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News: Interview

2010'S Rising Star is 15-Year-Old Gifted Songbird Nikki Yanofsky

October 26, 2009

As you are making your early 2010 coverage plans, beautiful teenage Canadian vocalist Nikki Yanofsky needs to be at the top of your list. Heralded as a “young Ella Fitzgerald, with poise, polish, nuance and artistry" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), you're certain to hear/read about Yanofsky in the coming months. Here's why: Produced by Phil Ramone and Jesse ...

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News: Music Industry

Notes from the Net: Lester Bowie Reissued; Jimmy Cobb's so What Band Reviewed; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews, and More

October 26, 2009

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest.Starting off, as we usually do, with a couple of items about Miles Davis, it ...

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News: Interview

A Tribute to Cannonball

October 26, 2009

Washington, DC, correspondent John Birchard ventures into the jazz wilds of the US capital in search of live music and reports to Rifftides readers on what he hears. This time, the event was a tribute concert. CANNONBALL REVISITED By John Birchard It could have been 1962. On Saturday evening at Baird ...

News: Radio

The Jazz Session #101: Cyminology

October 26, 2009

Cymin Sawamatie was born in Germany to Iranian parents, and that mix of cultures informs the music of her band, Cyminology. On their third CD, and their first for ECM, Cyminology (ECM, 2009), the quartet explores the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz and Forugh Farrokhzad, combining these disparate poetic influences with a rich palette of composed and ...

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News: Recording

CD Reviews: Memory and "The New Thing"

October 26, 2009

Historicity - Vijay Iyer Trio - (ACT) - In a year that has been filled with excellent recordings, few have received more press than pianist Vijay Iyer's first piano trio CD. Deservedly so - this is an impressive program, filled with sparkling interplay, visceral intensity, and songs that make one think about the creative musician's role ...

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News: Video / DVD

Mike Stern Interview

October 26, 2009

This interview is part of the book project under your skin which includes Interviews with: David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Melvin Gibbs, Bob James, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, Lydia Lunch, Lee “Scratch Perry", Maria Joao, Henry Rollins, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Tom Braxton Featured at Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame

October 26, 2009

San Diego, CA - Saxophonist and composer Tom Braxton's song “That Wayman Smile" from his current release Endless Highway was chosen to honor the late Wayman Tisdale during the Annual Induction Banquet Gala for the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. The event was held on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 also paying tribute to Bob Wills, Steve ...

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News: Recording

Bosch's Ear Tunneling Debut a 13 Track Warp Speed Flight

October 26, 2009

Algonquin, IL - Over the course of 48 hours in the studio, Bosch members Christopher Brown, Charles Greenleaf and Kevin Sims created their thirteen track, eponymously titled first release, Bosch. Planning was utterly simple: Sims arrived via car from Athens, Georgia with a carload of instruments, Greenleaf arrived via plane from Athens, and Brown, proprietor of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Trombonists Bill Reichenbach & Alex Ilse Be-Bop Quintet Live Upstairs at Vitello's Studio City

October 26, 2009

April Williams' Red Carpet Jazz Series Upstairs at Vitello's Restaurant in Studio City will present a rare performance of Jazz trombonists Bill Reichenbach & Alex Iles and their Be-bop Quintet at 8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Wednesday October 28, 2009. The Quintet will feature Alex Iles, trombone Bill Reichenbach, bass trombone Bevan Manson, piano ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Grammy Award Winning Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Present "A Different Take / Randy Weston" November 5-6 at Symphony Space (NYC)

October 26, 2009

Grammy Award Winning Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Present “A Different Take / Randy Weston" Thursday and Friday, November 5 and 6, 2009 at 8 PM Symphony Space Broadway at 95th Street New York, NY New York, New York Arturo O'Farrill and the Grammy-Award Winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra return ...