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News: Performance / Tour

Collier and Dean Kick Off UW Week of Jazz

March 31, 2010

Collier and Dean, circa 1965 University of Washington Percussion Studies Professor Tom Collier and longtime friend and musical partner Dan Dean reunite for a 45th anniversary concert, performing original compositions and jazz standards from throughout their performance career. This event kicks off the UW's Week of Jazz April 12-19, celebrating the 20th anniversary of ...

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News: Obituary

Herb Ellis, Jazz Guitarist, is Dead at 88

March 31, 2010

Herb Ellis, a jazz guitarist whose polished, blues-inflected playing earned him critical acclaim as an outstanding soloist and worldwide recognition as a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson's trio, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88. The cause was Alzheimer's disease, said his son, Mitch. Mr. Ellis was an early disciple of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

This Must Be the Place - JAZZzology's Jazz Music Venue of the Month-April 2010

March 31, 2010

Time to get the word out on Chicagoland's best kept live jazz secret “This Must Be The Place“, a live music venue, restaurant and music studio located in Lemont, Illinois which offers casual dining and fine music... I happened to stop by there on a Sunday to check out a rumor that there was actually live ...

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News: Video / DVD

DVD Review: "British Invasion"

March 31, 2010

On February 7, 1964, the Beatles arrived in America, and everything changed. When I say everything, I dont just mean music. The world was never the same. The societal upheaval was simply unprecedented. The new found freedom the Liverpool quartet inspired would have profound consequences, both positive and negative, for generations to come. And the Beatles ...

News: Technology

In U.S. 44% Own MP3 Players, 54% Use Them Cars

March 31, 2010

24% of all Americans over age 12 have listened to an iPod, iPhone or other MP3 player while connected to a car stereo according to the new Infinite Dial 2010 national survey from Arbitron and Edison Research. The new national study showed that 44% of Americans 12+ own an iPod or MP3 player. Among that group, ...

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News: Recording

Champian Fulton - The Breeze and I (Gut String)

March 31, 2010

As is the current lot of jazz writ large, singers in the idiom rate comparatively low on the public awareness and consumption charts. There are arguable exceptions like Diana Krall and if the definition is particularly inclusive, Norah Jones, but most of the time vocalists are in the same boat as their instrumental brethren. Even that ...

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News: Recording

Brandon Wright - Boiling Point (Posi-Tone)

March 31, 2010

Over four decades after his premature passing, Coltrane is still a near-inescapable force for jazz saxophonists who opt for tradition-minded playing. Twenty-something Brandon Wright certainly sounds under the master's spell. From the bright, soaring unisions of “Free Man" the opening number on his new release, the tracks of Trane are a primary method of melodic travel. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Summer 2010 Promises Live Chicago Jazz

March 31, 2010

Summertime in Chicago this year holds much promise for some great jazz and a variety of world music. Here from an article entitled “Summer lineup: Jazz, world music at Millennium Park" by Arts Critic Howard Reich of the Chicago Tribune is the list of jazz and other world music performers scheduled for the Millineum Park venue ...

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MFLA, the Sheldon Seek Donations of Musical Instruments

March 31, 2010

Do you have a old or unused musical instrument sitting in your basement, garage, attic, closet or spare bedroom? If so, consider making a donation to Music For Lifelong Achievement, a local not-for-profit organization that is teaming with the Sheldon Concert Hall for a month-long drive to gather musical instruments for underprivileged students at St. Louis ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Peter Martin/Jeremy Davenport Concert This Friday at the Sheldon to be Webcast Live on the Global Loop

March 31, 2010

Pianist Peter Martin has announced that his performance with trumpet player and singer Jeremy Davenport this Friday, April 2 at the Sheldon Concert Hall will be webcast live by the site The Global Loop. The concert, the second in Martin's eponymous series at the Sheldon, also will feature bassist Chris Thomas and drummer Ulysses ...