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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Sidney Bechet

May 14, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Sidney Bechet's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Sidney BechetAlong with his fellow New Orleanian, Louis Armstrong, Bechet was one of the first great soloists in jazz. His throaty, powerful clarinet and his throbbing soprano are among the most thrilling sounds in early ...

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News: Interview

Tony Malaby and His Horn Bring the Clean Feed Festival's New York Shows to a Close

May 14, 2010

It was late night on Sunday, May 9, when Tony Malaby and his Apparitions Quartet were cooking through a set of songs filled with high-energy improvisation, complex polyrhythms and beautiful melodies. Backed by drummers Tom Rainey and Satoshi Takeishi as well as bassist Sean Conly, Malaby played saxophone with a bristling intensity that matched the two-drummer ...

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News: Festival

Maryland Summer Jazz Festival Dives Deep into Jazz

May 13, 2010

Rockville, Maryland -- Six years ago, internationally respected jazz saxophonist and educator Jeff Antoniuk decided to start a jazz camp that would help musicians get out of the basement and onto the bandstand. The transplanted Canadian was fortunate; he did not need to look far for help. Members of his own critically acclaimed quartet, Jeff Antoniuk ...

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News: Festival

World Music Treasures at Hay Festival

May 13, 2010

THE HAY FESTIVAL - Thursday 27 May to Sunday 6 June 2010 Hay Festival 2010 will not only stimulate your minds, but your ears and feet too. With an eclectic line-up of artists, DJs and musical aficionados, you will be spoilt for choice when it comes to your nightly aural fix. Live performances on-site include sets ...

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News: Event

Andre Canniere Group at Charlie Wright's

May 13, 2010

The Andre Canniere Group has been creating a stir in the modern jazz scene since its formation in New York City in 2005. The group performs challenging yet accessible music full of evocative harmonic explorations and complex rhythms, complemented by thoughtful improvisation. Much of the music, all of which is composed by Canniere, is rooted in ...

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News: Event

Jazz Stars Appear at Evening J.E.N. Concerts

May 13, 2010

Who: Educators, Students, Musicians (professional & amateur), Industry Representatives,Technicians, Producers, Exhibitors, Jazz Enthusiasts, Media What: Jazz Education Network Inaugural Conference “Shaping the Future of Jazz Education" When: May 20 - 22, 2010 Concert Series: 8 p.m. nightly Conference: 9 a.m. - 1 a.m. daily Where: University of Missouri - St. ...

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News: Recording

Jonathan Butler Releases His Highly Anticipated CD "So Stong"

May 13, 2010

MULTI-TALENTED ARTIST JONATHAN BUTLER CELEBRATES TRIUMPH AFTER TRAGEDY WITH UPLIFTING NEW 'SO STRONG' CD World Renowned Singer, Songwriter & Guitarist Shows Optimistic Spirit Against Insurmountable Odds LOS ANGELES - Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler celebrates life in all its complexity on So Strong, the brand-new CD due May 11th on Rendezvous Music. This ...

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News: TV / Film

Blige Tunes up Simone Role

May 13, 2010

Soul diva Mary J. Blige has signed on to play warbler Nina Simone in a biopic of the legendary singer. Pic -- titled “Nina" -- focuses on Simone's relationship later in life with her assistant Clifton Henderson, played by David Oyelowo ("The Last King of Scotland"). Script is penned and directed by “The Brave One" scribe ...

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News: Book / Magazine

Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone

May 13, 2010

The Princes Noire by Nadine Cohodas, is an exhaustive but plodding biography that tries to pin down a musical artist surrounded by myth. Like her unprocessed voice and Bach-meets-barrelhouse piano style, Nina Simone's life story is peculiar, beautiful, sometimes off-key and off-color but deeply, disturbingly dramatic. In the 1960s, the “high priestess of soul" wrote and/or ...

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News: Recording

Salif Keita Returns with "La Difference" and North American Tour

May 13, 2010

White Skin, Black Blood: Salif Keita's Golden Voice Transforms Social Stigma into Global Grooves on La Difference The descendant of warrior princes, the son of two black African parents, Afro-pop pioneer Salif Keita was born “white." Inheriting albinism, a lack of skin pigmentation, Keita instantly stood out among other Africans and stood out as a spokesperson ...