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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Christian McBride

November 8, 2009

This week, we've got some video footage of bassist Christian McBride, who will be in St. Louis from Wednesday, November 18 through Saturday, November 21 to perform with his new band Inside Straight at Jazz At the Bistro. As McBride explains in a short promotional video ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Scott LaFaro - Pieces of Jade" Contest

November 8, 2009

Frank Creed, John Osment, James Di Feo, Rita Porter and Daniel Plouffe, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Resonance Records “Scott Lafaro - Pieces of Jade“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Resonance Records for more releases. ...

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News: Interview

Listen to the Bass Player: Part 6, Scott Lafaro

November 8, 2009

The Rifftides series of posts on improving hearing by listening to bass lines leads inevitably to Scott LaFaro. It was less LaFaro's virtuosity that made a difference in the role of the bass than the uncanny group thinking and interaction he made possible in the Bill Evans Trio. LaFaro was what Evans had been looking for, ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Russell Malone

November 8, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Russell Malone's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Russell MaloneRussell Malone\'s first guitar was a plastic green toy his mother bought him. Only four years old, Malone strummed the little guitar all day long for days on end trying to emulate the sounds ...

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News: Obituary

Stacy Rowles, Jazz Musician, is Dead at 54

November 7, 2009

Stacy Rowles, a jazz trumpeter, fluegelhorn player and singer who had been active on the Los Angeles jazz scene since the 1980s, died on Oct. 27 at her home in Burbank, Calif. She was 54. The cause was complications from a car accident on Oct. 13, said her sister, Stephanie Rowles. The daughter of the jazz ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Marian McPartland (Part 2)

November 7, 2009

Pianist Marian McPartland never assumed a hipster or cool mystique like many of her male jazz peers. Throughout her 70-year career, there was no brooding, no puzzling behavior, and no legendary binges or tantrums. Just a good-girl smile as wide as Piccadilly Circus and knowing eyes that bore a steely determination to stand out with graceful ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: David S. Ware

November 7, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating David S. Ware's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY David S. WareDavid S. Ware has been playing the saxophone for over 40 years. First in New Jersey public school bands, and in informal practice sessions with Sonny Rollins as a youth in the ...

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News: Event

Benefit Concert for Norton Buffalo Planned for November 22 and 23rd-Proceeds to Benefit the Paradise, California Performing Arts Center

November 7, 2009

Date: Sunday, November 22, 2009 Time: 5:30pm - 11:00pm Location: Paradise performing Arts Center Street: Clark Rd. @ Nunnely City: Paradise, CA At Norton's request the Sunday night benefit will feature. . . Big Mo and Friends, Carlos Reyes and Friends, Tom Rigney and Flambeau and Roy Rogers ...

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News: Festival

2009 Madrid International Jazz Festival

November 6, 2009

Travellers staying in Madrid hotels next month will have the chance to soak up some culture at one of Europe's biggest musical events. Taking place from November 4th until November 28th, Madrid International Jazz Festival is now in its 26th year and the 2009 edition features a world-class line-up of talented performers. Some of those set ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Mega Concert "The 3 Accordions" - Richard Galliano - Frank Marocco - Coba

November 6, 2009

To mark the Ninetieth anniversary of Victoria Accordions there was a truly superlative concert held in Tokyo. A mega-event of no equal, for there were three of the most famous Accordionists in the world together on stage in the Megura Permission Hall, a 1200 seat Theater with excellent acoustics. Richard Galliano (France), Frank Marocco (USA) and ...