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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Louie Bellson

July 6, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Louie Bellson's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Louie BellsonOne of the world’s greatest drummers, Louie Bellson has been an exciting crowd pleaser for over 60 years. A well-respected educator and one of the nicest people in the music business, the still-active Louie ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Southland Jazz

July 5, 2009

L.A. Jazz Scene July Sergio Mendes, Eddie Palmieri and Poncho Sanchez Hollywood Bowl 2301 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles Enjoy of night of legendary Latin Jazz with Brazilian superstar Sergio Mendes, pianist Eddie Palmieri L.A’s Cuban all-star Poncho Sanchez. Jul 08, 2009 08:00PM Lavay Smith and Her Red ...

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News: Obituary

Shi Pei Pu Chinese Opera Singer Inspired M. Butterfly Dies

July 5, 2009

Shi Pei Pu, a Chinese operatic soprano who along with his French lover was convicted of espionage and whose complicated affair inspired the Tony Award- winning Broadway play “M. Butterfly" and the movie of the same title, has died. He was 70. Shi died Tuesday in Paris. An aide confirmed Shi's death to Agence France-Presse. Shi ...

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News: Performance / Tour

When Scott Met Irving ... or Didn't

July 5, 2009

ITS one of Mark Saltzmans favorite moments in his play with music, The Tin Pan Alley Rag, and he wont even take the credit. Near the end of the show, which imagines a meeting between the composers Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin, Joplin responds to a painful memory by playing “Bethena", a ragtime waltz he wrote ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sheila Jordan Jazz Voice Finds a Mellower Range

July 5, 2009

WHEN the jazz singer Sheila Jordan is in Manhattan, she has ready access to the musicians, clubs and urban energy she has cherished since she moved there nearly 60 years ago to immerse herself in the music she loved. But when its time for Ms. Jordan to learn new music or work on arrangements, she is ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ron Kaplan Sings New York! July 10 and 11, 2009

July 5, 2009

Great American Songbook Preservationist and classic-jazz-standards singer Ron Kaplan is making a rare concert appearance in New York City on July 10 and 11 to present his New York Song Collection. Kaplan will perform at FEINSTEIN'S at the Regency Hotel, located at 540 Park Avenue, NYC. Tickets can be purchased for the July 10 and 11, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Daniel Bennett at the Alphabet Lounge

July 5, 2009

Saxophonist Daniel Bennett brings his original mix of jazz, folk, and minimalism to the Alphabet Lounge. The Daniel Bennett Group has shared concert stages with guitarist Bill Frisell, Charlie Hunter Trio, saxophonist James Carter, percussionist Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, & Wood), saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, David Fiuczynski (Screaming Headless Torsos), Denison Witmer, and LA-based synthpop group Joy ...

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News: Obituary

Sandra Warfield Opera and Cabaret Singer Dies

July 5, 2009

Sandra Warfield, an American mezzo-soprano who performed frequently with the Metropolitan Opera in the 1950s, 60s and early 70s, died on Monday in Manhattan. She was 88 and lived on the Upper East Side. Ms. Warfield made her Met debut in 1953, singing the part of a peasant girl in Mozarts Marriage of Figaro. One hundred ...

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News: Recording

Steve Lehman Octet's 'Travail, Transformation, and Flow'

July 5, 2009

Call what saxophonist Steve Lehman does a variation on “math-jazz," with apologies to the time signature-hopping sub-genre that rose out of the mid-'90s indie rock scene. Though nothing from this album will ever be confused with Don Caballero, Lehman makes the seemingly counterintuitive choice to introduce computer analysis into jazz in the hopes of greater exploring ...

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News: Recording

'Songs of Leonard Cohen': A Vinyl Reckoning

July 5, 2009

Sundazed Records' new version of the singer-songwriter's classic debut is a great way to get reacquainted with vinyl records. Tastemakers such as Bob Dylan, Jack White and T Bone Burnett might be at the forefront of championing the resurgent interest in vinyl albums and singles, but they're not the only enthusiasts celebrating the return of the ...