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Nu Jazz Entertainment Announces Jazz & Classical Panel At Digital Entertainment World (DEW) Conference In February 2014!

February 16, 2014

Nu Jazz Entertainment has just announced that Founder & CEO Jerald Miller will be leading the only panel at the Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2014 music conference (Los Angeles) to deal with Classical, Jazz, World Music & Non-popular music content. The panel “The Future of Classical, Jazz & Non-Popular Music” will take place on February 20, ...

Article: Album Review

Portnoy - Sheehan - Macalpine - Sherinian: Live In Tokyo

Read "Live In Tokyo" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
February 15, 2014

This 2-CD set highlights the progressive rock super-group's performance at a Tokyo venue in 2012. The material is culled from the respective artists' songbooks, yet their prior collaborations in various ensembles also signify a nucleus for modern prog-rock fare. As one would anticipate, sparks are flying all over the place via a high-velocity and impacting program ...

News: Book / Magazine

The Blue Note, Pictorial Jazz History Now Available

February 11, 2014

“The Blue Note takes me home to the heady days of Seattle’s jazz scene. It's a fine blend of rare photographs, first person accounts and scholarship. It also shines light on the path-breaking union musicians who played Seattle and ultimately brought about the merging of the black and white unions.” —Quincy Jones “The Blue Note gives ...

Article: Live Review

John Daversa Small Band at the CAP

by Paul Naser
February 10, 2014

John Daversa Small Band CAP Studio Sherman Oaks, CA January 22, 2014 Fans of John Daversa's music range in age from young people still in school to people who have been avid fans of jazz music for decades. Seeing the wide variety of people in the room was ...

Article: Profile

Herb Geller: A Musician's Musician

by Joan Gannij
February 8, 2014

I first met Herb Geller in 2002 at a concert in Amsterdam at the original Bimhuis jazz club. The band was gathering their equipment from the stage and we started chatting about being raised in Los Angeles. When I was a teenager, the tall and lanky genial gent was playing at the local clubs that my ...

News: Performance / Tour

2013 Grammy Winner Billy Vera Announces Catalina Jazz Dates For 2014

February 8, 2014

Platinum selling singer/songwriter and 2013 Grammy winner Billy Vera is gearing up for a string of dates with his Big Band Jazz Orchestra at Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood along with special guest Tamela D'Amico. Billy is thrilled to continue to share with fans his first ever album recorded with a large jazz orchestra entitled Big ...

News: Festival

14th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party Set Feb. 12-16

February 7, 2014

Upcoming on Valentine’s Day weekend,eb.13-16, will be the 14th annual Newport Beach Jazz Party at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa in Orange county, California,featuring over 70 musicians playing “Right Down The Middle And Straight Ahead” Jazz. Among the highlights this year is a Salute to Jazz at the Philharmonic which toured decades ago, a ...

Article: Album Review

Omar Sosa: Senses

by Dan Bilawsky
January 11, 2014

Pianist Omar Sosa seems to have a split personality: He's the extroverted dazzler who exudes vivacity and leads the charge, but he's also the introverted-and-contemplative pianist who muses and meditates with fingers on keys. Much of his work allows for both aspects of his artistry to shine; Senses does not. This one is all about the ...

News: Recording

Gary Husband And Alex Machacek's Release "Now" on Abstract Logix

January 11, 2014

“Gary Husband and Alex Machacek have co-created an amazing piece of modern music which goes beyond categories...” —Chick Corea Now brings together two maverick voices of contemporary improvisation in a engaging, open-hearted conversation. Collaborating as a duo for the first time, pianist Gary Husband and guitarist Alex Machacek opt for a spare, stripped-down approach that highlights ...

Article: Interview

Jonathan Rowden: Group Identity

by Paul Naser
December 29, 2013

The Los Angeles jazz scene has no shortage of prodigious talent; on any given night throughout the sprawling landscape that makes up the greater Los Angeles area there is always some exciting happening or unique event, and one is often hard-up to make a decision about where to spend their evening. There are musicians who established ...