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News: Award / Grant

Exceptional Jazz Albums of 2009

January 11, 2010

Groove is pleased to announce that composer/vocalist Rita di Ghent's new album Sprawl Indigo appears on the list of Exceptional Canadian Jazz Albums of 2009 by Jacques Emond, Artistic Director of the Ottawa Jazz Festival and host of “Swing is in the Air" CKCU-FM! Sprawl Indigo is available through cdbaby.com and itunes.com or by contacting: Groove ...

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News: Recording

18-Year-Old Rhys Tivey Featured at Gallagher's Steak House

January 11, 2010

Steak, with a Side of Jazz: Dinner at Gallagher's Steak House (228 West 52nd Street) will be “jazzed up" in 2010 as 18-year-old Rhys Tivey and his rotating quartet will showcase their talents every Friday and Saturday night at the famed New York eatery. The performances are from 9 p.m. - midnight on those two nights. ...

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News: Event

Excitement Builds Around Bobby Bland's 80th Birthday Celebration

January 11, 2010

Time: January 27, 2010 at 7pm to January 28, 2010 at 2am Location: Sams Town Casino and Hotel Street: 1477 Casino Strip Resort Blvd City/Town: Robinsonville/Tunica Mississippi Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?h... Phone: (662) 363-0711 Event Type: concert, and, birthday, party Organized By: ...

News: Recording

Peter Karp and Sue Foley Collaborate on New CD and Tour

January 11, 2010

Blind Pig Records has announced the signing of U.S. singer/songwriter Peter Karp and Canadian Juno award winner Sue Foley for a joint recording project entitled “He Said - She Said." “He Said - She Said" is an inspired collaboration of original songs adapted from correspondence the two shared through letters written over a two year period. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Oren Neiman

January 11, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Oren Neiman's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Oren Neiman“The fallacy of being lost in ornamental doodling is the risk of every jazz guitarist, but it\'s completely absent in Neiman\'s almost ascetic play. This doesn\'t mean that his playing is simple; far from ...

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News: Recording

Barefoot Truth Sets Optimistic "Threads" CD for 2/16

January 11, 2010

Unbridled Optimism Drives Roots-Rock Music of Barefoot Truth 4.5 Million Spins on Pandora Radio Bode Well for Up-and-Coming Band Upbeat CD, Out February 16th, Sees the 'Threads' Between Environment and People Mixing a strong environmental message with the lofty theme of humankind's interconnectedness, roots-rockers Barefoot Truth deliver a buoyant, reggae-infused album of hope and inspiration on ...

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News: Recording

"The Funky Way of Emil Viklicky" Reviewed in UK Vibe!

January 11, 2010

Here is an interesting keyboardist deserving of wider recognition. Born in 1948 in the then-Czechoslavakia, Emil Viklicky made his album debut in 1975 in the middle of the jazz-fusion/rock period internationally and the album sold over 30,00 copies within the country. During 1977/1978, Viklicky was awarded a one-year scholarship to study at the prestigious Boston Berklee ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Pianist Ayako Shirasaki Performs at 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival

January 11, 2010

The German Jazz Magazine JAZZTHETIK covered New York based Jazz Pianist Ayako Shirasaki's solo and trio performance at the 1st International Jazz Solo Piano Festival 2009 in Hamburg. From page 66 in their December 2009 issue: By Nabil Atassi: “Improvisation, interpretation or composition? This question arises from the possibility of being able to experience the jazz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Tenor Sax Leads the Fusion

January 10, 2010

The tenor saxophonist Chris Potter puts enormous force into his sound, and an even greater measure of control. His tone, all over the extended range of the horn, is dry and dark, often brusque: he doesnt purr or warble, and he treats vibrato as a special indulgence, like a dusting of shaved truffles. Hes fond of ...

News: Interview

A Jazz Singer Saunters Through Old and New

January 10, 2010

Giacomo Gates approaches jazz singing with a showmans poise and an aficionados zeal. Holding court on Wednesday night in the mezzanine lounge of the Kitano New York Hotel, he was solicitous but cool. He wanted to let his listeners in on a secret, bring them into his confidence. With his deep, cognac baritone and his vintage-hipster ...