Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Jammin' on the Hudson

July 10, 2007

Bill Bruford Interviewed at AAJ

July 10, 2007

For twenty years drummer Bill Bruford has been the engine of Earthworks, one of Britain's most inventive and original jazz bands. Earthworks slowly revolving door has, over the years, seen the coming and going of some of Britain's finest young jazz talent, from keyboardist Django Bates and saxophonist Iain Ballamy to ex-Chick Corea sideman and current ...

Little Apple Jazz Festival This Saturday in Manhattan, KS

July 9, 2007

Just a quick reminder about the Little Apple Jazz Festival this Saturday, July 14, at City Park (1101 Fremont) in Manhattan, KS! It's free and open to the public. It starts at 4:30pm and goes until 11pm. There will be eight local and national jazz artists. Please check out the web site (see link below) to ...

ASCAP/IAJE Commissioned Works, Honoring Frank Foster, to be Premiered at 2008 IAJE Conference in Toronto

July 9, 2007

New Works Composed by Tim Hagans and Ayn Inserto New York, July 9, 2007: For the 11th year, the ASCAP/IAJE Commissions program has commissioned two new jazz works in honor of one of the genre's major figures. This year, the new compositions have been commissioned to honor the life and work of composer, saxophonist and bandleader, ...

Snug Harbor Owner George Brumat Dead at 63

July 9, 2007

George Brumat, who founded Port of Call, owned jazz bistro Snug Harbor and dedicated his life to nurturing the New Orleans modern jazz community, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. He was 63. Mr. Brumat was not married and had no children. His existence revolved around jazz music in general, and Snug Harbor in particular, ...

Dan Willis Interviewed at AAJ

July 9, 2007

You'll have to look long and hard to find a better tenor saxophonist than Dan Willis. You'll have to look long and hard to find a better oboeist than Dan Willis. Dan Willis is a wonderful soprano saxophone player. He's a terrific English horn player. His bass clarinet and piccolo playing is fine. He's more than ...

Marko Djordjevic DVD Release Event Thursday July 12th at The Drummers Collective

July 9, 2007

Marko Djordjevic's first DVD, Where I Come From, is out on Firma Video Entertainment Inc. A DVD release event will be held at the Drummers Collective this Thursday, July 12, at 7 PM. The format is a performance - master class, which means there will be music played and techniques demonstrated, along with some Q and ...

Hank Johnson Trio + Jazz Vocalist Dianne Allen July 13 at Jazz Gallery

July 8, 2007

The Hank Johnson Trio, featuring Gary C. Smith on drums, “Cool Mike" Fitzbenjamin on bass, and the incomparable Hank Johnson on piano, with Dianne Allen on vocals, with grace the stage July 13 at the Jazz Gallery. This event is not listed on the Jazz Gallery website because it is a special private event that is ...

WRTI Jazz with Jeff Duperon

July 8, 2007

Friday, 6pm-10pm PLAYLIST 07/06/2007 Artist/ Song Title/ CD-LP Title/ Label 6PM Mike Longo Trio/Blue Spirits/Float Like A Butterfly/CAP* Herb Gibson/Monk-n-Bird/Let's Play/Silverado Records* Billie Holiday/Fine and Mellow/Sound of Jazz/Columbia Sarah Vaughn/It's Crazy/Sarah Vaughn w-Clifford Brown/EmArcy Carmen McRae/My Foolish Heart/Forever Gold: Women ...

Montreal, New Piano Suite by Claude Marc Bourget

July 8, 2007

Available online in its entirety Canadian pianist Claude Marc Bourget offers, on his web site, his latest improvisations, inspired by a Montreal theme (Festival necessity!) Jazz and Free improvisational pianist with some classic as well as modern and current inspiration, Bourget possesses a palette of the richest association with a beautiful virtuosity, supported by an extremely ...