Results for "Michael Ricci"

Taking a Stand with "Conscious Jazz"

November 4, 2009

Jazz Musician of the Day: Carlos "Patato" Valdes

November 4, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Carlos “Patato" Valdes' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Carlos “Patato" ValdesCarlos “Patato" Valdes - congas, percussion Since Patato emigrated from Cuba he had an incredible career,having the spontaneity and charm to draw audiences from all over, with the irresistible Afro-Cuban rhythms he ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 26, 2009

November 3, 2009

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Roy Hargrove Big Band Emergence (Emarcy) 261 262 -1 1 55 1 10 2 2 2 Poncho Sanchez Psychedelic Blues (Concord) 207 249 -42 3 53 2 5 3 3 3 Gerald Wilson Orchestra Detroit (Mack Avenue) 192 179 +13 4 50 ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Jane Monheit

November 3, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Jane Monheit's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Jane Monheit“I\'m one of those people who go just a little too crazy over Christmas," Jane Monheit cheerfully admits. “So in my head, I\'ve been planning and conceptualizing this album for years. I was just ...

Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 P.M.

November 3, 2009

Benny Golson Live Interview with Dave Schroeder at Barnes & Noble (NYC) on Friday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. Join us this Friday, October 30th, for an in-store Barnes & Noble interview with saxophonist, epic composer and jazz legend, Benny Golson Time: 7:00pm- 8:00pm Barnes and Noble 150 East 86th Street New ...

New CD by "Santa Cruz" - Leading Danish Fusion Band

November 2, 2009

SANTA CRUZ Jazz-rock fusion Alex Riel (drums) Poul Halberg (guitar) Frans Bak (keys) Hans Ulrik (sax) Bo Stief (bass) During the 1980s SANTA CRUZ was one of the most successful jazz-rock fusion bands in Denmark. Today their only release from those days, ...

Celebrated Songstress, Maude Maggart, Returns to Feinstein's for Limited Engagement.

November 2, 2009

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York" by New York Magazine and “an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post, will continue its star-studded Fall 2009 season with the celebrated chanteuse, MAUDE MAGGART. She will bring her critically-acclaimed show Parents and Children back to New York for a limited run, ...

Jazz Standard Warms up the Holiday Season with Hot Latin Jazz in December

November 2, 2009

JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nations premier jazz clubs, presents another month of great jazz in December. Jazz Standard and the Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival host pianist Chano Domnguez and his quintet in The Flamenco Side of Kind of Blue (12/3-12/6). The Pablo Ziegler Quartet stars in our annual Tango Meets Jazz festival (12/10-12/13) with ...

Jazz Bridge Neighborhood Concert Series

November 2, 2009

Appearing January 7th at the Jazz in the Wood concert series at the Collingswood Community Center, 30 Collings Ave, Collingswood NJ, will be saxophonist Denis DiBlasio and his band. Show: 7:30-9PM. Tickets: $10/$5 for students. No advance sales. Free refreshments. For info: 856-858-8914 All proceeds go to Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit that assists local jazz and ...

The Jazz Session #104: Ben Perowsky

November 2, 2009

Ben Perowsky's newest recording, Moodswing Orchestra (El Destructo, 2009), is an experiment is ambient improvisation. Perowsky has assembled an all-star cast of instrumentalists and vocalists, including everyone from Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori and Brazilian vocalist Bebel Gilberto to turntable/laptop artist Markus Miller and tuba player Marcus Rojas. In this interview, Perowsky talks about his desire to ...