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News: Performance / Tour

Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci & Julian Lage Debut Trio at Blue Note

January 3, 2010

String masters Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci and Julian Lage will join forces for the first time as equal members of a new trio at the Blue Note from January 7 through January 9. All three will bring their unique, individual approaches to jazz with new compositions and concepts. BIO: The trio of Mark O'Connor, John Patitucci ...

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News: TV / Film

The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi

January 3, 2010

In 1963, Vince Guaraldi and Ralph J. Gleason (co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the Monterey Jazz Festival) collaborated on a film that offered a unique perspective on how Vince's classic song “Cast Your Fate To The Wind" crossed over from the jazz world to the pop charts, and influenced the next generation of American music. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release on Jan. 5th at the Highline Ballroom

January 3, 2010

NEW RELEASE and USA Tour Tierra Negra & Muriel Anderson - New World Flamenco NY Concert & CD Release Tue., Jan. 5th, 8pm Highline Ballroom With special guests Danny Gottlieb and Nicki Parrott 431 West 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Ave) New York City, NY ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music V.2 (01.11.10)

January 3, 2010

Hello AAJ Readers, Please join us on a second installment of “A Winter's Night of Music," on Monday January 11th, featuring some of NYC's most exciting and edgy improvisers ... A must see and there is NO COVER charge. DETAILS/SET TIMES: 9pm - Tim ...

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News: Recording

Bill McBirnie - Mercy (Featuring Robi Botos) - Tracking Info and Critiques

January 3, 2010

Below is some recent tracking information as well as some further critical reaction to Bill McBirnie's new acoustic jazz flute release, Mercy (featuring Robi Botos). TRACKING INFORMATION: Mercy has been achieving some active rotation and is filtering upwards in various spin-cycles, per the following: (1) - Mercy has reached the “Top 40 New Releases" at the ...

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News: Award / Grant

Pianist Marian McPartland Awarded Prestigious "Order of the British Empire" by Queen Elizabeth

January 3, 2010

Queen Elizabeth's annual honors list, announced at midnight on the last day of each year to recognize distinguished service to Great Britain, includes a membership in the “Order of the British Empire" (the highest honor other than “Dame") for 91-year old jazz piano legend and long-time host of National Public Radio's “Piano Jazz" program, Marian McPartland. ...

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News: TV / Film

Correspondence: A Vince Guaraldi Film

January 3, 2010

Film producer Andrew Thomas writes with news of what perhaps everyone but Jack Berry and I knew: Like many fans of Vince Guaraldi, I make sure that Google sends me an alert every time he's mentioned in posts and blogs, so I was directed to this Rifftides page. I was surprised by your suggestion ...

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News: Music Industry

The Final Soundcheck-Jazz/Blues Music Deaths in 2009

January 3, 2010

Here's the full list of jazz, blues and related music industry creative talents that passed in 2009 (ordered by instrument or creative talent)...Accordionist:Mat Mathews (a.k.a. Mathieu Schwartz). Banjoist:Albert Leet (a.k.a. Buddy Lee). Bassists:Leanne Butts, Jeff Clyne, Leopoldo Fleming Sr., Leonard Gaskin, Hugh Hopper, Orlando “Cachaito" Lopez, Sirone (Norris ...

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News: Recording

Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2009

January 3, 2010

Here are the Best Jazz Albums of 2009...1. Ella Fitzgerald, Twelve Nights in Hollywood (Verve).The best jazz album of 2009 was recorded in 1961 and '62, a four-CD boxed set of Ella Fitzgerald and her trio, performing live in a small club on the Sunset Strip. The 77 tracks, all previously unissued (!), ...

News: Interview

New Orleans Jazz Band Gets in Step with the Times

January 3, 2010

THE Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which in its 48 years has built a global reputation for presenting the traditional New Orleans sound, is taking a more contemporary approach these days recruiting younger players, expanding its repertoire and allowing surrealist elements to creep into its performances. But even as it modernizes its approach, the band, which comes ...