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Grammy Celebration Continues For George Wein & Festival Artists
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Celebrates GRAMMY Awards for Festival Impresario George Wein and Several Newport Jazz Festival Artists NEWPORT, RI – The Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. continues the celebration of its Chairman, George Wein, who received the Trustees Award at the 57th Annual GRAMMY ceremonies in Los Angeles on February 7 and 8. The Special Merit ...
Danielle Freeman's "Una" Is Honest As One
Emotive and dynamic vocalist, Danielle Freeman, is characterized as being a “forward thinking vocalist with jazz influence" by New York artist Jake Cartwright. Una, a vocal solo EP written and performed by Freeman, seeks to honor sounds and words revealed to her regardless of genre classification. Versed engineer, John Paterno (Mark Guiliana, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill) ...
Grammys 2015: Jazz sticks to the familiar as Chick Corea wins two
Awards speeches are ideal forums for jokes, even during the Grammys' Internet-only pre-show broadcast. But there was a kernel of truth to what was said from the stage as Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band accepted honors in the big band category for the album “Life in the Bubble": “Once again we want to thank Chick Corea ...
Ben Wolfe: The Whisperer
by Mark Corroto
You can always gauge a bassist-led recording by the players he attracts on the bandstand or in the studio. Proof of this premise is Ben Wolfe's latest, The Whisperer. Just like Charles Mingus had his Jaki Byard, Booker Ervin, and Dannie Richmond, and Dave Holland his Craig Taborn, Kevin Eubanks, and Eric Harland, Wolfe is also ...
Jay Smith Group: Too Many Notes
by Glenn Astarita
Based in Bakersfield, CA, keyboardist, composer Jay Smith's second album is titled Too Many Notes via comments by his fan base, alluding to his often blazing phraseology on the 88s. Nonetheless, Smith possesses an active mind as the program boasts a cornucopia of bop, jazz fusion, Latin jazz, rock, pulsating cadences and explosive flights of fancy. ...
Wayne Krantz 2015 World Tour Announced!
Known for his uncompromising musical vision, unique rhythms and deep reserves of soul, guitarist Wayne Krantz ventures beyond the guitar’s limitations to create an identifiably original style and sound. On the heels of a sold-out Ronnie Scott’s show in London, Krantz sets to embark on his Good Piranha/Bad Piranha World tour, starting on February 11th in ...
Herb Alpert: In the Mood for Excellence
by Nicholas F. Mondello
While he has been bestowed endless awards--nine Grammys, a presidential Medal of the Arts, enshrined in the Rock Hall of Fame--and has sold over 72 million records, Herb Alpert is a trumpet player at heart and an artist in his soul. What emanates from that trumpet and its player's mind is pure creative expression. And, in ...
Evan Stone And The Translucent Ham Sandwich Band-album Release Party
Evan Stone and the Translucent Ham Sandwich Band (an award winning improvisational avant-garde psychedelic jam band) will release its debut album, Music From The Future on Vinyl LP and digital download only on February 26th, 2015. The album release will coincide with the performance that same evening as Evan Stone and THSB take the stage at ...
Kendrick Scott Oracle Announces March United States Tour
Kendrick Scott is a drummer extraordinaire and rising star in the world of jazz. Known for his artistic and sonic ingenuity in his playing, he has been praised by many of this century's top jazz legends, young and old. Herbie Hancock notes that, “Kendrick is not just a timekeeper, but he is a musician with big ...
Tigran Hamasyan's "Mockroot" Due Out On Nonesuch Records, Feb. 17
Nonesuch Records Releases Label Debut By Pianist Tigran Hamasyan, Mockroot, on February 17, 2015 US Tour Dates announced including stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, Cambridge and New York “Tigran has found a way to keep improvisation fresh and lyrical. Other jazz musicians would be wise to take note.” —Guardian “There are many brilliant and perfectly finished ...
