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News: Recording

Welcome Fat Freddy's Drop to the US

October 21, 2009

Rebel Soul, Renegade Cartoons, and New Zealand Funk: Fat Freddy's Drop Battles Dr. Boondigga & the Big BW On a distant planet floating in a sea of patched-together spaceships, Dr. Boondigga and the BW, a mad scientist and his sidekick robot, have kidnapped New Zealand's high-tech soul mercenaries Fat Freddy's Drop. Actually, the true story of ...

News: Education

New on jazzpianoonline.com: Improvisation Drill Approach Patterns Part 2

October 21, 2009

Barry Harris' solo over the changes to Tadd Dameron's Good Bait on Warne Marsh's 1986 quartet recording Back Home, is the basis for the series of improvisation drills introduced in this lesson. Six drills are derived from his use of approach patterns in the solo and presented over Rhythm Changes. Print and play the drills to ...

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News: Recording

Rob Morsberger's 'A Periodic Rush of Waves' Evokes Bob Dylan, Warren Zevon

October 21, 2009

Noirish Rock Songs of Love, Science and Literature Flow in 'A Periodic Rush of Waves,' as Morsberger's Intellect and Creativity Collide to Dramatic Effect, Evocative of Warren Zevon, Bob Dylan, Rufus Wainwright, Robbie Robertson CD Features Guest Appearances by Marshall Crenshaw and Jules Shear; Triple-A Radio Promo, NYC Residency, Set for Nov/Dec Eclectic Artist is Also ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Dizzy Gillespie

October 21, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Dizzy Gillespie's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dizzy GillespieJohn Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie, one of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of 20th century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in jazz, was born in Cheraw, South Carolina and died in ...

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News: Event

New England Conservatory Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Ground-Breaking Jazz Studies Program

October 20, 2009

Boston Festivities Take Place October 18 - 24, 2009 with 7 Nights of Concerts Plus Workshops and Free Community Events Highlights include Wayne Shorter Quartet and the NEC Philharmonia on Saturday, October 24; NEC Jazz Summit on Fri., October 23 with Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins, Roger Kellaway, Ran Blake, Don Byron, Bob Brookmeyer, Cecil McBee, Rachael ...

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News: Recording

Laser's Edge Signs Germany's Eloy for 40th Anniversary Release

October 20, 2009

Ken Golden, President of Laser's Edge Group, announces the addition of historic German Progressive Rock band Eloy to the Laser's Edge label. Laser's Edge Records will exclusively release Visionary in North America, the band's first studio album in over 10 years, on January 12, 2010. Visionary celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Eloy, Germany's most successful and ...

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News: Event

WBGO Celebrates 30 Years with Benefit Concert

October 20, 2009

WBGO celebrates 30 years with the annual Champions of Jazz benefit concert honoring nine-time Grammy-Award winner and NEA Jazz Master, Paquito D'Rivera, and the venerable jazz industry authority, Downbeat Magazine, celebrating its 75th anniversary. The benefit is set for Tuesday, November 3, at 8:00 pm at Rose Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz ...

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News: Festival

Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival

October 20, 2009

Acclaimed national and international jazz artists will grace the Riviera Maya district of Playa del Carmen with wonderful melodies during the Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival happening on 25-28 November 2009. The Blue Pearl Suites is inviting visitors who are attending the festival to book an accommodation at its well-furnished suites. The festival will be held ...

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News: Event

Barre Phillips Exhibition in France

October 20, 2009

The Life and Work of Barre Phillips is the subject of an exhibition at Nice's Bibliotheque Louis Nucra, running from December 11 2009 to February 6 2010. Titled “40 ans de cration musicale", the exhibition looks at aspects of the great bassist's work since moving from America to France in 1969, including documentation of many tours, ...

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News: Recording

Jon Irabagon Releases Concord Jazz Debut - The Observer

October 20, 2009

The new release from 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition winner Jon Irabagon, The Observer, hits stores this week (CD & digital) via Concord Jazz Records. Irabagon has assembled a dream-team of musicians, including the stellar rhythm section of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer {Victor Lewis}}, alongside veteran producer Don Sickler and legendary ...