Results for "Michael Ricci"

Enter the "Fred Hersch - Alone at the Vanguard" Giveaway

April 9, 2011

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Palmetto “Fred Hersch—Alone at the Vanguard“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on May 9th. Click here to enter the contest (Following Fred Hersch at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.) Good luck! Your Friends at ...

Thank You Philadelphia!

April 8, 2011

All About Jazz would like to thank the jazz presenting community in Philadelphia for supporting our website with their advertising patronage. Our sincerest gratitude goes out to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the Painted Bride Art Center, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, the Keswick Theatre, the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts ...

Aaron Comess Readies Powerful Instrumental CD 'Beautiful Mistake' for June 14th

April 8, 2011

Emotive Without Words, Instrumental Rock Album Creates Drama via Commanding Drums and Electric Guitar's Lyrical 'Voice' 'Beautiful Mistake,' a Powerful New Collection by Aaron Comess, Set for June 14 Release Respected drummer/guitarist/composer/producer Aaron Comess steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight with his powerful new rock instrumental CD, 'Beautiful Mistake.' Comess, who wrote and ...

Sinouj's Live at Play! Album. New Ways in World Jazz (Tunisia/Spain/Nigeria/Italy)

April 8, 2011

Sinouj's releasing its album with the great flamenco master el Guadiana Sinouj is an Afro-Mediterranean band which bases its music on Magreb and Middle Eastern traditions that they mix with contemporary jazz, funk, as well as West African Music. Sinouj therefore integrates such elements as Arabic rhythms and modes into a modern vision of jazz and ...

The Greencards Ready 'The Brick Album' with Guests Vince Gill and Sam Bush

April 8, 2011

Vince Gill and Sam Bush make guest appearances on Justin Niebank-produced album, due for release June 21, 2011. NASHVILLE, Tenn.—From the first notes struck together in 2003 through tours with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, up to and beyond their fourth studio album in 2009, The Greencards have won steadily escalating acclaim for their multi-dimensional Americana ...

Jazz Arts Group Presents Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" Multi-Media Retrospective

April 6, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series caps off Jazz Appreciation Month on April 29 30 at the Lincoln Theatre with “Birth of the Cool," a recreation of the iconic 1949-50 Miles Davis recording sessions featuring Mark Flugge (music director) and Jim Powell (trumpet); and a multi-media retrospective of mid-century art and design including narration by ...

Karrin Allyson Confirmed to Perform at Jazz for Japan Benefit Concert

April 6, 2011

Grammy-nominated vocalist/pianist Karrin Allyson is confirmed to participate in the JAZZ FOR JAPAN BENEFIT CONCERT, April 18, 2011 at the Highline Ballroom 100% of the ticket proceeds to be donated to the Japan Relief and Recovery Fund spearheaded by Direct Relief. In association with In Touch Entertainment Blue Note Jazz Benefit for Japan The Blue Note ...

Kurt Elling Puts Jazz Spin on Classic Rock With Producer Don Was

April 5, 2011

The first time we came across Kurt Elling was in June of 1997 during a guerilla campaign of gigs in the Northeast over a six-week stretch. It was towards the end of that run and the singer was walking with crutches after a hiking mishap. His iconoclast reputation as a divinity school dropout (one credit short ...

Gretchen Parlato Finds "Peace of Mind" as a New Breed of Jazz Diva

April 5, 2011

Gretchen Parlato is not your stereotypical jazz diva. You won't see this singer up on stage dressed in a prom dress, and her beautiful voice doesn't have the impressive range of other some singers out there. With a short asymmetrical haircut and a hip fashion sense, her look is her own. Nonetheless, it is Parlato's voice ...

All About Jazz Launches New Facebook Page

April 5, 2011