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Susannah McCorkle: Tragic End for Gifted Singer

Jazz singer Susannah McCorkle was found dead outside her home in New York. The singer, who suffered from bouts of clinical depression throughout her life, apparently committed suicide. A note was found in her apartment, along with a Will and a detailed instructions regarding her estate. It was a tragic end to ...

Vocalist Stacey Kent to Headline New Cabaret The Hideaway Cabaret & Supper Club June 1st & 2nd

Vocalist Stacey Kent to Headline New Cabaret The Hideaway Cabaret & Supper Club June 1st & 2nd Candid Records recording artist Stacey Kent is pleased to announce her appearance at the grand opening for the new venue The Hideaway Cabaret & Supper Club June 1st & 2nd. After landing a plum role as sultry chanteuse in ...

"Jazz Vocalese" George V Johnson Jr. Appears @ Blues Alley Wednesday, May 23, 2001

After one of the most memorable performances at this years East Coast Jazz Festival, Washington DC.s native son George V. Johnson, Jr., brings his group, “YOUR MAJESTY", to Blues Alley for a special one night engagement. This talented vocalist/lyricist/actor got his first start singing with the late pianist John Malachi during the 70's Jazz Workshops at ...

Matthias Lupri & George Garzone at TOP O'THE SENATOR - TORONTO

BBC Launches New Jazz Awards

BBC Radios 2 and 3 are to stage the very first annual BBC Jazz Awards. The awards will take place on Tuesday July 31st, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. Hosted by Humphrey Lyttelton and Jools Holland, the event will be a celebration of the enduring vitality of jazz, bringing together musicians, media and major industry ...

Noir Records Introduces Hydeus Kiatta, Singer/Songwriter

David X. Young, painter and Loft Jazz impresario, Passes

We note with sadness the passing of painter and Loft Jazz impresario, David X. Young (1930 - 2001), who died this past Tuesday at St. Vincent's hospital in New York City. I had the privilege of working with him in the final year of his life helping to produce his Jazz Loft book and 2 CD ...

Ted Kurland Assoc. signs Ritmo/Flamenco-Cubano featuring Maria Serrano and Calle 54 (the tour) for booking.

BOSTON, Mass., May 29, 2001 -- Ted Kurland Associates proudly announces the recent signing of two internationally renowned groups: Calle 54 (the Tour) and RITMO; Flamenco-Cubano featuring Maria Serrano. Academy Award winning director Fernando Trueba (Belle Epoque) traveled to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden and the United States, to get at the heart of Latin Jazz, ...

Book Breaks New Ground in New Orleans Jazz History

Jazz in New Orleans--the Postwar Years (Scarecrow Press, 2001), a new book by native Orleanian Charles Suhor, uncovers a period in the city's jazz history that has largely been ignored. Suhor played drums with Tom Brown, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, Armand Hug, the Loyola University big band, Bill Huntington, Buddy Prima and others and wrote for ...

Jazz Journalists Nominate 200 Musicians, Writers, Photographers, Broadcasters, New Media Professionals for Annual Awards