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News: Recording

Manhattan Transfer Make Long-Awaited Returns to the Studio

July 27, 2009

Award winning jazz vocal group, Manhattan Transfer, are currently in the studio finalizing their new release - The Chick Corea Songbook, a record inspired by the classic work of jazz great Chick Corea. The CD features fresh and exciting vocal interpretations of many popular and brilliant Chick Corea compositions, and also includes a new Corea original ...

Article: Live Review

Christian McBride & Inside Straight

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 22, 2009

Summertime Casa del Jazz - Roma - 13.07.2009 La crisi ha colpito duramente la musica a Roma: il lavoro è scarso per i musicisti, il denaro pubblico abbandona la cultura, le idee degli organizzatori sono ancora meno brillanti del solito. Mai l'estate romana aveva offerto così poco, ma per fortuna resiste la Casa del Jazz e ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Sinan Bakir

by AAJ Staff
July 22, 2009

Meet Sinan Bakir:Sinan Bakir is one of the most unique and exciting young jazz guitarists on the scene today. The sound that Sinan is striving for described often as fresh, clean and lively yet intense and full with emotion. Sinan Bakir is hailed not only as a virtuoso player, but also a masterful composer. ...

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Article: Interview

George Wein: Back to Doing His Thing

by R.J. DeLuke
July 20, 2009

Not many people stand in shoes similar to the ones in which jazz impresario George Wein now finds himself. Having invented the jazz festival more than half a century ago, his name is synonymous with the Newport Jazz Festival, his first and most well-known child of that genus. He led a company that expanded on the ...

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News: Recording

Christian McBride + Inside Straight "Kind of Brown"

July 19, 2009

KIND OF BROWN THE NEW CD BY BASSIST-BANDLEADER CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE WITH HIS NEW QUINTET, INSIDE STRAIGHT OUT TODAY ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS “[Inside Straight] favors an in-the-tradition acoustic vibe and an attractive melange of blues forms, hummable originals stocked with meaty harmonies and sturdy improvisations that stick to the point." --Detroit Free Press

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News: Festival

George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55

July 9, 2009

In Newport, RI, August 7 - 9, 2009 and CAREFUSION NEW YORK JAZZ FESTIVAL in New York City, June 2010 New Names for Jazz Festivals at Historic Sites NEW YORK, NY, David Schlotterbeck, CEO of CareFusion, announced today that the corporation will be the title sponsor for George Wein's Jazz Festival 55 in Newport, RI. In ...

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News: Festival

Murcia in Spain to Rock with Jazz, Blues and World Music

June 30, 2009

This summer music lovers should head for a quiet region on Spain's Mediterranean coast. Murcia will be filled with the sound of music - jazz, blues, world and rock - from not one, but two major festivals. Kicking off tomorrow, the 12th San Javier International Jazz Festival will feature 16 concerts with music greats like John ...

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News: Technology

New Jazz It Up! Episode Features: Chico Hamilton, Grace Kelly, Vintage Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Radio Deejay Russ Davis, and Coverage of the Freddie Hubbard Memorial at St. John the Divine

June 18, 2009

New York, NY -- From elder statesman Chico Hamilton to rising star Grace Kelly, the current episode of Jazz it Up! bristles with a cool edge that tempers the warmth of summer. On one of her two featured numbers, alto saxophonist Kelly arranges Bill Withers' “Aint No Sunshine" into a jazz showcase; during the second, she ...

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News: Recording

Willie Nelson to Release "American Classic"

June 15, 2009

On August 25, 2009, legendary singer Willie Nelson will be releasing American Classic, his first album of standards since his landmark 1978 masterpiece 'Stardust', and his solo debut for Blue Note Records. Produced by Tommy LiPuma, American Classic features special guest appearances by Norah Jones and Diana Krall, string arrangements by Johnny Mandel, and a top ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Christian McBride

May 31, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Christian McBride's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Christian McBrideThe finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition... more Website | ...