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News: Performance / Tour

Pre-Sale Tix Available Now for Bob Dylan's Fall Palladium Dates

August 6, 2009

Now that legendary songwriter Bob Dylan is about to wrap up a unique tour with John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson in minor league baseball parks, he has announced several dates for a West Coast tour in more-traditional venues. Shea Stadium wasn't on the itinerary, and tonight the trio perform at Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, Texas. ...

News: Recording

New Rez Abbasi Disc, "Things to Come" out August 25 on Sunnyside

August 6, 2009

Pakistani-American Guitarist Rez Abbasi Releases Things to Come, August 25th on Sunnyside Records Album Features Stunning Composition and Improvisation From Culturally Diverse Top New York Musicians (Rudresh Mahanthappa, Vijay Iyer, Johannes Weidenmueller, Dan Weiss + Special Guests Kiran Ahluwalia and Mike Block) Sunnyside Records is pleased to present Things to Come, guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi’s ...

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News: Recording

Stefon Harris and Blackout Return with "Urbanus" on Concord Jazz, August 25

August 6, 2009

Concord Jazz today announced the release of vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris’s 7th album as a bandleader and Concord debut, Urbanus. The new release picks up where 2004’s Evolution left off in that it features Blackout, his scintillating ensemble that’s as versed in modern jazz as it is with rhythms, melodies and soundscapes associated with R&B, pop, hip-hop ...

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News: Festival

Dave Wilson Quartet at the Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival (York, PA) on August 29th

August 6, 2009

Special event on Saturday August 29th! The Dave Wilson All-Star Jazz Quartet, featuring internationally renowned musicians Adam Nussbaum (drums), Jim Ridl (piano); Tony Marino (bass), and led by Dreambox Media recording artist Dave Wilson on tenor and soprano saxophones will perform a FREE concert at the Yorkfest Fine Arts Festival at the Strand Capital Theatre on ...

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News: Festival

Latin Jazz at the San Jose Jazz Festival: The Festival Within a Festival

August 6, 2009

Jazz festivals present one of the most lucrative pools of performing opportunities for today’s artists, but the representation of Latin Jazz at festivals varies widely. Some festivals feature Latin Jazz extensively, including a number of local and international artists in both headliner and support positions. Other festivals book artists with a safe and careful approach, sticking ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Denny Zeitlin (Part 3)

August 6, 2009

Pianist Denny Zeitlin scored just one motion picture in his career, the 1978 remake of the 1950s classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The score is notable for its combined use of symphonic brass, strings and synthesizers. Denny's goal was to create themes and incidental music that would capture in music the paranoia and fear that's ...

News: Music Industry

New S.F. Music Venue: Coda

August 6, 2009

New Live Music Venue & Restaurant - Coda - Debuts in San Francisco's Mission District Scott Amendola On Tuesday, August 4 a new music venue/restaurant, Coda, opened in San Francisco's Mission District at 1710 Mission St. at Duboce Avenue. Coda, a musical term meaning the place you return to, is an intimate 70-seat restaurant and 200-person ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bonobo | 07.12 | Chicago

August 6, 2009

Words by: Will B. Lambert | Images by: Cory Giacalone Bonobo :: 07.12.09 :: Logan Square Auditorium/Sonotheque :: Chicago, IL Bonobo (band) :: 07.12 :: Logan Square Auditorium Having already seen several shows at the Logan Square Auditorium I pretty much knew what to ...

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News: Interview

Louis Armstrong!

August 6, 2009

Yesterday was Louis Armstrong's 108th birthday, and I forgot to mention it. To make up for that oversight, Rifftides brings you Armstrong in 1958. Pops's singing and playing partner is his pal of 30 years, Jack Teagarden. Louis was 57 years old and playing beautifully on every level--range, tone and ideas. At 2:41, listen to him ...

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News: Recording

Critically Acclaimed Songstress Courtney Fortune Releases "Speak Love"

August 6, 2009

Young chanteuse has a textured, sultry, arrestingly mature torchsinger's delivery. Earshot Jazz Magazine Critically-acclaimed singer/songwriter, Courtney Fortune releases her debut CD Speak Love on Aug. 18, 2009, through Origin Records. The album, produced by Grammy-nominated artist Chris Walden, features the rich tones of Fortune’s voice and several songs written by the singer. The tracks ...