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Kathy Sanborn's Sultry Night Releases September 3rd
The glamour of yesterday returns to today’s jazz music with Sultry Night, the steamy new release by American jazz singer and composer Kathy Sanborn. Sanborn’s sizzling album has a film noir inspiration, where passion and sensuality rule the day. Sultry Night opens with the smoky and seductive title track, evocative of the age of film noir ...
Chick Corea: The Vigil
by John Kelman
While he's never come close to falling out of the spotlight, there's little denying Chick Corea's two Return to Forever reunion tours and resultant live recordings of the past half decade have been two of the keyboard star's most eagerly anticipated events, considerably raising both his visibility and viability. That The Vigil--the name of both his ...
John Santos: Keeper of the Culture
by Steve Bryant
In a career spanning almost 40 years, percussionist John Santos has gained world-wide renown and acclaim as one of the great composers and bandleaders in the Afro-Cuban jazz idiom. The four-time Grammy nominee is one of the foremost proponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today, known for his innovative use of its traditional musical forms ...
Jazz "Musician's Artist" 100th Birthday Commemorated With New Fine Art Collection
The centennial birth year of acclaimed modernist jazz illustrator David Stone Martin marked by release of 100 limited edition prints. In the world of jazz there’s one artist collected the world over who’s never played a note of music yet left an indelible mark on jazz culture and modern art & design. David Stone Martin (1913-1992) ...
Vocalist Judy Wexler Releases New Cd - What I See - On Jazzed Media
Judy Wexler’s fourth and newest CD, What I See (Jazzed Media, September 10, 2013 drop date) follows her acclaimed 2011 release, Under a Painted Sky (4-star review in Downbeat, top 10 on JazzWeek radio chart), and 2008’s Dreams & Shadows (profiled on NPR, debuted at #2 on JazzWeek) with another stunning, out-of-the-box collection of tunes. Since ...
The Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions This Week On Riverwalk Jazz
This week our radio show explores the Fats Waller Bluebird Sessions. Joining The Jim Cullum Jazz Band are master pianist Dick Hyman and Portland, OR-based vocalist Rebecca Kilgore. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM satellite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk Jazz website. You can also ...
Clifford Brown-Max Roach Project at the Piedmont Piano Company
by Harry S. Pariser
Clifford Brown-Max Roach ProjectPiedmont Piano CompanyOakland, CAAugust 10, 2013“[Clifford Brown's] technique was, for him, to use the facility and bring up the quality of a trumpet player in relation to having his trumpet expressed as a voice. He not only had the technique, he had the love. The sound he would ...
Mark Dresser Quintet: Nourishments
by Glenn Astarita
Influential master bassist Mark Dresser leads his first quintet outing in nearly two decades. His complex compositions span an abundance of odd-metered time signatures, whether the song forms are buoyant, temperate or soul-searching. It's a very involved storyline that yields fruitful rewards. Indeed, the program is a kaleidoscopic ride that includes brash or probing solos by ...
Poncho Sanchez: Mambo King
by Steve Bryant
For over 30 years, conguero/bandleader Poncho Sanchez has been the premier proponent of West Coast Latin Jazz. Growing up in Norwalk, California, Sanchez was exposed to and influenced by two very different styles of music: Afro-Cuban music and bebop, as well as R&B. Originally a guitarist, Sanchez taught himself the flute, drums, and timbales before finally ...
Ancient Future "World Without Walls" Reunion Concert At The Freight And Salvage, Berkeley, October 16, 2013
Ancient Future World Without Walls Reunion Concert World Jazz featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard guitar), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (keyboards, piano), Ian Dogole (percussion) and Kash Killion (bass) Ancient Future Performs '14 Steps' at “World Without Walls" Reunion Wednesday, October 16, 8 pm Freight and Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Tix: $18.50 in ...
