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News: Recording

Miroslav Vitous - Remembering Weather Report

August 13, 2009

Remembering Weather Report - a new album from bassist Miroslav Vitous was released on July 7th. According to Nate Chinen of the New York Times, Vitous “brings a rigorous sense of proportion to this album, exploring free-form terrain with the stateliest kind of boldness" and he calls it a “severely elegant album." Vitous was one of ...

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News: Recording

John Surman - New CD and Performances in the USA

August 13, 2009

On August 4th ECM released Brewster's Rooster a powerful, exciting, real “jazz" album, from the great British horn-player John Surman. Soulful ballads, hard-driving pieces and fiery improvisations show Surman at the top of his creative form on baritone and soprano saxophones, surrounded by an all-star cast featuring John Abercrombie, Drew Gress and Jack DeJohnette. Surman, making ...

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News: Obituary

Les Paul Passes Away at 94: 1915-2009

August 13, 2009

The World Has Lost a Remarkable Innovator and Musician New York, NY - August 13, 2009 - Les Paul, acclaimeimed guitar player, entertainer and inventor, passed away today from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plain, New York, surrounded by family and loved ones. He had been receiving the best available treatment ...

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News: Interview

John Pizzarelli: Thanks to Bucky

August 13, 2009

Listen Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli wanted to be a rock and roll star when he was a teenager. Luckily for the world of jazz, his father, Bucky Pizzarelli, introduced his son to the music of the 40s and 50s. Today John is one of the great upholders of that tradition, whether performing the songs of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Latin Jazz Legacy Series

August 13, 2009

Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Latin Jazz Legacy Series Presents the Great Chuchito Valdes Friday August 14th & Saturday August 15th Showtimes 8:00PM & 10:00PM Following in the footsteps of his famed father Chucho Valdes and grandfather Bebo Valdes, Chuchito Valdes continues the legacy of great piano players from Cuba – with influences ...

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Article: Live Review

Litchfield Jazz Festival 2009

by Marcia Hillman
August 13, 2009

Litchfield Jazz FestivalKent, ConnecticutJuly 31-August 2, 2009 For two and a half days this past weekend, jazz invaded Connecticut with the arrival of the 14th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. This year, in a new home on the Kent School grounds in Kent, Connecticut, this major musical event, hosted by WBGO broadcaster and jazz ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sherrie Maricle's Diva Jazz Trio at Feinstein's at Loews Regency

August 12, 2009

FEINSTEIN’S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed “Best of New York” by New York Magazine, and “an invaluable New York institution” by The New York Post, continues its 10th Anniversary season with the debut of THE DIVA JAZZ TRIO. Comprised of leader/drummer, Sherrie Maricle, pianist Tomoko Ohno, and bassist Noriko Ueda, THE DIVA JAZZ TRIO is ...

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News: Festival

2009 Red Hook Jazz Festival

August 12, 2009

The new Cabrini GREEN Urban Meadow presents the second Red Hook Jazz Festival Sunday, September 13th 2pm-5:30pm. The show is free and open to the public. Families are encouraged to bring their friends and family and have a picnic in the Meadow. Children are encouraged to attend. Hungry March Band The Underground Horns Ras ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Generate Records

by Marc Medwin
August 12, 2009

"It was the DIY movement that inspired me to create a platform for projects that I thought should see the light of day," says percussionist Jeff Arnal of his label, Generate Records. “Friends and I used to make cassettes, which we would distribute in small quantities, but the label format and moving to CDs has allowed ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Frank Wess: "Jammin' on the Hudson" on August 23rd

August 11, 2009

Riverbank State Park, in association with Brownstone Entertainment Complex, LLC, for our fifth consecutive year are pleased to present: “Jammin' On The Hudson". Sunday August 23rd will feature the final Concert in our Series this year, and Jammin' is proud to welcome, for the first time at this Series a Living Legend; at the time when ...