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Wayne Escoffery & Veneration Live at Dizzy's - June 3rd thru 7th, 2009
Saxophonist/Composer Wayne Escoffery & Veneration with special guest Nicholas Payton will be performing at Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola in NYC- June 3rd thru June 7th, 2009 - 7:30 & 9:30 PM with a third Set -11:30PM show on Friday & Saturday. Wayne Escoffery & Veneration Wayne Escoffery - Tenor Saxophone Nicholas Payton ...
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival June 5-15 Celebrates New Orleans/Rare Performance by Marsalis Family
5th Anniversary Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington, DC, Celebrates New Orleans June 5-15 Ellis Marsalis Tribute Features Rare Performance with Sons and Special Guests Harry Connick, Jr., and Dr. Billy Taylor With over 100 performances in nearly 50 venues, the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival (DEJF) is the largest music festival in Washington, DC. This year's ...
Enter the 2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival Giveaway Contest
All About Jazz members are invited to enter The Litchfield Jazz Festival giveaway which includes free roundtrip airfare for two courtesy of Continental Airlines, a 2-night stay at the Starbuck Inn B&B in Kent, and a 3-day tent pass! We'll select one winner at the conclusion of the contest on July 6th. Click here to enter ...
Allen Toussaint: The Bright Mississippi
by Mike Perciaccante
When asked about Allen Toussaint, Van Dyke Parks once said, “he's the greatest pianist alive, only no one knows it... including him." High praise from one legend to another. With The Bright Mississippi, Toussaint has finally released a jazz-oriented album. Though jazz-influences can be found on many of his rock/funk sides as well as in many ...
Trumpet Summit: The Friends of Jazz Team with the International Trumpet Guild for 29th Annual Festival
The eyes and ears of brass players around the world will turn to Harrisburg, PA on May 26-31, 2009. First, the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) visits May 26-30 for its 34th International Conference. It is hosted this year by Messiah College and features an eclectic mix of Classical, Jazz, Fusion, Latin and World music. The conference ...
Tom Harrell: Boundless Beauty
by Laurel Gross
Tom Harrell is an exceptional musician, known for his exquisite playing on trumpet and flugelhorn as well as for the many lyrical melodies, expressive harmonies and undeniably beautiful music he has composed for some 40 years and, happily, counting. Many famous colleagues, orchestras and big bands have recorded his original compositions and arrangements and among jazz ...
Another Documentary, Another Riff on the History and Mystery of Jazz
Icons Among Us, a four-part series beginning Monday on the Documentary Channel, serves as a retort to Ken Burns’s 2001 television documentary Jazz. It doesn't make this explicit, but it doesn't need to. There's no other elephant in the room. Mr. Burns's series, you may remember, outlined styles and eras and individual accomplishments. His film--with a ...
Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense - Episode One: The Quiet Revolution
by John Kelman
Episode One | Episode Two | Episode Three | Episode Four --->Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present TenseEpisode One: The Quiet Revolution The Documentary ChannelApril 20, 2009, 09:00-10:00PMParadigm Studio2009Many still look back at Ken Burns' Jazz (2001) as the documentary that ...
The Blue Note 7 Finding New Facets in a Treasury of Old Diamonds
The Blue Note 7, appearing through Sunday night at Birdland, upholds an extremely clear agenda with crisp results. Assembled as a tie-in to the 70th anniversary of Blue Note Records, the group has an album, Mosaic, featuring new versions of classic tunes from the labels catalog. And this weeks run concludes a tour that began at ...
Ravi Coltrane: Changing and Blending Times
by R.J. DeLuke
Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, he of the inescapable surname, is continuing to grow both as a musician and a person. His playing these days contains more maturity; a sense of exploration, combined with a sureness of attack and a brawny sound.The growing musical proficiency is documented on Blending Times (Savoy Jazz, 2009). Coltrane and his ...
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