Results for "Michael Ricci"

John Lennon Re-Imagining Himself, then Gone

October 12, 2009

Robert Hilburn, former pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times, is author of “Corn Flakes With John Lennon (and Other Tales From a Rock 'n' Roll Life)." An excerpt in Sunday Calendar recalled his relationship with Lennon after the Beatles' breakup. In today's abridged excerpt, he writes about Lennon's murder. In 1980, after 10 years ...

10th Version of the Dominican Republic Jazz Festival

October 12, 2009

By Fernando Rodriguez The news of a new version of a Jazz Festival in the Dominican Republic is reason to celebrate and be joyful, even more so when it is of a festival that has earned the respect and admiration of musicians and jazz lovers all over the country and recognition around the jazz world. This ...

The Jazz Session #95: Fay Victor

October 12, 2009

The Fay Victor Ensemble's The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue, 2009) is a tour de force of writing, improvisation and performance. Victor and her band paint one fluid word picture after another, linking these composed sections with free playing that is smart, muscular and emotional. In this interview, Victor talks about why she needed a steady band ...

Kurt Rosenwinkel "Standards Trio" Interview Part Two

October 12, 2009

Kurt Rosenwinkel "Standards Trio" Video Clip and Interview Part One

October 12, 2009

Help Jim Wilke

October 12, 2009

Sorry for the short notice, but this just came in from Jovino Santos Neto. The program he tells us about will go on the air ten minutes from now as I write this at 12:50 pm PDT. Jim Wilke, who has become a Northwest musical icon for his relentless support of our music scene for decades. ...

Singer Roberta Gambarini Interviewed at AAJ

October 12, 2009

It's been an out-of-the-ordinary career trip for Roberta Gambarini--a trip that's seen her go from a young girl in Italy, scatting along with records by American singers Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, to struggling to get singing gigs in her native land, to grabbing an opportunity to come to the United States, to gaining recognition by ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Chris Botti

October 12, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Chris Botti's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chris BottiTrumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow Chris Botti Put AAJ's Musician of the Day box on your website or ...

All About Jazz Launches New Photo Gallery

October 11, 2009

The new All About Jazz Photo Gallery is live! If you're a professional photographer, a musician or a fan who takes pictures at concerts or festivals, upload your photos to AAJ and share them with the largest jazz community online. Portrait/publicity photos, concert photos, archived photos and candid photos are all welcome. You can upload paintings ...

Anna Estrada Claims Her Place as a Singer with "Obsesión" CD

October 11, 2009

Obsesión, the powerful new release by Bay Area singer Anna Estrada, features a collection of love songs that suggest markers of an improbable, winding road that has led her back home. “Music was always part of my life,” says Anna. “But families have a tendency to have roles for each member. In my family the person ...