Results for "Michael Ricci"

Interview: Nat Hentoff (Part 1)

May 13, 2009

By any measure, Nat Hentoff is a giant of jazz journalism. It's impossible to write about the music or interview jazz musicians today without thinking of Nat and the print trails he has blazed since the early 1950s. Before Nat, jazz writing consisted largely of publicists banging out pun-riddled notices and articles that had more in ...

Aika - Aika Hirahara - New Album on Blue Note

May 13, 2009

Mimi Jones CD Sneak Preview at the Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival

May 13, 2009

The “Magic Bass Sounds” Of Mimi Jones At The Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival Featuring a sneak preview of the debut CD release A New Day Mimi Jones brings her “magic sounds on the bass” to the Kennedy Center premiering her soon to be released debut CD, A New Day as part of the ...

Echoes of Swing: Jazz Award Presentation in France

May 13, 2009

In connection with the award for the recent Echoes of Swing CD '4 Jokers In The Pack, Colin Dawson, Chris Hopkins, Bernd Lhotzky and Oliver Mewes were invited to play a concert tour in France, which a.o. included Rouen, Limoges, Le Havre and Marennes Olron. On the 8th of May they officially received the GRAND PRIX ...

Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Announces 2009 Entertainment Lineup

May 13, 2009

MILWAUKEE, WI - The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2009 event, to be held Friday, September 11 Saturday, September 12, will once again feature an internationally diverse collection of musicians and vocalists. The event, which will take place along ...

Benny Powell to Battle the Bones for Frankie Manning Birthday Celebration

May 13, 2009

Benny Powell will be featured in a special musical performance billed as the “Battle of the Bones" with fellow trombonists Wycliffe Gordon and Art Baron, as part of the Frankie 95 Birthday Festival on the closing night of the Memorial Day weekend extravaganza being held in New York City May 21 - 25. Having taken center ...

Saxophonist David Sanborn Interviewed at AAJ

May 13, 2009

Saxophonist David Sanborn is one of the most recognizable instrumentalists in modern music. From his many television appearances--on his own show, Night Moves, and with David Letterman's band--to his popular records and tours, Sanborn is among the few names in jazz that non-jazzheads can recognize. In 2008, Sanborn released Here & Gone (Decca, 2008), an album ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Red Garland

May 13, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Red Garland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Red GarlandWho was Red Garland? Largely self-taught, Red Garland established a reputation as a solid post-bop mainstream player in the 50s, playing with many of the most famous jazz musicians of the time... more

Nicola Conte "Rituals" CD Available on May 19

May 12, 2009

Decca Records presents Rituals, the third album from Italian musician Nicola Conte, available on May 19th!     Audio Stream: Love In Awakening 2008 is the year of “Rituals," which confirms the multifaceted talent of the artist and instrumentalist from Bari. Recorded between the end of 2005 and the October of 2007, also this work first ...

Notes from the Net: More on Kind of Blue's 50th Anniversary; Quincy Jones Speaks out on Music Education; Plus News, Reviews, and More

May 12, 2009

Here's this week's compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interest:* Starting, as we usually do, with news of the St. Louis area's most famous ...