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News: Recording

Bill Evans: Early V. Late

July 6, 2009

Like the Hatfields and McCoys, fans of pianist Bill Evans' early and late periods love to square off. Musket muzzles emerge through the pickets on both sides whenever a writer or critic voices disappointment with Evans' recordings after 1970. For reasons that escape me, many of those who enjoy Evans' late period seem to take this ...

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News: Recording

Gnawledge Records Remixes the Legacy of Moorish Spain on "Granada Doaba"

July 6, 2009

Pawn Shop Scavenging for the Roots of Flamenco Hip-Hop: Gnawledge Records Remixes the Legacy of Moorish Spain Instead of angling for a record deal, Canyon Cody sent his demo to the US government and applied for a Fulbright scholarship. After he was awarded the prestigious grant, Cody headed to Spain with rapper/producer Gnotes and built a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Piano Jazz Series Debuts at Loews Madison Hotel in DC Three Nights a Week

July 6, 2009

The Loews Madison Hotel Announces a New “Pianists-in-Residence" Program Featuring Washington, DC's Top Jazz Pianists Washington, DC -- Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening The Loews Madison Hotel is pleased to host the series Piano Jazz at The Madison, where there will be live piano jazz in an intimate club-like setting from 6:30 9:30pm. One of ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Alaadeen: The Rest of the Story

July 6, 2009

The Rest of the Story Ahmad S. Alaadeen Spiral Bound Manual; 53 pages ISBN: 6-38087-01012-6 Fandeen Publising 2009 User-Friendly Jazz Improvisation Methods to Finding Yourself as a Soloist “...Alaadeen is a wise elder in this music we call jazz and young musicians would do ...

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News: Festival

SFJAZZ Announces 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival Artist Line-Up

July 6, 2009

Randall Kline, the Executive and Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast—today announced the complete artist line-up for the 27th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival will begin with a celebration of Thelonious Monk’s Birthday with pianist Eric Reed on October 10. The season continues through November 21 and includes ...

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News: Obituary

Hugh Hopper: Memories

July 6, 2009

Hugh Hopper departed this world on June 7, 2009, victim of leukemia, as, curiously, his previous collaborator, keyboardist Alan Gowen had, almost three decades ago. Hopper was, on his own, a revolutionary bassist and composer who found early exposure in the 1960s but never gained the exposure he really deserved during his lifetime. He still, however, ...

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News: Obituary

Drake Levin Guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders

July 6, 2009

Drake Levin, lead guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders during the quintet's hit-making prime in the mid-1960s, died Saturday at his home in San Francisco after a long battle with cancer, according to his longtime friend and former Raiders bandmate Phil Volk. He was 62. Levin's four-year stint with the Raiders, known for its campy ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings' Recording Debut- Delmark CD Release Party!

July 6, 2009

Chicago Jazz Flutist supreme, Nicole Mitchell, will celebrate her new Delmark release and her debut recording of her BLACK EARTH STRINGS group Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings' RENEGADES at the Velvet Lounge on Wednesday, August 5 67 E. Cermak Rd, Chicago's South Loop area which will lead into her exciting performance at the upcoming 2009 Chicago ...

News: Performance / Tour

Shirley Johnson, Blues Attack, Delmark CD Release Party & Rockin' Johnny's 40th BDay Party!

July 6, 2009

Hey Chicago Blues Fans! I wanted to let you know about some special shows coming up, including the Delmark CD release party for Shirley Johnson's Blues Attack and Rockin' Johnny's 40th Birthday Party Friday, Saturday, July 10, 11 SHIRLEY JOHNSON, Blues Attack! Delmark CD release party for the “Queen of Blue Chicago", Shirley ...

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News: Performance / Tour

World of Jazz II Concert Series

July 6, 2009

July 11 – August 1, 2009, every Saturday at 12 PM The Chelsea Art Museum (CAM) is proud to present for the second consecutive year World of Jazz, a concert series, developed in collaboration with jazz saxophonist Lars Haake. World of Jazz features talented emerging artists on the New York Jazz scene, who focus on the ...