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News: Recording

Manhattan Transfer Make Long-Awaited Returns to the Studio

July 27, 2009

Award winning jazz vocal group, Manhattan Transfer, are currently in the studio finalizing their new release - The Chick Corea Songbook, a record inspired by the classic work of jazz great Chick Corea. The CD features fresh and exciting vocal interpretations of many popular and brilliant Chick Corea compositions, and also includes a new Corea original ...

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News: Recording

Lisa Hilton to Release "Twilight & Blues" on August 17th

July 27, 2009

Can jazz be green and blue, and still sunny? “I hope so,” responds critically-acclaimed composer, pianist and producer Lisa Hilton of her newest release, twilight & blues (1012 Ruby Slippers Productions). “As an artist I think it’s possible to play your passion as well as your conscious. There are so many concerns about our planet now ...

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News: Education

National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2009-2010 NEA Jazz Masters Live Grants

July 27, 2009

For the second year, the National Endowment for the Arts will bring outstanding jazz musicians, writers, producers, and scholars to communities across the nation through NEA Jazz Masters Live. For the 2009-10 season, 12 organizations will receive grants totaling $250,000 through the program to support multi-event, extended engagements, featuring many jazz greats who have received an ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Buzz Las Vegas Recap: Boy Katindig @ Jazz on the Lake

July 27, 2009

It was a 115 degrees that day. Yes, the heat was on, but wait..not only in Las Vegas but what's on Lake Las Vegas that evening. Fusion pianist/keyboardist Boy Katindig fired up more heat that night at Montelago's Jazz on the Lake Concert Series. Boy was it hot! Jazz fans filled the lawns to capacity and ...

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News: Recording

The Latin Jazz Corner Reviews Samuel Quinto Trio's "Salsa N Jazz"

July 27, 2009

Samuel Quinto Trio Salsa N Jazz (2009, Self Produced) When a pianist leads a trio, they inherit an enormous musical responsibility; for the most part, the core foundation of the ensembles sound lies in their musical personality. Their repertoire choices make strong statements about their background and aesthetic preferences while original compositions ...

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News: Contest

Enter the Porter Records "Profound Sound Trio - Opus de Life" CD Giveaway Contest

July 27, 2009

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Porter Records “Profound Sound Trio - Opus De Life“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on August 23rd. Click here to enter the contest (Following Andrew Cyrille at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! ...

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News: Festival

Kurt Elling Added as Guest on "Radio Deluxe" at Tanglewood Jazz Festival

July 27, 2009

Vocalist Kurt Elling will be a special guest artist on “Radio Deluxe” with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at 2 pm in Lenox, Massachusetts. Other guests include Bucky Pizzarelli, Harry Allen and Aaron Weinstein. The program will be taped before a live audience for national broadcast. ...

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News: Award / Grant

Charlotte Glasson: A Cat, Hat and a Grammy

July 27, 2009

Musician Charlotte Glasson named her cat after Bernard Herrmann, the Oscar-winning composer of Alfred Hitchcock's films including the famous Psycho shower scene. Now Herrmann's widow, Norma Dice, who says her husband would have been more moved by this personal tribute than by all the film honours bestowed upon him, has given Charlotte one of his three ...

News: Recording

The Band of Heathens Readies New CD, "One Foot in the Ether," for September 15 Release

July 27, 2009

Previous album No. 1 on both U.S. and Euro Americana radio; only the second self-released record to reach the top spot. AUSTIN, Texas — The Band of Heathens’ self-titled studio debut album brought the band from relative obscurity to playing 250-plus shows a year for their rabid fan base, as well as a coveted taping for ...

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News: Event

2009 Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days - October 1-31 2009

July 27, 2009

Please join Herbie Hancock, Elton John and many more in an international network of concerts using the power of music to reaffirm our commitment to tolerance and humanity. Last year, more than 1,000 events in 59 countries commemorated the life of journalist- musician Daniel Pearl - a seeker of truth who used his pen and fiddle ...