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Zimbabwe Nkenya Releasing New CD, Performing in-Store at Vintage Vinyl on Monday, October 26
Bassist, composer and mbira player Zimbabwe Nkenya (pictured) will celebrate the release of his new CD, Bag II Project Vol. 2, with an in-store performance at 7:30 p.m. Monday, October 26 at Vintage Vinyl.After returning to the St. Louis area in 2006, Nkenya was the prime mover behind a revived version of the Black ...
Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday, November 10
Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of their CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10 at Borders Books and Music, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd in Brentwood.The featured CD this month will be John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, the historic 1963 collaboration between the saxophonist and the singer. Singer Erin Bode ...
Splendid music highlights Billie Holliday show
"Lady Day at the Boston Bistro" recalls the life and art of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz singer who died 50 years ago at the age of 44. Written and directed by Ralph E. Greene, the show is being staged by Unity Theatre Ensemble. The production features an outstanding performance by Mardra Thomas as Holiday and ...
Naxos of America and Medici Arts Announce the Launch of Masters of American Music, a Series of Jazz Documentary DVDS
October 27 Release of Masters of American Music To Profile Jazz Immortals Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, and The Story of Jazz" The award-winning Masters of American Music series was the first historical documentary series produced about Jazz - not only America's, but also the worlds, greatest art form of the twentieth century. Dispensing with ...
Eugene Marlow's Heritage Ensemble with Special Guest Bobby Sanabria Plays at the Dizzy Gillespie Auditorium (NYC)
Composer/Leader Eugene Marlow's quintet The Heritage Ensemble is devoted to the concert performance of well-known Hebraic liturgical and folksong melodies in various jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and neo-classical styles. (See below for latest review.) The group's inaugural CD "Making the Music Our Own" is available at cdbaby.com. The Heritage Ensemble: Eugene Marlow (founder/pianist) with Todd Bashore (saxophones), ...
"It Must Schwing!" and More at Jazzfest Berlin '09
"It Must Schwing!" And More at JazzFest Berlin '09: An abundance of music on the theme Blue Note: 70 Years in celebration of a jazz label giant Taking place from November 4th to 8th, JazzFest Berlin '09 is dedicated to the theme Blue Note: 70 Years. Honoured through appearances by Blue Note artists from the USA ...
Kresge Foundation Names Detroit Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave 2009 Eminent Artist
Master jazz trumpet player Marcus Belgrave -- who has enthralled audiences world-wide with his musical virtuosity and mentored scores of aspiring young musicians -- has been named the 2009 Kresge Eminent Artist by The Kresge Foundation. The award and $50,000 prize recognizes Belgrave's lifelong musical achievements and his personal and professional contributions to music performance and ...
New Matt Venuti CD, "Hangisphere"
SAN FRANCISCO - Venus Central Productions announces the availability of Matt Venuti's newest CD, Hangisphere, a collection of soul-stirring compositions featuring the PanArt Hang. The Hang is the most widely accepted new acoustic instrument of the 21st Century and one of the most captivating and versatile of all time. Venuti is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who ...
Singer/Songwriter/Pianist Matt Cusson Interviewed at AAJ
When Matt Cusson was barely three years old something was already starting to unfold within the little corners of his young heart. Genius usually visits early in life, and never leaves those who have been pampered by its delicate spell. It watches them grow. It teaches them how to walk, and laugh and create pure magic ...
Toto la Momposina Explores Colombia's Soul on New Album
Indigenous Cactus Flutes, Afro-Colombian Drums, and Brass Bands: Toto La Momposina Puts Colombia's Soul on the World Stage Dancing in dusty backyards to quill-tipped gaita flutes and resonant drums, the people of Colombia's Caribbean coast villages cultivate songs and sounds that sprung from the traditions of indigenous peoples, the Spanish conquistadores who came to their lands ...

