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News: Performance / Tour

Vocalist Alexa Barchini In Center City On Wednesday March 12th

February 26, 2014

The Jazz Bridge Second Wednesdays Neighborhood Concerts Series at the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut Street in Center City Philadelphia, presents vocalist Alexa Barchini on Wednesday, March 12. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., tickets are $10/$5 for students, and are only available at the door. For info: 215-517-8337 or visit Jazz Bridge. Vocalist/composer/lyricist Alexa ...

Article: Record Label Profile

ArtistShare: A Record Label for the Digital Age

by Paul Naser
November 27, 2013

In the information age, as technology is transforming the way we share ideas, the creative artist seems to be in a dangerous situation. Peer-to-peer file sharing and free-streaming content are direct threats to an artists' livelihood. Combining this insight with a love for music and an appreciation for artists and the value of their work, Brian ...

Article: Live Review

Sergio Mendes with Eliane Elias at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

by Ernest Barteldes
November 22, 2013

Jazz Meets Samba Sergio Mendes with Eliane Elias, Lee Ritenour and Joe Lovano New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey November 8, 2013 On a double-billed evening dedicated to the music of Brazil, pianist Eliane Elias kicked off the first set with an up-tempo take ...

News: Recording

3 Cohens - The All-star Family Jazz Band Of Clarinetist/tenor Saxophonist Anat, Trumpeter Avishai & Soprano Saxist Yuval - Release Their Fourth Album Together, "Tightrope"

October 10, 2013

To be released Oct. 22, 2013, via Anzic Records, “Tightrope" features the 3 Cohens improvising as an a cappella horn choir and teaming with special guests Fred Hersch, Christian McBride & Jonathan Blake “To the ranks of the Heaths of Philadelphia, the Joneses of Detroit and the Marsalises of New Orleans, fans can now add the ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Joao Gilberto

June 10, 2013

All About Jazz is celebrating Joao Gilberto's birthday today! Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in the town of Juázeiro in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. His father was a wealthy merchant who insisted that all of his seven children receive an education. Gilberto defied his father\'s wishes however, ...

Article: Album Review

Mauricio Pessoa: Habitat

by Dan Bilawsky
March 27, 2013

Bossa nova blossomed in the public eye a half century ago and, though it isn't a pop radio staple anymore, it still retains its firm standing in the world of jazz and in its native Brazil. Those who were there at the beginning, or worked with the originators of this style at a later date, have ...

Album

João Gilberto

By Joao Gilberto

Label: Sowing Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Samba Da Minha Terra; O Barquinho; Bolinha De Papel; Saudade De Bahia; A Primeira Vez; O Amor Em Paz; Você E Eu; Trenzinho (Trem De Ferro); Coisa Mais Linda; Presente De Natal; Insensatez; Este Seu Olhar;

Article: Album Review

Hendrik Meurkens: Live at Bird's Eye

Read "Live at Bird's Eye" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 20, 2012

Live at Bird's Eye embodies the truly global nature of modern jazz: Meurkens' fourth ZOHO release was recorded at two concerts performed at the Bird's Eye Jazz Club in Basel (Switzerland) by his Samba Jazz Quartet, which features this German-born vibes and harmonica player with Russian pianist Misha Tsiganov and the rhythm section of bassist Gustavo ...

Article: Catching Up With

Greg Diamond: Conduit as the Direction

by Marta Ramon
December 18, 2012

Guitarist Greg Diamond has found his niche at the New York jazz scene. This cosmopolitan man knows how to pour both of his roots, New Yorker and Colombian, into his music. He has set his own style that lets his music be recognized. His playing has led him to perform with accomplished jazz musicians like saxophonist ...

Article: From the Inside Out

From Britain to Boogaloo

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 16, 2012

Chris BarberMemories of My TripProper American Records2011 You will find very few jazz retrospectives more thoroughly, warmly inviting than Memories of My Trip, which celebrates six decades of recording and performing by one of Britain's most enduring traditional jazz musicians--trombonist, bassist and bandleader Chris Barber. ...