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News: Recording

"Midnight In Paris" by Rae Ann Perez hits the scene.

October 19, 2011

The newly released Rae Ann Perez CD Midnight In Paris has hit the scene. A fresh take, it showcases Rae Ann Perez abilities as a fluent songwriter, pianist and vocalist. The eight originals and four expertly arranged favorites are “world jazz" music with touches of classic standards, funk, and highly influenced Latin sounds and grooves. Rae ...

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Article: Album Review

5 After 4: Rome In A Day

Read "Rome In A Day" reviewed by Dave Wayne

by Dave Wayne
October 14, 2011

Rome In A Day is the sixth recording by 5 After 4. Led by drummer/composer Vito Rezza, the Canadian jazz-fusion quartet has an appealingly varied approach. Despite some 21st Century touches, such as Rezza's playful rhythmic displacements during its theme, “10,000 Days" has a down-home funky soul sound that recalls the Crusaders circa Chain Reaction (MCA, ...

News: Festival

Bridge School Lineup Changes

October 14, 2011

JENNY LEWIS & DIANA KRALL OUT, NORAH JONES, DEVENDRA BANHART, JIMMY FALLON IN Jenny Lewis, of Jenny and Johnny fame, is out of the lineup, and all of her fall dates, due to a family emergency and Diana Krall won't be able to perform due to a torn ACL. However, comic and late-night TV host Jimmy ...

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Article: Interview

Tim Collins: Mixing It Up

by Alan Bryson
September 20, 2011

Tim Collins likes to mix it up. It starts at home; the vibraphonist is married to a successful concert violinist and is intimately connected to the world of classical music. Recording with pianist Matthias Bublath, Collins has also worked with guitarist Charlie Hunter, who produced his second album, mixing rock, jazz, and string quartets. He seeks ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Laura Ainsworth

by AAJ Staff
September 19, 2011

Meet Laura Ainsworth: I was born in Los Angeles but came to Dallas as a tot when my dad, jazz sax/clarinetist Billy Ainsworth, relocated to become a part of the growing commercial recording industry. Came up in the music biz (details to follow!). Graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in Radio-TV-Film. ...

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News: Radio

Hoagy Carmichael's Music This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

August 14, 2011

This week, The Jim Cullum Jazz Band welcomes piano legend Dick Hyman and vocalist Stephanie Nakasian for a concert of Hoagy Carmichael's music, recorded live at the historic Filoli Gardens near San Francisco. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on Sirius/XM sattelite radio and can be streamed on-demand from the Riverwalk ...

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Article: Live Review

Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011

by Phillip Woolever
August 10, 2011

Montreux Jazz FestivalMontreux, SwitzerlandJuly 3-5, 2011 The 45th Edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival included many iconic profiles, bonded in unique partnership, and rare as the sunset air. Those collaborated chords ensured Montreux remains at the pinnacle of performance packaging, as the festival continued a streak atop European “must see" musical destinations. ...

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Article: Live Review

Montreal Jazz Festival 2011

by John Kelman
July 4, 2011

Days 1-3 | Days 4- 6 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Montreal, Canada June 25- July 4, 2011After a hiatus in 2010, in order to take a three-week Norwegian road trip, it's great to get back to the festival that the Guinness Book of Records calls “The biggest ...

News: Festival

B-52s to Headline Outdoor Concert at Montreal International Jazz Festival

June 7, 2011

With the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal just around the corner, organizers are thrilled to announce the players in our three major free outdoor events: Ben l'Oncle Soul opens the festivities with the Rio Tinto Alcan Opening Event on Saturday, June 25, with Misteur Valaire taking over on Tuesday, June 28 to keep Festival fans ...

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News: Event

George Wein To Get Star on SPAC Walk of Fame

May 12, 2011

Saratoga Springs, NY—Jazz impresario George Wein, often referred to as the “father" of modern music festivals, will be honored by Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 25 for his role in founding SPAC's Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the longest-running and most celebrated jazz events in the world. Wein will be honored at the ...