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News: Recording

Porto Franco Records to Release "Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio" - The CD Debut by Trumpeter Darren Johnston's New Band - Nov. 17

October 2, 2009

Since his arrival in San Francisco in 1997, Ontario-born trumpeter Darren Johnston has become a vital part of the city’s diverse musical landscape—as composer, bandleader, and trumpeter. Johnston has collaborated with the ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Myra Melford, and Marcus Shelby; recorded under his own name and with the United Brassworkers Front; and been named one of ...

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News: Event

WBGO Champions of Jazz Benefit Honoring Paquito D’Rivera and Downbeat Magazine

October 2, 2009

NEWARK, NJ – WBGO celebrates 30 years with the annual Champions of Jazz Benefit concert honoring two true jazz champions: 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 ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Howard Roberts

October 2, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Howard Roberts' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Howard RobertsHoward Roberts - guitar (1929 - 1992) Howard Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1929. He began playing guitar at age 8 and by age 15 was playing gigs in and around the ...

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News: Recording

3's a Fine Combination (Part 1)

October 1, 2009

Hum, Crackle & Pop - Digital Primitives (Hopscotch Records) - When 3 musicians from different backgrounds come together, the results can be fascinating - this, the second release for Digital Primitives, is a good example of a successful blend. Cooper-Moore (banjo,, twinger, didley-bow, mouth bow, flute, vocals), born in rural Virginia, is an instrument and folklorist ...

News: Music Industry

At One Manhattan Corner, Music Never Dies

October 1, 2009

God’s work--at least as it appeared two weeks ago inside an oak-paneled studio on West 44th Street in Manhattan--consisted of the following acts: A musical archivist removed from its case the sole extant copy of some 1941 session takes of Billie Holiday crooning “All of Me.” A recording engineer received this disc and placed it very ...

News: Recording

Springsteen to Perform Full Albums at Giants Stadium

October 1, 2009

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND TO PERFORM FULL ALBUM SEQUENCES DURING GIANTS STADIUM RUN BORN TO RUN, DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, BORN IN THE USA TO BE PERFORMED IN THEIR ENTIRETY E Street Band :: 09.20.09 :: Chicago by Chad Smith In response to the overwhelming fan enthusiasm ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Pearl Jam | 09.20 and 09.21 | Seattle

October 1, 2009

Words by: Court Scott Pearl Jam :: 09.21.09 & 09.22.09 :: Key Arena :: Seattle, WA Pearl Jam :: 09.20.02 Drop In The Park :: Seattle It is exactly 18 years and one day from the first time I saw Pearl Jam and here I am again. On September 20, 1992, I was ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Al Stewart (Part 3)

October 1, 2009

When Benny Goodman and Louis Armstrong tried to iron out how their 1953 joint tour would play out, egos clashed and Goodman dropped out. Goodman's decision proved to be a stroke of luck for trumpeter Al Stewart. As the Goodman band without Goodman fell under the direction of a more laid back Gene Krupa, Al found ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the "Kermit Ruffins - Livin' a Treme Life" Contest

October 1, 2009

Wade Luquet, Kermit Crissey, Jr., Philip Dorsey, Stephen Harris and Mary Ann Brady, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Basin Street Records “Kermit Ruffins - Livin' a Treme Life“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Basin Street ...

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News: Recording

Nelly Furtado Weds Her Music to a Latin Soul

October 1, 2009

The singer's new album, 'Mi Plan,' is racing up the charts from Mexico to Europe, a tribute to her ability to tap into a multi-cultural background. “I tried to write in English a few times, and it was, like, forget about it. I just had no inspiration," Nelly Furtado says. Strutting into Westwood's W Hotel in ...