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Diana Krall's "Quiet Nights" Available March 31
Some music is intended to paint a romantic scene--a candlelit dinner, a walk along a moonlit beach. Quiet Nights--Diana Krall's twelfth album--ain't about that. Using Brazil as a musical point of reference, the award-winning pianist and singer is not suggesting a night out; she means to stay in. “It's not coy. It's not 'peel me a ...
George Wein Announces Sponsorship Opportunities - Jazz Festival in Newport
The world-famous jazz festival in Newport, RI, which was founded in 1954 by George Wein, is available for sponsorship for the first time in 24 years. A golden opportunity for any corporation, the festival, which will be held August 7 - 9 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, will bring instantaneous world-wide recognition to the ...
Sinatra Resurfaces in Pair of Releases
Ol' Blue Eyes: Frank Sinatra died in 1998, but there's no final curtain for his music. Frank Sinatra Enterprises and Concord Music Group are teaming on a pair of May 5 releases, My Way 40th Anniversary Edition and the never-before-available Sinatra at the Meadowlands. The latter, a widely bootlegged 1986 concert, boasts 18 tracks spanning Sinatra's ...
Melody Gardot to Release "My One and Only Thrill" on April 28
With her debut album Worrisome Heart, Melody Gardot displayed her instinctive gift for transforming the traditions of jazz and blues with her personal kiss of life. But even her most ardent admirers will be amazed at the giant creative leap forward she has taken with the follow-up, My One And Only Thrill. Mixing Latin rhythms, finger-snapping ...
JD Walter: Live in Portugal
by Victor L. Schermer
J.D. Walter Live In Portugal JWAL Records 2008 J.D. Walter may be the most avant-garde vocalist in jazz today. He uses a broad range of musical and linguistic approaches to create haunting atmospheres, rapid scat runs, and emotionally engaging interpretations of both standards and his own compositions. On ...
The Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra Gets "Thrasched"
by Jack Bowers
The thirty-third annual Albuquerque Jazz Festival ended its two-day run on February 21, 2009. The event is devoted mainly to performances by high school and middle school bands, while the grand finale features the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra with invited guests, this year the saxophone quartet Thrascher (Randy Hamm, soprano; Tim Ishii, alto; Ed Petersen, tenor; Glenn ...
The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis: For All I Care
by Matt Marshall
The recordings of too many contemporary jazz singers teeter precipitously on a cliff overlooking the meandering river of easy listening. Jane Monheit and her ilk sculpt with cake-icing spatulas, decorating standards and new material alike with a thick sheen of creamy frosting. Those who might reasonably lay claim to being the musical descendants of Billie Holiday ...
Dominick Farinacci's "Lovers, Tales & Dances" Released February 24th
Young Trumpeter Poised To Help Shape Next Generation Of Jazz Artistry U.S. Debut Lovers, Tales & Dances In Stores February 24, 2009 (E1 Music) New U.S. Tour Dates Announced “Dominick's tone shines...he is reminiscent of Clifford Brown and Miles Davis." --Russ Titelman February 20, 2009 (New York, NY) -- Fresh off two sold out concerts at ...
'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris
by Victor L. Schermer
Jackie Paris'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie ParisOutsider PicturesWritten and Directed by Raymond De FelittaProducer: David Zellerford 2009 “You don't understand! I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody."--Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront
