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News: Recording

Oscar and Frank

June 13, 2010

Lately, I've been listening to Oscar Peterson's album A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra, recorded in Paris in May 1959. This was one of the first albums Peterson recorded with his new trio partner, drummer Ed Thigpen, who replaced guitarist Herb Ellis; bassist Ray Brown remained. As a fellow Frank Sinatra fan - particularly of his classic ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Charlie O's June Jazz

June 13, 2010

Doug Mac Donald Trio With John Heard, bass and Roy McCurdy, drums June 14th John Altman Quartet June 15th Latin Jazz Louie Cruz Beltran Quartet June 16th Janis Mann Quartet June 17th Scotty Barnhart, Trumpet John Heard Trio John Heard, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Some Enchanting Evening

June 12, 2010

South Pacific has a way of making grown men cry. Kenneth Tynan started his 1951 review of the musicals London premiere with the confession, I wept, and there is nothing in criticism harder than to convey ones gratitude for that. The tears shed for the beautifully sung Lincoln Center Theater production, which opened Wednesday at the ...

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News: Recording

AAJ Exclusive: New Miles Davis Released at Wolfgangsvault.com

June 11, 2010

Wolfgangsvault.com today released a never-before-heard audio recording of Miles Davis at the Fillmore West, October 15, 1970. The Bill Graham produced concert, which included Leon Russell and Seatrain on the bill, features “Honkytonk," “What I Say," “Sanctuary," “Yesternow," “Bitches Brew," and “Funky Tonk." The vintage concert recording, with full context of the show's importance, is now ...

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News: Festival

Ojai's Music Fest is a Tuneful Blend of Old, New and Frank Zappa

June 11, 2010

Don't let the quaint setting fool you. From June 10 to 13, Ojais Libbey Bowla simple band shell with seating for a scant 1,400 listeners on old wooden benches and a lawnwill be the venue for distinguished musicians from all over the world. They'll be showcasing new, classic and seldom heard works, joining in a legacy ...

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News: Festival

The 'It' Girl of Jazz, Spalding Returns to Playboy Jazz Fest

June 11, 2010

At age 25, it might feel like a bit too much pressure to be considered the “future of jazz," but Esperanza Spalding, who is part of the Sunday lineup at this weekend's Playboy Jazz Festival, carries herself with the kind of grace and poise that belies her years. The native Oregonian (she's from Portland) is back ...

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News: Interview

Bill Frisell's Music Education: From Mickey Mouse to Miles Davis

June 11, 2010

When Bill Frisell was young, he says remembers watching the “Mickey Mouse Club“ on his family's new television. “The leader of the Mouseketeers was this guy named Jimmy and he'd play a guitar and I just thought that was really cool. At that time I made myself a pretend guitar out of a piece of cardboard ...

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News: Education

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College

June 9, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 14 - 25, 2010 at Monterey Peninsula College Camp Instructors Include 2010 MJF Artist-In-Residence, Grammy-Winning Vocalist, Dianne Reeves Eleven Nationally-Renowned Clinicians Teach Over 150 Monterey County Music Students Free Concerts and Jam Sessions Slated for June 21 - 24 in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sunday June 27 2010 Andy Milne and Dapp Theory @ Royal/T

June 10, 2010

SUNDAY MAY 27 2010 @ 7PMANDY MILNE & DAPP THEORYROYAL/T8910 WASHINGTON BLVD. CULVER CITY, CA 90232310.559.6300$18 admission at the door. $12 for studentsDAPP THEORY is a quintet that blends contemporary funk, groove and hip-hop into jazzwith such seamless, casual precision its almost freaky. (LA Weekly)ANDY ...

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News: Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Members of 2010 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

June 8, 2010

21 High School Musicians from California, Maryland, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin Comprise MJFs Renowned National High School All-Star Big Band NGJO's 10-Day Tri-C to NYC North American Tour Includes Performances in Cleveland, Toronto, Montreal, and New York City, June 30 - July 7, 2010 NGJO Performs with Dianne Reeves at 53rd Annual Monterey Jazz ...