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News: Recording

"Boom Town" Takes Soul-Jazz Saxophonist Richard Elliot To #1

December 8, 2011

The first single from In The Zone explodes at radio as the album garners acclaim Escondido, CA: Soul-jazz saxman Richard Elliot has been blowing up radio with the funky single Boom Town, which has taken command of Billboards BDSradio.com smooth jazz national airplay chart for the past four weeks. The track, produced by Elliot and fusion ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 28, 2011

December 6, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 2 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 217 202 +15 0 52 1 9 2 3 4 George Benson Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) 179 193 -14 0 37 2 9 3 28 28 Tony Bennett Duets II (RPM / Columbia) 163 99 ...

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Article: Contributor News

2011: Extreme Makeover

by Michael Ricci
December 5, 2011

Dear fellow contributor, 2011 proved to be a transformative year as we undertook several steps to completely rebuild All About Jazz and expand its focus. And the improvements and expansion will continue long into 2012. Please read on and don't forget to submit your year end lists in the next 2-3 weeks.

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News: Recording

Mitch Ryder's Don Was-Produced Album 'The Promise' is His First in 30 Years

December 5, 2011

Produced by fellow Detroit native Don Was, Ryder returns to his Motor City rock and soul roots. DETROIT, Mich.—Before Jack White, Ted Nugent, Bob Seger or Iggy Pop, Detroit's number one rock export was Mitch Ryder. Fronting the Detroit Wheels, Ryder spun out a string of rock 'n' soul hits—"Jenny Take a Ride," “Devil With a ...

News: Opinion

On Why Jazz Isn't Cool Anymore...

December 4, 2011

By Nicholas Payton Jazz died in 1959. There maybe cool individuals who say they play Jazz, but ain't shit cool about Jazz as a whole. Jazz died when cool stopped being hip. Jazz was a limited idea to begin with. Jazz is a label that was forced upon the musicians. The musicians should've never accepted that ...

News: Award / Grant

54th Annual Jazz Grammy Nominees

December 1, 2011

30. Best Improvised Jazz Solo “All Or Nothing At All" Randy Brecker, soloist Track from: The Jazz Ballad Song Book (Randy Brecker With DR Big Band) [Half Note] “You Are My Sunshine" Ron Carter, soloist Track from: This Is Jazz (Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy ...

News: Recording

Rounder to Release Tony Rice's 'The Bill Monroe Collection'

December 1, 2011

Album contains 15 years of influential bluegrass guitarist Rice's interpretations of songs by “The Father of Bluegrass Music." BURLINGTON, Mass.—Over the past year's Bill Monroe Centennial there have been numerous anthologies of various artists doing their versions of his music, restating the enormity of Bill Monroe's legacy on the entire field of bluegrass music. Tony Rice's ...

News: Recording

Chicago Sessions: It's all about jazz, man

November 30, 2011

Nick Eipers didn't go looking for jazz. Jazz found him. Working as a recording engineer and producer after graduating from Columbia College in 1994, the Brookfield resident manned the mixing boards for a variety of musicians, from classical ensembles to rock acts. The local jazz greats that he was recording and their struggles struck a chord, ...

News: Radio

JazzWeek Radio Chart: November 21, 2011

November 29, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 10 9 Ted Rosenthal Out Of This World (Playscape) 205 142 +63 0 49 1 7 2 2 1 Christian McBride Big Band The Good Feeling (Mack Avenue) 202 215 -13 0 56 1 8 3 4 4 George Benson Guitar Man (Concord Jazz) 193 166 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Henry Threadgill's ZOOID at Roulette (Brooklyn) from November 30 to December 2

November 29, 2011

Henry Threadgill's ZOOID featuring Liberty Ellman (acoustic guitar), Jose Davila (trombone and tuba), Stomu Takeishi (acoustic bass guitar) and Elliot Humberto Kavee (drums). November 30-December 2, 8pm Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY 917.267.0368 Directions 2/3/4/5/A/C/G/D/M/N/R/B/Q trains & the LIRR $25/$15 members/students/seniors (attend two nights and ...