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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the Motema "Rufus Reid - Out Front" Giveaway

May 15, 2010

Irving Taylor, Robert Davies, Thomas Semesky, Theodore Allchin and Christy Pines, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Motema Music “Rufus Reid - Out Front“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Motema Music for more releases. Enjoy the ...

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News: Contest

Announcing the Winners of the Hot Cup "Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort" Giveaway

May 15, 2010

Jim Passin, Ceto Mundiarso, Gerald Porzio, Mike Brown and Sam Sadigursky, Congratulations! You're the lucky winners of the Hot Cup Records “Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort“ giveaway. All About Jazz will contact you about claiming your prize. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in the contest and please visit Hot Cup ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Steve Lockwood Ensemble - Jazz/Improvised Music Concert

May 15, 2010

Here is a great concert coming up by Steve Lockwood at Santa Monica College. The bill includes some of LA's great players, not to be missed!Steve Lockwood Ensemble with Ken Rosser- guitar, Hamilton Price- bass, and Chris Wabich- drums.Friday, May 21, 20106:30pm - 10:00pmSanta Monica Comm. Coll. Perf. Arts Ctr. ...

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News: Recording

Hidden Jazz Downloads (Vol. 12)

May 15, 2010

"Nobody tells you nothing about anything these days." This is a line I overheard the other day at Zabar's, a local food store. The line was grunted by a senior gentleman after a friend asked him why no one had told him about a change in venue for some event. The same line can be applied ...

News: Music Industry

Stars in the Jazz Sky

May 15, 2010

I've been reading an advance copy of Nat Hentoff's latest book--a collection of his Jazz Times columns, called AT THE JAZZ BAND BALL: SIXTY YEARS ON THE JAZZ SCENE (University of California Press), which will be published next month. In a chapter devoted to Thelonious Monk, Hentoff presents an interview done at Monk's home in 1956 ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Buster Williams "Something More" Trio at the Philadelphia Museum of Art - May 21, 2010

May 15, 2010

Legendary bassist Buster Williams leads his “Something More" trio - featuring pianist Mike LeDonne and drummer EJ Strickland in a performance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday, May 21 at 5:00 p.m. The event is free after the price of museum admission. Praised by Jazztimes for “the beauty of his tone and sound, along ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bending Melodies into Unorthodox Shapes

May 15, 2010

Heading into her encore at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola on Tuesday night, Nnenna Freelon gave her audience the illusion of a choice. “Are you guys feeling frisky or sentimental?" she asked. Frisky, came the reply. Well, all right, then: the band struck up a light-funk groove, and Ms. Freelon plunged into one last song, parsing lyrics with ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Billy Childs Jazz/Chamber Ensemble at Redcat

May 15, 2010

This should be a great concert. Billy Childs is one of the greatest pianists in LA, who always writes exciting music, and this looks like an interesting work that he is showing off. It also includes a stellar line-up of high-caliber, musicians. Highly recommended!Line-up:Billy Childs - pianoLarry Koonse - guitarCarol ...

News: Music Industry

Are a New Breed of Artists and Musicians Emerging from the Digital Swamp?

May 15, 2010

Press Pause Play If you accept that music, art and media are effected by the environment in which they were created, then the quantum shifts caused by technology and the net are changing not just the way art is consumed, but also how it is created and the perspective of the creators. That's the premise explored ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Chris Botti Performs at Hanover Theatre in Worcester, May 15

May 15, 2010

Jazz trumpeter Chris Botti is performing at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at 8:00 p.m.Tickets are $47-$62 and can be ordered online or by calling 508 831-0800.Botti is the largest-selling American jazz instrumentalist, and has performed with a range of artists, from Sting ...