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News: Event

Tribute to Tito Puente to Fund Latino Youth Programs

December 3, 2009

"El Rey de los Timbales", Tito Puente will be honored at an event, which will also serve to launch a DVD of Puente's last performance in 2000, the year in which he died. The DVD will be available as of today for sale in stores across North America and Puerto Rico. Proceeds from the DVD sales ...

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News: Recording

New CD from Daniel Smith "Blue Bassoon" Due on Summit Records

December 3, 2009

The New York Daily News says that Daniel Smith is the greatest bassoon player of his generation. That says it all coming from a publication in a city that serves as the hotbed of jazz for a worldwide audience. Blue Bassoon on the Summit Records imprint hits the streets January 12, 2010. The anticipation in the ...

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News: Recording

"Love Will Come" with New George Winston Album

December 3, 2009

Pianist George Winston recorded a tribute album in 1996 to jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (1928-1976), a musician beloved by generations for the compositions he recorded for various Charlie Brown television specials and for his standard “Cast Your Fate to the Wind." That album was Linus & Lucy--The Music of Vince Guaraldi, and Winston revisits his musical ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Flaming Lips and Pink Floyd Dark Side for NYE and Album Too

December 3, 2009

The Flaming Lips Cover Pink Floyd's Dark Side for NYE & Album To Follow The Flaming Lips will be covering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety on New Year's Eve. The psychedelic celebration will go down on December 31 at the Cox Center in Oklahoma City, OK. The show will also feature ...

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News: Award / Grant

Quartet San Francisco's Brubeck CD a Double Grammy Nominee

December 3, 2009

Quartet San Francisco received two Grammy nominations yesterday for their latest Violinjazz Recordings CD, QSF Plays Brubeck. The CD, which is the first all-Brubeck string quartet recording, was nominated in the Classical Crossover category and is the group's third consecutive Best Album nomination. QSF Plays Brubeck was also nominated as Best Engineered Classical CD. The disc ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Staxx Brothers | 11.19 | Santa Cruz

December 3, 2009

By: Dennis Cook The Staxx Brothers :: 11.19.09 :: Moe's Alley :: Santa Cruz, CA The Staxx Brothers by Michael Profitt In funk music we find a pronounced commingling of elements, where rock, jazz and R&B bump uglies, moistened with soulful lubrication and powered by a church-like need to get folks onto their feet and ...

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News: Contest

The Futures Caught You from Behind: Rhett Frazier Inc. Merge Music History and Beyond with Debut Album "Escape from Dee-Troyt"

December 2, 2009

Its futurist. Its retro. And its happening right now new Los Angeles musical powerhouse Rhett Frazier Inc. has emerged with their brilliant debut album Escape from Dee-Troyt which is due for release on March 23, 2010. This 10 track album is sure to be a welcome end-of-the-year surprise for listeners hungry for something new: a wonderful ...

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News: Education

Terry Teachout to Speak December 16 at Maryville University

December 3, 2009

Writer Terry Teachout, who spurred considerable controversy in certain circles this summer with a Wall Street Journal article about declining audiences for jazz, is coming to St. Louis on Wednesday, December 16 to speak at Maryville University about his latest book.From the news release:“Author, blogger and critic Terry Teachout discusses his latest book, ...

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News: Technology

Jazz It Up! Episode 9: Vijay Iyer, Sonny Rollins, Andre Guess and more!

December 3, 2009

Episode 9, Season 2: Vijay Iyer Trio, the All About Jazz Orchestra, Andre Guess, the Jazz Journalists Association Awards, and Vintage Sonny Rollins New York, NY -- Pianist, composer and band leader Vijay Iyer and the All About Jazz Orchestra are featured on the latest episode of Jazz it Up! Iyer's trio grooves with rhythmic and ...

News: Interview

Jazz It Up! TV Host Gregory Thomas Interviewed at AAJ

December 3, 2009

Gregory Thomas has been a well respected multimedia jazz journalist for over twenty years. A contributing writer to All About Jazz, Thomas is the host of Jazz It Up!, the first internet-based television station to devote itself exclusively to jazz, founded by George Moorer of Brownstone Digital, Inc. More than just a passive experience, however, Jazz ...