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Strong Growth Continues for Online Radio

August 12, 2009

Living Colour: New Album and Tour

August 12, 2009

Living Colour Announce North American Tour New Album The Chair In The Doorway Set For Release September 15 Living Colour Living Colour has announced North American tour dates in support of the new album The Chair In The Doorway. The 28-date run will be bookended by performances at the Highline Ballroom in New York ...

Jazz Showcase Chicago/WDCB Free "Tribute to Bird" Featuring the Eric Schneider Quartet on August 12th

August 12, 2009

Wednesday August 12th , 2009 from 8PM to 11PM...its WDCB (public radio) Night at the Jazz Showcase featuring Eric Schneider Quartet's Tribute to Bird. This event is being sponsored by the College Of Dupage radio station WDCB (located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois)--AND ITS FREE!!! The radio station hopes this will become a monthly event, being their ...

Jazz and the Passion Crisis

August 12, 2009

Next week marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock--the festival that all but doomed whatever hope jazz had of reviving its popularity with the young masses. So what better time for many jazz writers to insist that jazz today is wildly popular with kids--and to beat up on one of our own for saying that's not the ...

iPhone App for Jazz Trumpeter Mark Rapp: Jazz Industry First!

August 12, 2009

Paved Earth Music and theConspiracy, LLC have released a jazz industry first! This is the first iPhone application created specifically for Mark Rapp providing a hip and effective way to communicate directly with fans while providing a unique platform to distribute engaging content. The Mark Rapp iPhone App can be downloaded for free at the iTunes ...

Harold Little Releases Dynamic Project "Daddy's Groove"

August 12, 2009

Simply put, Harold Little knows jazz. With an education at D.C.'s renowned Duke Ellington School of the Arts and additional study at the University of District of Columbia's Jazz Studies Program, Little honed his craft for the improvisational genre. Having played with jazz icons Buck Hill, Calvin Jones, Webster Young, Eddie Gladden and Butch Warren, as ...

Jazz Album Review: "Coming True" by Mon David

August 12, 2009

Unlike Japan and the Scandinavian nations, the Philippines is not a country with an international reputation for fostering local jazz talent. However, two Filipino artists are determined to change that. After making a guest appearance on fellow countryman-vocalist Charmaine Clamors My Harana, Mon David now steps into the spotlight with his American debut Coming True. David ...

Woodstock Jazz Memories: Blood, Sweat & Tears

August 12, 2009

With all the media attention focused this week on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, its worth noting that, while there was no jazz at the festival, there were some fine jazz musicians. Weve already looked at David Sanborns Woodstock memories; heres what some of the players in Blood, Sweat & Tears have said about the event. ...

Notes from the Net: A Tribute to Miles Davis and Gil Evans; New CDs from Terence Blanchard and John Patitucci; Plus News, Reviews, Interviews and More

August 12, 2009

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* A group including former Miles Davis drummer Jimmy Cobb, Gil Evans' son Miles Evans, ...

B.J. Jansen Interviewed Bobby Falk on the Jazz Life

August 12, 2009

B.J. Jansen interviewed Louisville Drummer, Bobby Falk, on The Jazz Life. Jansen created his show, “The Jazz Life," to bring audiences to the next generation of jazz artists who struggle to receive airplay in the United States. The programming format of “The Jazz Life" features brand new content from artists ...