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Jazz Musician of the Day: Chick Corea
All About Jazz is celebrating Chick Corea's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Chick CoreaAn NEA Jazz Master, 16-time Grammy winner, prolific composer and undisputed keyboard virtuoso, Chick Corea has attained living legend status after four decades of unparalleled creativity and an artistic output that is simply staggering... ...
AAJ Exclusive: New Miles Davis Released at Wolfgangsvault.com
Wolfgangsvault.com today released a never-before-heard audio recording of Miles Davis at the Fillmore West, October 15, 1970. The Bill Graham produced concert, which included Leon Russell and Seatrain on the bill, features “Honkytonk," “What I Say," “Sanctuary," “Yesternow," “Bitches Brew," and “Funky Tonk." The vintage concert recording, with full context of the show's importance, is now ...
Ojai's Music Fest is a Tuneful Blend of Old, New and Frank Zappa
Don't let the quaint setting fool you. From June 10 to 13, Ojais Libbey Bowla simple band shell with seating for a scant 1,400 listeners on old wooden benches and a lawnwill be the venue for distinguished musicians from all over the world. They'll be showcasing new, classic and seldom heard works, joining in a legacy ...
The New World Jazz Composers Octet Releases Second CD: Transitions
The New World Jazz Composers Octet is releasing its second CD, TRANSITIONS, on the Big and Phat Jazz Productions label. This exciting new CD features eight stylistically diverse compositions written by five of the most talented jazz composers on the scene today. Each piece is presented with a combination of precise ensemble performance and inspired solos. ...
Big Apple Jazz Gigs
TIM BERNE AND LOS TOTOPOS (Wednesday) Alto saxophonist and composer with a group featuring Matt Mitchell on piano, Oscar Noriega on clarinets and Ches Smith on drums. Tuesday at 8 p.m. I-Beam Music 168 Seventh Street, between Second and Third Avenues, Gowanus, Brooklyn ibeambrooklyn.com ...
Chamber Music America Announces $443,000 in Grants to Ensembles and Presenters
CMA announces $443,000 in grants to ensembles and presenters Twenty-six U.S.-based ensembles and presenters to receive support New York, NY -- Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 33rd year of service to ensemble music professionals, announced today the recipients of 26 grants supporting new works and community-based residencies. CMA will distribute $443,000 to ensembles and presenters ...
Pianist Hiroe Sekine Releases "a-me", New CD Featuring Peter Erskine, Bob Sheppard, Et Al.
A talented musician, a gifted jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, Hiroe Sekine (Hee-ROE-ay Say-KEE-Neh) approaches jazz standards and her compositions using her very original voices and colors -- modern and fresh, yet classic. She has been writing and performing for nearly 20 years both in Japan and the U.S. Being a dedicated and truly professional musician, ...
A Lament for the Blues in Their Backyard
Buddy Guy said he was worried about the blues. He worried even as he oversaw the finishing touches on the new location of his club, Buddy Guys Legends, which is part musical venue, part museum. He is worried that his club cannot provide enough exposure for all the musical talent that comes through Chicago, and worried ...
The 'It' Girl of Jazz, Spalding Returns to Playboy Jazz Fest
At age 25, it might feel like a bit too much pressure to be considered the “future of jazz," but Esperanza Spalding, who is part of the Sunday lineup at this weekend's Playboy Jazz Festival, carries herself with the kind of grace and poise that belies her years. The native Oregonian (she's from Portland) is back ...
On the Horns of Abundance: Jazz Festivals Resound
An extraordinary amount of jazz hits New York over the next two weeks: four festivals, about 150 sets, and much of it extracurricular to the usual riches at the clubs. Its a time of marathons and breadth and goes in heavy for the new: not just youth, but also new aesthetic combinations, new attitudes toward repertory, ...
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