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Montreux Jazz Festival: Montreux, Switzerland, July 3-5, 2011
by Phillip Woolever
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. ...
North Sea Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
North Sea Jazz FestivalJuly 8-10, 2011AhoyRotterdam, The Netherlands The North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands is staggering in size, touted as the world's largest indoor jazz festival and that's certainly a good bet. With 13 stages running from late afternoon until the early morning hours, it's far more than a ...
Mauricio Zottarelli returns to the Blue Note NYC with his Brazilian Jazz/Fusion Quintet
Drummer/composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his critically acclaimed group on the world's most prestigious jazz stage On August 6th, the Brazilian drummer and composer Mauricio Zottarelli performs with his group at the prestigious Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. The band will be presenting his original music as well as some of his inventive ...
Various Artists: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat: Disney Jazz Volume 1
by Larry Taylor
What a discovery; what a great idea. Producer Jason Olaine has taken songs from a number of Disney movies--some rarely recorded by jazz musicians--and made fresh new versions, utilizing some of today's most well-known jazz artists. The performers range from 90 year-old piano legend Dave Brubeck to 17 year-old Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky; ...
International Singer/Songwriter Amana Melome Channels Jazz Legacy with "Phoenix Rising"
While maintaining her natural elegance, combined with her American and European heritage and cosmopolitan influences, Amana Melome's latest album Phoenix Rising is a refreshing voyage of world music, floating between neo-soul, funk, jazz, folk and reggae. The new album was available on iTunes May 21st. Amana Melome is an international singer and songwriter who was raised ...
Jen Shyu and Theo Bleckmann: Breaking the Song Barrier
by Daniel Lehner
Before Robert Moog came out with the first synthesizer, before Adolphe Sax invented his famous reed instrument, before the trumpets sounded at Jericho, even before the world's ancient tribes tightened their animal skins to make drums, humanity's first instrument was the voice. Not that this is of particular consequence to Theo Bleckmann. “To me, that argument ...
Tineke Postma: Keeping Honest in Holland
by R.J. DeLuke
Tineke Postma's bright voice from Holland has been making a mark on the U.S. scene over the last couple years, with its a bright, clear alto sax sound and a penchant for thoughtful, enthralling melodies. Postma started listening to classical music while growing up in Heerenveen in the northern part of The Netherlands, starting on flute ...
Portland Jazz Festival 2011 - A Look Back
by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
Portland Jazz FestivalPortland, OregonFebruary 18-27, 2011 Promoter Bill Royston and general manager Don Lucoff have once again pulled off a hat trick of significant proportions. With the arrival and guest appearance of perhaps the greatest “star" that jazz has welcomed since Wynton Marsalis, this year's Portland Jazz Festival had the makings to ...
Teens Turn to Jazz As Popular Music Continues to Suck
by Jeff Fitzgerald, Genius
If you were one of the many surprised by Esperanza Spalding's upset of teen sensation Justin Bieber for Best New Artist at the most recent Grammy Awards, then you may be missing out on one of the most promising developments in Jazz since the advent of the Flapper. Turns out that modern teenagers, sick of cloying ...
It's Been A Very Good Year
by Bruce Lindsay
The New Year is past its infancy, leaving toddlerhood behind and heading into those difficult pre-school years. Olympic Fever jostles with a forthcoming Royal Wedding for the attentions of the Great British Public (at least according to the more populist media). Across the Atlantic, Esperanza Spalding won a first for jazz: the Grammy Award for Best ...
