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Tracy Nelson's "Victim of the Blues" on Delta Groove Records Hearkens to Earliest Blues Influences

February 10, 2011

When Nelson's home was destroyed by fire, firefighters announced they could save one room. Nelson pointed to the studio. This is the album that survived. CD, due out April 19, features Marcia Ball, Angela Strehli, John Cowan and Jimmy Pugh LOS ANGELES, Calif.—She has one of the signature voices of her generation. That natural gift has ...

"Latin Bird," Motema Music Debut by Alto Saxophonist T.K. Blue, Due for March 8 Release

February 11, 2011

T.K. Blue's new CD Latin Bird, his first for Motema Music and ninth as a leader, takes the alto saxophonist back to his musical and personal beginnings. Charlie “Bird" Parker was a major early inspiration for T.K., and eight of Parker's classic compositions are ingeniously reworked in Afro-Cuban, Caribbean, Brazilian, and New Orleans second-line rhythms. The ...

Charles Lloyd Quartet Take Jazz Eastward at Lincoln Center

February 9, 2011

Charles Lloyd first arrived on the scene back in the '50s and soon made a name for himself on the West Coast (and well beyond) playing saxophone in a Coltrane-influenced vein that made him something of a crossover success. In the late '60s and early '70s, he was one of the biggest names in jazz, leading ...

Thomas Dolby Breaks 20-Year Silence with "Oceanea" EP

February 9, 2011

Featuring Eddi Reader on guest vocals, EP was recorded in Dolby's lifeboat studio. It is a precursor to a full-length album in summer. LONDON, U.K.—Reclusive solo artist Thomas Dolby is preparing to break his 20-year silence with a brand new studio album, A Map of the Floating City, due out this summer. But first, on March ...

New Music Seminar Announces The Definitive Top 100 Artists On The Verge Chart

February 9, 2011

Providing the most accurate evaluation and identification of new American music talent New York, NY—New Music Seminar (NMS) announces The Artist on the Verge Top 100, the most comprehensive list to date for emerging artists in America. The first published Artist on the Verge Top 100 is available now. Click here to view it. The NMS ...

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February 9, 2011

Jazz Arts Group Welcomes Blues Guitarist/Composer/Actor Chris Thomas King

February 9, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's Inside Track series welcomes Grammy Award-winning blues guitarist, composer and actor Chris Thomas King to the Lincoln Theatre stage Saturday, March 5 along with special guests The Floorwalkers. Chris Thomas King came into his own while expanding on traditional musical horizons that were inherited from his father, Tabby Thomas. Born and bred ...

Pamela Rose Celebrates Women's History Month with 2 San Francisco Shows

February 9, 2011

In honor of Women's History Month, jazz and blues vocalist Pamela Rose brings her internationally acclaimed multimedia show, Wild Women of Song: Great Gal Composers of the Jazz Era, to two San Francisco venues next month. The theatrical concert celebrates the lives, times, and music of the rarely mentioned women songwriters who helped create the American ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 31, 2011

February 8, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 2 15 Joe Lovano Bird Songs (Blue Note) 382 179 +203 7 67 1 3 2 1 1 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 174 189 -15 0 49 1 13 3 5 14 Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project Things Are Getting Better (Primrose Lane) ...

Swedish Prog Legends PR Lindh Project Featuring Starcastle Vocalist Release New CD

February 8, 2011

Sweden—For those in the progressive rock community Pr Lindh is considered a keyboard wizard so much so that he was chosen to play keys for the reunion of the legendary Nice (a prestigious position only held by keyboard visionary Keith Emerson) With the release of several highly acclaimed albums, the Pr Lindh Project band has garnered ...