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Iconic Band Spain, Featuring Singer/Bassist Josh Haden, Announce 6-Week East Coast and European Tour
U.S. Swing From Jan 28 - Feb 3 Hits Boston, NYC, Philly, D.C. and Brooklyn; Euro Leg Runs From Feb 7 - March 11, Hitting 30 Cities In Twelve Countries; Josh Haden To Perform at Charlie Haden Memorial Show at Town Hall NYC on Jan 13 New Album SARGENT PLACE Dubbed “Dark Swagger” by Los Angeles ...
Nora Germain: Little Dipper
By John Wesley Reed Jr. Nora Francesca Germain was born 1991 in Madison, Wisconsin. Now based in Los Angeles with a BA in Jazz Studies from USC Thornton School of Music, she was the first violinist alumna of the Idyllwild Arts Academy. Mentor and collaborator Marshall Hawkins, former bassist for Miles Davis and Shirley Horn, presented ...
John Daversa: Kaleidoscope Eyes
by Paul Naser
Internationally renowned performer, composer, arranger, band leader, teacher; John Daversa's talents include these among many others. His in demand skills as a world-class trumpet player have led him to perform on such prestigious stages as the Monterey Jazz, Montreal Jazz and Montreux Festivals, on such well known American programs as Late Nite with David Letterman and ...
Documentary On Unsung Jazz musician, "Warne Marsh: An Improvised Life" Directed by son, K.C. Marsh is Raising Awareness
Los Angeles, CA: K.C. Marsh, the son of tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, having completed a successful fundraising campaign is now raising awareness for his soon-to-be-completed feature documentary film. The film covers what made the improvisational capabilities of Warne Marsh so extraordinary as well as touching on the price of genius for a family left to support ...
Lyn Stanley: Potions: From the ‘50s
by C. Michael Bailey
We Baby Boomers are a persnickety bunch. We revel in our nostalgia while keeping a jaundiced eye on current trends and how derivative they are compared with those we experienced when they were really new. Critics dismiss this nostalgia as wasted pathos, pining away for what can never be again. That is missing the point. Memory ...
Outhead: Send This Sound To The King
by Glenn Astarita
This San Francisco Bay-area unit propels a renegade New York downtown-ish vibe amid notions of punk jazz and the occasional flight towards the free zone. They also rock hard as guest guitarist Pete Galub inserts a serrated edge with his avant, jazz fusion vernacular. Nonetheless, they're young artists with big ideas. Besides the instrumentalists notable chops, ...
Steve Coleman and Five Elements at SFJAZZ
by Harry S. Pariser
Steve Coleman and Five Elements SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA December 14, 2014 “The main thing that I consciously try to follow is things I find in nature, in universe. Basically I see the universe as sort of giant palette of forms within forms."--Steve Coleman He is a 2014 MacArthur ...
Saxophonist Anton Schwartz's "Flash Mob" Featured on the All About Jazz Home Page
Don't miss one of the best jazz CDs of 2014! Available for a full week on the All About Jazz home page. Look for the Flash Mob SoundCloud player directly under the Featured Stories box Anton Schwartz's first solo release in seven years, Flash Mob, had a long Top Ten run on the U.S. Jazz Radio ...
SFJAZZ High School All Stars Alumni Aaron Bahr Wins First Hut Foundation Alumni Commission Award
SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Alumnus and trumpeter Aaron Bahr received the first HUT Foundation Alumni Commission Award. Bahr’s composition “Kenny’s Song” won the award along with a $1,000 check presented to him by saxophonist Ravi Coltrane at the SFJAZZ Center on Sunday, December 14 during the organization’s weeklong A Love Supreme 50th Anniversary celebration. In Spring ...
New Frequencies Fest: Jazz@YBCA In San Francisco February 4-7, 2015
Yerba Buena Center for The Arts completes its Festival lineup for New Frequencies Fest: Jazz@YBCA running February 5-7, 2015 - “jazz in the present tense. Highlights include Angélique Kidjo, Henry Threadgill Double-Up, Matana Roberts, Ben Goldberg’s Orphic Machine, Jenny Scheinman solo, Satoko Fujii Duo, Rudy Royston’s 303, Myra Melford, Joëlle Léandre & Nicole Mitchell Trio, Lisa ...
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