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News: Performance / Tour

Genre-Busting New Yorkers Gutbucket to Tour Europe, 2010

January 14, 2010

GENRE-BUSTING NEW YORKERS G U T B U C K E T TO TOUR EUROPE IN JANUARY 2010 You can see the promo mailing with links to all the clubs here The meat of the matter is here: Gutbucket's Winter 2010 European Tour Dates: Saturday, January 16 jazzclub minden minden, germany Sunday, ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #134: Marty Ehrlich

January 14, 2010

Marty Ehrlich is everywhere. Since moving from St. Louis to New York in 1978, Ehrlich has established himself as both an in-demand sideman and a leader with a distinct and multi-faceted musical vision. His CD Things Have Got To Change (Clean Feed, 2009), finds Ehrlich leading his Rites Quartet through a program of music written by, ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Sammy Nestico (Part 2)

January 14, 2010

The first thing you notice about Sammy Nestico when you speak with him is his jolly nature. There's a distinct twinkle in his personality, like that of a storybook toymaker. It's a trait that goes beyond charisma. Sammy's generosity and positive spirit are embracing and motivating Yet neither quality has distracted him from his work or ...

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News: Obituary

Teddy Pendergrass Soul Singer Dies

January 14, 2010

He became the reigning sex symbol of R&B in the 1970s and '80s and then an inspirational figure after a car accident left him paralyzed. Teddy Pendergrass, who became R&B's reigning sex symbol in the 1970s and '80s with his forceful, masculine voice and passionate love ballads and later became an inspirational figure after suffering a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis "Portrait in Seven Shades" U.S. Tour in March 2010

January 14, 2010

Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will embark on the “Portrait in Seven Shades" U.S. Tour in March 2010. The band will perform selections from the suite as well as a repertoire to include tunes by Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams and others. Jazz at Lincoln Center announces the CD release of Portrait ...

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News: Recording

New CD by Mitch Marcus Quintet Due from Porto Franco Records Feb. 16

January 14, 2010

During its ten-year San Francisco residency, the Mitch Marcus Quintet developed an edgy, innovative sound that attracted crowds as well as critical raves. The San Francisco Chronicle called the quintet “among the most provocative of Bay Area ensembles," and in 2007 the readers of SF Weekly voted them the city's Best Jazz Band. By the time ...

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News: Book / Magazine

New Children's Book Celebrates Django

January 14, 2010

“When I think about the best guitar players ever, the first name that comes to mind is Django Reinhardt. No one has ever equaled his sound or technique." - Willie Nelson “The story of Django Reinhardt is a natural for younger audiences...Christensen supports the inspirational story with rich, vibrant paintings that capture the texture and tone ...

News: Recording

Sambada's New Album "Gente!" and Release Party Dates

January 14, 2010

Brazilian Transplants in Unexpected Places: SambaD Reveres and Reinvents Samba and Surf-Rock There's a beach where one sunny afternoon you may witness an offering to an Afro-Brazilian Orixa spirit of the ocean, the next day watch master capoeristas practicing Brazil's martial art dance form, and still another day join a gathering of thousands of surfers-cum-dancers rocking ...

News: Music Industry

Bridging the Musical Waters

January 14, 2010

One of the most poignant moments at the Rock & R0ll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert (night one, October 29) when Art Garfunkel joined old musical partner Paul Simon on stage at Madison Square Garden to sing several of their hits. There's no need to wonder if more reunions might happen anytime soon.There ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz St. Louis Schedules Free Community Concert on Wednesday, February 10

January 14, 2010

Keyboardist Reggie Thomas and his group will join forces with the East St. Louis Senior High School Jazz Band for a free concert in February celebrating Black History Month and the music of Stevie Wonder.The event will be presented by Jazz St. Louis as part of its Whitaker Community Concerts series, and will take ...