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Guitarist Omar Haddad Releases "Ceremony" - Concert at The Shrine (NYC) on September 18th
Guitarist Omar Haddad presents his new CD of original Jazz compositions, Ceremony, a Guitar-Piano duo. The event will take place on Friday, September 18th at 6:00 p.m., at The Shrine: 2271 A. C. Powell Jr. Blvd., New York (7th Ave. at 134th St.), featuring Jesse Stacken on piano. There will be no cover charge. About Omar ...
Deep Minor at Drom (NYC) on August 18th at 8PM
Dear friends, I hope this message finds you well, and that you're enjoying the summer. Please mark your calendars for a rare NYC appearance by Deep Minor. We're playing at Drom in the lower east side, a week from today. Details: When: Tues, August 18th 8 PM Where: Drom, 85 Ave A b/w ...
The Jazz Session #71: Terence Blanchard
Listen A standard-bearer for his home city of New Orleans, trumpeter Terence Blanchard turns his musical spotlight on the positive changes that have occurred since Katrina with his new CD, Choices (Concord Records, 2009). In this wide-ranging interview, Blanchard talks about the cultural rebuilding of New Orleans, the ability of music to stand up in the ...
The Art of Listening: A Sense of Place
by AAJ Staff
By Gerry Hemingway I am writing to offer my insights about the experience of listening from the perspective of being a musician. The art of listening is, of course, a somewhat open-ended topic that, for the sake of this article, will concentrate primarily on a few points of what I have observed and can ...
Miroslav Vitous - Remembering Weather Report
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 ...
John Surman - New CD and Performances in the USA
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 ...
Les Paul Passes Away at 94: 1915-2009
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 ...
John Pizzarelli: Thanks to Bucky
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 ...
Creole Restaurant and Music Supper Club Latin Jazz Legacy Series
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 ...
Litchfield Jazz Festival 2009
by Marcia Hillman
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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