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John Pizzarelli and Marcus Belgrave: American Songbooks and the Roots of Jazz Featured Pinehurst's Heart 'N Soul of Jazz 2009
John Pizzarelli and Marcus Belgrave light up marquee for 24th season VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. - The New York Times says they're “as good as it gets in any entertainment medium." John Pizzarelli and special guest star vocalist Jessica Molaskey will show a Pinehurst valentine's crowd just how strong they are as headliners to the annual ...
Grammy Winner Al Jarreau Headlines at All That Jazz Weekend
The seventeenth annual “All That Jazz" weekend at The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa will bring legendary jazz artists to Asheville, North Carolina, January 30 -31. For two days of concerts with seven-time GRAMMY award winner Al Jarreau, DownBeat magazine's “Male Vocalist Of The Year" Kevin Mahogany, Cyrus Chestnut, Bonnie Bramlett, Vince Lewis and many ...
Gray Skies Did Not Put a Damper on Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival
Die hard jazz fans ignored gray skies on Saturday to hear the blues. The 15th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival kicked off this weekend. Gray skies and light rain didn't keep Micki Jay from the festival. “The music for me is very spiritual. I love it,” said Jay. “For true blues and jazz ...
4th Street Studio Barbershop Soon to Offer Intimate Setting Downtown for Comedy and Jazz
By day, Kevin Gilchrest cuts hair in the back of his Fourth Street business. But come October, his barbershop will become an intimate jazz and comedy club at night. The 4th St. Studio Barber Shop Comedy & Jazz Club's first comedy show at 628 West Fourth St. [in Winston-Salem] is scheduled for 10 October, followed by ...
Guitarist Jimmy Herring's Debut Record with Greg Osby and Derek Trucks
Lifeboat is the first solo album from American guitar phenomenon Jimmy Herring, known for his amazing guitar work with the Allman Brothers, The Dead, Phil Lesh, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Jazz is Dead and currently holding down the lead guitar chair for Widespread Panic. Lifeboat features saxophonist Greg Osby as well as young guitar sensation Derek Trucks. ...
Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance to Welcome Nnenna Freelon
Shakori Hills to Feature Two Local Treasures: The Carolina Chocolate Drops and Nnenna Freelon play a home stage this fall Pittsboro, NC - The Fall Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance, taking place October 9-12, 2008 will be welcoming two very different, yet fascinating acts who call the Triangle area home. They will both ...
TaintRadio.org: 24/7 Music Webcast Launched
24/7. We're revolting. TaintRadio.org, an international alliance of independent producers, has launched a 24/7 music stream of hosted and unhosted music. Programming originates from New York, Philadelphia, London, Cambridge (MA), Augusta (GA), San Jose, and Raleigh-Durham. Content is weighted toward jazz and blues but each program producer is free to present whatever they want to present. ...
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Walking Bassline Part 1 and Part 2 Listen to virtually any jazz recording and you will hear it: the quarter note bassline walking up and down the scale providing both rhythm and harmony. This is the walking bassline and it is one of the defining elements of jazz. Playing a walking bassline over any set of ...
New Coltrane Book is Not Just for Kids
Award-winning children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford and prize-winning illustrator Sean Qualls explore the soundtrack of a Trane's formative years in Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane (Henry Holt, 2008). With bluesy art and soulful lyrics, the team create a soaring hymn to the legendary jazz saxophonist. Peek inside the book ...
East Meets West in Jazz Drumming Legacy
(Los Angeles, California) -- Exalt Entertainment Group, premiering jazz and spoken word artists nationally and The World Stage, a non-profit organization providing leadership in the presentation of African American cultural and artistic works, today announced they will co-present Winard Harper at L.A's Theatre at 4305 in Leimert Park Village on April 25, 2008 to celebrate Jazz ...
