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"Now in Stores" - 4/18/2010 to 4/24/2010
We recommend five jazz albums that were released over the past week and here are this weeks five, released between April 18th and April 24th, 2010. 1. The Cycle of Love by Maurice Brown (Brown Records, 4/20/2010) With the release of his new album, The Cycle Of Love, trumpet virtuoso Maurice Brown takes another giant step ...
A Tokyo Start, but Most at Home on 125th Street
Tommy Tomita walked past the red awning, down three concrete stairs, opened a gray door covered in duct tape and entered the jazz dive. Closely followed by five Japanese tourists, Mr. Tomita marched through the narrow passageway and sat at the head of two tables next to the bandstand. His entourage sat, too. The tables, at ...
Time for an ECM Two-Fer: Paul Motion Trio and Ralph Towner/Paolo Fresu (2010)
By PicoLast month ECM put on sale new offerings by two of their oldest stalwarts: drummer Paul Motian and Ralph Towner. Motian has been discussed on this site probably more than any other drummer, no doubt due to his long association with Bill Evans and his more recent contributions as both a leader and ...
Alaska Jazz Workshop
The Alaska Jazz Workshop is a non-profit organization designed to teach young people jazz. Based at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, professional jazz musicians take time to pass on their skills and knowledge to the next generation so that the heartbeat of jazz will will keep on beating and more young people will live fuller lives. ...
Jazz Fest Diary: John Ellis at Louisiana Music Factory
Jazz Fest week doesn't really kick in until the start of the Louisiana Music Factory's in-store performances. It's a tradition that goes back 18 years, to when the French Quarter CD and vinyl outlet opened its doors on North Peters, around the corner from its current digs on Decatur Street. Tenor saxophonist John Ellis and Double ...
Hearts of Gold Announces Grand Opening of "The Thrifty Hog" Chic New Shop to Benefit NYC's Homeless Mothers & Children; Grand Opening Benefit, "Great Performances to Raise the Roof -- An Evening of Jazz," to be Held May 5, 2010
NEW YORK, NY -- Hearts of Gold (HoG), a not-for-profit organization that fosters sustainable change in lifestyle and levels of self- sufficiency for homeless mothers and their children in New York City, today announced the grand opening of the organization's new upscale resale and consignment shop, The Thrifty HoG. The shop, located at 11 West 25th ...
First Annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival Set for August 26-29, 2010
The first annual Warwick Jazz Festival will be in the late summer of 2010 in the village of Warwick NY, August 26 - 29 This event, conceived and produced by local jazz musician Steve Rubin, in cooperation with the village of Warwick and local business will be an extension of a vibrant local jazz culture in ...
Pianist Bill Carrothers Releases New CD on Pirouet Records Titled "Joy Spring"
BILL CARROTHERS - JOY SPRING - PIROUET RECORDS BILL CARROTHERS: piano DREW GRESS: bass BILL STEWART: drums When you listen to the title piece, it's hard to believe what you're hearing. You would never imagine it could sound like this. The piano celebrates a stoic slowness, appears to mark time. Pensive, enigmatic. ...
Bassist Avery Sharpe Releases New CD Titled the Avery Sharpe Trio Live.
Avery Sharpe Trio Live @ Fraser Performance Studio at WGBH JKNM Records AS89898 CD release: April 13th, 2010 The Avery Sharpe Trio Live is the new release from bass great and long time band mate of McCoy Tyner, Avery Sharpe. The recording is a live date from the WGBH Fraser Performance Studio on October 15th, 2008. ...
Canadian Jazz Diva Ranee Lee Releases "Lives Upstairs" on Justin Time Records
CANADIAN JAZZ DIVA RANEE LEE RELEASES LIVES UPSTAIRS ON JUSTIN TIME RECORDS2010 JUNO AWARD-WINNER VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEARRECORDED LIVE AT ACCLAIMED CANADIAN JAZZ CLUB, UPSTAIRSIt's been a rather amazing journey for Ranee Lee, who for several decades has reigned virtually unchallenged as the Queen of Canada's jazz divas. ...

