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News: Performance / Tour

Cam Jazz Artist Enrico Pieranunzi Comes to US Oct 27-Nov 1: Solo, Trio & Latin Quintet

October 22, 2008

"A luminously lyrical pianist, with a constant flow of ideas…His music sings." --Nat Hentoff The Italian Cultural Institute Hosts Enrico Pieranunzi of CAM Jazz Records in Free Reception and Solo Piano Concert of Domenico Scarlatti Music on October 27 To Welcome Him to the U.S. Prior to His Trio and Quintet Engagements at Birdland BIRDLAND - ...

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News: Award / Grant

Rudy Van Gelder Named 2009 NEA Jazz Master

October 22, 2008

The National Endowment for the Arts has named legendary recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder one of their 2009 NEA Jazz Masters. The award ceremony took place Friday, October 17th at Jazz at Lincoln Center and also honored George Benson, Jimmy Cobb, Lee Konitz, Toots Thielemans & Snooky Young. Check out a review of the event in The New ...

News: Recording

"Lanky" the New Release by the Trachy/Lacy Collective

October 22, 2008

"An impressive debut. This band has developed a personal vocabulary that is very mature and subtle, displaying excellent taste throughout. Looking forward to hearing more in the future." --David Berkman The debut recording of the Trachy/Lacy Collective is cause for celebration. “Lanky" is a beautiful interweaving of musical sensibilities and personalities, a richly textured recording by ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sten Hostfalt's K-Mod at Freddy's in NYC on October 26

October 22, 2008

Sten Hostfalt's K-MOD Live in Concert at Freddy's Backroom Brooklyn, New York City Sunday October 26 2008 at 8pm / no cover STEN HOSTFALT - guitar / compositions OLE MATHISEN - tenor saxophone DAVE MILLER - drums 485 Dean Street, ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Feel the Vibes: Neon, Trio Viriditas and The Wee Trio

by Robert Iannapollo
October 22, 2008

A recently-spotted chat group thread queried, “Is the trombone dead?" A large number of responses set the questioner straight but one response was something like, “No. But the vibes and tuba are." This answer would surprise such active veterans as Gary Burton, Khan Jamal, Bobby Hutcherson and Karl Berger, all of whom are still producing vital ...

News: Performance / Tour

Tonight! Maria Neckam Live at 55bar in NYC

October 21, 2008

Maria's Music @ 55 BAR Tuesday, October 21, 7-9pm with: Lars Dietrich - alto sax Samir Zarif - tenor sax Jon Cowherd - keys Perry Wortman - bass Greg Ritchie - drums Address: 55 Christopher Street ...

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News: Recording

Debut CD by Vocalist Jo Lawry, "I Want to be Happy", Released Today

October 21, 2008

Rarely does a singer come along in whom virtuosity meets sensitivity. On her debut album, I Want to Be Happy, Jo Lawry at once tests the limits of technical facility and explores the furthest reaches of musical expression. Her music, steeped in the jazz tradition without being constrained by its traditional forms and functions, demonstrates a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Sean Smith Quartet @ 55 Bar October 28 from 7:00-9:00

October 21, 2008

The Sean Smith Quartet At: 55 Bar Tuesday, October 28 From 7:00-9:00 PM (early set) With: John Ellis-Saxophones Keith Ganz-Guitar Sean Smith-Bass & Composition Russell Meissner-Drums The 55 Bar is ...

News: Music Industry

The Baroness of Jazz

October 21, 2008

If the mysterious Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter is at all remembered today, it is for her proximity to the deaths of two legendary jazz musicians. In 1955 Charlie Parker died on a sofa in her Fifth Avenue home; 27 years later Thelonious Monk died after secluding himself for years in her New Jersey house. Both deaths ...

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News: Music Industry

Birdland Jazz Club Announces November 2008 Schedule

October 20, 2008

Birdland (315 West 44th Street between 8th & 9th Aves.) is pleased to announce an exciting line-up of extraordinary entertainment for the month of November. A detailed schedule follows: Enrico Pieranunzi Latin Quintet Born in Rome in 1949, Enrico Pieranunzi has long been one of the best-known and appreciated personalities on the European jazz ...