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Article: New York Beat

Pizzarelli / Ellington: Rockin' In Rhythm

by Nick Catalano
April 24, 2010

John Pizzarelli unveiled the contents of his new Telarc CD John Pizzarelli Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute to Duke Ellington at Birdland recently and the result was a musical explosion. It is easy to become bored with the plethora of “tribute" CDs issued almost every week these days, but this effort is truly something special. From ...

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News: Event

Jazz Tour Honors Musical Legends of Woodlawn

April 21, 2010

For music lovers who want to spend a beautiful day visiting the pioneers who've changed their lives, on Sunday, April 25, Friends of Woodlawn offers a walking tour of the final resting places of the Jazz Greats of Woodlawn Cemetery. From the dawn of the Jazz Age until today, hundreds of celebrated jazz musicians have been ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green from Different Generations but on the Same Page

April 21, 2010

Rudresh Mahanthappa and Bunky Green are alto saxophonists born 36 years apart. The younger, Mr. Mahanthappa, matured in the 1990s in New York after studying at Berklee College of Music. Mr. Green played in clubs as a teenager in Milwaukee in the early 1950s, when jazz was still a vernacular language, then went on to New ...

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Article: Live Review

Habib Koité at the Highline Ballroom

by David Miller
April 21, 2010

Habiba Koité & BamadaHighline BallroomNew York, New YorkMarch 16, 2010Many shows at the Highline Ballroom are general admission, but the venue will change things up for certain shows by putting in tables and turning the hall into a large jazz club. They probably made the wrong decision by bringing out the ...

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Introducing Melanie Charles and The Journey at Nublu (NYC) on April 23rd

April 20, 2010

With a tone reminiscent of Sarah Vaughan, melodic lines inspired by John Coltrane and Miles Davis coupled with soulful yet funky vibes, Melanie Charles is the quintessence of soulful Jazz. Along with her band, The Journey, she transports her listeners back in time to the Harlem jazz clubs of the twenties while at simultaneously breathing a ...

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News: Recording

Drummer Mike Reed Completes People, Places and Things Trilogy with "Stories and Negotiations" (482 Music) Feat. Jeb Bishop, Art Hoyle, Julian Priester, Ira Sullivan

April 20, 2010

Mike Reed's People, Places & Things Latest Recording, Stories and Negotiations featuring Art Hoyle, Julian Priester & Ira Sullivan Stories & Negotiations is Third Installment In A Trilogy of Recordings Devoted to the Remarkable Period of 1954-1960 Chicago Jazz, And Its Relation to Chicago Jazz Today Release Date: April 20, 2010

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Jazz Collectibles Show in New York on May 1, June 5 and July 10

April 20, 2010

Saturdays May 1st, June 5th and July 10th 155 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023 Hours: 10am to 2pm Admission: FREE 212-579-0689 Tons of rare jazz items will be available including records (LPs, 45 rpm, 78 rpm), sheet music, photographs, posters, books, magazines, jazz art, and miscellaneous items. Records include traditional ...

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News: Recording

Minimalist Electronic Duo Colorlist Release 3rd Album a Square White Lie (482 Music) on 180-Gram Vinyl and MP3

April 20, 2010

Versatile musicians Charles Rumback and Charles Gorzcynski may hail from Chicago, poet Carl Sandburg's “stormy, husky, brawling, city of the Big Shoulders," but they abide creatively in a far more fluid habitat: the ocean of sound. Rumback (drums, marimba, guitars) and Gorzcynski (saxophones, harmonium, synthesizers) are friends in their late 20s who are busy inventing yet ...

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News: Recording

Marc Wagnon Releases Earth is a Cruel Master

April 20, 2010

Marc Wagnon's new release on Buckyball Records, Earth is a Cruel Master, is hitting the streets by the end of the month. We want to share with you in advance two free mp3 promo tracks. “Earth is a Cruel Master is a first-rate release of creative, forward-thinking composing supported by spectacular musicianship." --John Barron, All About ...

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Article: Live Review

Benny Goodman 70th Anniversary Concert at Carnegie Hall, January 16, 2008

by AAJ Staff
April 20, 2010

Benny Goodman 70th Anniversary ConcertCarnegie HallNew York, NYJanuary 16, 2008 The King of Swing, Benny Goodman, played a historic concert at Carnegie Hall on January 16, 1938. The concert was probably the first to prominently display popular music in a classical music venue. Carnegie Hall was open again to swing, when ...