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James Moody & Friends Benefit Concert B. B. King's
Legendary jazz saxophonist James Moody headlines the annual Moody & Friends Benefit Concert for Jazz Scholarships at Purchase College on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 pm at B. B. Kings Blues Club & Grill, 237 West 42nd Street, New York City. Joining Moody on stage will be musical director Jon Faddis, trumpet; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Todd ...
James Moody and Hank Jones: Our Delight: Hank Jones and James Moody
by Greg Thomas
"Our Delight," penned by Tadd Dameron, is a fitting title for a quartet date fronted by two venerable elder statesmen of jazz, James Moody and Hank Jones. Close listening will surely enchant lovers of acoustic jazz interpretations of timeless songs by Dameron and Dizzy Gillespie, Moody's mentor, dear friend, boss and frontline partner over four decades. ...
“Friends and Family Celebrate Ella’S Birthday” Tickets Go On Sale.
Tickets went on sale today for the all-star charity event starring Ray Brown Jr., whose dad was famed bassist Ray Brown and mother was “America’s First Lady Of Song”, Ella Fitzgerald. Brown will perform songs from his latest SRI Jazz release, Friends And Family, an all-star duets style album released late last year. The show date ...
James Moody Headlines “Moody & Friends” Benefit Concert for Jazz Scholarships at Purchase College
Legendary jazz saxophonist and NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master James Moody will headline the annual “Moody & Friends” Benefit Concert for jazz scholarships at Purchase College on March 30, 2009 at 7:30 PM at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. Moody will be joined by an ensemble of renowned jazz musicians. The concert ...
Playboy Jazz Cruise: Galaxy of Greats Shine On Caribbean
by Larry Taylor
Playboy Jazz CruiseHolland America's WesterdamFort Lauderdale, FloridaJanuary 25-February 1, 2009 An eclectic group of stars--Roy Hargrove, Dianne Reeves, Keb' Mo,' James Carter, Poncho Sanchez, Herbie Hancock--brightly shone during the recent Playboy Jazz Cruise on Holland America's Westerdam, out of Fort Lauderdale into the Caribbean. But it was host Marcus Miller who ...
'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
Monterey Jazz Festival Records and Terence Blanchard Win Grammy
Monterey Jazz Festival Records Wins Grammy Terence Blanchards Win For Best Jazz Instrumental Solo From Live At The 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival Is Historic First For Label February 10, 2009 - The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce that Terence Blanchard, the Festivals 2007 Artist-In-Residence, has won his fourth Grammy, winning Best Jazz Instrumental Solo ...
Grammy Winner 2009: Jazz
= winner Category 45 Best Contemporary Jazz Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of INSTRUMENTAL tracks.) Randy In Brasil Randy Brecker [MAMA Records] Floating Point John McLaughlin [Abstract Logix] Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration Of Cannonball ...
"'Tis Autumn, the Search for Jackie Paris" Set for March 31 DVD Release
Tis Autumn - The Search For Jackie Paris is not just a documentary about a great but unheralded jazz singer, it explores the very nature of what it is to live the life of any artist--too many of whom share the same fate--the explosive debut, followed by the years of ups and downs, and the constant ...
Ray Brown, Jr. Sets All-Star Charity Tribute
Shelly Liebowitz, President of SRI Jazz Records, has announced that Ray Brown, Jr. will headline a special concert during New Orleans’ Jazz and Heritage Festival week, on Saturday, April 25, at historic Generations Hall, a city landmark since 1821. Entitled “Friends and Family Celebrate Ella’s Birthday,” the event will take place on Ella Fitzgerald’s (Brown, Jr.’s ...
