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News: Recording

Terence Blanchard's New CD "Choices"

July 14, 2009

Terence Blanchard's New CD Choices Set For Release August 18th on Concord Jazz Follow-up To Grammy Winning A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina) Is First Complete CD The World-Renowned Trumpet Player and Film Composer Has Recorded In New Orleans and Features Guests Dr. Cornel West and Bilal. Life is all about expansion and ...

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News: Recording

Gerald Clayton's Two Shade Released!

July 14, 2009

After much anticipation, the new Gerald Clayton trio record, Two Shade has been released on ArtistShare. The album features Joe Sanders on bass and Justin Brown on drums. Two shade showcases Clayton's compositions, with 11 original pieces, and a great take on the Dizzy Gillespie tune, “Con Alma". At the age of 25, Clayton is already ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Lauren Sevian

July 14, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Lauren Sevian's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Lauren Sevian***2008 Downbeat Critics Poll nominee for “rising star" Baritone Saxophonist*** Lauren Sevian has been performing professionally since the age of 12, first on the piano, then on the saxophone... more Website | ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #66: Miles Okazaki

July 13, 2009

Listen Guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki talks about his album Generations (Sunnyside, 2009). The album finds Okazaki mining some of the same territory from his debut record, Mirrors, but this time with a focus on in-depth exploration and group improvisation. Featuring standout work from saxophonists Miguel Zenon, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen ...

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News: Recording

Two Free MP3 Downloads from Rudresh Mahanthappa

July 13, 2009

Download two free MP3s from rising star Alto-saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa. Apti Review The story has been told before. While still in college, Indian-American saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa was given a CD of Kadri Gopalnath's Saxophone Indian Style as a joke by his older brother. But Mahanthappa was impressed by Gopalnath's ability to translate the microtonal intricacies of ...

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News: Recording

David Berkman Quartet Live at Smoke

July 13, 2009

DAVID BERKMAN QUARTET Live at Smoke (Challenge) Heres an album underlining the importance of the small jazz club Smoke, on Broadway and 106th Street, just as that club has found itself in a serious fix. Smoke was flooded by the buildings sprinkler system after it was set off by smoke or fire last week on an ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Younger Brother the Bigger-Band Sounds of a Trance-Music Duo

July 13, 2009

Jam bands and the trance-music branch of electronica share a fondness for open-ended marathon dancing, fluorescent colors and neo-hippie fashion. While one relies on live musicians and the other on loops and samples, they keep finding common ground. Younger Brother, which performed at Terminal 5 on Thursday night, is a jam-trance alliance that encompasses introspection as ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Nick Catalano's "New York Nights"

July 13, 2009

Includes intriguing details about the hangouts of jazz legends Miles Davis, Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, and Max Roach Catalano shares his personal experiences, gossipy anecdotes and critical commentary as a television and concert producer who was once firmly entrenched in the unpredictable and exciting comedy and jazz scene coming out of New York City. It is ...

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News: Video / DVD

"Hi Larry" Shelterbox Youtube Video Goes Live!!!

July 13, 2009

Its here! The new ShelterBox Hi Larry YouTube video has gone live! PLEASE go to YouTube tonight, tomorrow, and this weekend and watch it, click it multiple times (so it records lots and lots of views), and share it with everyone you know. And dont forget to rate it and post it on your Facebook and ...

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News: Award / Grant

Amanda Tosoff Quartet Wins the 2009 General Motors Grand Jazz Award

July 13, 2009

The Galaxie Rising Star Award of the CBC goes to Vincent Gagnon Montreal -- The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal in collaboration with General Motors Canada--partner and presenter of the event for the 10th consecutive year--are today pleased to be awarding the General Motors Grand Jazz Award to Amanda Tosoff Quartet. The artist was deemed ...