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News: Event

Mark Murphy to be Celebrated at October 20 Concert, Yoshi's Oakland

August 10, 2009

As one of the most original and gifted male jazz vocalists to perform over the last 50 years, six-time Grammy Award nominee Mark Murphy has inspired generations of up-and-coming jazz singers. On Tuesday, October 20, at 8:00 pm, an eclectic coterie of renowned vocalists who “grew up” under the wing of Murphy’s mentorship will come together ...

News: Festival

Second-Stage Acts and Other Surprises Steal the Show in Newport

August 10, 2009

NEWPORT, R.I. - One of the great moments in Newport jazz festival history went down this weekend, and it happened away from the main stage. Pianist Hiromi Uehara had been enthralling the crowd at the midsize stage with her wild brand of fusion when she asked her sidemen to step away for a moment so she ...

News: Recording

George Benson "Songs and Stories" in Stores August 25

August 10, 2009

National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master and 10X Grammy-winning, legendary musician George Benson will release his new album on August 25th entitled Songs and Stories, his second for Concord Records / Monster Music. The album is a collection of tunes penned by some of the most prolific and enduring songwriters of the last half-century. Some ...

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News: Technology

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

August 10, 2009

New York, NY -- 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 ...

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News: Interview

Vocalist Lainie Cooke Interviewed at AAJ

August 10, 2009

When Lainie Cooke sings, the heart sinks in poetry made music; air seems to stop to avoid interrupting the flowing of such a magical, beautiful voice. She fills the barely-noticeable silence between notes with a voice that caresses the heart. Her life has been a jazz-bound adventure inspired by an early need to entertain others, landing ...

News: Interview

Sun Spin: Journey

August 10, 2009

On A Very Phish-y Weekend Around JamBase We Revisit A Distinct But Oft-Forgotten Ancestor To The Jam Scene While the name Journey has become synonymous with The Sopranos finale, Will Ferrell movie gags and full-tilt mainstream pandering like “Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" and “Open Arms," in the band's initial years they were a full-blooded ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Denny Zeitlin

August 10, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Denny Zeitlin's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Denny ZeitlinDenny Zeitlin has recorded over thirty critically acclaimed albums; twice won first place in the Down Beat International Jazz Critics Poll; written original music for Sesame Street; and appeared on network TV... more

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News: Social Gathering

Fight Cancer, Win Jazz Prizes! Goal Reached!

August 9, 2009

Jason Crane, All About Jazz contributor and host of The Jazz Session podcast, is riding his bicycle in the Lance Armstrong Foundation's LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride in Philadelphia on August 23. You can win jazz prizes and help him raise money to fight cancer at the same time. “I'm riding because cancer has had a huge impact ...

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News: Recording

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb Releases "Upto Here | from Here" on Arogole Records/Obliqsound

August 9, 2009

With her third full-length album, Israeli-born Ayelet Rose Gottlieb has elevated to a rarefied level of artistry. On the new album, Upto Here | From Here, releasing August 11 on her own Arogole Records imprint and distributed through ObliqSound, Gottlieb pulls the art of jazz singing out of its safety zone and infuses it with new ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Valerie Capers Quintet at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 21 & 22

August 9, 2009

"Others grew by inches 'Trane grew by yards. I use that as an example." --Dr. Valerie Capers “...a sheer delight." --Dizzy Gillespie “Valerie is like no one else. Her playing is rich and warm and overflowing with life and love." --Sheila Jordan The Valerie Capers Quintet: Monday & Tuesday, September ...