Results for "Michael Ricci"

The Jazz Session #74: Nicholas Urie

August 24, 2009

Listen Nicholas Uries fascinating album, Excerpts From An Online Dating Service (Red Piano, 2009) combines lyrics taken from online dating sites with complex and creative music for a large band. Citing Kurt Weill as a major influence, Urie has made an album that explores what Weill might have been like if he'd had a Facebook account. ...

Alyssa Graham Performs Live @ Chris' Jazz Cafe (Philadelphia)

August 24, 2009

Alyssa Graham performs from her critically acclaimed new album Echo out now on Sunnyside Records. She will do two shows on Saturday, August 29th at Chris' Jazz Cafe in Philadelphia, PA. Echo was named one of the: “Top 10 Vocal Albums of 2008" --iTunes “Critics' Choice 2008" by Jazziz Magazine ...

Pizzarelli & D'Rivera Interviews Today for Tanglewood Jazz Festival

August 24, 2009

Bill Hart Tells Us... "This is Why"

August 24, 2009

This Is Why, the latest release from guitar guru Bill Hart, is a fusion freight train transferring payloads full of blues, funk, rock and jazz. It is precisely this jambalaya of genres that makes Mr. Hart's music so accessible. “This is Why" features five-time Grammy nominee award winner Mike Stern (guitar) along with Enrico Galetta (bass), ...

7th Annual Festival of New Trumpet (FONT) Music at Jazz Standard Oct 1-4

August 24, 2009

JAZZ STANDARD Hosts the 7th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) Best Jazz Club 2008 (New York Magazine) (New York, NY) JAZZ STANDARD, one of the nations premier jazz clubs, presents the 7th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT) series, “In Honor of Bobby Bradford," from Thursday, October 1, 2009, through Sunday, October 4, ...

Steely Dan at the Gibson Amphitheatre

August 24, 2009

A few minutes before Steely Dan took the stage to play the entirety of its 1977 album Aja, a man wandered the Gibson Amphitheatre dressed as Jesus wavy, honey-colored hair, a shapeless sackcloth and a benevolent gaze for every sinner who cheered him on. It was a fitting image for a band that has been both ...

Big Labor Day Week: Corea, Clarke, White at Bowl; Angel City Jazz Fest at Ford

August 24, 2009

For Jazz fans, Labor Day week presents an array of all-star attractions. Jazz greats Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, the original members of Return to Forever, re-uinite, Sept. 2, at the Hollywood Bowl in Southern California. The concert will feature guest appearances by vocalist Chaka Khan, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and original RTF guitarist Bill ...

Cape May Traditional Jazz Society Presents Dixieland Jazz on September 24

August 24, 2009

When: Thursday September 24, 2009 from 6 to 8 pm Where: VFW Post 386 419 Congress St. Cape May, NJ 609-884-7961 Who - “Atlantic City Jazz Band" Herb Roselle trombone, Franny Smith banjo, Bob Rawlins clarinet, Bob Ferguson trumpet, Harry Solotti tuba, Tom Angello drums, Nancy Rawlins keyboard playing great Traditional Dixieland ...

Neil Alexander & Nail Present "A 400 Year Musical Journey"

August 24, 2009

Aug 4th 2009 - Newburgh resident Neil Alexander and his stellar Jazz-Fusion trio NAIL will bring a one of a kind performance to the Newburgh Free Library on September 13th at 2 pm. Entitled “A 400 Year Musical Journey”, the performance will feature Keyboardist/Composer Neil Alexander, drummer Nadav Snir-Zelniker and bassist Dan Asher with guest musicians ...

Twin Albums from Twin Bandleaders Inspire a Post-Bop Celebration

August 24, 2009

The identical twin brothers Marcus and E. J. Strickland, from Miami, have spent most of this decade carving a foothold on the New York jazz landscape. At 30 both are central figures within the present wave of dynamic and open-minded post-bop. Marcus, a saxophonist, and E. J., a drummer, each have impressive new albums that draw ...