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News: Recording

Guitarist Frank Gambale & Vocalist BOCA Stir Vibrations with CD Debut on Valentine's Day

February 6, 2012

GRAMMY-winning guitar virtuoso Frank Gambale teams up for the first time with his wife and soul mate, singer/songwriter, BOCA, to create and deliver his first all-vocal, crossover Adult Contemporary album, Frank Gambale Soulmine featuring BOCA. Luring listeners to “stir their soul," this release features sexy, strong and evocative vocals, inviting lyrics, R&B jazz-funk stylings, and Frank ...

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Article: Interview

Kenny Burrell: Every Note Swings

by Chris M. Slawecki
February 6, 2012

Kenny Burrell has appeared on so many essential jazz recordings that jazz history and his story seem irretrievably intertwined. Billie Holiday's valedictory rumination Lady Sings the Blues (Verve, 1956)? Jimmy Smith's epochal funk throwdown Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note, 1960)? Tony Bennett's Carnegie Hall debut? Kenny Burrell played guitar for them all. Even Jimi ...

News: Performance / Tour

Toure-Raichel Collective to Release Album March 27& Tour In April

February 6, 2012

The Touré-Raichel Collective, a collaboration between global superstars Vieux Farka Touré of Mali and Idan Raichel from Israel, was forged from a chance encounter at a German airport. Their growing friendship led to a performance at the Tel Aviv Opera House in November 2010. After that remarkable concert, Vieux and Idan, joined by Israeli bassist Yossi ...

News: Performance / Tour

Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform in New Hope March 1

February 6, 2012

Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat" Dural Jr.—along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco—is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform at The New Hope Winery in New Hope on Thursday, March 1, 2012. Their latest release (and Alligator Records debut) is the Grammy Award-winning CD, Lay Your Burden Down. This is ...

News: Festival

Chick Corea and Gary Burton to Appear at Tanglewood in 2012

February 2, 2012

Tickets for the entire 2012 Tanglewood season, June 22-September 2, 2012, went on sale Sunday, January 29, at 10 a.m. online at tanglewood.org, by phone at 888-266-1200, or at the Symphony Hall box office in Boston, MA. Celebrating its 75th anniversary season this year, Tanglewood is one of the world's most beloved music festivals and the ...

News: Performance / Tour

Irish Chamber Music Performance of James Joyce Poems at Princeton University

February 2, 2012

Soprano Judith Kellock, pianist Janice Weber and theater critic Fintan O'Toole will present a chamber music performance of Ross Lee Finney's setting of poems by James Joyce on Friday, February 10 at 4:30 p.m. at the Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on the Princeton University campus. The performance is part of a series presented by Princeton's ...

News: Recording

Jazz at Lincoln Center to Release "WeBop"

February 1, 2012

Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) will release WeBop: A Family Jazz Party, a CD featuring kid-tested and approved music on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The recording brings the very best of JALC's WeBop classes in NYC home to families worldwide. Critically-acclaimed drummer and music director Matt Wilson leads an intergenerational band of celebrated jazz musicians, including ...

News: Performance / Tour

Alligator Artist Michael "Iron Man" Burks to Perform in New Castle

February 1, 2012

Arkansas-based blues guitarist/vocalist Michael “Iron Man" Burks will headline the 15th Annual House Rockin' Party at JB McGinnes Pub and Grille in New Castle on Saturday, March 3, 2012. Burks will perform songs from his latest Alligator release, Iron Man. Boasting remarkable natural talent and deep-rooted soulfulness, Burks' music is driven by an intense, blue collar ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Green Return For A Massive Mainland Tour

February 1, 2012

2011 was another breakthrough year for the Hawaiian reggae band The Green. Their sophomore album Ways & Means (released on Easy Star Records) impressively stayed at #1 on the Billboard Reggae chart for 4 weeks in a row, while receiving high profile press exposure in Billboard, NPR, National Geographic, Huffington Post, and more. They were also ...

News: Performance / Tour

Grammy Award Winning Buckwheat Zydeco to Perform in Wilmington

January 25, 2012

Grammy Award-winning American musical legend Stanley “Buckwheat" Dural Jr.—along with his band, Buckwheat Zydeco—is the preeminent ambassador of Louisiana zydeco music. Buckwheat Zydeco will perform at World Cafe Live at The Queen in Wilmington on Monday, February 27, 2012. Their latest release (and Alligator Records debut) is the Grammy Award-winning CD, Lay Your Burden Down. This ...