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Shrunken Head Shop: Live in Germany
by Glenn Astarita
This international group is captured performing improvised music in Germany, featuring guest trumpeter Dave Laczko on three tracks that reside somewhere between Miles Davis' Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1970) era and experimental trumpeter Jon Hassell's work. Laczko and guitar whiz Willie Oteri have also recorded under the moniker WD-41. Indeed, both artists are known for pushing the ...
Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles Tribute With Saxophonist Shelley Carrol
Austin, TX: Jeff Lofton's Electric Miles Tribute debuts at the Scottish Rite Theater on Saturday, July 13. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance from JeffLofton.com and $25 at the door. Lofton, an Austin-based jazz trumpeter, composer and producer, leads his side project, the Jeff Lofton ...
Upcoming CD Release From Willie Oteri
WILLIE OTERI and SHRUNKEN HEAD SHOP Live In Germany Release date: August 27, 2013 Recordings from German tour dates in 2012 of guitarist Willie Oteri (WD-41, Spiral Out, Dino J.A. Deane, Scott Amendola, Tony Levin, Mike Keneally, etc.) have produced several live tracks that have been edited and mixed for an album ...
Carmen Souza Announces New Album And North American Tour
The fact that Carmen Souza and Theo Pas‘cal complement each other musically in an ingenious way has already been shown in their successful cooperation over the last few years. The latest studio-album called Kachupada, that was recorded in London and Lisbon will be released in North America on June 11, 2013, continues this tradition. The title ...
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: Live at Jazzfest Saalfelden
by Mark Corroto
Of the twelve current projects in which bassist Ingebrigt Håker Flaten works, his Chicago Sextet is the one that, perhaps, most foretells his future as a jazz impresario. Like bassist Dave Holland, who made his reputation with trumpeter Miles Davis and in the band Circle, before championing (almost exclusively) his own bands both large and small, ...
Casa Karen Hosts Gato 6 on Nov. 17th!
Jazz Vocalist Suzi Stern and her partner pianist George Oldziey have been producing amazing jazz concerts for the past two years in central Austin at Casa Karen. Eddie Gomez, Ed Soph, Stefan Karlsson, Alex Sipiagin, Donald Edwards, Rich Harney, Elias Hasslanger, Peter Stoltzman, David Amram, Peggy Stern the list goes on and on. This month Oldziey ...
Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute
Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at the Scottish Rite Theater September 29, 2012, 6:00 pm and 8:30pm Jeff Lofton's 1950s Miles Davis Tribute at the Scottish Rite Theater Austin, TX: NPR affiliate KUT describes jazz trumpeter Jeff Lofton as “... a veritable jazz virtuoso. Comparisons are frequently made to Miles Davis - and rightfully so." ...
Not A Word - Glenn Fukunaga
Glenn Fukunaga has emerged as one of Austin’s most respected and sought after bassists, having played with a Who’s Who list of artists that includes the likes of Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Dr. John, just to name a few. Glenn Studied music at University of Hawaii at Hilo, but ended up making his ...
April Is Jazz Appreciation Month In Austin, Texas
The Mayor of Austin has proclaimed April as Jazz Appreciation Month in Austin. In a ceremony held in the Austin city council chambers Thursday April 12th, Mayor pro-tem Sheryl Cole presented the proclamation to founding members of the Austin Jazz Alliance, Fito Kahn and Paul Klemperer. the proclamation read: Be it Known that Whereas, The ...
Beal: Lofton adds to KRTU's jazz fete-1950's Miles Davis tribute
This weekend there's jazz, there's an “out of the house" concert and there's metal. Get busy. Jazz ala Miles When Trinity University's KRTU kicked off its “Year of Jazz" in October, the station and its community organization partners aimed to stage a well-rounded concert series to showcase the station, the city's nonprofit organizations and a whole ...
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