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News: Music Industry

Fair Trade Music Initiative Launched

March 18, 2015

New artist-first movement seeks to improve artist compensation at critical time as digital music continues to grow in popularity and influence. Denver, CO—Frustrated with the ad-based, stream-for-free paradigm of digital music, the Fair Trade Music Initiative launched today with a simple premise: music, like all valuable art, should not be free. Musicians deserve to be paid ...

News: Event

Sail with Jazz Bridge on our June Jazz River Cruise!

March 18, 2015

Hosted by Jazz Bridge to Raise Money for Musicians in Need Saturday, June 13, 2015, From 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Be one of only 70 supporters to come aboard the Elite Yacht for a Jazz Cruise from 1:30-4:30 on June 13th! You’ll hear great Jazz with Bootsie Barnes, Larry McKenna, Tom Lawton, Mike Boone and ...

News: Performance / Tour

Caleb Sean Trio at the Balcony Club

March 18, 2015

By Jerry Armbrister Caleb Sean McCampbell is usually accompanying other musicians around Dallas, but he headlined his own group —the Caleb Sean Trio—at the Balcony Club on March 13th. It was a spirited event with McCampbell on keyboards, Taron Lockett on drums and Jay Mack on bass. Great variety of music: they played some ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Bill Frisell

March 18, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Bill Frisell's birthday today! Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio. Soon, the Chicago Blues became a passion through the work of Otis Rush, B.B. King, Paul Butterfield and Buddy Guy. ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Nat "King" Cole

March 17, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Nat “King" Cole's birthday today! Nat King Cole was one of the most popular singers ever to hit the American charts. A brilliant recording and concert artist during the 40\'s, 50\'s and 60\'s, he attracted millions of fans around the world with a sensitive and caressing singing voice that was unmistakable. ...

News: Music Industry

Dan Aykroyd & Judy Belushi Announce Creation Of Blues Brothers Records

March 16, 2015

NEW LABEL DEDICATED TO NURTURING UP & COMING BLUES TALENT TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY BLUE NOTE RECORDS Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi have announced the creation of Blues Brothers Records, a new record label dedicated to the development of blues artists that will be distributed by venerable jazz label Blue Note Records, a flagship label of ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Tommy Flanagan

March 16, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Tommy Flanagan's birthday today! Rarely has such unanimously unstinting praise been bestowed on a less self-congratulatory recipient. As genial and matter-of-fact off the stand as he is fiercely individual at the keys, Tommy Flanagan handles his world class ranking with an equanimity, a modesty, an easy friendliness not always associated with ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: March 16, 2015

March 15, 2015

TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Eddie Henderson Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)311328-17159152872Russell Malone Love Looks Good On You (HighNote)26953+216295821333Jamie Cullum Interlude (Blue Note)237256-1914827424Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)233266-33146185105Dave Bass NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sounds)225182+4374756696Joe Alterman Georgia Sunset (Joe Alterman Music)218196+2225266757Charles McPherson The Journey (Capri)216226-1024755878Sam Most New Jazz Standards (Summit)205200+534975949Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)201249-4844928101710Jacky Terrasson Take This! (impulse!)193154+39195410211811Jim Snidero Main Street (Savant)186197-1124676121412Diana ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Charles Lloyd

March 15, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Charles Lloyd's birthday today! The critical consensus is that Charles Lloyd has never sounded better. As he enters his 76th year, the depth of his expression reflects a lifetime of experience. Lloyd has a legendary history in the music world, and could certainly be in a position to slow down and ...

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Mark Murphy

March 14, 2015

All About Jazz is celebrating Mark Murphy's birthday today! Mark Murphy is one of the world\'s greatest — and hippest — jazz vocalists performing today. His coterie of fans includes tap dancer Gregory Hines, who spontaneously jumped up on stage at Mark\'s Las Vegas engagement in 1995 to join him for an impromptu duet. Legendary composer ...