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Award-Winning Janiva Magness to Release "Stronger For It" March 13
On March 13, Alligator Records will release Stronger For It, the powerful and stunning new release from award-winning vocalist (and songwriter) Janiva Magness. Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today. Her voice possesses an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. Through her passionate vocals and, for the first ...
Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils First Shows
On February 1, 2012, Norway's Kongsberg Jazz Festival unveiled the first series of shows scheduled for its 2012 edition, running from July 4-7, 2012. In addition to its collaboration with Music Export Norway and All About Jazz on the All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway series, encompassing seven shows curated by AAJ Managing Editor John ...
Chris McNulty: A Siren From Down Under
by Ludwig vanTrikt
Chris McNulty emigrated to New York City, from her native home in Melbourne, Australia, in 1988. Since then she's released five recordings, with Waltz For Debby (Discovery, 1991) first introducing the Australian singer to American audiences. On that record, she wrote what would ultimately become the official, published lyrics to Miles Davis' classic “Blue in Green." ...
Warren Haynes Band: Denver, CO, October 31, 2011
by Geoff Anderson
Warren Haynes BandOgden TheaterDenver, COOctober 31, 2011 At this point in his career, Warren Haynes can to do whatever he wants--at least musically, anyway. And, apparently, Haynes felt like being James Brown for an evening. And so it was that the Warren Haynes Band played nearly an hour-and-a-half of James Brown's ...
Lonnie Smith and Johnny Hammond: Organ Explorers Of The Kudu Kind
by Dan Bilawsky
When the 40th Anniversary celebration of Creed Taylor's CTI Records began, the focus fell on the label's flagship artists and classic albums, but the final wave of releases shines a light on some neglected works that are only now seeing their first U.S. release on CD. The four CDs that bring this celebration to an end--which ...
CTI Celebrates Kudu Legacy: Lonnie Smith, Johnny Hammond, Hank Crawford, Esther Phillips
by Chris May
CTI Masterworks' 40th anniversary reissue program has, until now, focused on producer Creed Taylor's primary label. Two multi-disc sets and 24 single discs have made available on CD cherished CTI LPs by artists such as trumpeters Chet Baker and Freddie Hubbard, saxophonists Paul Desmond and Stanley Turrentine, guitarists George Benson and Kenny Burrell, vibraphonist Milt Jackson ...
New from Legacy: Tony Bennett's "The Classic Christmas Album"
14-time Grammy Award®-winning Columbia Records artist Tony Bennett turns his attention to his timeless catalog of Christmas recordings and personally picks 18 of his favorites—including one brand new, previously unreleased tune, “What Child Is This"—for The Classic Christmas Album. The new collection will be available everywhere starting October 11th through Columbia/RPM/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ...
Jazz Bridge Presents Julian Pressley at the Collingswood Community Center on November 3rd
Appearing at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 E. Collings Ave, in Collingswood, NJ, on November 3rd, 2011 will be alto saxophonist Julian Pressley with his band, featuring organist Dan Kostalnick and drummer Craig McIver. One Show: 7:30-9 p.m. Admission: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free Refreshments! For info: 856-858-8914 Alto saxophonist Julian Pressley has performed ...
Diane Monroe: Bridging Diverse Musical Worlds
by Victor L. Schermer
Listening to Diane Monroe play jazz violin--whether solo, duo, or in a group--what's immediately evident is how great an improviser she is, fitting seamlessly with the music and the group, breathing and moving with the music. Only then does it become clear that she possesses the precision, complexity, and technique of a classical concert violinist. Indeed, ...
