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News: Award / Grant

Grammy Nomination Musings...

December 9, 2009

The Recording Academy (formerly the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) is out with its nominations for the 52nd annual Grammy Awards. The full list of nominees is available at the Grammy Web site. It is encouraging to see that a former jazz categories for so-called “smooth jazz" recordings are listed this time around where ...

News: Radio

Listening Tip: Christlieb and Caliman

December 9, 2009

The Rifftides staff thought you would be interested in this announcement from Jim Wilke of an imminent broadcast pairing. Besides, the photographs by Jim Levitt are too good not to use. Tenor saxophonists Hadley Caliman and Pete Christlieb first played together in LA in the 60s and have remained friends ever since. They reunited in Seattle ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Giving a Great 1960s Jazz Album Its Groove Back

December 9, 2009

Jazz repertory has a reputation for bigness. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is an institutionally supported big band, as were some other noble past endeavors. But theres another, leaner tier of jazz repertory, the product of musicians consumed by a labor of love, or maybe a love of labor. Either way, David Weiss is one ...

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News: Book / Magazine

The Man Who Sang, Played and Smiled

December 9, 2009

One of the hardest parts of writing a biography is finding a fit subject, but sometimes theyre in plain sight. Despite his incalculable contributions to American culture, there has never been a fully adequate narrative biography of Louis Armstrong. Terry Teachout now fills that void with Pops. He begins by suggesting how this omission came to ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Jazz

December 9, 2009

We had a hard time getting people to quiet down and listen, Percy Heath, the Modern Jazz Quartets bass player, once explained about his innovative ensembles early gigs in clubs whose patrons were inclined to jabber during performances. If it got too loud, wed come off just stop playing and walk off. . . . We ...

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News: Festival

Fiction Plane Drummer Pete Wilhoit Returns to Roots at Bloomington Jazz Festival, Dec. 11-12

December 9, 2009

Fiction Plane Drummer Pete Wilhoit returns to roots at Bloomington Jazz Festival, Dec. 11-12 Reuniting with Indiana-based jazz combo 3rd Man for the event! Pete Wilhoit, drummer for international indie rock band FICTION PLANE (which is fronted by music icon Sting's eldest son Joe Sumner) is returning to his roots (and alma mater) as he is ...

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News: Interview

John Digiovanni, Band Leader, Special Interview

December 9, 2009

Band leader, John DiGiovanni, discusses Kombu Combo on “Jazz on My Mind" website. John discusses his goals for the band: to make jazz accessible to music-lovers from all genres. “A lot of jazz is presented more for musicians and jazz-lovers" says Kombu's creator and drummer, John DiGiovanni. “We wanted a band that includes a wider audience ...

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News: Festival

James Morrison to Perform at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival on February 19th, 2010

December 9, 2009

Get ready for the stirring appearance of Britain's favorite idol James Morrison at Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater on the closing night of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival, which is to kick off on Wednesday February 10th, 2010. Best described as the British Stevie Wonder, Morrison's music incorporates a variety of elements from the soul ...

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News: Radio

Tony Foster's 2009 Trio Debut "In Between Moods" Back on the JazzWeek Charts Next Week At #48!

December 9, 2009

After debuting at #48 on the JazzWeek jazz radio charts back in October 2009, jazz pianist and composer Tony Foster's excellent trio debut release entitled “In Between Moods" returns to the charts once again next week at #48! To keep up with all the upcoming shows and news, visit the homepage at TonyFosterMusic.com! About ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music (12.14.09) + More ..

December 9, 2009

Hello AAJ Readers! I've put together a night music coming up Monday December 14th at Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn, NY. The night features a stellar lineup of musicians, original music and sound... 9pm: Tim Kuhl's “Pandora's Box" Jonathan Moritz - Saxophones Frantz Loriot ...