Results for "Michael Ricci"

Istanbul Jazz Festival 2009 Tour

July 1, 2009

We're putting together a free-wheeling package to coincide with this summer's 16th Istanbul Jazz Festival: July 2-16, 2009. Tom Carabasi,World Music & Brazilian Jazz percussionist, heads the Dep't of Photography at the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. Tom's multi-cultural experience in education and his dual careers as a musician and photographer will ...

Daisy Jopling Classical Rock Violinist Returns to Beanrunner Cafe with Friends!

July 1, 2009

Nationally Acclaimed Musician Jopling Returns to BeanRunner and Presents a Premiere Performance of Her New Band! Saturday, July 18th 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. Classical Rock Violinist Daisy Jopling, praised by Time Out New York as a “Sublimely gifted musician” will return to the BeanRunner Caf to perform on Saturday, July 18th at 7:30pm. Special guests include ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Willie Dixon

July 1, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Willie Dixon's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Willie DixonWillie Dixon - acoustic bass, guitar, vocal, composer (1915 - 1992) Willie Dixon was a prolific blues songwriter with more than 500 compositions to his credit. Born and raised in Mississippi... more ...

Trumpeter/Vocalist Kermit Ruffins Interviewed at AAJ

June 30, 2009

There's a rebirth occurring in New Orleans music, and trumpeter/vocalist Kermit Ruffins finds himself front and center. While the post-Katrina recovery has meant many things for the Crescent City, in a number of ways it's been musicians who have taken the lead in bringing the city back to its traditions. New Orleans is Ruffins' muse and ...

Grant Stewart: Plays Ellington

June 30, 2009

In early 1943, the Duke Ellington Orchestra began an extended stay at the Hurricane Restaurant in New York on 49th St. and Broadway. During the orchestra's engagement that June, the band performed Tonight I Shall Sleep for the first time, a song Ellington had composed only weeks earlier. The ballad was written to spotlight tenor saxophonist ...

Anders Bergcrantz with the CTI All Star Band!

June 30, 2009

Swedish Jazz trumpeter Anders Bergcrantz will perform with The CTI All Star Band in two concerts at the Istanbul Jazz Festival July 8-9. The band features, besides Anders; Flora Purim, Airto, Hubert Laws, Bill Evans, Russell Malone, Mark Egan, Niels Lan Doky, Jeff “Tain" Watts. A great opportunity to play together with some of my favourites! ...

Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival: December 7-11, 2009

June 30, 2009

Norfolk's whispering pines will echo to the brassy tones of Living National Treasure Don Burrows when the islands eighth annual Jazz in The Pines Festival takes place December 7-11 this year. Set amongst spectacular island scenery, the finger-snapping, feel-good week of swing, funk and blues will also see Melbourne group the Syncopators deliver the class that ...

The Old School Lobbyist, Griot Style

June 30, 2009

The Old School Lobbyist, Griot Style: Mali's Cheick Hamala Diabate Holds Court in Washington, DC on Ake Doni Doni Washington may be chock-a-block with lobbyists and consultants, but only one of them rocks the n'goni, the West African plucked lute covered with animal skin. He advises presidents and the World Bank. He's played for everyone from ...

Scenes at Jazz Alley - July 12 - Only 10 Bucks!

June 30, 2009

Overloaded with Data? Trendrr Launches Pro

June 30, 2009

A First Look & How It Compares Information and trends spread across the global net with lightening speed. Bloggers and fans love a show, hate a single, publish a photo, share an impression. Each of these “events", whether they are on the rise or decline and where they are coming from all come together to create ...