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Take Five With Ana Velinova
by AAJ Staff
Meet Ana Velinova: Jazz vocalist and songwriter Ana Velinova has inspired audiences around the world with her wide range arstistic talents. With repertoire extending from Mozart and Stravinsky to Ellington, Dorsey and Jobim, Ana has shared the stage with many accomplished jazz artists including Bob Moses, Neil Swainson, Don Thompson, Brad Turner, Willard Dyson and ...
Ken Hanna: 'Jazz for Dancers'
As record-industry profits surged in the mid-1950s with the introduction of the 12-inch LP and advent of fancier phonograph consoles, labels upped their recording quotas. A higher total number of albums needed to be recorded by year's end meant producers taking a few extra risks, especially in the New York and Los Angeles studios. As a ...
Jazz on the Screen: A Jazz and Blues Filmography
by AAJ Staff
This article appears courtesy of David Meeker and the Library of Congress. Learn more about Jazz on Screen. Overview of Jazz on the Screen By David Meeker The cultural, sociological and technical histories of jazz and motion pictures have run in parallel, sometimes intersecting, lines ever since both forms emerged ...
A Decade Of Rock And Roll Photo Exhibit And All Star Pro Jam August 21
House band featuring Tyra Juliette, Paul Ill, Tony Moore, Doug Webb, Haakon Graf, Ricky Zaharaides Confirmed Performances: Arturo Sandoval, Divinity Roxx, Mellow Man Ace, John Beasley, Keith England, Nick Smith, Ronald Bruner Sr, Tony Moore, Barbara Morrison, Jamie Hodes & Deep Pink, Rebel House Radio, Doug Webb, Haakon Graf, Clayton Cameron, Paul Ill, Herman Jackson, Hans ...
Various Artists: Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors
by Glenn Astarita
Southern California-based Purple Pyramid Records and producer, instrumentalist Billy Sherwood raised the bar with this tribute to The Doors by convening a star-studded cast, featuring classic rockers performing with progressive rock luminaries. And the jazz contingent is onboard, evidenced by jazz guitar great Larry Coryell appearing with Focus keyboardist Thijs Van Leer on “Love Me Two ...
Audio Fidelity To Release Jazz Legend George Benson's Breezin On Multichannel 5.1 Surround Sound Hybrid SACD
Camarillo, CA - Jazz fans worldwide are buzzing with excitement over the release of Breezin' by legendary jazz singer and guitarist George Benson on Multichannel 5.1-Surround Sound Hybrid SACD from Marshall Blonstien's Audio Fidelity. George Benson's Breezin' is the best- selling jazz album of all time. It is a true virtuoso performance: a four-time Grammy nominee ...
Mark Guiliana Launches New Label - Beat Music Productions With The Release Of Two Innovative, Conceptual Albums
My Life Starts Now and Beat Music: The Los Angeles Improvisations Available on September 2, 2014 Label Launch Events/CD Release Celebrations: August 28th & 29th @ The Blue Whale BEAT MUSIC: The Los Angeles Improvisations Featuring Mark Guiliana, Tim Lefebvre, Jeff Babko & Troy Zeigler September 8th @ The Blue ...
Djam Karet: Regenerator 3017
by Glenn Astarita
The Southern California progressive rock band commemorates 30-years as a high-flying and highly esteemed unit with its 17th full-length album that to some extent rewinds back to the infancy of the genre. And while the group frequently enjoys critical success and a loyal fan base, the musicians openly recognize that commercial success is not the main ...
Jazz Life: A Journey for Jazz Across America in 1960
by Nenad Georgievski
Jazz Life: A Journey for Jazz Across America in 1960 William Claxton and Joachim E. Berendt 552 ISBN: 3836544687 Taschen 2013 A single photograph can say and convene more than a thousand words. Although music itself can't be photographed, only a handful of photographers ever got closer to ...
Mark Alban Lotz: Solo Flutes
by Eyal Hareuveni
The eclectic, even eccentric musical tastes of German, Netherlands- based flute master Mark Alban Lotz may be attributed to his personal history. He grew up in Thailand, Germany, and Uganda, while studying jazz, contemporary music, and Indian bansuri flute playing in Amsterdam, New York, and Los Angeles. This globe-trotting biography is reflected in his flute solo ...
