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Jazz & Blues Florida November 2011 Online Edition Posted
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
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"
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
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
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
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
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 ...
Now Is The Time
By Jeff Lorber
Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2010
Track listing: Rain Dance/Wanna Fly; Dr. Moy; Pixel; Sugar Free; Mysterious Traveller; Curtains/Before We Go; Black Ice; Las Rosas; Chinese Medicinal Herbs; Sumatra.
JW Marriott Starr Pass to Host Sell-Out New Year’s Eve Jazz Event
The unforgettable New Year's Eve Jazz Gala is back for a fun and fabulous fifth year at JW Marriott® Starr Pass Resort & Spa. More than just a swinging celebration, this is Southern Arizona's premier New Year's Eve event! For this year's annual New Year's Eve Jazz Gala, Starr Pass and the Tucson Jazz Society will ...
Miles Davis: Previously Unreleased 1980s Recordings
by Chris May
Miles DavisPerfect Way: The Miles Davis Anthology: The Warner Bros. YearsWarner Jazz2010 The composer John Cage related a funny story about an encounter with trumpeter Miles Davis. It happened at a US airport sometime in the mid 1980s. Cage was travelling with the choreographer Merce Cunningham, and the ...
