Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Dia DiCristino Free Downloads of "Let's Do It" and "Whatever Lola Wants" at AAJ

August 28, 2007

A lot of exciting things to see and hear on Dia DiCristino's All About Jazz Profile page. Take advantage of the free downloads of “Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)" and “Whatever Lola Wants"! Also, there is the Moon River video which was shot in the beautiful Emberton Park in England. Look out for all ...

The Jazz Session #27: Joel Frahm

August 28, 2007

On the new episode of The Jazz Session, Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Joel Frahm. Frahm is one of the busiest saxophonists on the scene today. You'll find him on recordings with pianist Brad Mehldau, vocalist Jane Monheit, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, drummers Matt Wilson and Pete Zimmer, and the Waverly 7. His fourth record as a leader, ...

Organist Barbara Dennerlein Interviewed at AAJ

August 28, 2007

In many ways Barbara Dennerlein is a study in contrasts. From a North American perspective she is an insider's tip, a superlative Hammond B3 player known to hardcore jazz fans, admired by fellow B3 players, and respected by her musical peers. We can contrast that with how she is known in the German speaking countries of ...

Raul Midon Digs Deeper and Finds 'A World Within a World'

August 27, 2007

Raul Midon is known for creating his own unique musical world where soul, pop and latin music converge, and his “percussive guitar syncopations and supple, high-flying tenor" (NY Times) run free. On September 25, he'll reveal A World Within A World with his second album for Manhattan/EMI. A World Within A World features ten new songs, ...

Chamber Music America Awards $145,000 in Grants to Composer-Led Jazz Ensembles

August 27, 2007

Chamber Music America has awarded twelve new jazz commissions through its New Works: Creation and Presentation Program for composers and their ensembles. The program is part of CMA's service to the jazz community and is made possible with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. An independent panel of jazz composers and performers selected this year's ...

Billie Holiday: At Monterey/1958 CD Release

August 27, 2007

This year Black-Hawk Records, Inc. is very excited to announce the inaugural CD release of Billie Holiday Live at Monterey 1958. This is more than a great recording. The fact that it lay undiscovered for 20 years, took place at the most prestigious Jazz Festival on the West Coast, and is among just five of Holiday's ...

David Bixler Quintet at Smalls on August 29th

August 27, 2007

10th Darmstadt Jazzforum - Conference, Festival, Workshop

August 27, 2007

The theme of the 10th Darmstadt Jazzforum, from October 4th to 7th, 2007, will be “Encounters. The World Meets Jazz." The Jazzforum's subject, though, is not so much “world music" as the fact that jazz was a productive music from its beginning and that musicians all over the world who took up jazz had to know ...

Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens in Boston September 6

August 27, 2007

Keefe Jackson's Fast Citizens will perform Thursday, September 6th at 8pm, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge (15 Dana Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136, 617-276-3223, themusicworkshop.blogspot.com) presented by Artists-at-Large. A donation of $10 is suggested. The group's line-up is: Keefe Jackson - tenor saxophone Josh Berman - cornet Aram Shelton - ...

New York Voices Vocalist Peter Eldridge Interviewed at AAJ

August 27, 2007

In 1986, a group of kids from Ithaca College got to sing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Although it was on the patio, rather than the main casino stage, it inspired the creation of the New York Voices, one of the most successful and long-running vocal groups in music history. The Voices seem to be on ...