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Joey Defrancesco Trio - "Fly Me to the Moon" (1999)

February 5, 2011

Chart Topper Jazz Artist U-Nam reveals a "George Benson Tribute Album" with Special Guests.

February 3, 2011

U-Nam reveals a “George Benson Tribute Album" with Special Guests. Los Angeles, CA—"The man known as U-Nam, is destined to become one of the most controversial musicians.It's great to have a new voice on the guitar scene; one that is loaded with energy and excitement."—-Ten time Grammy Award recipient, NAE Jazz Master and guitar legend—- George ...

Blast from the Past: Mark Cantor's Jazz Films

February 2, 2011

I had the pleasure ofattending Mark Cantor's “Jazz on Film" presentation on January 22nd here at theJewish Community Center of San Francisco and it was a blast from the past.Cantor is a jazz film archivist who has collected over 4,000 reels (yes, actualfilm) of vintage jazz performances. He shares programs of these rare films atpresentations all ...

Happy Birthday, Roy Eldridge!

January 31, 2011

DRUM! Magazine Editors Need Rest: Request Members To Interview Jason Bittner Of Shadows Fall In Real Time

January 31, 2011

San Jose, Calif.,—The editorial staff at Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum/percussion magazines worldwide and online, are, well, just a bit tired of having to do all the work. So they've devised a way to shift some of their percussive editorial practice to members of their rapidly growing online drumming community. So, during the week ...

Bay Area Vocalist Mary Jenson Releases Second Album “Beyond”

January 26, 2011

"Beyond" is a beautiful contemporary jazz recording. Mary Jenson has a winner that's sure to please all vocal jazz lovers." —Wayne Wallace, Arranger, composer, musician “ Gorgeous and inspirational east-west jazz blend...pure enjoyment!!!" —Shambhu “I knew this was a serious jazz singer who had something to sing about." —L. Pierce Carson, Napa Valley Register Born on ...

Miles Plays Miles

January 25, 2011

Dingo is a little Australian-French film released in 1991 that would probably be lost in obscurity except for one fact—it stars Miles Davis. In the first image of the film, we see John “Dingo" Anderson (played by Colin Friels) playing his trumpet in the Australian outback, which sets up the tension between his life in the ...

Larry Goldings original Organ Trio reunion Vitellos with Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart February 18th & 19th 2011

January 24, 2011

There will be a reunion of one of the finest organ jazz trios to emerge in the past 20 years at Vitellos Jazz & Supper Club Friday & Saturday February 18th & 19th 2011. The original “Larry Goldings Trio" will do two nights of concerts Friday and Saturday nights at 8pm & 10pm and a morning ...

Anna Mjoll @ Herb Alpert's Vibrato - Almost sold out!

January 24, 2011

"Icelandic jazz vocalist Anna Mjöll has developed a considerable buzz in L.A. selling out two nights of recent weekend shows at Vibrato." —Tom Meek, LA Jazz.com Icelandic Jazz Singing Sensation ANNA MJOLL will be performing live at HERB ALPERT's VIBRATO January 29th, 2011. MJOLL will perform with The amazing PAT SENATORE TRIO, consisting of PAT SENATORE ...

Happy Birthday, J.J. Johnson!

January 23, 2011