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ECM at 40: Enjoy Jazz Festival: Days 3-6, October 22-25, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-2 | Day 3-6 | Days 7-10 | Days 11-12 ECM at 40. It's hard to believe that a record label responsible for stretching the boundaries of modern music has survived the various crises that have threatened and, in some cases, decimated so many others. With Enjoy Jazz's “The Blue Sound: 40 Years ...
Take Five with Magos Herrera
by AAJ Staff
Sobre Magos Herrera: Compositora e intérprete mexicana radicada en Nueva York, mi carrera empezó en 1988, cuando decidí dedicarme profesionalmente a la música y graduarme en el Musicians Institute de Los Ángeles. He grabado 6 discos, además de 2 compilaciones internacionales en Brasil y Japón. Formé parte de Mexican Divas, y he sido nominada ...
Bruce Lundvall, presidente de Blue Note
by Victor L. Schermer
Publicamos la traducción en castellano de esta entrevista, originalmente aparecida en All About Jazz el 15 de mayo del 2003. Bruce Lundvall viajará próximamente a Europa, a los festivales de jazz de Barcelona y Berlín, para conmemorar los 70 años de Blue Note. En Barcelona, Lundvall charlará con el crítico Bob Blumenthal (Institut d'Estudis Nord-americans, 3 ...
Joan A. Cararach: el 'maestro' de Barcelona
by Joao Moreira dos Santos
Fundado por Joan Roselló en 1966, el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona ha ido renovándose y evolucionando con múltiples avatares desde entonces, pero la edición de este año es verdaderamente especial. No sólo desafía la crisis económica, presentando más conciertos que nunca (60 en casi dos meses), sino que además, por primera vez, se clausura en ...
Beantown Sings the Blues
By Timothy J. O'Keefe The Blues may have been spawned within the African-American communities of the Deep South in the late 19th century, but its influence still permeates our society today. While this music often acknowledges sadness, embraces loss, and speaks of impending dread, buried deep within its core you can sometimes find hope and resolve. ...
Grammy Winner Cassandra Wilson to Open Hyde Park Jazz Festival
World-renowned jazz musician and vocalist Cassandra Wilson will kick off the Hyde Park Jazz Festival with a performance at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25 at the University of Chicago's Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. The concert will include selections from Wilson's most recent album, “Loverly, “ which earned a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, plus ...
Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!
Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco. Watch the video! Concerts Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note ...
Barcelona Jazz Festival 2009 First Concerts Announced
The 41st Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival announces several concerts from October 18th to December 6th, 2009 Confirmed Performances: Wayne Shorter Quartet, October 28th. Auditori. Joe Lovano Nonet, November 3rd. Luz de Gas. Concha Buika & Chucho Valdes Quartet, November 5th. Palau de la Musica. Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones, November 5th. Auditori (Sala Oriol Martorell). ...
Melissa Walker: In The Middle Of It All
by Raul d'Gama Rose
If there was something similar to “method acting" in music and it were not so passé a word, then it would be tempting to suggest that Melissa Walker's In The Middle Of It All is such a master class. As it happens, the record is a lot more than that, hinting at griot traditions and as ...
Boosey & Hawkes Lands Global Synch Deal with Savoy Label Group
Boosey & Hawkes (B&H) is pleased to announce its representation of Savoy Label Group, home to veteran jazz label, Savoy Jazz, for synchronization on a worldwide basis. The deal includes all of Savoys label imprints, including the jazz catalogs of Savoy, 32 Jazz, Muse and Landmark, the classical label Denon Classics, and SLGs growing indie rock ...
