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Article: Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues with the Groovemaster, Jerry Jemmott

by Alan Bryson
April 9, 2012

Jerry Jemmott's groove is the bedrock of guitarist B.B. King's career defining hit, “The Thrill is Gone." He was in the studio with Duane Allman and singer Wilson Pickett recording “Hey Jude," a track that was instrumental in launching the late Allman Brothers Band guitarist's musical career; and they were together again for flautist Herbie Mann's ...

News: Performance / Tour

Shemekia Copeland to Perform in Sellersville & Kutztown

March 24, 2012

Grammy-nominated and Harlem-bred vocalist Shemekia Copeland will perform at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Wednesday, April 11 and as part of The Performing Artists Series at Ursa Minor's Cafe in Kutztown on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Copeland's powerhouse music has garnered her praise from mainstream press and radio and earned her many awards. Deluxe Edition ...

News: Performance / Tour

Li'l Ed & the Blues Imperials to Perform in Philadelphia

March 19, 2012

Alligator recording artists Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials will perform at Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia on Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, 2012. They will be playing songs from their most recent CD, Full Tilt. Chicago slide guitar master Lil' Ed Williams and his blistering, road-tested band, The Blues Imperials—guitarist Mike Garrett, bassist James Pookie" ...

Article: Live From New York

Live From The Allen Room: Thurston Moore, tUnE-yArDs, John Mayall & John Hammond

by Martin Longley
March 10, 2012

Thurston Moore The Allen Room February 2, 2012 It's impossible to escape the aura of respectable tradition that surrounds Lincoln Center's annual American Songbook series. The very concept evokes an established Broadway-and-beyond form that lies at the heart of U.S. popular music. The majority of the artists presented in ...

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Article: Talkin' Blues

Talkin' Blues with John Scofield

by Alan Bryson
March 5, 2012

John Scofield is one of the world's most influential and respected guitarists, a musician and composer who has worked with many of the greatest names in jazz: Chet Baker, Gary Burton, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and scores of others. His 30 plus solo recordings have taken his fans on a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Janiva Magness Celebrates New Release "Stronger for It" in Sellersville, PA

March 4, 2012

JANIVA MAGNESS CELEBRATES NEW RELEASE IN SELLERSVILLE! Award-winning blues and soul vocalist Janiva Magness will celebrate the release of her new Alligator Records CD, Stronger for It, with a live performance at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Sunday, April 8, 2012. A charismatic artist known for her electrifying live shows, Magness is among the premier ...

News: Recording

Award-Winning Janiva Magness to Release "Stronger For It" March 13

March 4, 2012

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 ...

Article: Live Review

Bright Moments: So Cal Jazz Highlights, 2011

by Chuck Koton
February 19, 2012

Southern California's jazz community has taken some brutal hits in the last few years. Too many of the brilliant artists who make the music have passed on, as have the venues they performed in. The Jazz Bakery's shuttering nearly three years ago was a breath- snatching body blow; Charlie Os abrupt closing this past summer stung ...

News: Performance / Tour

Roomful of Blues to Perform in Sellersville March 9

February 12, 2012

The horn-fueled, jumping, swinging, award-winning band, Roomful of Blues, touring in support of their latest Alligator CD, Hook, Line & Sinker, will perform live at the Sellersville Theater in Sellersville on Friday, March 9, 2012. Roomful of Blues, according to DownBeat magazine, “are in a class by themselves." Since 1967, the group's deeply rooted blend of ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Walter Ehresman

by AAJ Staff
February 5, 2012

Meet Walter Ehresman: Called “The quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed disc jockey Charlie Martin (host of KOOP radio's Around the Town Sounds), Walter Ehresman has been a consistent, eccentric presence in the Austin music scene since the mid-'80s. A prolific songwriter and recording artist, he is equally at home presenting a delicate acoustic ...