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News: Obituary

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary Passes

September 16, 2009

Mary Travers, one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. The band's publicist, Heather Lylis, says Travers died at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut today. She was 72 and had battled leukemia for several years. Travers joined forces with Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey in the early 1960s. The trio ...

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News: Recording

Poncho Sanchez to Release New Album

September 16, 2009

On September 29th, Concord Picante will release Psychedelic Blues, the new album and twenty-fourth Concord Recording from Poncho Sanchez. On his new release, Sanchez goes back to his Latin jazz roots honoring the tradition of Sanchez’s earlier Concord recordings. The album opens with the simmering “Cantaloupe Island,” a Herbie Hancock composition recast ...

News: Recording

Photos: Matt Jorgensen in the Studio

September 16, 2009

Matt Jorgensen spent Monday in the studio working on a new CD of original music. Joining him was Thomas Marriott - trumpet; Mark Taylor - saxophone; Corey Christiansen - guitar and Dave Captein - bass. UPDATE: We forgot to credit photographer Tim Tyler for these photos. And they were taken at Two Sticks Audio in Seattle. ...

News: Recording

The Grateful Dead: Winterland, June 1977

September 16, 2009

THE DEAD SATISFY THE SAN FRAN FAITHFUL Winterland, June 1977: The Complete Recordings Spotlights the Grateful Dead's Transcendent Three-Night Run in a Nine-Disc Boxed Set Remastered in HDCD The Grateful Dead rolled into San Francisco riding a long streak of hot-damn shows during the spring of 1977, a legendary road trip that ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Mike Gordon | 09.08.09 | Brooklyn

September 16, 2009

By: Brian Bavosa Mike Gordon :: 09.08.09 :: Music Hall of Williamsburg :: Brooklyn, NY Mike Gordon by Dino Perrucci Coming off the recent, wildly successful Phish Summer Tour, Mike Gordon had no trouble getting in synch with his solo band when they kicked off their own tour at Brooklyn, NY's Music Hall Of Williamsburg ...

News: Interview

Interview: Meredith D'Ambrosio (PT 2)

September 16, 2009

Meredith d'Ambrosio's life reads like an Edith Wharton novel. For years, the Boston vocalist struggled with a mother and father who rarely spoke to each other, leaving her somewhat unprepared to deal with an early love and then a marriage that quickly fizzled. Through it all, Meredith managed to remain focused on studying visual arts, a ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #84: John Patitucci

September 16, 2009

On Remembrance (Concord, 2009), bassist John Patitucci uses the classic sax-bass-drums formation to pay homage to jazz masters past and present. Joined by Joe Lovano and Brian Blade, Patitucci is heard to great effect on both acoustic and electric bass. In this interview, Patitucci talks about his friend Michael Brecker, to whom the title track is ...

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News: Radio

WKCR to Broadcast Tribute to Luther Thomas at Noon Today

September 16, 2009

Jazz journalist and DJ Charles Blass emailed with news that WKCR (89.9 FM), the public radio station affiliated with NYC's Columbia University, will broadcast a memorial and tribute to the late saxophonist and St. Louis native Luther Thomas from noon to 9:00 p.m. (Eastern time) today, Tuesday, September 15. Guests will include On Ka'a Davis, William ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Jazz Concerts to Feature Pre-Show Talks from Dennis Owsley

September 16, 2009

The Sheldon Concert Hall has announced that jazz DJ, historian and photographer Dennis Owsley will present a series of pre-concert talks before each performance in their 2009-2010 jazz series. The talks will begin at 7:10 p.m. before each 8:00 p.m. concert, and are “designed to introduce new audiences to jazz and deepen the impact of the ...

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News: Award / Grant

Gene Dobbs Bradford Wins Leadership Award from St. Louis Business Journal

September 16, 2009

Jazz St. Louis executive director Gene Dobbs Bradford has been named as one of this year's winners of a St. Louis Business Journal Inclusive Leadership Award. The awards recognize persons from minority ethnic backgrounds who are making a significant mark on the St. Louis community. Bradford is one of 25 individuals representing business, government, ...