Results for "Michael Ricci"

Musical Cline Twins March to Different Beats

March 27, 2009

Drummer Alex and guitarist Nels grew up as jazz hounds around L.A., yet they ended up taking parallel but divergent paths. For a pair of identical twins, it's surprisingly easy to tell Nels and Alex Cline apart. Dressed in a T-shirt and dark, slim-cut jeans, spiky-haired Nels Cline looks the part of distinguished “guitar god," even ...

Julian Lage One-Stop Hub for Avant-Garde Jazz

March 27, 2009

JULIAN LAGE, a fastidious young guitarist, waited for the applause to subside before bantering with his audience at Firehouse 12 last Friday night. He and his band were playing songs from Sounding Point (Emarcy), his brand-new debut; the next piece, he said, had to do with exploring sound in a physical space, responding to the feeling ...

Massive Woodstock May Not Come in 2009

March 27, 2009

As Woodstocks 40th anniversary approaches rumors are flying that another anniversary concert is in the works. While original producer Michael Lang has been talking about plans for one concert in New York City and another in Berlin, Joel Rosenman, Langs business partner of 40 years, says the show is very far away from being booked and ...

The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon

March 27, 2009

The unheralded trumpeter makes a compelling centerpiece for the documentary. Music elite and bebop fans widely consider him the greatest living jazz trumpeter. Though commonly recognized by many from his longtime stint as Merv Griffin's comedic sidekick on The Merv Griffin Show, trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon qualifies, hands-down, as a force of jazz and one ...

Jimmy Robinson/Woodenhead Gigs

March 27, 2009

New Orleans guitarist Jimmy Robinson will play several regional dates in early April. Friday, April 3rd Jimmy will play an acoustic, solo set at ARTMOSPHERE in Lafayette, La. Also performing is Lafayette guitarist Shelton Skerrett. Jimmy will then perfom with his long-running (1975!) electric instrumenntal fusion group WOODENHEAD as they continue to rehearse and perform music ...

Trumpeter Marlon Jordan at N.O. Jazz Fest

March 27, 2009

A must see at this years New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell (April 24-26 & April 30-May 3) is New Orleans trumpeter Marlon Jordan. Jordans energized take on the classic Miles Davis Quintet sound takes place on opening day Friday, April 24 in the WWOZ Jazz Tent at 12:40 PM. The 2009 Jazz ...

Debut of Ron Jackson as Composer at Prolific Arts Music

March 27, 2009

Saltman Knowles Charts #8 on Jazz World Week with Upcoming CD Release Event

March 27, 2009

Saltman Knowles current release, Return Of The Composer hit #8 on the Jazz World Week and expected to go higher. The information comes on the heels of their CD release event in Washington DC next weekend. The Quintet has been receiving excellent reviews, a current one out in JazzTimes this month, along with strong radio airplay. ...

Tim Kuhl Group: Brooklyn King CD Release Show

March 27, 2009

A night to celebrate the much anticipated new release KING by Brooklyn drummer Tim Kuhl. KING features a strong, creative core group of musicians that have coined a sound that is both melodically accessible and improvisationally impressive. FEATURING Aidan Carroll - Bass Jon Irabagon - Tenor Sax Aki Ishiguro - Guitar

Andre Canniere Group at St. Peter's, NYC - April 16 2009

March 27, 2009