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News: Interview

Interview: Gunther Schuller (Part 1)

January 19, 2010

Gunther Schuller is the eminence grise of the jazz-classical movement. Gunther began playing French horn professionally in 1941 with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at age 16. He then played with the American Ballet Theater and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra before becoming principal horn in New York's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra from 1945 to 1959. In 1950, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz at Holmes Announces Winter/Spring 2010 Schedule

January 19, 2010

The Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University has announced its schedule of free concerts for the winter/spring semester.Guitarist Matthew Von Doran, backed by bassist Bob DeBoo and drummer Steve Davis, will get things started for 2010 at 8:00 p.m. this Thursday, January 21.In keeping with the pattern of the last several ...

News: Interview

Stories: Sinatra, Herman and Manne

January 19, 2010

Once again, Bill Crow's The Band Room column in the New York musicians union Local 802 newspaper, Allegro, is packed with anecdotes. Here are two. Outgoing (Local 802) President Mary Landolfi told me this one: Her husband Pat and another tuba player, Lew Waldeck, had arranged to meet at the Carnegie Tavern after a benefit at ...

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News: Event

David Sanborn and John Pizzarelli at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa - January 29 through January 31

January 19, 2010

A legendary resort hosts the legends of jazz ASHEVILLE, NC -- The eighteenth annual “All That Jazz" weekend at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa will bring legendary jazz artists to Asheville, North Carolina for two days of concerts and jazz themed special events. Jazz legends David Sanborn and The John Pizzarelli Quartet will headline ...

News: Interview

Hiding Solo Jazz Pianist Revealed on Dedicated Excavations

January 19, 2010

Jazz pianist and composer Alvaro Is Rojas represents the mysterious on the world jazz scene. He has successfully escaped from the mainstream scene for nearly forty years, at least if the standard of gig frequency is set by his more famous contemporaries, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett. Yet, where these aforementioned piano ...

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News: Recording

Disques Air M.S. Launches Recording Rhodes Trip by Tomisheep

January 19, 2010

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal based recording label Disques Air M.S. (Air M.S./Les Entreprises de Productions Air M.S. Mdia Inc.) proudly announces the launch of Rhodes Trip, the debut solo recording of original music by Tomisheep (Tams Brny). Rhodes Trip was produced by Eric Ranzenhofer for Air M.S. Media., and arrangements, mixing and mastering are by Tomisheep. ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Dodos | 12.19.09 | Spain

January 19, 2010

By: Ryan Torok The Dodos :: 12.19.09 :: Club Nasti :: Madrid, Spain The Dodos by Scott Galbraith On December 19, the San Francisco folk-rock trio The Dodos unexpectedly conquered Madrid. Since the beginning of the month, they had been touring in support of ...

News: Festival

The Mostly Jazz Festival is Coming to Birmingham (UK)

January 19, 2010

This summer The Mostly Jazz Festival will be bringing two days of well, mostly jazz music to the beautiful surroundings of Moseley Park, Birmingham UK on the 3rd and 4th July 2010. The Mostly Jazz Festival is the UK's newest jazz festival and the only, open air, one-site festival, exclusively dedicated to contemporary jazz, funk and ...

News: Interview

Guitar Luthier Dan Koentopp Interview Launches New AAJ Column

January 19, 2010

AAJ is pleased to welcome Jack Huntley to its staff of contributors. While Jack will be providing a variety of content, he is launching a new column at AAJ, “Built to Sound," which will focus on a part of the music industry often overlooked - the people who design and build the instruments used by the ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Horace Parlan

January 19, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Horace Parlan's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Horace ParlanHorace Parlan has overcome physical disability and thrived as a pianist despite it. His right hand was partially crippled by polio in his childhood, but Parlan\'s made frenetic... more Website | Videos ...