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LAJC Residency at Blue Whale Part II: Thompson/Otto Duo, Ariel Alexander Group, Matt Otto Quintet

January 10, 2012

LAJC Residency at Blue Whale, Part II, Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA, Wednesday, January 11, 8pm Leonard Thompson/Matt Otto duo (CD release) Ariel Alexander Group Matt Otto Quintet Leonard Thompson/Matt Otto Duo Pianist Leonard Thompson grew up listening to jazz via his father Rex, a well known jazz pianist in Orange County, ...

News: Recording

RareBit Readies "Daizo" LP on Non Projects + Premieres "Emergence"

January 5, 2012

With the release of The Destroyer EP in 2011, musician / composer and visual artist Justin Hopkins, aka RareBit quickly established himself as an artist who knows his craft. Whereas The Destroyer, a collection of Justin's earlier work, dealt in dizzying cut and paste compositional techniques and songs with short run-times, Daizo, his full-length debut, takes ...

News: Award / Grant

Award-Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Receives Nomination for 2012 OC Music Awards Best Jazz

January 3, 2012

Anaheim, CA—Award-winning local jazz vocalist, Chris Williams has been nominated in the category of Best Jazz for the Orange County Music Awards, to be held March 3 at The Grove in Anaheim. Canadian-born jazz vocalist Chris Williams has impressed audiences with his intense passion, vocal proficiency and musical maturity. He has built a loyal following, as ...

News: Event

Blue Whale Residency Part I: Anthony Wilson Trio, LA Jazz Quartet, Otto / Ferber / Wilson / Ferber / Nelson / Dumas

January 1, 2012

LAJC Residency, Part I Wednesday, January 4, 8pm Blue Whale, Los Angeles, CA In the music-art world there are a number of ways to program events. Two of the most common are festivals and residencies. Festivals essentially allow a promoter to present a diversity of bands and artists over a concentrated amount ...

News: Performance / Tour

Award Winning Jazz Vocalist Chris Williams Performs for Special New Year’s Eve Steamers Event

December 28, 2011

Chris Williams, winner of an Orange County Music Award for his Latin jazz along with being a multi-year nominee, will be performing a special engagement concert on December 31 at the Steamers Jazz Cafe. Fullerton, CA: Chris Williams, local award winning jazz vocalist, will be performing at the prestigious Steamers Jazz Café on Saturday, December 31 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Larry Goldings H B3 with Peter Bernstein and Bill Stewart at Vitellos on December 16 & 17

December 12, 2011

December 16 & 17, 2011 Vitello's Jazz & Supper Club 4349 Tujunga Ave Studio City, CA 91604 818-769-0905 Featuring: Larry Goldings (Hammond B3 organ) Peter Bernstein (guitar) Bill Stewart (drums) Described by the New York Times as “the best organ trio of the last decade," Larry ...

News: Education

Billy Cobham Online Drum School Goes Live

December 9, 2011

California-based music education technology company ArtistWorks has opened the ArtistWorks Drum Academy today with the launch of online drum schools from two of the world's top drummers: world-renowned fusion and jazz drumming legend Billy Cobham and rock drumming superstar Thomas Lang. Both the Billy Cobham School of Drums and the Thomas Lang School of Drums utilize ...

News: Video / DVD

New Bill Frisell Interview & Performance Videos at Amoeba Music (San Francisco)

December 8, 2011

Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell talks with Amoeba Music San Francisco about the 858 Quartet & the “Beautiful Dreamers" collaborations. Watch the videos below. Interview Record Stores: 1:19 858 Quartet Origin: 1:07 858 Players: 2:04 Michael Gregory Jackson: 1:40 Performance Sub-Conscious Lee: 7:22 Track 2: 6:42 Baba ...

News: Performance / Tour

Stan Perkins Presents “Jazz For The Holidays” at the Legendary Troubadour (West Hollywood)

December 7, 2011

Stan Perkins presents “Jazz For The Holidays," a jazzy holiday gala taking place on December 17, 2011, at the legendary Troubadour. Featured jazz artists, Don Littleton Organ Quartet, Scott Martin Latin Soul Band, Kamasi Washington Quintet, and special guest, Branice McKenzie. Hosted by radio personality, Horace Mansfield, Jr. Join us this holiday season for a wonderful ...

News: Book / Magazine

DRUM! Magazine Continues Its Metal Ride With Mastodon’s Brann Dailor Discussing Hitting On “The Hunter”

November 25, 2011

San Jose, Calif.,—With its last several issues of DRUM!, Enter Music Publishing, publishers of high-quality informative magazines on drumming and the world's top drummers, in print and online, has been on a hard-rock/metal roll. It started two issues ago with Anthrax's Charlie Benante, followed by Evanescence's Will Hunt, and now, DRUM! presents a holiday season cover ...