings performance to Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival enthusiastic audience of this year with admirable energy and skill. Chillout Productions is proud to have the virtuoso flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook performing on the night of February 28th, 2008 at Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater. Jesse Cook ...