Results for "Jeff Lorber"

Jeff Lorber Fusion - Galaxy (2012)

January 25, 2012

Keyboardist, composer, producer, arranger and bandleader Jeff Lorber has been propagating fusion jazz for so long, the term “Jeff Lorber Fusion" seems almost redundant. Long dismissed by jazz purists and “heavier" fusion fans alike, Lorber has actually provided a bridge from so-called “lite" jazz to more serious, improvisational forms of jazz, as his Berklee-bred chops are ...

"Boom Town" Takes Soul-Jazz Saxophonist Richard Elliot To #1

December 8, 2011

The first single from In The Zone explodes at radio as the album garners acclaim Escondido, CA: Soul-jazz saxman Richard Elliot has been blowing up radio with the funky single Boom Town, which has taken command of Billboards BDSradio.com smooth jazz national airplay chart for the past four weeks. The track, produced by Elliot and fusion ...

Jeff Lorber Fusion "Mysterious Traveller"

Featuring the music of Jeff Lorber
Duration: 6:36
November 3, 2011

Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted

November 1, 2011

The new edition of Jazz & Blues Florida, Florida's free online source for information on live jazz and blues in clubs, concerts and festivals, is now available. The November 2011 online edition of JAZZ & BLUES FLORIDA has been posted at JazzBluesFlorida.com. This month's edition can be read in .pdf format, as well as in a ...

Jazz This Week: Jeff Lorber, Project/Object, Lowdown Brass Band, TKT Scholarship Benefit, and More

October 19, 2011

Beyond the usual challenges of performing, the jazz and creative musicians playing in St. Louis over the next week have a tough task: drawing a crowd of attentive listeners while the Cardinals are competing in the World Series. But while this admittedly is a baseball-crazy town, one would hope it's also big enough and diverse enough ...

Saxman Richard Elliot Pays Tribute to His Jazz-Funk Influences on "In the Zone"

October 12, 2011

Icon celebrates 25 years as a solo artist; radio welcomes “Boom Town" Escondido, CA: A contemporary jazz giant whose power and passion have made the soulful saxophonist into one of the genres most consistent chart-toppers in the 25 years since he released his solo debut, Richard Elliot salutes the instrumental jazz-funk legends from his formative years ...

Quentin Moore: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 2, 2011

Much has been recently written about the “graying" of jazz and the audience who listens to it, young musicians seem to continually discover (and rediscover) its enduring value--and not just the value of jazz as its own standalone genre, but the benefit of incorporating aspects of jazz, such as improvisation and arrangement, into music of every ...

Take Five With Joyce Spencer

by AAJ Staff
May 22, 2011

Meet Joyce Spencer:A native of South Louisiana, Joyce Spencer began playing the clarinet in 5th grade, but switched to tenor saxophone in the 12th. During this time, her musical influence included blues, jazz, zydeco, gospel, classical and R&B. She later included the alto sax and flute at McNeese State University where she received a ...

Jimmy Haslip: The Honest Endeavor of Making Music

by Ian Patterson
May 4, 2011

When electric bassist Jimmy Haslip joined pianist/keyboard player Russell Ferrante as a sideman on guitarist Robben Ford's recording sessions for The Inside Story (Elektra Records, 1979), he probably wouldn't have wagered much on his and Ferrante's musical partnership lasting 33 years to date, in one of jazz's most durable and best-loved ensembles, the Yellowjackets. Haslip is ...

Dave Koz, Sade Leads Nominees In 2011 Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards

January 22, 2011

Nominees for the 2011 Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards were announced on January 20th. The event makes its return after a long hiatus and celebrates the best in contemporary jazz. The awards gala will be the highlight of a four day gathering, taking place March 10th through the 13th. Over 40 artists are scheduled to attend. Nominees ...