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Jazz Goes Disney

April 8, 2008

Celebrate Latin Jazz During Jazz Appreciation Month

April 8, 2008

Every year, the Smithsonian Jazz Institute deems April as Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) and launches a national campaign to celebrate jazz. The motivating belief behind JAM is that “many people do not fully appreciate the joys, power, and glories of jazz." Their major focus rests upon many levels of education. K-12 educators, especially music teachers, [...] ...

Benny Carter's Kansas City Suite

April 6, 2008

Blue Note Studio Update - April 2008

April 5, 2008

Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - The two modern masters met up last year at Rose Hall @ Lincoln Center in NYC for a take on the blues & standards and the concert was thankfully recorded by the adjoining Lincoln Center studios. The set features Nelson on vocals and Django Rheinhardt-inspired guitar along with Wynton and ...

Anthony Braxton Mosaic in the Works

April 5, 2008

Up Close with New Orleans' Native Daughter, Courtney Bryan

April 5, 2008

Spotlight: Bridges, Chiemi Nakai and Emmanuel Bizeau

April 4, 2008

The Spotlight Series highlights upcoming Latin Jazz musicians that have yet to reach national recognition. Many of these musicians thrive in local scenes and some tour in support of releases. All these musicians contribute greatly to the overall Latin Jazz scene, and they deserve our “spotlighted" attention. Bridges Chiemi Nakai & Emmanuel Bizeau 2008 - Chiemi ...

Herbie Hancock on Nissan Live Sets | News

April 4, 2008

On Thursday March 20th, Herbie Hancock performed in front of 300 fans in LA for the Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music series. Joni Mitchell joined Herbie on stage to perform several songs from his new album, River: The Joni Letters. The night also included performances of classics such as “Watermelon Man, ...

During April, It's All That Jazz, All Month Long

April 3, 2008

It's a sorry world when war affects so many of our concerns, even on the home front, oceans away from conflict. But there are war stories to tell, even as part of Jazz Appreciation Month. Inspired by Ken Burns' recent PBS documentary series “The War," war-related music should highlight a month-long series of events being held ...

Jazz Star, Nancy Wilson, Suffers Collapsed Lung

April 3, 2008

US jazz singer Nancy Wilson is being treated for a collapsed lung, a spokeswoman for the star has said. Her lung was being reinflated at Hi-Desert Medical Centre in California, where she was in good spirits, the musician's publicist added. She said the cause of Wilson's collapsed lung was not known, but that the 71-year-old suffered ...