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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Jackie Allen

Read "Take Five With Jackie Allen" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Jackie Allen: Critically acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and Blue Note recording artist Jackie Allen celebrates the release of her ninth album, Starry Night, live with chamber orchestra. Her CD features star-themed songs arranged by seven extraordinary arrangers who have written for such legendary artists as Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Doc Severinson, Bobby McFerrin, and Diana Krall. ...

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Article: Album Review

Diana Krall: Quiet Nights

Read "Quiet Nights" reviewed by Marcia Hillman


Diana Krall's new CD arrives just in time to greet the “lazy, hazy days" and nights of summer. On this outing, she is on vocals and piano, accompanied by Anthony Wilson on guitar, bassist John Clayton, drummer Jeff Hamilton, percussionist Paulinho Da Costa and a lush orchestra consisting of a full string section augmented by flutes, ...

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News: Video / DVD

Diana Krall "Live in Rio" on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 26th

Diana Krall "Live in Rio" on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 26th

Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision and Eagle Vision HD subsidiaries-will release one of today's finest singer/songwriters, Diana Krall, Live In Rio, simultaneously on DVD and Blu-ray May 26. Live in Rio features Krall with her quartet-Anthony Wilson (guitar), John Clayton (bass) and Jeff Hamilton (drums)-plus a full orchestra on 18 lush, romantic, and ...

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News: Event

Cineplex Entertainment Presents Diana Krall "Live in Rio"

Cineplex Entertainment Presents Diana Krall "Live in Rio"

Cineplex Entertainment is excited to announce the High-Definition premiere of Diana Krall Live in Rio for one night only on Wednesday, May 20th at select Cineplex Entertainment theatres across Canada. “Imagine an evening that combines the spectacular setting of Rio de Janeiro, the sultry and sensuous voice of Diana Krall backed by her incredibly talented group ...

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News: Contest

Enter the 2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival Giveaway Contest

Enter the 2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival Giveaway Contest

All About Jazz members are invited to enter The Litchfield Jazz Festival giveaway which includes free roundtrip airfare for two courtesy of Continental Airlines, a 2-night stay at the Starbuck Inn B&B in Kent, and a 3-day tent pass! We'll select one winner at the conclusion of the contest on July 6th. Click here to enter ...

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Article: Bailey's Bundles

Irene Atman and Daniela Schachter meet at the Intersection of Joel Frahm

Read "Irene Atman and Daniela Schachter meet at the Intersection of Joel Frahm" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Nowhere in jazz is the soil so rich as it is in the area of female vocals. Major label, independents, melting pots and old school, there are vocal releases appealing to any persnickety taste. Such a diverse marketplace is to the fortune of the listening public. This fortune is magnified when two dramatically different singers share ...

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Article: Album Review

Diana Krall: Quiet Nights

Read "Quiet Nights" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


The origin of the phrase Bossa Nova is as complex as the Brazilian culture from which the music sprung in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Nominally translated into “Our New Thing," Bossa Nova was developed by Brazilian composers Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto, and is characterized by a samba rhythm with ...

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News: Performance / Tour

For Diana Krall, "Quiet Time" is a Rare Thing

For Diana Krall, "Quiet Time" is a Rare Thing

Diana Krall is supposed to be discussing her new album, Quiet Nights. But lounging on a sofa in her hotel suite, the singer/pianist keeps changing the subject to other objects of her affection: friends Tony Bennett and Elton John, Woody Allen movies, Michelle Obama. Of course, Krall's husband, Elvis Costello, and their twin sons, Dexter and ...

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Article: Big Band Report

Louie Bellson: Tasteful Drummer, Sweeter Guy

Read "Louie Bellson: Tasteful Drummer, Sweeter Guy" reviewed by Jack Bowers


To say that drummer extraordinaire Louie Bellson, who left us on February 14, 2009 at age eighty-four, had a remarkable career would be to explicitly understate the record. Bellson's success at age 17 in a nationwide contest sponsored by one of his idols, Gene Krupa, and Slingerland Drums set the talented wunderkind on a path that ...

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News: Recording

Diana Krall's 'Quiet Nights' New CD

Diana Krall's 'Quiet Nights' New CD

Album review Diana Krall's albums should come with a warning label: Do not use while operating heavy machinery. This is not a knock: Krall's round, relaxed voice is a nuanced instrument ideally suited for, as this album's title indicates, quiet nights. With this collection delving exclusively into the worlds of classic ballads and bossa ...


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