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News: Performance / Tour

Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Quintet Returns to Yoshi's

February 14, 2010

Featuring Mariah Parker (composer, piano, santur) and a stellar lineup of musicians including Grammy award winning woodwind virtuoso Paul McCandless (known through his work with the seminal chamber jazz groups Paul Winter Consort and Oregon), trailblazing guitarist Matthew Montfort (Ancient Future), bassist and cellist Kash Killion (Sun Ra Arkestra, Cecil Taylor); and Indian tabla/jazz drum set ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Lee Ritenour at the Broad Stage Santa Monica

February 14, 2010

Jazz icon and Grammy Award-winner quitarist Lee Ritenour is back by popular demand after a sold-out performance at The Broad last year. While his quests will be a surprise, no one will be surprised when this brilliant performer sells out again in honor of his 50th year of playing guitar. There's jazz and then there's jazz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Rickie Lee Jones Plays Hollywood's Vista Theatre

February 14, 2010

With material thats been cultivated over the past 20+ years, singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones has recently released her latest,Balm in Gilead, to critical acclaim. Now touring, Rickies offering her fans a meet-and-greet when she comes to the Vista. Rickie Lee Jones Vista Theatre February 16th : 7:30 p.m. 4473 Sunset Blvd., Los ...

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News: Interview

Luca Luciano: The New Voice of the Clarinet

February 14, 2010

Clarinetist/composer Luca Luciano is a champion of contemporary music and his compositions, part of his academic research, have been premiered at the Bristol Cathedral and the prestigious St Martin in the Fields in London, England. They've also been presented at workshops and master classes in the U.K. and overseas. Luciano came to the U.K. completely alone ...

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News: Radio

Origin Records Has Six Titles in the Top 50 Radio Airplay Chart

February 13, 2010

Another first for Seattle's Origin/OA2 Records. This week there are six current releases in the JazzWeek Top 50 National Radio Airplay Chart. And congratulations again to the Northwest area artists who are on the Top 50: Gail Pettis (#7), Hadley Caliman (#11) and Phil Kelly (#38)! Current Origin/OA2 titles in the Top 50 7 - GAIL ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Rob McConnell

February 14, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Rob McConnell's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Rob McConnellRobert Murray Gordon (Rob) McConnell is a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator and recording artist. Rob McConnell took up the valve trombone in high school, and began his performing career in ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Anat Cohen's 'Clarinetwork: Live at the Village Vanguard' out April 13

February 14, 2010

On April 13, Anat Cohen will release her first live album, Clarinetwork: Live At The Village Vanguard on her own Anzic Records. The album was recorded on one evening--July 5, 2009--during an historic 6-night residency at the legendary venue in which Cohen honored the centennial of clarinet legend Benny Goodman. The album is a musical tour-de-force ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Monty Alexander for New York Performance at Birdland: March 2-6, 2010

February 14, 2010

One of the fifty greatest jazz piano players of all time, renowned Jamaican jazz pianist and Jamaica's acclaimed Commander of Distinction, Monty Alexander, is set to thrill fans of the musical genre at a top New York City night club this Women's History Month. The Kingston-born musician, fresh from a performance in his homeland at the ...

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News: Technology

Wired for the iPad to Launch by Summer

February 14, 2010

Wired Magazine Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson announced at the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference on Friday that the publication would be releasing its content for the iPad by summer. The first iPads are expected to be available at the end of March. TED attendees got a demonstration -- on what looked like a supersized iPad -- ...

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News: Music Industry

Quiet Fire

February 14, 2010

I played a week at Birdland with Jim Hall recently and on some nights, as a result of Jim's direction, a large part of our sets was played very softly - almost to a whisper. It was an effective choice for many reasons. Not only did the audience find it to be captivating and were naturally ...