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Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Makes Waves In The U.K.
NY1 News October 18, 2005 Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra may hang their hats inside the House of Swing at Columbus Circle, but they're also musical ambassadors around the world. NY1's Stephanie Simon tagged along on the orchestra's recent tour of Great Britain, and found out that life on the road ...
Losing Legends hurts local jazz scene
The silence on the North Side is a little scary to anyone who loves jazz. Legends James Street Tavern closed a little more than two weeks ago, its owners citing “undercapitalization" and a feeble cash flow. The dark shadow of blame could be cast anywhere, but the most important point is simple. Right now, there is ...
Alaadeen Endorses Alexander Superial Reeds
Kansas City USA -- Alaadeen officially endorses Alexander Superial Reeds: “After 50 years of performing in a diverse range of situations on both tenor and soprano saxophones, the Alexander Superial DC reeds are by far the best I have found to date. Following the clear and concise break-in recommendations that come with each box of reeds, ...
Jazz Festival Offers Echo Of Big Easy
CLEARWATER For two New Orleans jazz masters, emotions will lie close to the surface when they perform at this weekend's MarineMax Clearwater Jazz Holiday. On the Saturday before Hurricane Katrina devastated his hometown, jazz vocalist and trumpeter Kermit Ruffins packed a bag, boarded up his house and bar-hopped through all his favorite Crescent City haunts. At ...
Katrina's aftermath: The jazz city's music still speaks to our nation's soul
The last time I was in New Orleans, I watched a funeral parade march by. About 30 musicians, serious of purpose but hardly solemn, walked down the street playing a joyous old tune to honor the newly dead, a “second line" of stragglers and celebrants trailing behind. I never thought it might be an early wake ...
Nnenna Freelon: Capturing the Holiday Spirit
Freelon didn't want to mimic Lady Day; she wanted to match her Nnenna Freelon isn't exactly channeling Lady Day on her latest album and tour, which honors the 90th anniversary of Billie Holiday's birth. But she does feel her spirit. “She's ecstatic," said Freelon of Holiday. “She sits on my shoulder and says, 'You better be ...
Kansas City Jazz Label Celebrates 10-Years
KANSAS CITY USA -- 'ASR RECORDS was co-founded in 1995 by award-winning artist and Kansas City native, Alaadeen; along with longtime community arts advocate, Victoria Dunfee. Their initial purpose and goals, which were relatively modest and simple, centered on providing a professional music label for deserving recording artist talent. Alaadeen was also the initial founding artist ...
Katrina's Aftermath: the Jazz City's Music Still Speaks to Our Nation's Soul
Friday, September 16, 2005 By MATT SCHUDEL, THE WASHINGTON POST The last time I was in New Orleans, I watched a funeral parade march by. About 30 musicians, serious of purpose but hardly solemn, walked down the street playing a joyous old tune to honor the newly dead, a “second line" of stragglers and celebrants trailing ...
Kansas City Jazz Label Celebrates 10-Years
KANSAS CITY USA -- 'ASR RECORDS was co-founded in 1995 by our Kansas City native award-winning artist, Alaadeen; along with longtime community arts advocate, Victoria Dunfee. Their initial purpose and goals, which were relatively modest and simple, centered on providing a professional music label for deserving recording artist talent. Alaadeen was also the initial founding artist ...
Finding Dixieland
The birthplace of jazz may have been affected by the hurricane, but what about its heritage and musical roots? By Megan Wright The Shorthorn staff Hurricane Katrina changed a lot about the South. Homes that have stood their ground for years blew away like newspapers in the wind. The streets resembled rivers, ...
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