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News: Video / DVD

Sat Eye Candy: Professor Longhair

December 20, 2009

HAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY, FESS !!! As a college student eking out a living at long defunct Cymbaline Records in Santa Cruz, one of our regulars was New Age music superstar George Winston. His albums December and Winter Into Spring were the definition of textural piano bliss, and every jerk water in a cardigan came in with ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Getting Acquainted with Vijay Iyer

December 20, 2009

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring pianist Vijay Iyer. Iyer is one of the most talked-about jazz musicians of this year, and will be making his St. Louis debut starting Wednesday, January 20 through Saturday, January ...

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News: Music Industry

Schreiber's Names

December 20, 2009

If you a follower of the occasional Rifftides discussions about the music and wit of the late bassist Freddie Schreiber, you know that his inventiveness overlapped into name creation. Dean Reilly, the San Francisco bassist who is an admirer of Schreiber on all fronts, provided what appears to be an authentic list of some of the ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Willis

December 20, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Willis' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Larry WillisPianist Larry Willis has had an important and distinguished 40-year career in jazz. Since making his recording debut on Jackie McLean’s landmark 1965 album “Right Now!... more Website | Videos | Articles ...

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News: Event

New Years East Coast Swing at Vitello's New Years Show & Dance Party with Jerry Vivino Quartet

December 19, 2009

New Years East Coast Swing at Vitello's New Years Show & Dance Party with Jerry Vivino Quartet Swing in the New Year with the musicians from the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. Saxophonist Jerry Vivino and his Quartet including Scott Healy piano, Mike Merritt bass, James Wormworth drums and Jerry Vivino on Reeds as well as ...

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News: Music Industry

Ron Kaplan, Kapland Records and American Songbook Preservation Society

December 19, 2009

Greetings one and all... Happy Holidays and New Year too! A few updates from Ron Kaplan, Kapland Records and American Songbook Preservation Society. I'm happy to report that I will be appearing at Kuumbwa Jazz Center on Thursday, January 7, 2010 and will be performing the repertoire from my recording entitled New York. I ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Gypsy Jazz Invades America

December 19, 2009

Some musicians in the United States are bringing a unique style of French music to American audiences. Gypsy jazz, also known by its French name, jazz manouche, dates back to before the Second World War. While already popular in many European countries, diehard American fans can now hear the distinctive sound of Gypsy Jazz at ...

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News: Recording

Gifts for the Jazz Fan: Improvise on This List for a Cool Yule

December 19, 2009

Massive Miles Davis group tops jazz fan's craving for these books and CDs Jazz fans are such a discriminating batch that the prospect of buying them Christmas gifts must give non-jazz fans the blues. This year, however, has seen the release of plenty of books and discs that guarantee a swinging holiday. Here's an overview of ...

News: Recording

Stations of the Crossover

December 19, 2009

Jazz keeps looking for back channels to the mainstream. In June, the National Endowment for the Arts announced the results of a survey that showed the median age of the jazz audience has, since 1982, increased from 29 to 46 while diminishing in size by nearly a third. “It's no longer possible for head-in-the-sand types to ...

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News: Music Industry

Baritone Saxophonist, B.J. Jansen Joins (ARC) Artists Recording Collective

December 19, 2009

Baritone Saxophonist, B.J. Jansen Joins Donald Harrison, John Blake, Gene Perla, George Kahn, Chris Burnett and more on (ARC) Artists Recording Collective. Artists Recording Collective (ARC) was co-founded on December 7, 2007 by alto saxophonist, CHRIS BURNETT; tenor saxophonist, ERICA LINDSAY; and, pianist, SUMI TONOOKA as a professional response to an inherent ...