Results for "Michael Ricci"

Greg Reitan 'Antibes' Released Today on Sunnyside Records

January 14, 2010

Greg Reitan: Antibes Sunnyside Records Release Date: 12-Jan-2010 “I have been paying attention to Greg Reitan for several years now, finding him to be a pianist and composer who is already quite impressive and who seems to have a great deal of rapidly developing potential."

Announcing the Winners of the "Michael Musillami - From Seeds" Contest

January 14, 2010

Wayne Bognar, Kevin Neal, Lucas Skoff, Rez Abbasi and Melissa Vo, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Playscape Recordings “Michael Musillami - From Seeds“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Playscape Recordings for more releases. Enjoy the ...

Urban Funk Releases Their First Single "What You Wont Do for Love"

January 14, 2010

From their debut CD, Heroes and Legends. The classic Smooth Jazz vocal by Bobby Caldwell is re cut with Tommy Lepson leading on vocals. Produced by woodwind artist Wayne Sulc and percussionist Tim Cutrona, the CD contains a smooth and upbeat mix of funk and jazz music. Bobby Caldwell's timeless piece What You Wont Do For ...

Jazz Heritage Center Announces Initiative on Jazz and Film

January 13, 2010

New exhibit, mini jazz film festival, lectures by jazz film experts, weekly jazz film screenings highlight programming Screening of Legend of Bop City, formal opening of JHC Media and Education Center kick off initiative on January 17 San Francisco, CA -- The Jazz Heritage Center (JHC), San Francisco's only permanent complex dedicated to jazz culture, art ...

TV Review: "Sam Cooke: Crossing over" American Masters (PBS)

January 14, 2010

Maybe its because Ive read Peter Guralnicks comprehensive 2005 Sam Cooke biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke that the newest entry in the generally wonderful PBS series American Masters, Sam Cooke Crossing Over, which debuts on PBS tonight, seems a little bit skimpy to me. An hour simply is not enough to tell the ...

Nineteen-Eight Records Six-Day Music Festival in Toronto

January 14, 2010

The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar will host a six day music festival featuring Nineteen-Eight Records artists from February 2-7, 2010. Highlights of the week-long event include appearances by 2007 Juno Award Winner Chris Tarry and RUDDER, the NYC based quartet whose most recent album, Matorning, was named one of the top ten albums of the ...

Pat Metheny Introduces "Orchestrion"

January 14, 2010

2009: My Year in Jazz

January 14, 2010

This year has blessed me with a series of steps forward for which I am very grateful, many of them related to my work in jazz documented here from May through September.  I thought that a look back at this past year, the first in which I have really found a home in the jazz community, ...

Two Nights, 11 Bands at NYC Winter Jazzfest (Part 2: Saturday)

January 14, 2010

I'm finally starting to recover from my weekend of extreme jazz consumption at the 2010 NYC Winter JazzFest.  For some initial thoughts and a recap of my Day One experience on Friday, click here.  For some other excellent Winter JazzFest recaps, check out Ben Ratliff, Nate Chinen, Ben Allison, Jacob Teichroew and Hank Shteamer. Having attended ...

With a Catalan Accent

January 14, 2010

By Larry Blumenfeld for The Wall Street Journal When Chano Dominguez was a boy in Cadiz, Spain, he played the flamenco music his father loved on guitar. At the Jazz Standard in Manhattan in December, he reached briefly into the guts of his piano, damping its strings to make his notes sound as though plucked. He ...