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News: Festival

Allen Toussaint is All Smiles at the Montreal Jazz Festival

July 5, 2010

A standing ovation is a pretty great way to start a concert--and with more than 50 years of songwriting and recording to his credit, Allen Toussaint deserves nothing less. The warm welcome came at 6PM in a church basement just outside of the Montreal Jazz Festival grounds, and from there the evening unfolded like the best-kept ...

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News: Festival

Musical Musings from Montreal

July 3, 2010

Two and a half days into my Montreal International Jazz Festival stay, or even minutes into it for that matter, one thing is apparent. This is a jazz festival that never gets tired - and keeps evolving and improving year after year after year. This 31st edition, which began June 25 and runs through July 6, ...

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News: Recording

Trombone Shorty, "Backatown" (CD Review)

June 30, 2010

New Orleans superstar du jour Trombone Shorty is rising fast with his hard-hitting Backatown CD. Click here to read my review, as published in Relix mag. Or see the full text below. Trombone Shorty, Backatown (Verve Forecast) “Supafunkrock" is the name that Trombone Shorty gives his engaging blend of brass band blasts, metal guitar ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 14, 2010

June 22, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 7 8 Ray Vega & Thomas Marriott East-West Trumpet Summit (Origin) 280 152 +128 10 71 1 4 2 9 10 Trombone Shorty Backatown (Verve Forecast) 205 144 +61 0 57 2 9 3 2 2 Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto) 199 176 +23 5 ...

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Article: Live Review

2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

by Gary Firstenberg
June 14, 2010

The city of New Orleans is riding high these days. With the beloved football team winning the Super Bowl, a new mayor promising a brighter future, a rebuilding of structures and economy, and a new HBO television show, Treme, extolling the virtues of the unique culture of this musical mecca, times could not be better for ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: April 12, 2010

April 20, 2010

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 3 Rufus Reid Out Front (Motema) 169 172 -3 1 49 1 6 2 7 10 Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee (Emarcy/DDB) 156 142 +14 4 53 2 5 3 8 14 John Pizzarelli Rockin ...

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Article: Live Review

Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Fillmore in Denver

by Geoff Anderson
March 3, 2010

Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Fillmore Denver February 20, 2010 The grooves were deep, the rhythms infectious, the funk ubiquitous. Saturday night the Fillmore in Denver served up a double helping of syncopation with Galactic and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The Tiny Universe opened with an hour and twenty minute ...

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Article: Album Review

The Jerry Garcia Band: The Jerry Garcia Band: Let It Rock

Read "The Jerry Garcia Band: Let It Rock" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
February 18, 2010

Jerry Garcia never officially announced he was embarking on a solo career apart from the Grateful Dead, the band for which he served as titular leader during its entire existence. Moved by the restless work ethic of the truly professional musician, the guitarist/vocalist/composer began working with a group dubbed Legion of Mary in 1975. Only after ...

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Article: Interview

Mose Allison: Back in the (Studio) Saddle

by R.J. DeLuke
February 16, 2010

Mose Allison, the singer/songwriter blues/jazz man from the Mississippi Delta, has reached the age of 82. He's packed into that lifetime some 60 years in the music business and on the road. He's still playing more than 100 club and concert dates a year, from New York to California, across the pond in England and elsewhere.

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News: Technology

Theresa Andersson Launches New Website

February 14, 2010

Please visit the newly launched theresaandersson.com to download a free track and get all the latest info, including an upcoming special event... On Sunday, February 28, 2010, Theresa will be performing live at the Le Petit Theatre with very some very special guests, including the legendary musician, composer and producer Allen Toussaint. The show will be ...