Results for "Michael Ricci"

Reviews: Joe Lovano, Daryl Sherman, Fred Hersch and Miller Williams

July 6, 2009

Joe Lovano Us Five, Folk Art (Blue Note). As noted in the Rifftides coverage of the Portland Jazz Festival, the saxophonist's Us Five band is a playground of reaction and interaction among diverse but finely attuned musicians. The ages of the other band members, who include two drummers, no doubt average half of Lovano's. If they ...

New Accujazz Internet Radio Channel Plays 1980's Jazz

July 6, 2009

AccuJazz Internet Radio continues its weekly roll-out of creatively programmed jazz channels today with the launch of “Decade: '80s," a streaming channel playing hundreds of songs from jazz albums recorded in the 1980s. The channel is completely free to use and available 24 hours a day. While many consider the '50s and '60s to be the ...

Pandora's Westergren Responds to Artist Airplay Submission Controversy

July 6, 2009

Yesterday's story that Pandora was requiring that all music considered for airplay must also be available for sale as a physical CD on Amazon drew some strong comments from Hypebot readers. An online poll showed that for 40%, the practice tainted their view of Pandora and another 14% claimed they would never use the service again. ...

Creole Restaurant & Music Supper Club ‘Latin Jazz Legacy Series’ Presents Chembo Corniel Latin Jazz Quintet CD Release Party July 10th & 11th 8 & 10 PM

July 6, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club continues to raise artistic and showcase standards while invigorating the Harlem Jazz scene and proudly presenting the Latin Jazz Legacy Series – featuring the top artists in the Latin Jazz genre – and kicking off with the Chembo Corniel Latin Jazz Quintet – Friday, July 10th and Saturday, July 11, ...

Lee Konitz; "Jammin' on the Hudson"

July 6, 2009

Riverbank State Park, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, for our fifth consecutive year are pleased to present: “Jammin' On The Hudson." 'Jammin'; The Summer Concert Series for the 'serious' Jazz Lover! What could be more inviting than listening to the sounds of great Jazz Artists, cast out over The Hudson River, at sunset, for ...

The Horse's Ha Tour for "Of The Cathmawr Yards," Plus Offer MP3 of Unreleased Slapp Happy Cover

July 6, 2009

THE HORSE'S HA PLAY FIRST OF SEVERAL MINI-TOURS FOR NEW ALBUM, OF THE CATHMAWR YARDS Plus offer mp3 of unreleased Slapp Happy cover. The Horse's Ha will be playing the first of several mini-tours this summer in support of their genre-bending debut album, Of The Cathmawr Yards, out now on Hidden Agenda. Featuring stellar performers from ...

Holiday Weekend Extra: What Jazz Is

July 6, 2009

Asked to define jazz, Louis Armstrong replied, “If you have to ask what it is, you'll never know." That's one answer. Here's another, provided by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Hank Jones, Rufus Reid and Mickey Roker at Gillespie's 70th birthday concert on October, 21, 1987. The composition is Gillespie's blues “Wheatleigh Hall." In the preamble, Gillespie ...

When the Artist and Fan Relationship Goes Bad

July 6, 2009

Obama Signs Web Radio Royalty Bill

July 6, 2009

Internet radio stations got a second chance to hammer out a royalty agreement with copyright holders Tuesday when President Obama signed the Webcasters Settlement Act. The bill gives both sides 30 days to come to an agreement over how much Web radio stations should pay to stream their music. A similar bill signed by President Bush ...

Definition of Soul: Femme Fatale to Feature N'dambi

July 6, 2009

Definition of Soul: Femme Fatale features N'Dambi and a special performance by Choklate, hosted by Moma Sol with sounds by Chicago's Joe Kollege, Saturday July 11, 2009, The Jazz Cafe in the Detroit Music Hall, 350 Madison Avenue Detroit, MI 48226. Mosaicthump, in association with Urban Organic, is proud to bring the Definition of Soul Concert ...